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Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Players Left 2 / 202
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Level 20
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
An action-packed Day 2 of Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em concluded with just 13 players remaining at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Top of the pack is Daniel Rezaei, who bagged up a massive 7,345,000. Hot on Rezaei’s heels is Daniel Smiljkovic (6,605,000) and rounding out the podium in third is Bryn Kenney (6,250,000).
Day 2 kicked off with 51 players who bagged up from Day 1, but with late registration open for the first two levels of play, the total entries soon swelled to 202 players. This generated a massive prize pool of $9,595,000 with the top 31 players getting paid.
After five levels of play, the bubble approached, and players tightened up a bit to secure a minimum payout of $100,497.
The bubble was a short affair with Santhosh Suvarna sent home as the unfortunate bubble boy when his jam with pocket tens ran into Sebastian Gaehl’s pocket kings and couldn’t improve.
One of the stories of the day was that of Tom Fuchs, who was left running on fumes with just half a big blind, managed to spin his stack back up to over one million in chips. Unfortunately, Fuchs’ luck couldn’t continue, and he was eliminated in 23rd place.
Start-of-day chip leaders Rezaei and Paulius Vaitiekunas (3,350,000) both made it through the day to find a bag into Day 3, with Rezaei holding the overall lead going into the third and final day.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 7,345,000 | 61 |
| 2 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | 6,605,000 | 55 |
| 3 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 6,250,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Eric Yanovsky | United States | 6,095,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Erik Seidel | United States | 5,235,000 | 44 |
| 6 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 4,845,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Kristen Foxen | Canada | 4,750,000 | 40 |
| 8 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 4,444,000 | 37 |
| 9 | Jamie Dwan | United Kingdom | 4,100,000 | 34 |
| 10 | Josef Schusteritsch | Austria | 3,965,000 | 33 |
| 11 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | Lithuania | 3,350,000 | 28 |
| 12 | Sebastian Gaehl | Germany | 2,650,000 | 22 |
| 13 | Chris Brewer | United States | 1,090,000 | 9 |
As expected in a $50,000 event, a list of household-name players has bagged up and is in the mix to claim the title.
Daniel Negreanu (4,8450,000) is chasing down his ninth bracelet and second of the summer, while also looking to edge up close to the $65 Million in lifetime earnings, as per The Hendon Mob.
Kenney and Chris Brewer (1,090,000) are both looking for that third bracelet and to break the $90 million and $30 million marks in lifetime earnings, respectively. Should Kenney do so, he would become the first player in history to cross that monstrous threshold.
Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel (5,235,000) is still in the mix and really needs no introduction. He is looking for bracelet number eleven and to cross the $50 million in lifetime earnings mark.
Kristen Foxen (4,750,000) is also looking for her second bracelet of the summer and to cross the $20 million lifetime earnings mark, and would become the first female player to achieve that feat.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $2,276,691 |
| 2 | $1,517,782 |
| 3 | $1,041,908 |
| 4 | $731,733 |
| 5 | $526,030 |
| 6 | $387,298 |
| 7 | $292,221 |
| 8 | $226,086 |
| 9 | $179,480 |
| 10-11 | $146,295 |
| 12-13 | $122,526 |
Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em will continue on July 11 at 1:00 p.m. local time. The blinds will restart at 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante.
Levels will be 60 minutes with a 15-minute break after every two levels. Play will continue until a winner is decided.
All returning players have locked up $122,526, but will be eyeing up the mouthwatering $2,276,691 first-place prize, which of course comes along with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
PokerNews will be back on the floor tomorrow, July 11, for the final day of the event. Stay tuned for all the action from the floor as it unfolds, and the bracelet is awarded to the eventual champion.
Level 20
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
According to WSOPLive App
Level 20
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Day 2 of the $50,000 High Roller No Limit has wrapped up with 13 players bagging and tagging. They will return at 1 p.m. tomorrow for Day 3 of the tournament.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 20
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
According to WSOPLive App
Level 20
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Action folded to Thomas Boivin in the small blind and he open ripped 750,000 into Daniel Negreanu who was in the big blind and he snap-called.
Thomas Boivin: K♠10♠ 
Daniel Negreanu: 10♦10♥
The board ran out Q♠7♦2♦Q♥J♥, and Boivin was eliminated.
Level 20
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The floor has now paused the clock and the players will be dealt four more hands.
The remaining players will then return tomorrow, July 11, to play down to a winner.
Level 20
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jon Vallinas open-jammed all in from under the gun for 620,000. Paulius Vaitiekunas made the call from the hijack and the rest of the table folded quickly.
Jon Vallinas: Q♦J♣
Paulius Vaitiekunas: K♥J♥
No help for Vallinas on the 3♦5♠10♥4♠8♥ runout and he was sent to the cage in 15th place.
Level 20
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Eric Yanovsky raised to 210,000 from the cutoff, Timur Margolin three-bet from the small blind to 800,000, and Yanovsky called.
Margolin fired out a bet of 780,000 when the flop came 2♥7♥2♦, and Yanovsky called. Margolin did not slow down on the 8♣ turn with a bet of 980,000, Yanovsky went nowhere and called.
The Q♦ saw Margolin check and Yanovsky 1,600,000 and this got a quick fold from Margolin.
Level 20
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Thomas Boivin raised to 200,000 from middle position, Erik Seidel called on the button and Jamie Dwan called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♥3♠10♦, and Boivin fired out a bet of 160,000; Seidel called and Dwan folded. Both players checked on the 2♠ turn, and Boivin checked on the 4♥ river, but there was no check from Seidel and he put 500,000 chips into the middle.
Boivin used a couple of time banks before he made the call and mucked his hand once Seidel tabled 8♦8♣.
