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Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu raised to 5,000 in early position, and both Ignacio Moron and Batmunkh Unubukh called in the hijack and big blind.
The action checked to Moron on a 5♣6♥J♥ flop, and his bet of 13,000 was enough to see both Unubukh and Negreanu fold.
The very next shuffle, Moron opened to 5,000 in middle position, and Orpen Kisacikoglu called on the button.
The action checked through on the K♠9♠K♦ flop, and Moron checked again on the 2♦ turn. Kisacikoglu saw a green light to bet, putting 7,500 into the middle. However, when Moron check-raised to 32,500, Kisacikoglu quickly folded.
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
David Coleman opened to 4,500 from early position and Adrien Mateos defended his big blind.
Mateos check-called a 5,000 bet from Coleman on the 5♦A♣9♠ flop and then both players checked on the 10♥ turn.
The 10♠ completed the board and Mateos led out for 5,500. Coleman thought a bit, but eventually decided to look Mateos up, who showed A♥10♣ for tens-full of aces.
"Doing great over here," Coleman said after mucking his hand. "Call a river bet and get shown the nuts."
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu opened to 5,000 from under the gun, and faced a three-bet to 22,000 from Chang Lee in the cutoff. The action folded back to Negreanu, who called.
Negreanu check-called a bet of 18,000 on the 2♣5♥4♣ flop, and check-called again when Lee barrelled for 90,000 on the 7♥ turn.
When the 5♠ completed the board, and Negreanu checked for a third time, Lee gave careful thought to his river decision. After using a time extension, he elected to check back.
Negreanu tabled 10♠10♣, which was enough to claim the pot, as Lee mucked.
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Vinny Lingham opened to 4,500 and was called by Brandon Wilson in the big blind.
Wilson check-called a 3,000 bet from Lingham on the 2♠3♦A♣ flop and then both players checked on the 6♠ turn.
The K♦ completed the board and Wilson checked again, prompting an 11,000 bet from Lingham.
Wilson didn't take long to call and Lingham tabled 5♣4♣ for a wheel. Wilson sent his cards into the muck and Lingham was sent the pot.
"Tricky tricky!" Adrien Mateos said from across the table.
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With 12 players in from the start and ready to go, the cards are in the air for Day 1 of the $50,000 High-Roller.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Expect an all-star cast to turn out in force for Event #29: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, one of the biggest buy-in tournaments on the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule. The Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas will welcome poker royalty through its door for another high roller event, with cards in the air from 12:00 p.m. local time.
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #29 – $50,000 High Roller NLH
- Date(s): June 8-10, 2026
- Time: 12:00 p.m. local time
- Buy-In: $50,000
- Format: No-Limit Hold’em
- Late Registration: Level 10 (≈ 2:15 p.m. on Day 2)
- Reentry: Single reentry
- Starting Stack: 300,000 chips
- Levels: 60 minutes
- 2025 Winner: Jason Koon – $1,968,927
- 2025 Field Size: 171 entries
- 2025 Prize Pool: $8,122,500
Structure and Schedule
Play begins at 12 p.m. with 60-minute levels throughout. Late registration remains open into Day 2, closing after Level 10 (≈ 2:15 p.m. on Day 2).
The event runs across three days, with Day 1 playing eight levels. Ten Levels is the plan for Day 2 before a winner is crowned on Day 3.
Past Champions & Notable Winners
In 2025, Jason Koon claimed the title after defeating a stacked 171-strong field. Koon defeated Andrew Lichtenberger heads-up to secure the $1,968,927 top prize and his second bracelet.
"I've dedicated my entire life to being very good at this game," Koon said. "Every person in here is trying to win. It's not like these guys have been around for 2 or 3 years. You're talking to guys who have multiple decades of resumes, and somehow we're still here, and we're playing the biggest game and winning. It's amazing."
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Event #29: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
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