WSOP 2026: Samuel Mullur leads the field in the $250k NLH Super High Roller

The $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Super High Roller (#41) is the most expensive event of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas. The DACH players are well represented, with Samuel Mullur leading the field into Day 2.1,500,000 chips and 60-minute levels were the starting conditions, with eight levels completed on Day 1. Late registration is open until the end of level 10 on Day 2. 41 entries were recorded, with 31 players bagging chips. Notable players who ended the day without chips include Bernhard Binder, Jans Arends, and Ben Heath.Danny Tang also had no chips left, losing in the last hand of the day with against Christoph Vogelsang’s Kings. Samuel Mullur took the lead with 4,315,000 chips, while Christoph Vogelsang is in third place with 4,220,000. Matthias Eibinger is also doing well with 1,955,000, while Leon Sturm sits at the bottom of the chip count with 385,000 chips. GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu also got off to a good start, sitting in fourth place with 2,970,000 chips.Nothing is decided yet, and we can still expect numerous late registrations despite the high buy-in.

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WSOP Event #41: No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller

Buy-In: $1,000 Entries: 41 / tba Prize Pool: tba Paid Places: tbaRemaining Players: 31 Blinds: 15,000/30,000; BB Ante: 30,000

Chip Counts from Day 1

Rank	Name	Nation	Chip Count
1	Samuel Mullur	Austria	4,315,000
2	Brandon Wilson	USA	4,295,000
3	Christoph Vogelsang	Germany	4,220,000
4	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	2,970,000
5	Sean Winter	USA	2,870,000
6	Aleksejs Ponakovs	Latvia	2,730,000
7	Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	Montenegro	2,650,000
8	Artur Martirosian	Russia	2,445,000
9	Johannes Straver	Netherlands	2,325,000
10	Biao Ding	China	2,050,000
11	Martin Kabrhel	Czech Republic	2,045,000
12	Jesse Lonis	USA	2,035,000
13	Jason Koon	USA	2,000,000
14	Matthias Eibinger	Austria	1,955,000
15	Thomas Boivin	Belgium	1,955,000
16	Vinny Lingham	USA	1,875,000
17	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	1,735,000
18	David Einhorn	USA	1,725,000
19	Santhosh Suvarna	India	1,665,000
20	Adrian Mateos	Spain	1,655,000
21	Emilien Pitavy	France	1,520,000
22	Nicholas Petrangelo	USA	1,520,000
23	Mikita Badziakouski	Belarus	1,430,000
24	Kristen Foxen	Canada	1,425,000
25	Ignacio Moron	Spain	1,275,000
26	Alex Foxen	USA	1,255,000
27	Barak Wisbrod	Israel	1,220,000
28	Benjamin Heath	United Kingdom	835,000
29	Alexandros Theologis	Greece	665,000
30	Alex Kulev	Bulgaria	400,000
31	Leon Sturm	Germany	385,000