button in SafariWhich Flag Will Be Draped This Year in Event #36: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em?
Welcome back to PokerNews for continued coverage of the 2026 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The action continues today with Event #36: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em, a high-stakes event that should be sure to draw a mix of top poker pros and recreationals looking for a summer score.
📌 Event Snapshot
- Event: #36 – $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
- Date(s): June 10-12
- Time: 1:00 p.m. local time
- Buy-In: $100,000
- Format: No-Limit Hold’em
- Flights: 1
- Late Registration: Open until the end of Level 12 (Day 2 at around 3:15 p.m. local time)
- Starting Stack: 600,000 chips
- Levels: 60 minutes
- 2025 Winner: Joao Vieira ($2,649,158)
- 2025 Field Size: 103 entries
- 2025 Prize Pool: $9,939,500
Action kicks off at 1 p.m. local time with the day scheduled to play for ten levels. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break scheduled after Level 6 around 7:30 p.m.
Players will begin with starting stacks of 600,000. Level 1 will see blinds of 1,000/2,000/2,000 and levels will last 60 minutes for the duration of the tournament. The three-day tournament will play to a winner on June 12 at a to-be-determined time.
Last years event, which drew 103 entrants, featured a stacked final table that included entrepreneur Vinny Lingham and masked assassin Isaac Haxton. The title and $2,649,158 went to four-time bracelet winner Joao Vieira, who proudly draped the Portugal flag in his winner's photos.
The year before that saw fellow high-stakes pro Chris Hunichen winning the event as part of a career summer that teed up one of the most epic poker Fourth of July parties ever.
$100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Winners
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | $2,649,158 |
| 2024 | 112 | Chris Hunichen | United States | $2,838,389 |
| 2023 | 93 | Jans Arends | Netherlands | $2,576,729 |
| 2022 | 62 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | $1,897,363 |
| 2021 | 64 | Michael Addamo | Australia | $1,958,569 |
| 2019 | 99 | Keith Tilston | United States | $2,792,406 |
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