Last Updated on October 10, 2026 by Bala Kumar
Sean Perry’s shot at this year’s Super High Roller Bowl crown is over before the tournament reached its second day. The outspoken gambler bought in twice at $100,000 a time on Thursday, lost both stacks, and left the PokerGO Studio $200,000 lighter.
This year’s PokerGO Tour flagship caps every player at a single re-entry, so Perry had nothing left to fire once his second stack was gone. Ben Tollerene and Vinny Lingham suffered the same fate, using both of their entries without making it through the night.
Day 1 drew 23 entries, and 12 survived to bag chips. Seth Davies, already a two-time winner of this event, finished on top of the counts. Second place belongs to Alex Foxen, the player who knocked Perry out on both of his bullets.
How Perry’s $200,000 Disappeared
Perry was one of 17 players in their seats when cards went in the air, and his opening hour looked promising. He picked up a pot involving Nick Petrangelo and Adrian Mateos that took him from 300,000 starting chips up to 360,000.
The momentum didn’t last. By the fourth level, Perry had slipped to a mere 23,000 chips. He found two double-ups through Kristen Foxen to stay alive for a while longer, but couldn’t rebuild, and when that stack was gone he paid for his one allowed re-entry.
Kristen may have handed him chips, but her husband took them back with interest.
Foxen Strikes Twice
Early on Perry’s second stack, Alex Foxen made a straight to beat Perry’s two pair in a pot that undid most of the ground Perry had regained. The two met again in the last level of the night, and the result was the same.
Perry opened to 13,000 on the button holding J♦ 9♠. Foxen, in the small blind, called with 3♠ 3♦.
The flop came J♣ 7♠ 3♣, giving Foxen bottom set. He checked, let Perry continuation bet 10,000, then check-raised to 29,000. Perry called. When the 4♦ arrived on the turn, Foxen led for 32,000, and Perry called again.
The 9♦ on the river improved Perry to jacks and nines, top two pair, but a set still had him beaten. Foxen bet 150,000, more than enough to cover Perry’s last 114,000. Perry called, Foxen turned over his threes, and the second $100,000 entry was finished.
| Street | Board | Action |
| Preflop | — | Perry (J♦ 9♠) raises to 13,000 on the button; Foxen (3♠ 3♦) calls from the small blind |
| Flop | J♣ 7♠ 3♣ | Foxen checks, Perry bets 10,000, Foxen raises to 29,000, Perry calls |
| Turn | 4♦ | Foxen bets 32,000, Perry calls |
| River | 9♦ | Foxen bets 150,000, Perry calls all in for 114,000 and loses to a set |
Perry, Tollerene and Lingham are done for the week. Four other Day 1 casualties, Nick Schulman, Jesse Lonis, Chris Hunichen and Petrangelo, still had a re-entry in hand and could buy back in before Day 2 got under way.
| 📉 Perry’s Big Losses Since 2023Dec 2023: turned down a $400,000 deal in the Circa Survivor contest, then was eliminated and won nothingFeb 2024: lost a $1.1 million Super Bowl bet on the 49ersJun 2025: busted the $250,000 WSOP Super High Roller early on Day 2Oct 2026: two $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl XI entries, both lost on Day 1For perspective, his three cashes at the 2026 WSOP this summer totalled $153,975, which is $46,025 less than what he spent on Thursday alone. |
Davies Leads the Chase for a Third SHRB Title
With Perry gone, every other player in the room is now chasing Seth Davies. The American bagged 882,000, which works out to 110 big blinds for the restart.
Davies won this event twice in 2024. The first came at SHRB IX in Cyprus, a $300,000 buy-in that paid him $3.2 million. Two months later he claimed the $100,000 PLO version in Las Vegas for another $1.5 million. A third Super High Roller Bowl win would cement his place among the most successful players in the event’s history.
He won’t have an easy path. Foxen, who is very much in the running for 2026 WSOP Player of the Year, sits right behind him on 768,000. Despite all his high-roller success, Foxen has just one Super High Roller Bowl cash on his record: second place behind Isaac Haxton back in 2018.
Defending champion Joao Simao is also very much alive with 548,000. The Brazilian finished runner-up in this week’s PLO edition and has banked more than $10 million in tournament prizes over the last few weeks. His recent results also include a $7.2 million Triton win in Jeju, the largest tournament score ever by a Brazilian player.
Igor Yaroshevskyy, Talal Shakerchi, Jeremy Ausmus and Jason Koon round out a Day 2 lineup with no easy seats. Ausmus is a familiar name for Perry watchers: he beat Perry to the overall PokerGO Cup title in 2022, the series where Perry recorded his career-best $640,000 win.
Recent Super High Roller Bowl Champions
| Year | Champion | Prize | Runner-Up |
| 2025 | Joao Simao | $1.1 million | Jason Koon |
| 2024 | Seth Davies | $3.2 million | Juan Pardo |
| 2023 | Isaac Haxton | $2.8 million | — |
| 2022 | Daniel Negreanu | $3.3 million | Nick Petrangelo |
Four of the players who bagged chips on Thursday, Davies, Simao, Koon and Foxen, have either won this event or finished second in it before.
Day 1 Leaderboard: Who Bagged Chips
| Position | Player | Nationality | Stack | BBs |
| 1 | Seth Davies | United States | 882,000 | 110 |
| 2 | Alex Foxen | United States | 768,000 | 96 |
| 3 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 749,000 | 94 |
| 4 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 704,000 | 88 |
| 5 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 572,000 | 72 |
| 6 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 558,000 | 70 |
| 7 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 548,000 | 69 |
| 8 | David Coleman | United States | 533,000 | 67 |
| 9 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 474,000 | 59 |
| 10 | Kristen Foxen | Canada | 423,000 | 53 |
| 11 | Jason Koon | United States | 347,000 | 43 |
| 12 | Brock Wilson | United States | 344,000 | 43 |
Late registration ran right up to the Day 2 restart, so Thursday’s 23-entry total could still climb, and the prize pool with it.
Play restarted on Friday, October 9, at 1 p.m. Pacific inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino, and the PokerGO broadcast picked up the action three hours later. We will update this story with the final results and payouts once they are confirmed.
FAQs
How much did Sean Perry lose at the Super High Roller Bowl XI?
Sean Perry bought in twice at $100,000, the maximum the event allows, for a total of $200,000. Both entries were eliminated on Day 1, so he won nothing.
Who knocked Sean Perry out of the Super High Roller Bowl XI?
Alex Foxen eliminated Perry on both entries. In the final hand, Perry’s top two pair, jacks and nines, lost to Foxen’s set of threes.
Who is leading the Super High Roller Bowl XI?
Seth Davies led after Day 1 with 882,000 chips, followed by Alex Foxen on 768,000 and Igor Yaroshevskyy on 749,000.
How many players entered the Super High Roller Bowl XI?
There were 23 entries on Day 1, and 12 players advanced to Day 2. Registration stayed open until Day 2 began, so the final total could be higher.
Who won the Super High Roller Bowl in 2025?
Joao Simao won the 2025 Super High Roller Bowl for $1.1 million, defeating Jason Koon heads-up.
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