Who Will Reign Supreme in Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em?
Fasten your seatbelts and buckle up tightly as the highest buy-in event of the 2022 World Series of Poker is about to begin. The best high-stakes players in the world are set to kick off Event #50: $250,000 Super High Roller NLH today at 3:00 p.m. inside the Bally's and Paris Las Vegas ballroom.
Just days ago, Aleksejs Ponakovs defeated a field of 62 entries in the $100,000 High Roller event, defeating Phil Ivey in an epic heads-up match. Now, the buy-in has increased and the stakes will be even bigger for many of those that will be looking to add a seven-figure payday to their resume.
Last year, Adrian Mateos captured his fourth WSOP gold bracelet in this same event. The Spanish poker pro overcame a field of 33 entries and defeated Ben Heath en route to the title and the $3.2 million first-place prize. You can expect to see Mateos back on the felt today in hopes of defending his title from just six months ago.
2021 WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller Final Results
| Place | Name | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | $3,265,262 |
| 2 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | $2,018,148 |
| 3 | John Kincaid | United States | $1,370,575 |
| 4 | Seth Davies | United States | $930,791 |
| 5 | Keith Tilston | United States | $632,124 |
When the action gets underway, each player will be given a stack of 1,500,000 chips with the blinds starting at 2,000/4,000 and a 4,000 big blind ante. The levels will be 60 minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every two levels. There will be no dinner break today over the course of 10 levels scheduled for the first of three days.
Late registration will be open throughout the day until the start of play on Day 2. Each player will have the option of a single re-entry should they happen to need it. There will be a 30-second shot clock in play and each player will receive six 30-second time banks at the start of each day. For all of those that bag up chips at the end of the day, they will return at 2 p.m. tomorrow with the champion being crowned on Day 3.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the updates throughout this high-stakes tournament that you will not want to miss.