Several high-stakes contests during the 2025 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas have already determined a champion. However, the most expensive buy-in is now waiting for the grand finale. Out of a field of 63 entries in Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, only eight hopefuls remain and they will all aim to secure the biggest slice of the gargantuan $15,513,750 prize pool.
With some of the biggest names in the world of poker in contention, the final eight contenders have all locked up at least $581,411 for their efforts, but that certainly pales in comparison to the $4,752,551 top prize, as well as the highly sought-after WSOP gold bracelet.
Leading the way by a significant margin is Belgian poker pro and coach Thomas Boivin with 28,025,000, which is nearly as many chips as his nearest followers Ben Tollerene (15,450,000) and Alex Foxen (14,525,000) have combined.
With more than $10 million in reported live tournament cashes to his name, Boivin will be full of confidence after finishing third in Event #38: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em just a few days ago for a seven-figure payday.
Final Table Seat Draw
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Thomas Boivin
Belgium
28,025,000
93
2
Martin Kabrhel
Czech Republic
3,675,000
12
3
Chris Brewer
United States
2,725,000
9
4
David Peters
United States
9,650,000
32
5
Ben Tollerene
United States
15,450,000
52
6
Alex Foxen
United States
14,525,000
48
7
Seth Davies
United States
10,500,000
35
8
Bryn Kenney
United States
9,925,000
33
It certainly won't be an easy ride to victory despite the major chip advantage, as the Belgian has to overcome several top pros with plenty of experience at such a pivotal stage. Along with Boivin, the high-stakes crushers Tollerene and Seth Davies (10,500,000) are the only players without a gold bracelet on their resumes.
The leader on The Hendon Mob's all-time money list, Bryn Kenney, sits right in the middle of the pack, vying for his third bracelet, as do David Peters, and Chris Brewer. There is also the always talkative Martin Kabrhel, who can not only talk up a storm, but also bring a lot of action to the table as well. Kabrhel is the second-shortest stack with 3,675,000 and has the chance to claim his fourth bracelet today.
Bryn Kenney
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
1
$4,752,551
2
$3,060,314
3
$2,057,430
4
$1,446,929
5
$1,066,731
6
$826,348
7
$674,359
8
$581,411
Day 3 of the $250,000 Super High Roller will begin today at 2 p.m. local time on the main stage of the Horseshoe Event Center with Level 19, blinds 150,000/300,000 and a 300,000 big blind ante.
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The final eight players are back in their seats and the action has recommenced on the side feature table.
All PokerNews live updates will be published in real time until the action moves to the main feature table for broadcast later on. The PokerGO stream with cards-up coverage and commentary on a delay is then scheduled to get underway at 5 p.m. Las Vegas time.
Thomas Boivin opened to 650,000 for the second straight hand, this time from under the gun. David Peters called in the hijack and they went heads-up to a flop of 6♦4♦3♣.
Boivin checked to Peters who tossed in a bet of 600,000 and Boivin called. The turn was the 10♠ and both players checked to the K♠ on the river. Boivin led out with a large bet of 3,200,000 and Peters used a time bank before folding.
Bryn Kenney started the action in the cutoff with a raise to 675,000 and found callers in Thomas Boivin on the button and Chris Brewer in the big blind.
All three players checked the Q♦J♥8♣ flop and the 8♥ turn.
On the 6♥ river, Brewer as first to act bet 550,000, prompting folds from both players.
