Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Level: 30
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
When Adrian Mateos won 2026's WSOP $250k Super High Roller, he became the youngest player in history to reach six WSOP bracelets at just 31 years old.
His $4.33 million score was the second-largest cash of the Spaniard's career. The first? It came less than a month ago at Triton Montenegro, where he banked $6.37 million in the $200k Invitational, meaning Mateos has won a scarcely believable $10.7 million in just 28 days.
With Mateos climbing from ninth to fifth on poker's all-time money list in the last six months alone, and after defeating one of the most stacked final tables in WSOP history (featuring Phil Ivey, Bryn Kenney, Jason Koon et al), it sparked a debate around the PokerNews water cooler: Are we watching the best player in tournament poker right now?
The remaining 13 players are on a 15-minute break.
In a hand between Daniel Smiljkovic in the cutoff and Josh Reichard on the button, the flop came A♥9♠4♠ and Smiljkovic checked. Reichard bet 280,000 and Smiljkovic called. The turn was the Q♣ and Smiljovic check-called 1,100,000 from Reichard.
The river was the 4♥ and Smiljkovic checked a third time. Reichard moved all in, covering Smiljkovic's remaining stack of 2,530,000.
Smiljkovic called fairly quickly with A♣7♣ for a pair of aces, only to be shown the bad news as Reichard had 9♥9♣ for a full house to send Smiljkovic home.
Maher Achour raised to 250,000 on the button, John Ciccarelli three-bet shoved 795,000 from the small blind and Achour called it off.
John Ciccarelli: A♣J♠
Maher Achour: K♦3♦
The board ran out Q♥10♦8♣2♣7♦ and Ciccarelli held for the double.
Corentin Soulier raised to 240,000 from the cutoff. Myles Mullaly called on the button.
The flop came 10♠9♠6♦, and both players checked. The turn brought the 8♦ and Soulier bet 1,000,000.
Mullaly hesitated for a bit, then sent his cards to the muck.
On the button, Daniel Smiljkovic opened for 240,000, and Caleb Harris in the big blind called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned out 3♣K♣A♦. Both players checked. They checked the 3♥ turn as well.
Harris resumed action with a 340,000 bet on the 10♦ river. Smiljkovic called. Harris showed K♠10♣ for a two pair, kings and tens, but Smiljkovic tabled A♥2♠ for aces and treys and the higher two-pair to take the pot.
On the very next hand, Smiljkovic opened to 240,000, and Harris, in the small blind, three-bet to 750,000. With action back to him, Smiljkovic called.
The flop came J♣2♠2♣. Harris led out with 360,000. Smiljkovic called.
Both players checked the 8♦ turn. After action was checked to him, Smiljkovic fired a hefty 1,800,000 on the river 8♠, sending Harris to the tank.
After a few seconds, Harris called. Smiljkovic said, "Good call," then turned over Q♠10♠ for a bluff. Harris tabled 9♠9♥ then scooped the massive pot.
Caleb Harris moved all in from the hijack with 725,000 chips. Roman Hrabec three-bet all in on the button. The blinds folded.
Caleb Harris: Q♠Q♣
Roman Hrabec: J♥J♠
Harris was ahead and improved immediately from the door card in a runout of A♠9♥Q♥6♦5♠. His set of queens gave him a much-needed double-up.
Rafay Asrar shoved all in for 820,000 from early position and Eoghan O'Dea called on the button.
Rafay Asrar: 6♥6♣
Eoghan O'Dea: 9♥9♠
The K♦9♣8♦ flop all but did it for Asrar, and the 8♥ turn and 4♥ river would be the final cards he'd see this tournament. Asrar collected $24,835 for his 15th-place finish.