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Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
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Level 17
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The second day of Event #29: $25,000 High Roller 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker has concluded, with 22 hopefuls set to continue their battle tomorrow for the $1,773,083 top prize and the coveted WSOP bracelet, inside the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas.
An additional 28 entries were added just before the late registration closed to boost the overall prize pool to $8,107,500 with the top 52 spots paid. After ten 60-minute levels, Barak Wisbrod catapulted to the top of the counts with a stack of 5,000,000.
Top 10 Chip Counts
Following Wisbrod with 4,100,000 chips is Zachary Grech who already owns a WSOP bracelet himself and has accumulated $491,578 in live earnings. Trailing Grech on the overnight podium is fellow American Joey Weissman who also already has a WSOP bracelet to his name but nearly $10 million in live earnings.
Once registration closed after the first level, the payouts for this event were revealed. With the top 52 finishers making the money, a min-cash was worth $50,587. Four more levels passed before hand-for-hand play began, as the next player to bust would leave empty-handed. The bubble burst with relative ease, and it was David Coleman who would unfortunately leave empty-handed as the final player to bust before the money after running into Jesse Lonis’s pocket Aces.
After the bubble burst, the eliminations came at a rapid pace. Among those who cashed but won't be back for Day 3 are the Spanish highrollers Sergio Aido and Jon Vallinas, one-time bracelet winner Daniel Rezaei, online high-stakes player Jovan Kenjic and two-time bracelet winner Dylan Weisman.
Still in contention for the title and set to return tomorrow are Kristen Foxen (2,800,000), Jesse Lonis (2,700,000), Philip Sternheimer (2,500,000). Six-time WSOP bracelet winner and Hall of Fame inductee Brian Rast (875,000) as well as international high-stakes regular Biao Ding (245,000) are in the danger zone and will be looking to double up at the earliest opportunity. Among the 22 remaining contenders, ten will be fighting to secure crucial points for their respective $25k fantasy rosters.
Day three of this four day event will recommence at 3 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 6, with players returning to blinds of 40,000/80,000 and a big blind ante of 80,000. Levels will remain 60 minutes long, and everyone coming back has secured at least $64,442 for their efforts. All eyes will be on the $1,773,083 top prize and the coveted gold bracelet that awaits the winner.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,773,083 |
| 2 | $1,182,050 |
| 3 | $819,050 |
| 4 | $577,326 |
| 5 | $413,389 |
| 6 | $300,942 |
| 7 | $222,798 |
| 8 | $167,792 |
| 9 | $128,585 |
| 10 - 11 | $100,300 |
| 12 - 15 | $79,662 |
| 16 - 22 | $64,442 |
Stay tuned with PokerNews as the action resumes tomorrow, providing comprehensive coverage including updated chip counts, key eliminations, and all the high-stakes tension straight from the heart of the tournament.
Level 17
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The remaining 22 players have bagged and tagged and are set to return to action at 3 p.m. tomorrow to continue to battle for the title.
Stay tuned for the full end of day recap which will be posted shortly.
Level 17
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Ihar Soika limped from the small blind and Dejan Kaladjurdjevic checked from the big.
After the flop hit 2♣J♦Q♦, Soika bet 60,000. Kaladjurdjevic called.
The players checked through the 8♦ on the turn, but the 3♣ on the river brought some action.
Soika bet 270,000. Kaladjurdjevic raised all-in and Soika beat him into the pot with the call for all of his 1,475,000 stack.
Ihar Soika: A♦2♦
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic: K♦7♠
Kaladjurdjevic picked the wrong time to bluff with a king-high, as Soika made an ace-high diamond flush on the turn.
Level 17
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Emilien Pitavy opened to 120,000 on the button and Philip Sternheimer three-bet hammed out of the big blind with the covering stack. Pitavy called all in for 985,000 in total and the cards were revealed.
Emilien Pitavy: Q♥Q♣
Philip Sternheimer: A♠Q♦
Pitavy just needed to evade an ace to secure a double up and a bag for Day 3 tomorrow and the J♠7♠2♣2♥Q♠ runout went his way.
Level 17
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Shannon Shorr made an all-in move with 505,000 chips from the hijack. Turbo Nguyen made the call next to him in the cutoff.
Shannon Shorr: A♠Q♦
Turbo Nguyen: A♥K♦
Shorr tapped a queen on the flop and it held on a runout of 3♥Q♠3♦6♦4♥, giving him the win.
Level 17
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Players were already four-ways on a 7♣7♦5♥ flop with a 570,000 pot. Kristen Foxen was in the big blind and holding 10♣5♣ and checked to Zdenek Zizka who opted to check from early position with K♦Q♣ as well. Eric Wasserson in the hijack with the A♣Q♥ and Lonis in the cutoff holding A♠9♠ checked around, too.
The A♥ fell on the turn, and the action now checked to Wasserson who bet 140,000. Only Lonis paid to see the 9♥ river, which saw Lonis improve.
Wasserson check-called Lonis's 330,000 bet, only to throw his cards into the muck when he was shown the bad news.
Level 17
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Nick Schulman raised all in from the cutoff for 880,000 and Zachary Grech called with the covering stack out of the big blind.
Nick Schulman: A♥J♦
Zachary Grech: A♠5♠
Schulman got a scare from the flop with Grech having a gutshot straight draw, but he earned the double after the full runout 7♥4♣8♠10♦8♥ thanks to his superior kicker.
Level 17
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Ihar Soika opened to 120,000 on the button and Aliaksei Boika moved all in from the small blind for his remaining 320,000. Soika called and covered Boika's stack, having just taken a huge tumble the hand before.
Aliaksei Boika: A♠10♥
Ihar Soika: K♠K♣
It was the end of the road for Boika as he missed on the 7♣5♥9♥9♠4♥ runout.
