Event #82: $250,000 Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #82: $250,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$250,000
Prize Pool
$8,217,000
Entries
33
Level
22
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
25
Players Left
15
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #82: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
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.
Delay to Start
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Action is Underway
Level 1
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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 |
Chidwick Joins, Koon Wins the First Three-Bet Pot
Level 1
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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 |
Koon Wins with Three Fives
Level 1
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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 |
Vogelsang and Mateos Join
Level 1
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
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 |
Guilbert Bets Small on the Turn, Big on the River
Level 1
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Seth Davies raised it up from the cutoff and was called by Stephen Chidwick and Johan Guilbert in the blinds. The flop fell 
and the action checked around to the 
on the turn.
Chidwick checked again and Guilbert made a min-bet of 4,000. Davies called and Chidwick got out of the way.
The river brought the 
and Guilbert sized up a bet of 41,000 this time. Davies thought for a brief moment but decided to send his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,465,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
1,327,000 | -101,000 |
Vogelsang Beats Lilic
Level 1
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang raised to 28,000 from the small blind and John Lilic called from the big blind.
The flop was 
and Vogelsang bet 30,000. Lilic called and the turn was .
Vogelsang continued for 75,000 on the turn and Lilic called. The river was .
Vogelsang fired 125,000 on the river and Lilic shuffled his chips around before he called. Lilic mucked the losing hand when Vogelsang turned over 
for two-pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,740,000 | 240,000 |
|
|
1,210,000 | -290,000 |