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Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$9,595,000
Total Entries
202
Level
28
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
13
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 202
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Level 28
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
On Saturday, July 11, the final 13 players from a 202-entry field returned to battle to a winner in Event #90: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em of the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The returning players had at least $122,526 in prize money locked up, but each had their eyes fixed on getting an even larger piece of the $9,595,000 prize pool. After nine hours of play, it was the UK’s Jamie Dwan who claimed the $2,276,691 first-place prize and his first gold bracelet.
It marked a new career-high score for the 26-year-old Dwan, who previously had a total of $806,208 in lifetime earnings, by quite a margin. According to The Hendon Mob, his prior best was $76,254 for finishing fourth in the 2025 EPT Malta €3,250 Mystery Bounty Event.
"This is my first-ever $50K. It is the most I've ever had invested in a tournament. It was a huge shot take, and I've just won it," an ecstatic Dwan told PokerNews after the win. "None of this feels real; it feels insane. This was just like a big punt at the end of the series. I was having a winning summer. I was like, I'll punt it. I'll have a go at it, you know. It feels like a dream; it doesn't feel real."
While it was by far his largest live score, Dwan is an accomplished online player, having amassed millions on the online felt, though his largest virtual score was just $120,000. And something he hasn't won online is a gold bracelet.
"It means so much to me," Dwan said of the jewelry. " My mum's not very well, and all I wanted to do this summer was come back to her with a bracelet. I've done it, and I've done it in one of the biggest tournaments of the year. It means so much, so much."
Just before this year’s WSOP in Las Vegas, Dwan actually captured gold at the WSOP International Circuit Aix-en-Provence, taking down Event #11: €3,500 Super High Roller for $58,921.
Dwan’s win was hard-earned as he had to overcome a 5-to-1 chip deficit in heads-up play against bracelet winner Daniel Rezaei, not to mention a final day that included two Poker Hall of Famers in Erik Seidel and Daniel Negreanu, Women in Poker Hall of Famer Kristen Foxen, and poker’s all-time money leader in Bryn Kenney.
"It's what poker dreams are made of," Dwan said of the field he had to navigate on his way to victory. "I remember when I first started playing poker and watching these people. I don't even play with them that often, but then beating them when I never really had the biggest stack... You know, bobbing around for a while, to win a big flip against Negreanu, who was one of the people who got me into poker. It doesn't feel real, it feels like a dream; it's insane.”
Event #90 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Dwan | United Kingdom | $2,276,691 |
| 2 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | $1,517,782 |
| 3 | Bryn Kenney | United States | $1,041,908 |
| 4 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | Lithuania | $731,733 |
| 5 | Josef Schusteritsch | Austria | $526,030 |
| 6 | Timur Margolin | Israel | $387,298 |
| 7 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | $292,221 |
| 8 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $226,086 |
Within the first three hours, Chris Brewer (13th - $122,526), Sebastian Gaehl (12th - $122,526), Seidel (11th - $146,295), and Eric Yanovsky (10th - $146,295) all hit the rail. At that point, Foxen ran two black jacks smack dab into the two red kings of Josef Schusteritsch to exit in ninth place and bring about the official final table.
Negreanu was seeking his second bracelet of the summer, but his quest came to an end when his ace-king failed to win a flip against the pocket nines of Dwan. He was followed out the door by Daniel Smiljkovic, who couldn't get lucky with ace-four against the ace-king of Paulius Vaitiekunas.
Three-time bracelet winner Timur Margolin was the next to go after growing short and having his pocket queens outdrawn by Kenney’s ace-ten, and then a short-stacked Schusteritsch bowed out in fifth.
It was during four-handed play that Rezaei built a big stack and put it to good use, especially after the dinner break. After Dwan got lucky to double with queens against the kings of Vaitiekunas, the latter was left short. Rezaei got most of the remaining chips, while Dwan technically finished Vaitiekunas off one hand later.
In the very next hand after that, Rezaei dispatched Kenny, who collected $1,041,908 for his third-place finish. That brought Kenny's total atop poker's all-time money list up to $89,094,210, according to The Hendon Mob.
Rezaei began heads-up play with a 5-to-1 chip lead over Dwan, but the two engaged in a back-and-forth affair that saw the chip lead exchange hands several times. In the final hand, Dwan had pulled out to a nice lead, and his ace-jack held against the ace-ten of Rezaei.
Rezaei claimed his first bracelet back in December at the 2025 WSOP Paradise Event #4: $50,000 High Roller Turbo, good for $1,900,000, but was denied a second piece of hardware in the $50k High Roller. Even so, he took home $1,517,782 in prize money for his runner-up finish.
That does it for PokerNews coverage of Event #90: $50,000 High Roller NLH, but you can follow our live updates from the $10,000 Main Event and other 2026 WSOP tournaments by clicking here.
Level 28
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Jamie Dwan raised to 1,500,000 from the button, and Daniel Rezaei three-bet to 4,300,000 from the big blind. Dwan ripped it in, and Rezaei called off his remaining 13,800,000.
Daniel Rezaei: A♠10♠ 
Jamie Dwan: A♣J♦
Dwan had the chance to win the title, and he had Rezaei crushed with the better kicker.
The 3♦3♥5♣ flop offered up some chopping possibilities for Rezaei, and the 4♣ turn added even more outs.
The dealer burned a card and revealed the Q♦ river, keeping Dwan's ace-jack as the best hand.
Dwan and his huge rail of supporters erupted into celebration that echoed throughout the entire Paris Ballroom and beyond.
Dwan and Rezaei embraced, as Rezaei had to settle for a runner-up finish, while Dwan was crowned champion and became $2,276,691 richer.
Level 28
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
With just 72 players remaining in this year's WSOP Main Event, one player took the meaning of "tanking" to a new extreme, deliberating for over 15 minutes in an unsuccessful bid to secure a $20,000 pay jump.
On Day 6 of poker's world championship event, Loren Klein found himself all-in with just one chip behind, and was allowed to stall for an exceptionally long time before floor staff finally intervened.
Tyler Gaston, the player who contested the pot with Klein, told his opponent he would let him take his time to try to reach the next pay jump as action continued at the other tables.
Level 28
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Jamie Dwan raised to 1,100,000 from the button, and Daniel Rezaei called from the big blind.
Rezaei check-called a bet of 1,200,000 from Dwan on the 9♥K♣8♥ flop, but check-folded as soon as Dwan reached for chips after the A♦ landed on the turn.
Level 28
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Jamie Dwan raised the button to 1,500,000 and then called when Daniel Rezaei made it 5,500,000 to go from the big.
Rezaei check-called a bet of 3,500,000 on the 8♠J♥8♣ flop and then both players checked the Q♥ turn.
When the A♣ completed the board on the river, Rezaei bet 3,200,000 and Dwan moved all in. Rezaei had 15,000,000 behind and burned a time extension before folding.
Dwan's rail celebrated and encouraged their man to show his hand, which he did by flipping over the J♣9♠.
Level 28
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Daniel Rezaei raised to 1,500,000 from the button, and Jamie Dwan called from the big blind.
Both players checked the 9♣Q♠3♠ flop before the 8♦ landed on the turn. Dwan led out for 1,600,000, and Rezaei called.
The 5♦ completed the board, and Dwan gathered together a bet of 7,000,000. After a brief tank, Rezaei made the call.
Dwan proudly tabled 7♣6♠ for a rivered straight to win the pot and move back into the chip lead.
Level 28
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
With cards back in the air, Daniel Rezaei raised to 1,500,000 from the button, and Jamie Dwan called from the big blind.
Dwan checked the 8♥4♦8♠ flop, and Rezaei bet 800,000. Dwan stuck around with a call.
Both players checked the J♠ turn before Dwan led 1,800,000 on the A♥ river. Rezaei called.
Dwan tabled J♣10♦ for a pair of jacks, but it was second best to Rezaei's A♣7♥ for a pair of aces.
Level 28
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
The final two players, who are now relatively close in chips, have agreed to take an impromptu 10-minute break. During this time, the tournament staff will be racing off the green T25,000 chips.
Level 28
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Jamie Dwan had dropped down to 13,750,000 when he three-bet jammed over the top of a 1,500,000 raise from Daniel Rezaei, who called to try and close out the tournament.
Jamie Dwan: K♥9♥
Daniel Rezaei: Q♦J♦
Dwan was ahead, but not after the 10♠3♠J♣ flop paired Rezaei. However, the lead was only temporary as the Q♥ spiked on the turn to give Dwan a straight.
Rezaei was drawing live to a full house, but he came up empty when the 10♥ bricked the river.
