Christoph Vogelsang and Adrian Mateos have joined the field as a second table has now been opened.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
Jason Koon raised to 10,000 from the cutoff and Seth Davies called from the button while Stephen Chidwick came along from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Chidwick checked. Koon checked behind and Davies bet 10,000. Chidwick folded and Koon called.
The turn was 
and both players checked to see a river 
.
Koon checked the river and turned over 
when Davies checked behind. Davies threw the losing hand in the muck and Koon dragged another early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,590,000 | 50,000 |
|
1,490,000 | -10,000 |
|
1,428,000 | -72,000 |
Johan Guilbert opened to 11,000 from under the gun and Jason Koon three-bet to 37,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Guilbert called to go heads-up to the flop.
The flop came 
and Guilbert checked to Koon who continued with a bet of 55,000. Guilbert mucked his cards and Koon collected the pot.
Stephen Chidwick was the most recent player to take his seat, making seven players in the field so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,540,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | |
|
1,460,000 | -40,000 |
The cards are in the air as the first six players have taken their seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | |
|
|
1,500,000 | |
|
1,500,000 | |
|
|
1,500,000 | |
|
1,500,000 | |
|
|
1,500,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The tournament clock is currently showing six total entries but the tournament has been delayed until enough players show up to start the first table.
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #82: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em at the 2021 World Series of Poker. The poker world crowned Koray Aldemir as its new world champion yesterday, but there is still plenty of action remaining in the final week of the 2021 WSOP, starting with this first-time high roller event.
While the distinction of history’s largest buy-in still belongs to the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop, the $250,000 Super High Roller is making its maiden voyage in a year when stars like Ali Imsirovic, Michael Addamo, and David Peters have garnered a lot of attention with strong results on the growing high roller circuit.
A prestigious field is expected to compete for what should be one of the largest prize pools in WSOP history, along with the chance of winning a WSOP gold bracelet against the best players in high-stakes poker.
Cards go in the air at 3 p.m. PT and Day 1 will play 10 one-hour levels with a 15-minute break after every three. Players will start with 1,500,000 chips, with blinds starting at 2,000/4,000/4,000. Late registration is available until the start of Day 2 when blinds will be 15,000/30,000/30,000.
Be sure to keep it here all week long for live coverage of the Super High Roller and other closing events from the PokerNews team at the 2021 WSOP.
Event #82: $250,000 Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
