Day 1 of the $100k Super High Roller Bowl XI is done. Seth Davies and Alex Foxen collected the most chips. Defending champion Joao Simao is also still in the tournament.
At ARIA Las Vegas, the starting day of the $100k SHR Bowl 2026 was played. Nineteen players took part, plus four re‑entries. The $2.3 million prize pool might change, however. Registration and re‑entries are still possible until the start of Day 2.
Nick Petrangelo, Chris Hunichen, Vinny Lingham, Ben Tollerene, Jesse Lonis, and Sean Perry had to pack up early. Nick Schulman also bowed out shortly before the end of the day, with 
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Twelve players bagged up. Seth Davies leads the field with 882,000 chips. Behind him are Alex Foxen (768,000; photo) and Igor Yaroshevskyy (749,000). Joao Simao (548,000), who won the tournament last year, goes into the next round from 7th place. Day 2 starts with blinds at 4,000/8,000.
Super High Roller Bowl XI
Buy-In: $101.000
Entries: tbc
Prize Money: tbc
ITM: tbc
Players: 12
Blinds: 4,000/8,000; BB Ante: 8,000
Day 1 Chip Count
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Davies | USA | 882,000 |
| 2 | Alex Foxen | USA | 768,000 |
| 3 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 749,000 |
| 4 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 704,000 |
| 5 | Jeremy Ausmus | USA | 572,000 |
| 6 | Brandon Wilson | USA | 558,000 |
| 7 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 548,000 |
| 8 | David Coleman | USA | 533,000 |
| 9 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 474,000 |
| 10 | Kristen Foxen | Canada | 423,000 |
| 11 | Jason Koon | USA | 347,000 |
| 12 | Brock Wilson | USA | 344,000 |
