17 Players Return for $1,704,400 First-Place Prize in $50,000 Super High Roller
Welcome to the final day of Event #7: $50,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em here at the 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise at the beautiful Atlantis Resort. The tournament attracted 137 entries during yesterday's Day 1 and 17 of them have made it through to today to battle it out for a bracelet and the first-place prize of $1,704,400.
According to the WSOP+ App, the chip leader is Seth Gottlieb with 5,250,000 in chips, worth 66 big blinds. He is followed in the top three by Erik Seidel and Jonathan Jaffe.
Chris Brewer is sitting in fourth place and is looking to win his second bracelet today to win another $100,000 on top of the first-place prize due to the WSOP Paradise Parlay promotion.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Gottlieb | United States | 5,250,000 | 66 |
| 2 | Erik Seidel | United States | 4,265,000 | 53 |
| 3 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | 2,815,000 | 35 |
| 4 | Chris Brewer | United States | 2,660,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 2,395,000 | 30 |
| 6 | Koichi Chiba | Japan | 2,365,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | United Kingdom | 1,650,000 | 21 |
| 8 | Ivan Luca | Argentina | 1,650,000 | 21 |
| 9 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,565,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 1,490,000 | 19 |
Sorel Mizzi, Mike Watson, Santhosh Suvarna, Nick Petrangelo, GGpoker Ambassador Jason Koon, Timothy Adams, and Daniel Dvoress join the above players in today's battle for the big prizes.
Ren Lin, Sam Greenwood, and Lucas Greenwood cashed for $82,200 each already, while Artur Martirosian won $42,600 as the first player to cash last night.
When the action kicks off at 1 p.m. local time, they will play 40-minute levels throughout the day and kick off with Level 15, which features a small blind of 40,000, a big blind of 80,000, and a big blind ante of 80,000. A 15-minute break is scheduled after every three levels, with a possible dinner break to be determined.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,704,400 |
| 2 | $1,052,800 |
| 3 | $778,300 |
| 4 | $582,100 |
| 5 | $440,500 |
| 6 | $337,300 |
| 7 | $261,400 |
| 8 | $205,000 |
| 9 | $162,800 |
| 10-11 | $130,900 |
| 12-13 | $106,500 |
| 14-17 | $93,200 |
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team to see who will be taking that gold WSOP bracelet home with them.