The final five return to Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas today to crown a champion in Event #84: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em, with Alex Kulev leading the way heading into Day 3.
The latest high roller event at the 2023 World Series of Poker saw a total of 176 entrants create a prize pool of $8,404,000, with today’s winner taking home the $2,087,073 top prize and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Kulev is in line for a second massive payday of the summer, looking to improve on his fourth place finish in Event #40. He returns to the table with a sizeable chip lead chasing a first career WSOP title.
Final Five Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Schindler | United States | 13,550,000 | 27 |
| 2 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 4,000,000 | 8 |
| 3 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | 3,150,000 | 6 |
| 4 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 19,800,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Gergely Kulcsár | Hungary | 12,350,000 | 25 |
Three of his remaining foes have tasted WSOP glory, including 2021 Main Event Champion Koray Aldemir. This marks Aldemir’s 16th cash of the summer, but he returns to action today as one of the shortest stacks along with fellow German and bracelet winner Daniel Smiljkovic.
Jake Schindler enters the day second in chips, looking for a second WSOP $50,000 victory after claiming gold in Event #12 back in 2022.
The final five are rounded out by Gergely Kulcsár, looking to improve on a runner-up finish earlier this month in Online Event #13.
Final Table Results and Payouts
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,087,073 | |
| 2 | $1,289,909 | |
| 3 | $957,491 | |
| 4 | $713,413 | |
| 5 | $533,561 | |
| 6 | Johannes Straver | $400,562 |
| 7 | Brandon Wittmeyer | $301,859 |
| 8 | Moshe Refaelowitz | $228,347 |
Action will resume in the Horseshoe Events Center at 2:00 p.m. local time on Level 27, with blinds 250,000/500,000 and a big blind ante of 500,000. There will be 15-minute breaks after every three 40-minute levels, with a dinner break to be determined. Play will continue until the latest WSOP champion has been crowned.
The PokerNews live reporting team will have full coverage of today’s final table, along with all remaining events here in Las Vegas.