Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller
Day 1 Started
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
Players Left 1 / 63
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Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2025 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.
Today sees the start of Event #46: $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, Monday, at about 2:15 p.m. There is one reentry permitted in this event and they will play eight-handed with a 30-second shot clock.
The starting stack is 1,500,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play eight 60-minute levels with 15-minute breaks after every two levels (no dinner break is scheduled).
For the surviving players or late registrants, Day 2 resumes at 12 p.m. Monday and ends after another ten levels of play. Dinner break on Day 2 will come after Level 14, about 6:30 p.m. Day 3 will take place on Tuesday at a time yet to be determined.
Last year's Super High Roller drew 75 entries, an increase from the 69 entries in 2023 and the 56 entries in 2022.
India's Santhosh Suvarna took down the 2024 edition for $5,415,152.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | $5,415,152 |
| 2023 | 69 | Chris Brewer | United States | $5,293,556 |
| 2022 | 56 | Alex Foxen | United States | $4,563,700 |
| 2021 | 33 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | $3,265,362 |
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Level: 1
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 1
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The players are in their seats and the cards are in the air to kick things off in the $250,000 Super High Roller.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Matthew Belcher limped in from the small blind and Ben Heath made it 20,000 to go in the big blind. Belcher called and the dealer fanned the flop of 10♣9♠5♠.
Belcher checked to Heath who continued with a bet of 23,000 and Belcher just called. The turn was the A♦ and both players checked to the 6♦ on the river. Two more checks and Belcher turned over 9♣5♣ for two pair to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,550,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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1,450,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Level 1
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Recent $50,000 High Roller champion Jason Koon has joined the $250,000 field and brought a gift for Seth Davies, who he was seated to the immediate left of.
Koon brought Davies, who is having a fantastic year of his own, a Burberry denim shark bomber jacket that retails at $5,500 — just a small fraction of the six-figure buy-in they are paying today.
Koon could buy another 350 jackets with the $1,968,927 he won as he moved into third on the poker all-time money list.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000 | |
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Level 1
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,500,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu opened to 12,000 from under the gun and was called by David Peters on the button and Barak Wisbrod in the big blind. The flop came 7♦6♠3♠ and the action checked around to the 5♦ on the turn.
Wisbrod led out with a bet of 15,000 and Kisacikoglu raised to 50,000. Peters quickly folded and Wisbrod used a time bank before sliding out a three-bet. Kisacikoglu instantly mucked his cards and Wisbrod collected the pot.
On the next hand, Seth Davies raised to 13,000 from under the gun and was called by Alfred Decarolis on his left. Peters reraised to 58,000 in the cutoff and only Decarolis called.
The flop fell K♠8♣6♥ and Decarolis checked to Peters who continued with a bet of 45,000. Decarolis sent his cards to the muck and Peters raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,605,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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1,580,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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1,530,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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1,440,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jesse Lonis has taken a seat in the biggest buy-in of his career and opened to 12,000 in early position as Ben Heath defended his big blind.
Both players checked on the 7♥8♣4♦ flop and again on the 9♥ turn and 3♦ river. Heath was first to show and turned over A♥3♥ to win the pot with a pair of threes.
At the same time, four-time bracelet winner Chance Kornuth took his seat at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,550,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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1,500,000 | |
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1,450,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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