2024 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
107
Prize
$5,415,152
Event Info
Buy-in
$250,000
Prize Pool
$18,675,000
Entries
75
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
58
Players Left
45
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Smith Gets Two Streets

Level 1 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dan Smith raised to 15,000 from the button and Jason Koon defended in the big blind.

The 225 flop saw Koon check-call a bet of 12,000 from Smith.

The 4 turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Smith sized up to 60,000.

The 2 river swiftly checked to a showdown. Koon tabled AJ for ace-high, while Smith won this pot with A3 for a turned straight.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Smith
1,600,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
1,410,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
pokerstars

Tags: Dan SmithJason Koon

Haxton Raises River

Level 1 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Henrik Hecklen opened to 12,000 in the hijack and Isaac Haxton three-bet to 41,000 on the button. Hecklen called.

The flop of J9A checked through and the same action took place on the K turn. Hecklen then bet 90,000 on the 10 river and Haxton raised to 180,000. Hecklen quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Haxton
1,400,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Henrik Hecklen dk
Henrik Hecklen
1,050,000
450,000
450,000

Tags: Henrik HecklenIsaac Haxton

Smith and Jaffe Get a Stack; Current Seat Draw

Level 1 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
CasinoTableSeatPlayer
Paris Purple1121Adrian Mateos
Paris Purple1122Masashi Oya
Paris Purple1123Dan Smith
Paris Purple1124Orpen Kisacikoglu
Paris Purple1125Jason Koon
Paris Purple1126Nick Petrangelo
Paris Purple1127 
Paris Purple1128Alex Kulev
    
Paris Purple1171Ben Heath
Paris Purple1172Isaac Haxton
Paris Purple1173 
Paris Purple1174Talal Shakerchi
Paris Purple1175Jonathan Jaffe
Paris Purple1176Seth Davies
Paris Purple1177Viktor Blom
Paris Purple1178Henrik Hecklen
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000

Petrangelo Double Barrells

Level 1 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo raised to 15,000 from the button and only Alex Kulev called in the small blind.

The monotone AQ3 flop saw Kulev check-call a bet of 10,000 from Petrangelo.

The 9 turn saw Kulev check again. Petrangelo sized up to 30,000 and Kulev folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
1,525,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
1,470,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alex KulevNick Petrangelo

Small One for Heath; Kulev, Koon and Hecklen Hop In

Level 1 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Heath opened to 12,000 from the hijack and called when Talal Shakerchi made it 36,000 from the button.

Heath checked the action to his opponent on the K43 flop. Shakerchi bet continued for 20,000 but snap-folded when Heath raised to 70,000.

As the hand played out, Alex Kulev, Jason Koon and Henrik Hecklen hopped into the action.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
1,550,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
pokerstars
Profile photo of Alex Kulev bg
Alex Kulev
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Henrik Hecklen dk
Henrik Hecklen
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
1,450,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Alex KulevBen HeathHenrik HecklenJason KoonTalal Shakerchi

Shuffle Up & Deal!

Level 1 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

There are 10 entrants on the tournament board, however just nine players have taken their seats.

Cards are now in the air.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Profile photo of Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Heath gb
Ben Heath
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 5X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Masashi Oya jp
Masashi Oya
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Orpen Kisacikoglu tr
Orpen Kisacikoglu
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Viktor Blom se
Viktor Blom
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Biggest Buy-In Event of the 2024 WSOP Starts at 12 PM

Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer

Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2024 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.

Today sees the start of Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.

This three-day event gets underway at 12 p.m. local time, with late registration open until the start of Level 11, which is on Day 2. There will be 15-minute breaks every two levels of play. There is one reentry permitted in this event.

The starting stack is 1,500,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play eight 60-minute levels. For the surviving players or late registrants, Day 2 resumes at 12 p.m. Saturday and closes after another ten levels of play.

Last year’s event was the largest $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em in WSOP history, with a field of 99 entries generating a prize pool of $17,181,000. The winner was Chris Brewer who defeated Artur Martirosian heads-up to win $5,293,556 and his first WSOP bracelet.

YearEntriesWinnerCountryPayout
202369Chris BrewerUnited States$5,293,556
202256Alex FoxenUnited States$4,563,700
202133Adrian MateosSpain$3,265,362

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Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Tags: Artur MartirosianChris Brewer

Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em

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