$500,000 Super High Roller Bowl Dia 1 | 2015 Super High Roller Series

2015-07-03 03:20 UTC-7

David Peters Leads Talented Field in Inaugural $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl

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Nível 9 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Lots of big names and faces dotted the Super High Roller Series website in the months leading up to the inaugural $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl as anticipated competitors in the event. There was a good mix of top professionals and casual poker hobbyists with deep pockets, but when the cards hit the air on Thursday afternoon the field was packed full of elite poker talent. There was certainly many more top professionals than businessmen, and the turnout looked to be one of the toughest super high roller fields ever produced.

All told, 43 entries were generated and a prize pool of $21.5 million was generated. That number made this event the 15th largest in live poker history in terms of prize pool, and a staggering $7.525 million has been set atop for the winner to claim. After Day 1, the man best positioned was David Peters following an impressive start that saw him bag up 2.153 million in chips.

As mentioned, this superior field was filled with some of poker's best. Looking around the room, sightings of Phil Ivey, Dan Smith, Fabian Quoss, Tobias Reinkemeier, Doug Polk, Jason Mercier, Fedor Holz, Ole Schemion, and Isaac Haxton were had, but those sightings didn't last as all those names failed to advance out of the first day.

Ivey was eliminated by Scott Seiver, with the 10-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner falling in Level 8. Seiver put Ivey all in on the river the board, and Ivey tank-called for his tournament life. When Seiver tabled the for two pair, Ivey mucked his hand and darted towards the exit. Seiver went on to bag up 2.008 million in chips.

Of those joining Peters and Seiver in moving to Day 2 were Connor Drinan, Daniel Negreanu, David "Doc" Sands, Andrew Lichtenberger, and the man who just can't seem to do wrong in these exclusive events, Dan Colman.

Colman most famously won the 2014 WSOP Big One for One Drop for over $15.3 million and has had four seven-figure scores outside of that one in less than a year and a half. Just a few days ago, Colman landed himself at the final table of the WSOP $111,111 High Roller for One Drop and took third for over $1.5 million. With a stack of 851,000 going forward in this event and his extreme success with large sums of money on the line, Colman is a heavy favorite.

With 27 players surviving, Day 2 will see them all return to the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas at 2 p.m. local time. The top seven spots are set to pay out, and with that will come a large $860,000 bubble. Just as we were today, PokerNews will be on hand from start to finish for continued live coverage straight from the tournament floor. Until then, get some rest and get ready for plenty more high-stakes poker coming your way!

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Connor Drinan Dan Colman Dan Smith Daniel Colman Daniel Negreanu David Peters David Sands Doug Polk Fabian Quoss Fedor Holz Isaac Haxton Jason Mercier Ole Schemion Phil Ivey Scott Seiver Tobias Reinkemeier

2015-07-03 01:54 UTC-7

PokerNews Podcast Episode #311: Jungleman in Benghazi feat. Bart Hanson

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Nível 8 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The podcast starts off on a somber note as the crew discusses a medical emergency during the ONE DROP High Roller, but picks up when Bart Hanson joins the program to talk about many things, including the 25K Fantasy League, Daniel Cates' trip to Benghazi, coaching in China, and more.

You can subscribe to the entire iBus Media Network on iTunes here, or you can access the RSS feed here. The PokerNews family of podcasts is now available on Stitcher.

Tags: Bart Hanson PokerNews Podcast

2015-07-03 01:33 UTC-7

One Drop Champions Clash and Colman Comes Out On Top

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Nível 8 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Antonio Esfandiari and Dan Colman share something in common, as they each won the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker. Esfandiari won the inaugural event in 2012, and Colman was the second installment in 2014.

On this hand, the two battled in a pot that would see Esfandiari crippled by Colman.

Colman opened to 24,000 from early position before action folded to Esfandiari in the small blind. The man known to many as "The Magician" reraised and made it 75,000 to go. Play got back to Colman, and he called to see the flop come down . After Colman checked, Esfandiari bet 54,000. Colman made the call to see the turn.

The landed on fourth street, and Colman checked again. Esfandiari slide forward 104,000. Colman stood his ground and made the call.

The river was the to complete the board, and Colman passed the action over to Esfandiari one last time with a check. Esfandiari announced that he was all in, a bet worth nearly all of his stack. Colman had 213,000 left and that's what Esfandiari's shove was for, but Esfandiari only had 9,000 more than Colman.

Colman studied for a bit of time, then tossed in a time extension plaque for some more thought. Eventually, he called.

"Ahhh!" yelled Esfandiari right away when Colman called. "Ace high."

Esfandiari turned up the for exactly that, ace high. Colman tabled the for a pair of nines, and that would be the winning hand to give Colman the double.

"You don't give up, huh?" asked Esfandiari to Colman.

Colman began stacking his chips and talking along the lines of how it's hard to make a decision without a ton of time. He said that he basically just crossed his fingers and called given the time he had. Esfandiari had some gripes of his own with the hand, saying that he has aces or kings there "90 percent of the time." Either way, Colman picked off his fellow One Drop winner and left Esfandiari with 9,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dan Colman	910,000 335,000	335,000
Antonio Esfandiari	9,000 -491,000	-491,000

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Dan Colman Daniel Colman

2015-07-03 01:27 UTC-7

Ivey Eliminated by Seiver

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Nível 8 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Scott Seiver raised to 25,000 from the hijack and Phil Ivey called from the cutoff.

The flop came down and Seiver continued for 30,000. Ivey called to see the turn where Seiver bet 65,000. Another call from Ivey landed the river. After a few moments Seiver shoved for effectively 195,000-ish, sending Ivey into the tank. After using one of his timebank cards, Ivey slid in the rest of his chips.

Seiver tabled for aces and jacks, Ivey mucked and Seiver scored the elimination.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Scott Seiver	1,780,000 340,000	340,000

Phil Ivey	Eliminado

Tags: Phil Ivey Scott Seiver

2015-07-02 23:41 UTC-7

Holz Gone, Seiver Crushing, and Ivey Talking

Nível 6 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Scott Seiver has been on a tear lately, and he just won two more important pots. One he took off John Morgan, and in the other he busted Fedor Holz.

First, we picked up the action with the board showing . Seiver had a bet in front of him of 75,000. Morgan went into the tank for quite some time, but ultimately he made the call.

"Two pair," Seiver announced, as he tabled the .

Morgan mucked, and Seiver raked in the pot. As he was pulling in the chips, Phil Ivey commented that he would've played the hand the same way.

"But you don't flop two pair every damn hand like I do," Seiver smiled.

"Yeah, it's because the stakes aren't high enough yet," Isaac Haxton joked.

"Exactly," Ivey smiled, as the players at the table continued to joke around.

Seiver and Haxton said they weren't on Ivey's level just yet, and Ivey joked about how he "wills the cards to come" when it really matters — when the stakes are really high enough.

On the very next hand, the action folded to Seiver in the small blind, and he put Holz all in in the big blind. Holz called right away for just a few big blinds, and the showdown went as follows.

Holz:
Seiver:

The flop brought out the . Holz now needed to dodge spades and running straight cards as well as a king. When the hit on the turn, Ivey said, "Why are you still here?"

After a short pause, he looked at Holz again and said, "Why aren't you at the door yet?"

Holz and Ivey had been joking around all day, and the river was the , which gave Seiver a flush.

"I hate to be like this," Ivey said to Holz, as he gathered his belongings before exiting the room. "But it's just like this."

"What if it doesn't come?" Seiver asked Ivey.

"What do you mean, 'If it doesn't come?'" Ivey said. "You know it's going to come."

After a pause, Ivey looked over at Seiver, who's one of the bigger stacks in the room, and said, "How long does it take for people to to know that you're the best tournament player in the world?"

"Usually minus five years," Seiver smiled, "But you've known for a while, right?"

Ivey nodded, and Seiver continued.

"But yet you turn down a swap for the Main Event," Seiver said, referring to the World Series of Poker Main Event.

"The Main is different," Ivey quickly responded.

"Yes, the Main is different for sure," Seiver said.

Ivey went on to say that he would perhaps crossbook with Seiver in the Main Event, but that it was really close. Seiver was quick to turn that down, though.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Scott Seiver	1,105,000 274,000	274,000

John Morgan	425,000 -75,000	-75,000
Phil Ivey	360,000 -17,000	-17,000

Fedor Holz	Eliminado

Tags: Fedor Holz Isaac Haxton Phil Ivey Scott Seiver

2015-07-02 22:53 UTC-7

Aces vs. Kings Clash

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Nível 6 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Max Altergott raised to 14,000, and then Christoph Vogelsang reraised to 41,000. Altergott came back over the top with a reraise to 84,000, and then Vogelsang moved all in. Altergott snap-called and turned over the . Vogelsang shook his head and tabled the .

The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Altergott doubled to 900,000 in chips. Vogelsang was left with about 60,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Max Altergott	900,000 450,000	450,000
Christoph Vogelsang	60,000 -415,000	-415,000

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Max Altergott

2015-07-02 10:28 UTC-7

Welcome to the Biggest Buy-In Tournament of the Year, the $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl!

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Welcome to the biggest buy-in poker tournament of 2015, the $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl!

As part of the inaugural Super High Roller Series held at ARIA Resort & Casino and sponsored by Poker Central, this event is set to attract the best of the best and the wealthiest faces of the industry. It is estimated that a $25 million prize pool will be generated, and if so, will rank this event as the 13th largest poker event ever in terms of prize pool.

With a cool half million dollars as the buy-in, each competitor in the field will begin with 500,000 in tournament chips. The blinds will begin at 1,000/2,000 with a 500 ante, allowing for 250-big blind starting stacks for plenty of play. Levels will increase every 60 minutes, and it is the plan to play through 10 levels on Day 1.

Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 7 (4,000/8,000/1,000), and you should expect players to trickle in up into that point to fill out the tables.

Estimates for this event have the field around 50 players. If that happens, you can expect to see an $8.25 million first-place prize and the top eight spots paid out.

So, who's expected to play?

According to the event's website, SuperHighRoller.com, plenty of names are slated to be in the mix. Whether or not all of them will truthfully show up come game time is still anyone's call, but Antonio Esfandiari, Jason Koon, Andrew Robl, and Byron Kaverman have each said they will be playing, and others listed on the site include Bobby Baldwin, Brandon Steven, Erik Seidel, Bob Bright, Brian Rast, Dan Colman, Igor Kurganov, Tony Gregg, and Phil Hellmuth.

The action is scheduled to kick off at 2 p.m. local time in Las Vegas, and you'll be able to find all live reporting action straight from the tournament floor right here on PokerNews.com. Stay tuned and get ready for this huge, exciting event!