Chris Brewer Leads Final 6 in $50k Super High Roller
The action heated up on Wednesday at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown with the $50,000 buy-in Super High Roller taking center stage in Salon West at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
The 42-entrant field was the biggest ever for a $50,000 buy-in tournament at Seminole as it eclipsed the previous mark by one player. The $2,037,000 prize pool would reserve payouts for the top seven finishers with the grand prize of $733,320 set aside for the eventual champion.
Beginning the day with over 30 unique players, a who’s who of high roller regular came and went as the likes of Alex Foxen, Ali Imsirovic, Darren Elias, Erik Seidel, Chris Hunichen, Dan Smith, Jake Schindler, and Jason Mercier all found themselves on the rail. Once the tournament was reduced to the final table of eight, it would be Aaron Van Blarcum being eliminated on the money bubble after he lost a flip to Sean Winter.
With the final seven players now in-the-money, recently crowned WPT Champion Ilyas Muradi would fall in seventh place after running into the pocket aces of Chris Brewer. Once play concluded shortly after following the completion of 15 levels of play, it would be Brewer on top with 1,640,000 in chips. Just behind Brewer is Seth Davies who amassed a stack of 1,520,000 in chips, while Sam Soverel sits with 1,145,000 in chips. Rounding out the final table is Sean Winter who finished on 510,000, while the bottom of the leaderboard sees Jeremy Ausmus (260,000) and Arthur Conan (170,000) battling with 13 and 9 big blinds respectively.
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Arthur Conan | France | 170,000 |
| 2 | Sam Soverel | United States | 1,145,000 |
| 3 | Chris Brewer | United States | 1,640,000 |
| 4 | Seth Davies | United States | 1,520,000 |
| 5 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 260,000 |
| 6 | Sean Winter | United States | 510,000 |
The final six players are all guaranteed $112,035 in prize money, while all eyes remain on the $733,320 first-place prize.
Play is set to resume on Thursday, April 22, at 2 p.m. ET from Salon West at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. PokerGO will continue to provide live updates from the $50k Super High Roller until the champion is crowned.
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End-of-Day 1 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Brewer | 1,640,000 |
85,000  |
| Seth Davies | 1,520,000 |
-40,000  |
| Sam Soverel | 1,145,000 |
125,000 |
| Sean Winter | 510,000 |
-95,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 260,000 |
-65,000 |
| Arthur Conan | 170,000 |
-40,000 |
Ilyas Muradi Eliminated in 7th Place ($81,480)
On a board of [Th9s5h6s], Ilyas Muradi was all-in for roughly his last 400,000 holding [Ah9h] against Chris Brewer and his [AsAd].
The river landed the [7c], and Muradi was eliminated in seventh place for $81,480 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Brewer | 1,555,000 |
530,000 |
| Ilyas Muradi | Busted |
-470,000 |
The Money
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Davies | 1,560,000 |
335,000 |
| Chris Brewer | 1,025,000 |
-145,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 1,020,000 |
40,000 |
| Sean Winter | 605,000 |
-5,000 |
| Ilyas Muradi | 470,000 |
5,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 325,000 |
5,000 |
| Arthur Conan | 210,000 |
-50,000 |
Aaron Van Blarcum Eliminated in 8th Place
Aaron Van Blarcum shoved his last 195,000 into the middle from the cutoff, and Sean Winter called in the small blind.
Van Blarcum: [3s3h]
Winter: [AdQh]
The board ran out [9c6s8sAh8h] and Van Blarcum was eliminated on the money bubble in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Winter | 610,000 |
130,000 |
| Aaron Van Blarcum | Busted |
-175,000 |
Sam Soverel vs. Sean Winter
Sean Winter raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and Sam Soverel called from the big blind.
The [6h8c2d3s4c] board checked through to the river where Soverel bet out 45,000 and Winter folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Soverel | 980,000 |
-100,000 |
| Sean Winter | 480,000 |
-100,000 |
Aaron Van Blarcum Trending Down
Sam Soverel raised to 30,000 in the cutoff and both Seth Davies and Aaron Van Blarcum called from the blinds.
The [9sQs3c] flop checked through to reveal the [Tc] on the turn. Davies checked and Van Blarcum bet out 55,000 before Soverel folded.
Davies check-raised to enough to put Van Blarcum all-in for his last 175,000, and after a few minutes of deliberation, Van Blarcum folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Davies | 1,225,000 |
115,000 |
| Aaron Van Blarcum | 175,000 |
-100,000 |
Seth Davies vs. Jeremy Ausmus
With roughly 120,000 in the middle and the board reading [5h8h9hJh], Seth Davies checked from the big blind to Jeremy Ausmus in middle position who bet out 65,000.
Davies check-raised to 180,000, and Ausmus called as the river landed the [2h]. Davies announced he was all-in for 610,000, and Ausmus elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Davies | 1,110,000 |
240,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 320,000 |
-215,000 |
Final Table
The final eight players have redrawn to the final table with 25 seconds remaining in Level 14, and the button on Sam Soverel.
Seat 1: Arthur Conan
Seat 2: Ilyas Muradi
Seat 3: Sam Soverel
Seat 4: Chris Brewer
Seat 5: Seth Davies
Seat 6: Aaron Van Blarcum
Seat 7: Jeremy Ausmus
Seat 8: Sean Winter
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Brewer | 1,170,000 |
65,000 |
| Sam Soverel | 1,080,000 |
-440,000 |
| Seth Davies | 870,000 |
645,000 |
| Sean Winter | 580,000 |
-275,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 535,000 |
185,000 |
| Ilyas Muradi | 465,000 | - |
| Aaron Van Blarcum | 275,000 |
-235,000 |
| Arthur Conan | 260,000 |
-185,000 |
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