WSOP 2026: Santhosh Suvarna wins gold and $1.92 million

Santhosh Suvarna has won the $1k High Roller of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas. The Indian secured his third bracelet along with a prize of $1,922,870.The $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller (Event #29) of the WSOP 2026 started Day 3 with twelve players remaining. In the first blind level of the day, there was a redraw. The first player to hit the rails was Pieter Aerts ($1,280). The Belgian called a raise from Brian Beck all-in on the flop with a flush draw and was shown . The turn and river were red, and Aerts was sent to the rails.Anatoly Zlotnikov hit an Ace with against pocket Jacks, sending Jans Arends ($1,150) to the rails. Brian Beck ($1,770) called Anatoly Zlotnikov’s full house with a flush, so the game continued with six players.Brandon Wilson ($1,905) lost a preflop race against Chris Brewer, who hit the board with . It took a while before the next player hit the rails. Anatoly Zlotnikov ($1,445) went all-in with against Chang Lee’s Queens but missed the board.Chris Brewer ($1,870) was playing for his third bracelet but had to settle for 4th place. The American went all-in with against Chang Lee, who hit almost all his outs on the board with .Soon after, it went to heads-up. ($1,225) went all-in preflop with , Santhosh Suvarna called with and hit his kicker on the board .

• Santhosh Suvarna, 25,750,000
• Chang Lee, 24,350,000
• Blinds: 250,000/500,000; BB Ante: 500,000

The heads-up took more than an hour. The lead changed hands multiple times. In the last hand, Chang Lee played on the flop . Santhosh Suvarna called with and hit the turn . Lee bet again, Suvarna went all-in; Lee called and had to watch as the river gave his opponent trips.

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WSOP #29: No-Limit Hold’em High Roller

Buy-In: $1,000 Entries: 167 Prize Pool: $1,932,500 Paid Places: 26Reports: Day 1 – Day 2

Payouts

Rank	Name	Nation	Payout
1	Santhosh Suvarna	India	$1,922,870
2	Chang Lee	Korea, Republic of	$1,281,905
3	Colin Robinson	USA	$1,225
4	Chris Brewer	USA	$1,870
5	Anatoly Zlotnikov	Russian Federation	$1,445
6	Brandon Wilson	USA	$1,905
7	Brian Beck	USA	$1,770
8	Jans Arends	Netherlands	$1,150
9	Pieter Aerts	Belgium	$1,280
10	Sergio Aido	Spain	$1,040
11	Ben Heath	United Kingdom	$1,040
12	Turbo Nguyen	USA	$1,000
13	Johannes Straver	Netherlands	$1,000
14	Aleksejs Ponakovs	Latvia	$1,000
15	Biao Ding	China	$1,000
16	Tyler Moncek	USA	$1,000
17	Fabian Gumz	Germany	$1,000
18	Adrian Mateos	Spain	$1,000
19	Thomas Muehloecker	Austria	$1,000
20	Ignacio Moron	Spain	$1,000
21	Vladimir Minko	Russia	$1,000
22	Andrew Lichtenberger	USA	$1,000
23	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	$1,000
24	Cary Katz	USA	$1,000
25	Eelis Parssinen	Finland	$1,000
26	Matthias Eibinger	Austria	$1,000