Arthur Conan Wins $50K Super High Roller for $733,320
Following a bluff with nine-high against Seth Davies that left him with a single chip, Frenchman Arthur Conan went on an amazing run of double-ups and knockouts to parlay that one chip into all of them as he was crowned the $50,000 Super High Roller champion and awarded the $733,320 first-place prize.
The record-setting $50,000 Super High Roller attracted a total of 42 entrants on Day 1 to surpass the previous mark of 41. High roller regulars Alex Foxen, Ali Imsirovic, Darren Elias, Erik Seidel, Chris Hunichen, Dan Smith, Jake Schindler, and Jason Mercier all stumbled to the rail before it would be Aaron Van Blarcum being eliminated on the money bubble. Ilyas Muradi followed him out the door in seventh place as the final six players bagged their chips before returning for Day 2.
Chris Brewer led the final six players but was closely followed by Seth Davies and Sam Soverel while Sean Winter, Jeremy Ausmus, and Conan rounded out the rest of the final table. Ausmus would be the first to fall when his queen-ten was dominated by Brewer’s ace-queen to be eliminated in sixth place. Brewer continued to surge up the leaderboard before Winter would be left short and forced all-in with five-four and fail to improve against Davies’ pocket sevens to reduce the final table down to four players.
One of the biggest hands of the tournament followed shortly after which saw Conan raise the turn with a gutshot on Davies. Davies called, and then check-called a big river bet with two pair as Conan tapped the table in defeat and would be left with a single 25,000-denomination chip while sitting in the small blind where 15,000 of it would be committed. Conan then mounted an incredible comeback as he climbed to 100,000 in chips the next hand before break was called, and on play returning, he found three more doubles to sit just shy of one million in chips.
Conan then found a double into the chip lead when he rivered a straight against Davies. Davies day would come to an end shortly after when his trip aces were no match for Conan’s full house to leave a three-handed battle. Brewer then lost an all-in flip preflop when his ace-ten improved to a pair as Conan’s pocket sevens simultaneously improved to a flush. With Conan holding nearly 90% of the chips in play, the final hand would see Soverel all-in with king-nine and lose the runout against Conan’s pocket fives.
| Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $50,000 Super High Roller Results | |||
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1st | Arthur Conan | France | $733,320 |
| 2nd | Sam Soverel | United States | $468,510 |
| 3rd | Chris Brewer | United States | $295,365 |
| 4th | Seth Davies | United States | $203,700 |
| 5th | Sean Winter | United States | $142,590 |
| 6th | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $112,035 |
| 7th | Ilyas Muradi | United States | $81,480 |
In this one event alone, Conan has nearly doubled his lifetime tournament earnings that previously sat at $752,676. His biggest live cash prior to this Super High Roller victory was a win in the WPTDS Marrakech High Roller for $83,918.
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Winner
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Conan | 5,250,000 | - |
Sam Soverel Eliminated in 2nd Place ($468,510)
Arthur Conan moved all-in from the button and Sam Soverel called all-in from the big blind for 545,000.
Conan: [5c5s]
Soverel: [Kh9s]
The board ran out [8h5h3hJs8d] and Soverel was eliminated in second place for $468,510 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Conan | 5,250,000 |
585,000  |
| Sam Soverel | Busted |
-585,000  |
Chris Brewer Eliminated in 3rd Place ($295,365)
Chris Brewer limped the small blind and Arthur Conan raised to 125,000 from the big blind. Brewer shoved all-in for roughly 1,400,000, and Conan called.
Conan: [7d7c]
Brewer: [AhTh]
The board ran out [9d3c4cJcAc] and Conan’s flush eliminated Brewer in third place for $295,365 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Conan | 4,665,000 |
1,365,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 585,000 |
-65,000 |
| Chris Brewer | Busted |
-1,300,000 |
Top – 3
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Conan | 3,300,000 |
150,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 1,300,000 |
-470,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 650,000 |
80,000 |
Seth Davies Eliminated in 4th Place ($203,700)
Seth Davies limped the small blind and Arthur Conan raised to 105,000 from the big blind.
Davies called, and both players checked the [KcAc2c] flop. The turn fell the [4d], and after a Davies check, Conan bet 175,000.
Davies called, and when the river landed the [Ah], he checked. Conan bet out 1,300,000, and after some deliberation, Davies called all-in for 630,000.
Conan tabled his [AdKh] for a full house, and Davies flashed his [As8c] before heading to the rail in fourth place for a $203,700 payday.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Conan | 3,150,000 |
935,000 |
| Seth Davies | Busted |
-900,000 |
Arthur Conan Surges Over 2.2 Million
Seth Davies raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Arthur Conan called on the button.
The flop landed [9s6h8c] and Davies continued for 110,000 with Conan calling as the turn landed the [4h].
Davies bet 260,000, and Conan called before the river fell the [7c].
Davies bet 1,000,000 and Conan called all-in for 640,000. Davies tabled his [9c9h], but it would be Conan’s [QhTh] for a straight that earned him the double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Conan | 2,215,000 |
1,250,000 |
| Seth Davies | 900,000 |
-1,085,000 |
Rivered Pair for Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer limped in from the small blind and Seth Davies raised to 100,000 from the big blind. Brewer called, and then check-called a bet of 60,000 on the [2s3h6d] flop.
The [Jd] on the turn checked through to reveal the [7c] on the river.
Brewer bet out 80,000 and Davies called. Brewer tabled his [Ad7h], and Davies mucked.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Davies | 1,985,000 |
-525,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 1,770,000 |
485,000 |
Arthur Conan Doubles Again
Sam Soverel raised to 75,000 from under the gun before Arthur Conan moved all-in for 460,000 from the big blind.
Soverel called tabling his [AcJs] to be against Conan’s [9h9s].
The board ran out [5d9dTc3c8d] and Conan secured another double.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Conan | 965,000 |
460,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 570,000 |
-380,000 |
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