After Day 1 in the $100k Super High Roller Bowl PLO of the PokerGO Tour in Las Vegas, Youness Barakat leads ahead of Sam Soverel.
At the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Las Vegas, the kickoff of the Super High Roller Bowl PLO took place yesterday. 22 players took part, plus five re-entries. Jason Mercier, Jared Bleznick, Eelis Parssinen, Lautaro Guerra, as well as Alex Foxen were among the players who had to pack up early. However, registration and re-entry are still possible until the start of Day 2.
Eleven players ultimately bagged up. The Italian Youness Barakat leads with 1.30 million in chips ahead of Sam Soverel (991,000) and Richard Gryko (903,000). Jonas Kronwitter, who was able to win the PLO Series, sits in 8th place with 671,000 in chips. Day 2 starts with blinds at 4,000/8,000 and a BB ante of 8,000.
2026 Super High Roller Bowl PLO
Buy-In: $101.000
Entries: tbc
Prize Money: tbc
ITM: tbc
Chip Counts Day 1
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youness Barakat | Italy | 1,299,000 |
| 2 | Sam Soverel | USA | 991,000 |
| 3 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 903,000 |
| 4 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 862,000 |
| 5 | Sean Rafael | USA | 804,000 |
| 6 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 775,000 |
| 7 | Jason Koon | USA | 703,000 |
| 8 | Jonas Kronwitter | Austria | 671,000 |
| 9 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | 505,000 |
| 10 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 344,000 |
| 11 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | 233,000 |
Garcia Wins the PLO Championship – Kronwitter Bags Second Win and the Leaderboard