Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2026 World Series of Poker

Jun 13, 2026

Einhorn Hits a Boat to Eliminate Coleman

Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

David Coleman raised to 27,000 from early position. Both David Einhorn in the hijack and Aleksejs Ponakovs in the small blind called.

The flop ran out 5♦K♦10♥ and Coleman continued for 26,000. Einhorn raised to 102,000 and made Ponakovs check-fold. Coleman however called to find the 7♥ turn that he checked.

Einhorn fired a second barrel to 280,000. Coleman called and checked the 5♠ river.

Einhorn moved all-in so Coleman went deep into the tank with his 691,000-chip stack. He eventually made the call with A♠K♥ but ran into Einhorn's full house with 10♠10♦ and was eliminated.

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs David Coleman David Einhorn

Jun 13, 2026

Pitavy Rivers a Boat

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of A♠2♦2♠, Johannes Straver in early position bet 12,000 but Emilien Pitavy in the big blind check-raised to 52,000. Straver didn't back down and called.

Pitavy fired a second barrel to 42,000 on the 9♠ turn, then went for 70,000 on the 5♣ river.

Straver called both times but ran into Pitavy's full house with 5♥2♥.

Tags: Emilien Pitavy Johannes Straver

Jun 13, 2026

Mateos Runs Into King

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Christoph Vogelsang opened to 28,000 from the hijack but Adrian Mateos on the button three-bet to 105,000. The blinds folded and Vogelsan four-bet to 275,000.

Mateos checked his cards and moved all-in for 1,281,000. Vogelsang snap-called.

Adrian Mateos: A♣K♠ All in
Christoph Vogelsang: K♦K♣

Mateos failed to improve on a board of 7♠3♥J♣9♠Q♥ and was sent to the rail.

Tags: Adrian Mateos Christoph Vogelsang

Jun 13, 2026

Martirosian Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop of 3♠6♥5♠ in a hand between Thomas Boivin in the hijack and Artur Martirosian in the big blind.

With 74,000 in the pot, Martirosian checked with A♠J♦ and Boivin bet 40,000 with 10♦9♦. Martirosian made the call, bringing the J♠ turn.

Martirosian checked and Boivin checked back, bringing the 9♥ river. Martirosian bet 185,000 and Boivin thought for a moment before making the correct fold.

Tags: Artur Martirosian Thomas Boivin

Jun 13, 2026

Eibinger Forces Two Folds

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action went three-ways to a flop of Q♥10♣7♥ in a hand between Samuel Mullur in early position, Ben Heath in the hijack, and Matthias Eibinger in the big blind.

All three players checked to the 6♦ turn, where it checked to Heath, who bet 50,000 with A♣J♥. Eibinger made it 280,000 to go with K♥8♥, prompting Mullur to fold A♠J♠. Heath elected to step aside as well.