WSOP 2026: Daniel Rezaei Off to a Good Start in the $100k High Roller

The $1,000 NLH High Roller Event #36 of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas is underway, with 31 players remaining from 67 entries on Day 1. Daniel Rezaei had the best start among the DACH players.600,000 chips and ten 60-minute levels were the starting conditions on Day 1, with late registration open until the end of Level 12. 67 entries were recorded on Day 1, including Christopher Nguyen, Bernhard Binder, Matthias Eibinger, Leon Sturm, Christoph Vogelsang, and Thomas Mühlöcker, who all had to hit the rail at least once and couldn’t pack any chips.Only 31 players were left at the end, with Ren Lin taking the lead with 3,175,000 chips ahead of Galen Hall (2,520,000). Daniel Rezaei sits in 8th place with 1,650,000 chips, while Samuel Mullur (24/785,000) and Manuel Fritz (25/660,000) are also back for Day 2.Play will continue at blinds of 10k/25k/25k in Level 11, with late registration still open for two levels – and many max late registrations are expected.

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WSOP Event #36: No-Limit Hold’em High Roller

Buy-In: $1,000 Entries:  67 / tba Prize Pool: tba Paid Places: tbaRemaining Players: 31 Blinds: 10k/25k/25k

Payouts

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Top Chip Counts from Day 1

Rank	Name	Nation	Chip Count
1	Ren Lin	China	3,175,000
2	Galen Hall	USA	2,525,000
3	Mikita Badziakouski	Belarus	2,255,000
4	Vinny Lingham	USA	2,200,000
5	Sean Winter	USA	1,920,000
6	Jason Koon	USA	1,715,000
7	Brandon Wilson	USA	1,660,000
8	Daniel Rezaei	Austria	1,650,000
9	Artur Martirosian	Russia	1,590,000
10	Nick Petrangelo	USA	1,560,000
11	Teun Mulder	The Netherlands	1,535,000
12	Martin Kabrhel	Czech Republic	1,470,000
13	Alex Foxen	USA	1,440,000
14	Barak Wisbrod	Israel	1,435,000
15	Orpen Kisacikoglu	Turkey	1,350,000
16	Bryn Kenney	USA	1,295,000
17	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	1,210,000
18	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	1,190,000
19	Biao Ding	China	1,100,000
20	John Kincaid	USA	1,040,000
21	Adrian Mateos	Spain	1,015,000
22	Ramiro Salinas	Mexico	990,000
23	Cary Katz	USA	930,000
24	Samuel Mullur	Austria	785,000
25	Manuel Fritz	Austria	660,000
26	Thomas Boivin	Belgium	595,000
27	Kristen Foxen	Canada	590,000
28	Gregory Jensen	USA	485,000
29	Zackary Estes	USA	435,000
30	Andrew Lichtenberger	USA	360,000
31	Santhosh Suvarna	India	260,000