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Action was heads-up to the 6♠Q♥6♣10♠A♠ river, where Adrian Mateos led out with a bet of 60,000 from the small blind.
Leon Sturm went into the tank in the big blind, eventually opting to make the call.
Mateos tabled 10♣10♦ for a full house, taking down an early pot as Sturm mucked.
Thomas Boivin made it 65,000 from the hijack and Nick Petrangelo three-bet the button to 205,000. When it got back to Boivin, he four-bet to 480,000, and Petrangelo responded by five-bet jamming for 1,540,000. Boivin put in the call.
Nick Petrangelo: A♣K♣ 
Thomas Boivin: Q♣Q♦
It was a massive flip for more than double the starting stack, and Petrangelo came out on top after the board ran out A♠J♦K♥2♥5♥ to give him two pair.
Petrangelo got off to a dream start on Day 2, while Boivin's start was more of a nightmare as he was left with around 300,000.
Cards are in the air and play has started in Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em.
Level: 9
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The largest buy-in the 2026 World Series of Poker contnues today, as 31 players return to action at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for the second day of Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em.
The opening day saw 41 entries, a number that is sure to grow as late registration remains open through the first two levels of Day 2. Players can continue to take advantage of the single reentry until that time, with another ten levels scheduled to be contested when action resumes at 12 p.m. local time.
Leading the way after the opening eight levels is Samuel Mullur (4,315,000), who bagged up nearly three starting stacks to set the early pace.
Not far behind is Brandon Wilson (4,295,000), while Christoph Vogelsang (4,220,000) rounds out the top three as the only other player to reach 4,000,000 chips.
All three are searching for their first WSOP gold bracelet, while seven-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu (2,970,000) lurks near the top of the leaderboard.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Mullur | Austria | 4,315,000 | 173 |
| 2 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 4,295,000 | 172 |
| 3 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 4,220,000 | 169 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 2,970,000 | 119 |
| 5 | Sean Winter | United States | 2,870,000 | 115 |
| 6 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 2,730,000 | 109 |
| 7 | Dejan Kaladjurdjevic | Montenegro | 2,650,000 | 106 |
| 8 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | 2,445,000 | 98 |
| 9 | Johannes Straver | Netherlands | 2,325,000 | 93 |
| 10 | Biao Ding | China | 2,050,000 | 82 |
Among the other notable names to bag above starting stack on the opening day are Aleksejs Ponakovs (2,730,000), Artur Martirosian (2,445,000), and Martin Kabrhel (2,045,000).
Players will return at noon to Level 9, where blinds will be 15,000/30,000 along with a 30,000 big blind ante. The schedule calls for ten more levels to be played, each lasting 60 minutes, with a break after every two hours of action.
Late registration will close at approximately 2:15 p.m. local time, and new entrants will begin with 1,500,000 chips (50 big blinds).
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Please note: Late registration remains open in this event, so late arrivals will be added to random tables
Event #41: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
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