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Final Eight Return to Decide GGMillion$ High Roller Champion
The final eight players are set in Event #11: $10,000 GG Million$ High Roller No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker after three days of action. The event attracted a total of 628 entries, creating a prize pool of $5,831,100 with some of poker’s biggest names taking their shot at a first-place prize of $1,089,964.
Naseem Salem will enter the final day with the most chips after he bagged 14,800,000. Salem is searching for his first WSOP bracelet after falling just shy in second place at the 2024 WSOP in Event #19: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em, where he earned a career best $208,919. With a fifth-place or better finish, Salem will surpass his career high in a single event.
Day 4 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naseem Salem | United States | 14,800,000 | 73 |
| 2 | Alex Cruz | United States | 12,300,000 | 61 |
| 3 | Chad Lipton | United States | 7,900,000 | 39 |
| 4 | Chris Brewer | United States | 7,600,000 | 38 |
| 5 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Republic | 7,100,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Cliff Josephy | United States | 6,800,000 | 33 |
| 7 | John Racener | United States | 4,300,000 | 21 |
| 8 | Joey Weissman | United States | 1,900,000 | 9 |
Salem joins Alex Cruz (12,300,000) and Chad Lipton (7,900,000) as the three remaining players searching for their first gold bracelet.
They will face stiff competition from the rest of the table of WSOP champions.
Roman Hrabec (7,100,000) enters the day fifth in chips. Hrabec earned his hardware when he took down the 2024 WSOP Online Event #5: No Limit Hold’em Triple Treys. Hrabec will look to add a live bracelet to his decorated poker career that boasts career earnings well over thirteen million.
Two-time bracelet winners Cliff Josephy (6,800,000) and Chris Brewer (7,600,000) are still in the hunt for bracelet number three.
Speaking of three WSOP bracelets, John Racener (4,300,000) will come into the final proceedings with that already on his resume. The 2010 WSOP Main Event runner-up's last title came last year when he took the top spot in Event #34: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty.
Bringing up the rear is Joey Weissman (1,900,000). It’s been over a decade since Weissman tasted gold. His bracelet-winning run traces back to the 2012 WSOP when he outran 1,607 entries to win Event #46: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,089,964 |
| 2 | $726,598 |
| 3 | $503,997 |
| 4 | $355,610 |
| 5 | $255,306 |
| 6 | $186,562 |
| 7 | $138,802 |
| 8 | $105,178 |
Day 4 is scheduled to play down to a winner and will begin at 1 p.m. local time in the Paris Ballroom. The blinds will resume at the 120,000/240,000 level. Action will be streamed starting at 3:30 p.m. PDT. The link to the stream can be found on this tournament’s live reporting page.
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