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Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
The biggest high roller of the summer, Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP), has reached its final table with the remaining nine players all securing a spot in the money at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Fifteen additional entries were recorded on Day 2, bringing the total field to 56 entrants and generating a massive $13,720,000 prize pool. But after ten more levels of play, only nine contenders remain all with their eyes on the $4,334,411 top prize and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
The all-time money list leader according to The Hendon Mob, Bryn Kenney, held to his status by bagging the chip lead with 19,350,000. One of the late entrants on Day 2, Kenney steadily climbed into the counts, first cracking queens to double, then eliminating Dejan Kaladjurdjevic and Peter Wang, before extending his lead further during the bubble.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 19,350,000 | 81 |
| 2 | Jason Koon | United States | 4,450,000 | 19 |
| 3 | Phil Ivey | United States | 2,750,000 | 11 |
| 4 | Michael Moncek | United States | 3,250,000 | 14 |
| 5 | David Einhorn | United States | 13,400,000 | 56 |
| 6 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 9,625,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | 7,825,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 16,900,000 | 70 |
| 9 | Sean Winter | United States | 6,450,000 | 27 |
David Einhorn may have disappointed some of the rail, but he also silenced the room after taking most of Martin Kabrhel’s chips. Kabrhel was eliminated a few hands later, while Einhorn used that to build a stack and ultimately flopping a set to eliminate Nick Petrangelo on the bubble to bag 13,400,000.
Like Petrangelo, Daniel Negreanu was eliminated before the money after a brief altercation with Kabrhel during the opening levels of the day. Also left with no chips far from the money were Mikita Badziakouski, Aleksejs Ponakovs, and Ben Heath.
Alex Foxen also exited the event but quickly found success elsewhere, jumping into the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty and capturing his fourth WSOP bracelet. Meanwhile, the $50,000 High Roller champion Santhosh Suvarna flopped trips but ran into Moncek’s full house and was sent to the rail.
Brandon Wilson was also responsible for several eliminations, including that of Ignacio Moron, whose pocket eights failed to hold against ace-king. Wilson was involved in a few battles throughout the day as well, particularly against Adrian Mateos. One of the biggest clashes saw Wilson win a big pot with a straight against the Winamax Team Pro, although Mateos found a disciplined fold on the river with two pair to avoid losing even more chips.
The fold kept Mateos near the top of the counts until the very end, ultimately bagging the second-largest stack with 16,900,000. A double-up with aces first held him steady, before another double up with a flush pushed him past the ten-million chip mark.
He then eliminated Matthias Eibinger, but the highlight of his day came on the bubble, when he picked off a bluff from Nick Petrangelo to cement his position among the leaders.
Samuel Mullur started the day as chip leader and did the job, occasionally helped by the deck, including when he sent Leon Sturm to the rail with aces, eliminated Emilien Pitavy, and found value with kings.
He was also involved in the hand of the day, just two eliminations from the money, against Kristen Foxen, who had flopped a straight with queen-ten. However, her hopes of a double-up were dashed by a runner-runner full house. Thanks to this pot and the following ones, Mullur ended the day with 7,825,000.
Sean Winter (6,450,000) and Jason Koon (4,450,000) also remain in contention, both looking to add another prestigious title to their résumés, alongside Michael Moncek (3,250,000).
At the bottom of the counts sits none other than Phil Ivey, who only cashed his first event of the summer a few days ago with a ninth-place finish in the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship. This marks his second deep run of the series, and a profitable one as he already secured $518,518.
True to form, Ivey navigated his way quietly to the final table, only finding himself at risk once when he doubled up with nines against queen-jacks. He returns for the restart with 2,750,000, just under ten big blinds for the final day.
Play is set to resume at 2 p.m. local time, with blinds at 150,000/300,000 and a 300,000 big blind ante. One 60-minute level will be played off-stream before the feature table goes live.
The WSOP livestream is expected to begin around 6 p.m. and will capture all the action until a winner has been crowned.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $4,334,411 |
| 2 | $2,776,634 |
| 3 | $1,862,941 |
| 4 | $1,312,037 |
| 5 | $972,375 |
| 6 | $760,417 |
| 7 | $629,397 |
| 8 | $553,270 |
| 9 | $518,518 |
Level 18 is now over, so the nine remaining players are bagging their chips and will return this Monday, June 15 at 2 p.m. local time for the final day.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides you chip counts and a recap of today's action!
Phil Ivey was in the big blind when he called with 6♠5♠ after Adrian Mateos in the hijack raised to 480,000 with K♦10♣.
Mateos continued for 925,000 on the 9♣5♥4♥ flop and was called, then checked back the A♣ turn.
Ivey with the fourth pair checked the Q♣ river and saw Mateos bet a massive 2,875,000, almost the size of the pot. Ivey seemed to have no choice but to fold.
Phil Ivey in the hijack with K♣10♠ raised to 480,000 and was called by Brandon Wilson with J♦9♦ and Samuel Mullur with 10♦8♦ who were both in the blinds.
All three of them checked the 7♣6♣2♥ flop leading to the 2♣ turn which saw Wilson led out for 700,000. Mullur folded but Ivey made the call.
Wilson fired 1,400,000 on the 7♦ river, so Ivey went deep into the tank but folded the best hand.
In one of the first hands of the final table, David Einhorn raised to 500,000 from under the gun and received a call by Adrian Mateos in middle position.
The dealer fanned a flop of 3♣Q♥5♠ and Einhorn continued for 1,100,000. Mateos folded A♠9♠ and Einhorn won the pot with K♠K♦.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 19,460,000 | 81 |
| 2 | Jason Koon | United States | 4,570,000 | 19 |
| 3 | Phil Ivey | United States | 5,340,000 | 22 |
| 4 | Michael Moncek | United States | 4,460,000 | 19 |
| 5 | David Einhorn | United States | 11,805,000 | 49 |
| 6 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 7,595,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | 7,485,000 | 31 |
| 8 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 16,705,000 | 70 |
| 9 | Sean Winter | United States | 6,480,000 | 27 |
Bryn Kenney was in the cutoff with 9♦7♣ and raised to 480,000. Nick Petrangelo three-bet on the button to 2,400,000 with K♦Q♥, holding only 575,000 behind. David Einhorn in the big blind cold-called.
Kenney folded, and both Einhorn and Petrangelo checked the 10♦2♦8♣ flop. On the J♣ turn, Einhorn moved all in and Petrangelo called.
Nick Petrangelo: K♦Q♥ 
David Einhorn: 10♥10♣
Einhorn had flopped a set, leaving Petrangelo drawing to an open-ended straight. The 3♣ river didn't provide any help and Petrangelo was eliminated on the bubble, guaranteeing the remaining nine players $518,518.
Adrian Mateos opened to 480,000 with A♦10♠ on the button. Samuel Mullur three-bet shoved for 8,085,000 from the big blind with 5♥5♣
Mateos went deep into the tank but ultimately folded.
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