Adrian Mateos raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Vinny Lingham called in the hijack. Jordan Glazer also called in the small blind, and David Einhorn called in the big blind.
The flop rolled out Q♦2♣3♥ and everyone checked to the A♥ turn where action checked to Mateos who bet 7,000 and only Lingham called.
On the river 7♣, Mateos sized up to 22,000 and Lingham called.
Mateos tabled A♦J♠ for a pair of aces and it was good for the pot.
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One of the summer’s biggest buy-ins takes center stage today at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas, as Event #88: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em gets underway at noon local time.
This three-day event gives players 300,000 in starting chips and features 60-minute levels throughout. A 30-second shot clock will be in play, with time banks in effect as per standard WSOP high roller rules. Players are allowed one reentry, and late registration remains open through the first 12 levels, approximately 2:15 p.m. on Day 2.
Day 1 will play ten levels, with 15-minute breaks every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break following Level 6. The field will return for Day 2 at 12 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, and play down to the final five. The tournament will conclude on Day 3 with a winner crowned.
New Yorker Jared Bleznick is your reigning champion, having triumphed over a 178-strong field in 2024 to claim $2,037,947 and his first WSOP bracelet.
Bleznick overcame a final table consisting of some of the best no-limit hold'em players in the world, defeating Jesse Lonis heads up to win over $2 million.
"My whole career, I was mostly a cash game player, mostly a heads-up player," Bleznick commented following his win. "This means more to me for the public, for my friends, for my family, and for people who said that I've never won a bracelet."
"I already know I can compete at the highest level, and I've never given myself a chance to play a lot of tournament poker. I love tournament poker, I want to keep playing more and more."
Year
Entries
Winner
Country
Payout
2024
178
Jared Bleznick
United States
$2,037,947
2023
176
Alex Kulev
Bulgaria
$2,087,073
2022
107
Joao Vieira
Portugal
$1,384,415
2021
113
Mikita Badziakouski
Belarus
$1,462,043
2020
-
Not held
-
-
2019
123
Danny Tang
Hong Kong
$1,608,406
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