Level: 8
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$250,000
Prize Pool
$15,513,750
Entries
63
Level
23
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
63
Players Left
15
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Level 8
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Michael Moncek raised to 40,000 on the button and Martin Kabrhel called from the big blind. The flop came 9♦7♣3♣ and Kabrhel check-called a bet of 50,000 from Moncek.
The turn was the 3♠ and Kabrhel check-called another bet of 115,000 from Moncek. The river was the K♥ and Kabrhel was ready to dance. He opted to check a third time and Moncek threw in a bet of 205,000. Kabrhel looked him up and Moncek showed 8♣6♣ for a missed combo draw. Kabrhel turned over A♦J♥ for just ace-high but it was good enough to win the pot.
"Don't play like this against me, Mikey," Kabrhel started on a rant. "Anyone else you can do that, but not me. I'm a station, a gas station. Do you know what that is?"
On the next hand, Sean Winter raised it up from under the gun and Moncek three-bet to 115,000 in the cutoff. Winter four-bet jammed all in for 505,000 and Moncek called.
Winter flipped over 10♠10♥ while Moncek had two over cards with A♣J♠. The board ran out clean for Winter to hold with his pocket tens, leaving Moncek on a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,230,000
270,000
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270,000 |
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1,050,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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625,000
875,000
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875,000 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Leonard Maue opened to 50,000 in middle position and Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 210,000 in the small blind. Maue called.
Both players checked on the 9♥5♠6♣ flop and again on the 9♣ turn. Both players checked once again on the K♥ river and Maue showed 4♥4♦ to beat out the A♥Q♣ of Chidwick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,900,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
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2,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jesse Lonis raised to 50,000 in middle position and Thomas Boivin three-bet to 175,000 in the big blind. Lonis called and they went heads-up to a flop of 10♣6♦3♣.
Boivin led out with a bet of 105,000 and Lonis just called. The turn brought the 7♥ and both players checked to the J♥ on the river. Boivin fired out a bet of 240,000 and Lonis raised to 675,000. Boivin thought for a brief moment but then decided to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,000,000
1,770,000
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1,770,000 |
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3,000,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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2,220,000
695,000
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695,000 |
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1,400,000
520,000
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520,000 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Seth Davies raised it up from the hijack and Leonard Maue defended from the big blind. The flop came A♣7♦6♣ and Maue check-called a bet from Davies.
The turn was the 2♥ and Maue checked once again. Davies tossed in a larger bet of 300,000 and Maue hung around for the 8♦ on the river. Maue checked for the third time and Davies checked it back. Maue flashed his A♥3♥ and Davies was unable to beat it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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1,200,000
915,000
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915,000 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and each table will play three more hands before the bagging and tagging process begins.
Level 8
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Alfred Decarolis opened from middle position and Kristen Foxen defended in the small blind.
Foxen checked on the flop of 2♣A♥J♣ and Decarolis continued for 100,000. Foxen called. Foxen checked again on the 6♣ turn and Decarolis checked back.
The 3♠ river completed the board and Foxen bet 275,000. Decarolis called, only to muck as Foxen showed A♦10♥ for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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1,300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Michael Moncek raised to 50,000 on the button and Martin Kabrhel defended from the big blind. The flop came A♣10♠7♣ and Kabrhel check-called a bet of 55,000 from Moncek.
The turn brought the J♥ and both players checked to the 9♣ on the river. Kabrhel announced a bet of 2,500,000, more than enough to cover Moncek's stack of around 560,000. Moncek didn't hesitate before calling it off and Kabrhel showed K♣Q♦ for the nut straight. Moncek tossed his A♦8♣ into the middle but his straight was no good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,280,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 8
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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4,265,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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|
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3,505,000
505,000
|
505,000 |
|
3,155,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
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|
2,975,000
1,280,000
|
1,280,000 |
|
|
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2,895,000
995,000
|
995,000 |
|
|
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|
2,765,000
1,265,000
|
1,265,000 |
|
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2,705,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
|
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2,645,000
1,118,000
|
1,118,000 |
|
|
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2,400,000
990,000
|
990,000 |
|
2,340,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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2,160,000
579,700
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579,700 |
|
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2,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
1,975,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
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1,790,000
1,210,000
|
1,210,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,760,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
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1,740,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
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1,685,000
1,155,000
|
1,155,000 |
|
|
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1,640,000
413,000
|
413,000 |
|
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1,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,575,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,575,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
1,470,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
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|
1,435,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
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1,425,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
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1,400,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The biggest buy-in of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off today with Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, an event that drew 46 entrants on Day 1 as poker villain Martin Kabrhel bagged the chip lead, good for nearly three starting stacks.
Also among the 38 players who advanced to Day 2 are Kristen Foxen, Sean Winter, Adrian Mateos, Stephen Chidwick, Dan Smith, and Brandon Steven, as well as Super High Roller newcomer Jesse Lonis, reigning champion Santhosh Suvarna and Daniel Negreanu, who is looking for another deep run fresh off his third final table appearance of the summer.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kabrhel | Czechia | 4,265,000 | 171 |
| 2 | Ben Tollerene | United States | 3,505,000 | 140 |
| 3 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 3,155,000 | 126 |
| 4 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 2,975,000 | 119 |
| 5 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 2,895,000 | 116 |
| 6 | Taylor von Kriegenbergh | United States | 2,765,000 | 111 |
| 7 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 2,705,000 | 108 |
| 8 | Barak Wisbrod | Israel | 2,645,000 | 106 |
| 9 | Alexandros Theologis | Greece | 2,400,000 | 96 |
| 10 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 2,340,000 | 94 |
Kabrhel Brings Chaos in Super High Roller
Big buy-ins bring about big plays, and there was no shortage of them on Day 1 of the $250,000 Super High Roller. Austria's Matthias Eibinger made a bold river bluff with just seven-high that led to his elimination as Brandon Steven called his 15 percent pot bet.
Later, future Poker Hall of Famer Jeremy Ausmus got the attention of the table as he correctly called with just jack-high on a double-paired board.
The 2022 champion Alex Foxen fell late in the day at the hands of his arch nemesis Kabrhel, whose cries of "NOOOT LIKE THIIIIIIIS," could be heard throughout the Paris Ballroom throughout the day. The Czech Joker was on his worst behavior on Sunday and at one point playfully pushed away Negreanu, who last week yelled for Kabrhel to "shut up" in the $50,000 High Roller.
Kabrhel, who caused controversy in this event in 2023, also eliminated fan favorite Michael "Texas Mike" Moncek on his continued quest to best his third-place 2023 finish that earned him $2,279,038.
Day 2 will kick off at noon local time on Level 9 with blinds of 15,000/30,000/30,000. The plan is to play ten hour-long levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 14 around 6:30 p.m.
The three-day tournament will award a winner on June 17. Late registration will remain open for two levels on Day 2, at which point the prize pool will be determined.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on-site tomorrow for continued coverage of the biggest buy-in of the summer.
