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2023 WSOP Paradise

Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 WSOP Paradise

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
$2,726,300
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$13,325,000
Entries
533
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
156
Players Left
24

Koon Leads Flight Full Of Game of Gold Stars In $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

A star-packed day of high-roller action has wrapped up in Day 1a of Event #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Roller Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise in The Bahamas with none other than GGPoker ambassador Jason Koon bagging a commanding chip lead.

Koon, who sits fourth on poker's all-time money list with over $52.6 million in earnings, is after his second bracelet as he leads the final 24 players from the first flight, including Koon's fellow Game of Gold contestants Daniel Negreanu and Fedor Holz, as well as nine-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel.

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

End Of Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

 PLAYERCOUNTRYCHIP COUNT
1Jason KoonUnited States6,000,000
2Fedor HolzGermany4,730,000
3Artur MartirosianRussia4,670,000
4Klemens RoiterAustria3,150,000
5Laurynas LevinskasLithuania2,640,000
6Alex LivingstonUnited States2,270,000
7Seth DaviesUnited States2,010,000
8Daniel NegreanuCanada1,955,000
9Jason MercierUnited States1,550,000
10Kazuhiko YotsushikaJapan1,470,000

High Stakes Action & An Excited Mystery Bounty Contestant

After a slight delay to the 2 p.m. start, dozens of players made their way into the high-stakes tournament area of the Atlantis Conference Center as the field quickly grew to more than a hundred players.

There was no shortage of elite pros in the Day 1 field, including Kristen Foxen, Joao Vieira, Sam and Lucas Greenwood, Sam Soverel, 2022 Main Event champion Espen Jorstad and reigning champion Daniel Weinman, who is fresh off a runner-up finish in the WSOPC Cherokee Main Event for $215,576 in his first tournament since his $12.1 million victory this summer.

San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker delivered the "shuffle up and deal" announcement before hopping into the high-roller action. Unfortunately for the four-time NBA champion, he was eliminated in the first level of play.

Tony Parker
Tony Parker

As high-level decisions were made at the high-roller tables, screams of joy were heard elsewhere as New York's Jeremy Dan pulled the $500,000 bounty in Event #1: $1,500 Mystery Millions before darting around the tournament room in excitement.

Jeremy Dan
Jeremy Dan starts his victory lap.

Play slowed down as the field got smaller with only 24 places advancing to Day 2. Another Game of Gold star, Josh Arieh, and Austria's Thomas Muehloecker were among those to soft bubble before 2013 Main Event champ Ryan Riess was eliminated in 25th place to miss out on a bag and a payday.

There's still one more starting flight to go in the $25,000 buy-in event that boasts a guaranteed prize pool of $10 million. Day 1b will follow the same structure as the first starting flight as action gets underway on Wednesday at 2 p.m. local time with blinds of 500/1,000/1,000.

Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here at Atlantis Resort and will be back tomorrow for continued coverage of the $25,000 GGMillion$ High Roller Championship.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuDaniel WeinmanErik SeidelEspen JorstadFedor HolzJason KoonJeremy DanJoao VieiraJosh AriehKristen FoxenLucas GreenwoodSam SoverelSan Antonio SpursThomas MuehloeckerTony Parker