Santhosh Suvarna won the World Series of Poker Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em for $5,415,152. Suvarna was one of the stars from the last season of High Stakes Poker, and appearing in other high-stakes cash game streams. This was Suvarna’s second WSOP bracelet. His first WSOP bracelet came from winning €50,000 No Limit Hold’em – WSOPE 50k Diamond High Roller event for $695,291 in 2023.
“I’m feeling very happy,” Suvarna said, “Every day, I’m learning. I’m doing very good.”
The event had 75 entries, which generated a prize pool of $18,675,000 with 12 players in the money. The min-cash was $506,757. We saw plenty of known players in this tournament, starting with Phil Ivey, Adrian Mateos, Ben Tollerene, Mikita Badziakouski and others.
Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Santhosh Suvarna | India | $5,415,152 |
| 2 |  Ben Tollerene | United States | $3,537,135 |
| 3 | Chris Hunichen | United States | $2,397,312 |
| 4 |  Matthias Eibinger | Austria | $1,688,278 |
| 5 | Charles Hook | United States | $1,237,296 |
| 6 | Taylor von Kriegenbergh | United States | $945,219 |
| 7 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $754,052 |
| 8 |  Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | $629,407 |
| 9 | Sean Winter | United States | $550,878 |
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Final Table Action
At the start of the final table, Ben Tollerene was holding the chip lead with 91 big blinds. Mikita Badziakouski was shortest stack with 15 big blinds.
Sean Winter was unlucky when he cold 4-bet with K♠K♥ against Tollerene’s UTG open and von Kriegenbergh’s 3-bet from HJ. Tollerene folded J♠J♣, Von Kriegenbergh used all of his time bank chips, and 5-bet shoved with Q♦Q♣. Winter had Von Kriegenbergh dominated, but the flop showed 9♦Q♥3♦, giving von Kriegenbergh a top set. The turn was 6♦, and the river was 7♦, improving Von Kriegenbergh to flush. Winter was eliminated in ninth place for $550,878.
Mikita Badziakouski opened from HJ with A♥8♣, Eibinger raised from SB with J♥J♦, putting Badziakouski into the tank for a few minutes before he called, and all-in. The board ran Q♥9♥10♦3♠6♠, and pocket jacks held. Badziakouski was eliminated in eighth place for $629,407.
Ben Tollerene opened from UTG with A♠10♣, Ausmus shoved from CO with Q♠Q♦, and Tollerene called after thinking for a bit. The flop J♣10♦8♦ was dangerous for Tollerene as Ausmus flopped an open-ended straight draw plus backdoor flushdraw and still had two overcards. The turn 4♦ gave Ausmus more outs, but the river was 8♣, ending the dream, and Ausmus was out in seventh place for $754,052.
Tollerene opened from UTG with J♣10♦, and Von Kriegenbergh called from BTN with K♠K♥. The flop came K♣6♦3♥, Tollerene c-bets, and Von Kriegenbergh called with top set. The turn was 9♥, giving Tollerene an open-ended straight draw, and he continued to bet. Von Kriegenbergh called again; the river was Q♦; Tollerene hit his straight and bet again. Von Kriegenbergh raised; Tollerene paused for a bit and put Von Kriegenbergh all-in with a raise. Von Kriegenbergh quickly called and was eliminated in sixth place for $945,219.
Fifth place was reserved for Charles Hook, who jammed with 10♥10♦ against Hunuchen’s Co open, Tollerene re-shoved from SB with A♠K♥, and Hunichen folded A♣J♦. The dealer put 2♦2♥4♦2♣2♠ on the table, counterfeiting pocket tens and giving A-high the win. Hook was out with $1,237,296 in his pocket.
Next to leave was Matthias Eibinger, who called from BB against Tollerene’s SB shove. Eibinger had 2♠2♣ vs. Tollerene’s K♠9♠, and once again, Tollerene came out as the winner after the board ran J♦10♣8♥7♣4♣ giving him straight on the turn. Einbinger was eliminated in fourth place for $1,688,278.
Hunichen opened from BTN with K♠3♠, and Suvarna defended his big blinds with a call holding 10♦2♦. The dealer spread the 4♥2♠10♠, Suvarna checked, Hunichen c-bet, and Suvarna raised. Hunichen went for a shove, and Suvarna snap-called. Both players hit the flop, but Suvarna was ahead with two pairs. The turn was K♦, giving Hunichen some outs, but the river was 8♥, and Hunichen was eliminated in third place for $2,397,312.
Heads-Up
Going into the heads-up battle, Tollerene was ahead, but Suvarna had more than enough chips to fight back.
After the big hand, Tollerene was left short-stacked. The last hand action was short and simple: Tolleren went all-in with Q♦4♣, and Suvarna called with 10♥7♣. The board ran J♠A♥5♥A♠10♠, and Suvarna rivered the win. Ben Tollerene was eliminated in second place for $3,537,135.
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