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Event #32: $50,000 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $50,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$8,122,500
Total Entries
171
Level
23
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
124
Players Left
52
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Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The highest buy-in event of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) so far got underway with Event #32: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, which drew 124 players on Day 1. France's Alexandre Reard bagged the chip lead over 52 remaining players.
Other big stacks at the end of Day 1 include American pros Jason Koon and Brock Wilson, Brazil's Joao Simao and online poker legend Viktor Blom.
Also among those who bagged are oil and gas magnate Kathy Lehne, PokerGO founder Cary Katz and high-stakes pros Chino Rheem, Kristen Foxen, Sam Soverel, Jeremy Ausmus and Joao Vieira, who got a late-night boost by hitting quads to crack the aces of Vinny Lingham.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandre Reard | France | 2,335,000 | 195 |
| 2 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 1,810,000 | 151 |
| 3 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 1,636,000 | 136 |
| 4 | Jack Roser | United States | 1,496,000 | 125 |
| 5 | Brock Wilson | United States | 1,495,000 | 125 |
| 6 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 1,380,000 | 115 |
| 7 | Brandon Steven | United States | 1,300,000 | 108 |
| 8 | Marius Gierse | Austria | 1,270,000 | 106 |
| 9 | Oliver Weis | Germany | 1,155,000 | 96 |
| 10 | Jason Koon | United States | 1,049,000 | 87 |
Day 1 Action
The $50,000 buy-in event started off slowly enough, with just one table that gradually multiplied to around a dozen.
There were a few highlights on Day 1, including Spanish poker star Adrian Mateos getting aces cracked by the kings of Alexandros Theologis, Alex Kulev having kings cracked by Michael Gathy, and a table-wide discussion about Phil Hellmuth.
Ren Lin and Martin Kabrhel were seated at adjacent tables for much of the day, but the two rowdy poker players were a lot quieter than usual. Kabrhel piped up a bit later in the evening as his chip stack grew, at one point telling an opponent he busted, "Good luck on your rebuy."
Despite Lin's good behavior, he did at one point give Gathy a playful slap on the wrist after three-betting Lin one too many times.
There is no sign yet of defending champion Sergio Aido, who won this event last year for $2,026,506 and his first bracelet.
Day 2 will kick off at noon local time on Level 9 with blinds of 8,000/16,000/16,000. Late registration will remain open until the end of Level 10 at approximately 2:15 p.m.
The plan is to play ten levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 14, around 6:30 p.m.
Stay tuned as PokerNews will be back tomorrow for continued coverage of Event #32: $50,000 High Roller at the 2025 WSOP.
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Late registration remains open
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Picking up the action on the flop with the board reading K♥9♠4♥, a little over 200,000 was in the middle with three people still alive in the hand. Vinny Lingham jammed all in for 540,000 which sent Orpen Kisacikoglu into the tank for over a minute before he eventually folded. Joao Vieira, on the other hand, snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Vinny Lingham: A♦A♣
Joao Vieira: 4♣4♦
Vieira flopped a set of fours to leave Lingham shaking his head in disbelief. The turn was the 4♠ and Vieira made quads to end Lingham's night on the last hand.
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Cary Katz was down to just 98,000 chips and pushed all in from the hijack. John Kincaid reshoved all in from the small blind and Kathy Lehne folded her big blind.
Cary Katz: 6♥5♥
John Kincaid: A♠Q♠
"I like my hand," Katz pointed out with two live suited connectors. "I've got this one in the bag."
The flop came J♦3♦2♦ and Kincaid was still in front with his ace-high. However, the 4♣ on the turn gave Katz and straight and Kincaid was left drawing dead to the 6♠ on the river.
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The floor has instructed dealers to deal three more hands.
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jason Koon and Lander Lijo were heads-up in the blinds on a board of A♣J♣8♠9♠. Koon checked to Lijo who bet 150,000 into a pot of around 180,000. Koon called and the 2♥ landed on the river.
Koon checked again and Lijo pushed out a bet of 549,000, leaving just a few chips behind.
"I have a huge f***ing hand," Koon started to talk to himself. But it could've been so much better. I don't think there's any way I'm winning."
Koon proceeded to use two of his time banks and then finally sent his cards into the muck.
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jeremy Ausmus open-jammed a short stack and Ren Lin called off with less in the small blind.
Ren Lin: K♠Q♣
Jeremy Ausmus: A♠4♥
"King and Lady Gaga," Lin told his opponent before the board ran out 3♥9♦8♠10♣4♦ to mark his elimination.
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
