The $25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em Kicks Off at 12 Noon
Event #16: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed) marks the second of the $25,000 or higher buy-ins at the 2023 WSOP. With the price point raised up, the event looks to draw out the best players in the world to compete in this prestigious event.
Last year it was Chad Eveslage who took down his maiden bracelet for $1,415,610. Eveslage bested a field of 251 and came out on top of a televised final table that included well known and respected high stakes players like Brek Schutten, Chris Brewer, Josh Arieh, and 2021 WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir. With two bracelets under his belt already this year, putting him in early contention for WSOP Player of the Year, Eveslage looks to make it a third by defending his crown and pulling even further ahead in this year’s POY discussion.
2022 Final Table Finishers
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Eveslage | United States | $1,415,610 |
| 2 | Jake Schindler | United States | $874,915 |
| 3 | Josh Arieh | United States | $616,047 |
| 4 | Chris Brewer | United States | $442,213 |
| 5 | Brek Schutten | Germany | $323,730 |
| 6 | Koray Aldemir | United States | $241,791 |
| 7 | Antonio Lievano | United States | $184,324 |
| 8 | Ognyan Dimov | Bulgaria | $143,480 |
With 251 players last year creating a prize pool of $5,929,875, many players are expected to give it their all in this event. Tyler Cornell won the inaugural version of this event in 2021 and an appearance from him is expected, along with the listed final tablists from above. Other high stakes regulars seen around the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas include Alex Foxen, Stephen Chidwick, Sean Winter, Chance Kornuth, Ryan Leng, Phil Hellmuth and 2023 WSOP Main Event champion Espen Jorstad.
Players will begin the tournament with 150,000 in chips with blinds beginning at 1,000/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. Each level will last 60 minutes with a 15-minute break occurring after every two levels. After eight levels of play, players will bag up and return at 12 p.m. the Wednesday, June 7th. Registration will remain open until the beginning of Day 2.
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