Rolling High And Fast
After an epic in Prague and a relatively slow one in Barcelona, are the days of the super-fast High Roller events in the past? PokerStars Blog takes a look at the available data.
After an epic in Prague and a relatively slow one in Barcelona, are the days of the super-fast High Roller events in the past? PokerStars Blog takes a look at the available data.
Lee Markholt opened from the button and Max Altergott moved all in out of the big blind. Markholt immediately called with and Altergott would need help as he held .
The dealer quickly ran the entire board and it came and Markholt's jacks were more than enough to eliminate Altergott.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Lee Markholt |
210,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Max Altergott | Eliminado |
Nível: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Jake Schindler raised to 6,000 from under the gun only to have Kevin MacPhee three-bet the action to 15,500 from the next seat over. The action trickled back to Schindler who thought for about a minute before moving all in for his last 42,500. MacPhee instantly called and the hands were turned over.
Schindler:
MacPhee:
The board fell , giving Schindler trip kings for the double. He now has about 90,000 while MacPhee has dropped to around 145,000.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Kevin MacPhee |
145,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
||
Jake Schindler |
90,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Donald Rae opened from early position to 7,000 and Lee Markholt called from the button. Bryn Kenney three-bet to 20,300 from the small blind which was enough to get Rae and Markholt to fold.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Bryn Kenney |
330,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
Donald Rae |
256,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
Lee Markholt |
105,000
-7,100
|
-7,100 |
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Samuel Bongard |
615,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Niall Farrell |
305,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
||
Bryn Kenney |
282,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Dominik Nitsche |
280,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Sam Trickett |
200,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Connor Drinan |
150,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Shannon Shorr |
144,000
41,600
|
41,600 |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy |
130,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Andy Philachack |
120,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
Chino Rheem | 115,000 | |
Igor Kurganov |
106,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
Steve O'Dwyer |
93,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
||
Max Altergott |
48,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
We got to the table with approximately 30,000 in the pot and the board complete and showing . Darren Elias put out a bet of 16,200 and was quickly called by Bryn Kenney. Elias snap-mucked and Kenney slid his cards to the dealer, not having to show the winning hand since Elias mucked.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Bryn Kenney |
278,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Darren Elias |
190,000
77,500
|
77,500 |
Will Failla raised to 6,000 from middle position and Zvi Stern three-bet all in for 21,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and Failla tossed out a call.
Failla:
Stern:
The flop came down , giving both players a pair of aces. Stern still led with his queen kicker, but that all changed when Failla made two pair with the on the turn. Stern needed help to stay alive on the river and he received exactly that with the . His aces and jacks with a queen kicker secured him the double and he lived to fight another day. He now has about 55,000 while Failla has dropped to 238,000.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Will Failla |
238,000
-162,000
|
-162,000 |
Zvi Stern |
55,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
We got to the table with a pot brewing between two of the big stacks in the tournament, Andre Akkari and Davidi Kitai. There was approximately 35,000 in the pot and they were on the turn with the board showing .
Akkari bet 21,000 and was called by Kitai. The river was the and Akkari checked. Kitai bet 28,000 and Akkari quickly folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Andre Akkari |
444,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
Davidi Kitai |
410,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Samuel Bongard |
580,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Will Failla |
400,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
Dan Heimiller |
390,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Davidi Kitai |
358,000
-77,000
|
-77,000 |
|
||
Kevin MacPhee |
225,000
103,700
|
103,700 |
|
||
Jason Mercier |
225,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Joe Kuether |
175,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Garrett Greer |
132,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Daniel Negreanu |
125,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Paul Volpe |
110,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
Jonathan Little |
108,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Thomas Muhlocker |
78,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Christian Harder | Eliminado |