button in SafariPoker's Heavyweights Return as Late Registration Remains Open in $50,000 High Roller
An all-action day awaits at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, as the 2026 World Series of Poker welcomes back the field in Event #29: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, the highest buy-in event of the series so far.
The prize pool currently stands at $4,940,000 after Day 1 entries, and reentries brought the field to 104. However, with late registration still open, that number is sure to grow before the official prize pool and payouts are announced.
Leading the 41 survivors of Day 1 with ambitions far beyond late registration, Brandon Wilson bagged the overnight chip with a stack of 2,025,000. While the high-stakes regular has pieced together a career that can compete with the best in the world, a WSOP gold bracelet still eludes him. Returning with a stack worth 135 big blinds at the start of play, Wilson has positioned himself perfectly in his latest pursuit of poker's most sought-after prize.
Not far behind Wilson are Ignacio Moron and Brian Breck, who will both bring stacks of more than 100 big blinds into Day 2. Moron, fresh off a fifth-place finish in the WSOP $25,000 High Roller earlier this week, bagged 1,705,000, while Breck rounded out the day with 1,635,000. Like Wilson, both remain in search of their maiden WSOP gold bracelet.
$50,000 High Roller Top Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 2,025,000 | 135 |
| 2 | Ignacio Moron | Spain | 1,705,000 | 113 |
| 3 | Brian Breck | United States | 1,635,000 | 109 |
| 4 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 1,440,000 | 96 |
| 5 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 1,410,000 | 93 |
| 6 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 1,375,000 | 91 |
| 7 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,365,000 | 90 |
| 8 | Galen Hall | United States | 1,275,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 1,190,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,180,000 | 78 |
Further down the leaderboard, there is no shortage of firepower. Heavy hitters such as Christoph Vogelsang (1,440,000), Matthias Eibinger (1,410,000), Aleksejs Ponakovs (1,375,000), Mikita Badziakouski (1,365,000) and Stephen Chidwick (1,180,000) each bagged chips to bring back to Day 2.
For those who fell short on Day 1 or have yet to participate, there is still plenty of time to join the action. With one reentry available to every player, the field is expected to continue growing until late registration closes at the end of Level 10 at about 2:15 p.m. local time.
Kicking off at noon local time, the plan for Day 2 is to play ten more hour-long levels before bagging chips. The tournament will recommence on Level 9, with blinds of 10,000/15,000 and a 15,000 big blind ante. Players will take a 15-minute break after every two levels, with an extended 60-minute dinner break scheduled at the end of Level 14, roughly 6:30 p.m. local time.
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