$500,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Dia 2 Começado
$500,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Dia 2 Começado
Today is Day 2 of the inaugural $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl, part of the 2015 Super High Roller Series.
The first day of play saw the field grow to 43 entries and generate a prize pool of $21.5 million — good for the 15th largest live poker tournament in terms of prize pool ever held. The first nine levels were played out, and through those nine the field was cut down to 27.
The man leading the way was David Peters, an elite tournament player with nearly $5.3 million in live earnings, plus over $4.6 million in online winnings. While this is the largest buy-in event Peters has ever played, he's built up an impressive résumé that's got him here. Now, as the man best positioned to charge forward to the $7.525 million top prize, he'll be looking to put all of his dedication and experience to work.
At the beginning of the year, Peters was the subject of one of Rich Ryan's 10 Poker Predictions for 2015. In his No. 3 prediction, Ryan wrote that Peters would cash for at least $1.5 million in 2015. As it stands right now, Peters has achieved $857,379 in live tournament earnings this year, so just reaching the top seven and the money will make Ryan's prediction come true. Of note, this year Peters earned the largest score of his career when he won the €10,300 High Roller at the European Poker Tour Malta stop for €597,000.
As much as the excitement for Day 2 is building by the moment, Day 1 should not be forgotten. The high-stakes poker action got underway around 3 p.m., and a handful of great players hit the rail. Some of those to bust out were Fabian Quoss, Tobias Reinkemeier, Dan Smith, Doug Polk, Isaac Haxton, Jason Mercier, Ole Schemion, and Antonio Esfandiari.
Phil Ivey was another one of those eliminations, and he fell at the hands of Scott Seiver. Seiver went on to bag up the second biggest stack at the end of the day, and he'll be looking to add to his nearly $2.7 million in live tournament earnings this year with a deep run in this event. Just to note a few, Seiver has scored results of $243,280, $398,340, $790,139, $570,284, and $288,723 in 2015, so a cash here would seem to fall right in line with what can be expected from him.
Behind Peters and Seiver on the leaderboard are Connor Drinan, Bill Klein, Andrew Robl, and Dong Kim as the only other players over a million in chips. There's also David "Doc" Sands, Dan Colman, Daniel Negreanu, Andrew Lichtenberger, Isaac Baron, Brian Rast, and Phil Galfond left in the mix.
Bringing up the rear with the short stack is Igor Kurganov. He bagged just 138,000 from his 500,000-chip starting stack, but will have more than 11 big blinds to start the day so he's not out of it just yet.
Day 2 action is set to kick off at 2 p.m. local time at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, with the plan to play 10 levels or down to a final table, whichever comes first.
PokerNews will be providing live coverage of the $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl, but there's plenty of TV coverage of the entire Super High Roller Series planned to start on NBCSN on Wednesday, July 29.
First to air will be the Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout, starting on Wednesday, July 29, followed by this event, the $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl, starting on Friday, Aug. 28.
All told, there are 13 episodes planned to air, and you can find the complete schedule of TV listings below, all of which are to air on NBCSN.
Date | Time (ET) | Event | Episodes |
---|---|---|---|
Wed., July 29 | 9-11 p.m. | Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout | Ep. 1 and 2 |
11 p.m.-1 a.m. | Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout | Ep. 1 and 2 (replay) | |
Wed., Aug. 5 | 7-9 p.m. | Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout | Ep. 1 and 2 (replay) |
9-11 p.m. | Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout | Ep. 3 and 4 | |
11 p.m.-3 a.m. | Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout | Ep. 1, 2, 3, and 4 (replay) | |
Wed., Aug. 12 | 7-9 p.m. | Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout | Ep. 3 and 4 (replay) |
9-11 p.m. | Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout | Ep. 5 and 6 | |
11 p.m.-3 a.m. | Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout | Ep. 3, 4, 5, and 6 (replay) | |
Fri., Aug. 28 | 8-11 p.m. | Super High Roller Bowl | Ep. 7, 8, and 9 |
11 p.m.-3 a.m. | Super High Roller Bowl | Ep. 7, 8, 9, and 6 (replay) | |
Tues., Sept. 8 | 7-9 p.m. | Super High Roller Bowl | Ep. 8 and 9 (replay) |
9-11 p.m. | Super High Roller Bowl | Ep. 10 and 11 | |
11 p.m.-3 a.m. | Super High Roller Bowl | Ep. 8, 9, 10, and 11 (replay) | |
Fri., Oct. 2 | 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. | Super High Roller Bowl | Ep. 12 and 13 |
Sat., Oct. 3 | 12:30-2:30 a.m. | Super High Roller Bowl | Ep. 12 and 13 (replay) |
Click here to view the complete TV schedule as listed on the SuperHigh.Roller.com.
Nível: 10
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
A live draw was done for the players when they arrived today. Here is the Day 2 table and seat draw for the start of play:
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
4 | 1 | Talal Shakerchi | 236,000 |
2 | Scott Seiver | 2,008,000 | |
3 | Ben Sulsky | 614,000 | |
4 | Sam Trickett | 225,000 | |
5 | --empty-- | -- | |
6 | Pratyush Buddiga | 464,000 | |
7 | Andrew Robl | 1,154,000 | |
8 | Igor Kurganov | 138,000 | |
7 | 1 | Phil Galfond | 385,000 |
2 | Dan Colman | 851,000 | |
3 | David Sands | 940,000 | |
4 | Isaac Baron | 658,000 | |
5 | Daniel Negreanu | 839,000 | |
6 | Timofey Kuznetsov | 594,000 | |
7 | --empty-- | -- | |
8 | Ben Lamb | 846,000 | |
8 | 1 | Tom MacDonald | 463,000 |
2 | Max Altergott | 968,000 | |
3 | Bill Klein | 1,170,000 | |
4 | Dong Kim | 1,060,000 | |
5 | --empty-- | -- | |
6 | Bobby Baldwin | 485,000 | |
7 | Jason Koon | 438,000 | |
8 | Brian Rast | 487,000 | |
9 | 1 | Brandon Steven | 833,000 |
2 | --empty-- | -- | |
3 | Erik Seidel | 564,000 | |
4 | --empty-- | -- | |
5 | Connor Drinan | 1,875,000 | |
6 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 822,000 | |
7 | David Peters | 2,153,000 | |
8 | Tom Marchese | 299,000 |
It took just one hand for the first player to bust here on Day 2.
We're not sure how the preflop action unfolded, but we do know Igor Kurganov, who began the day as the short stack, got his stack of 136,000 all in from the button and Scott Seiver, who began the day as the second-biggest stack, had him at risk from the big blind.
Kurganov:
Seiver:
Kurganov had some kicker problems, and matters didn't improve when the flop gave Seiver a flush draw. The turn put some chop options out there, and Kurganov initially thought that's what happened when the completed the board on the river.
"Good game, Igor," Seiver offered before pointing out he had made a flush.
Connor Drinan opened with a raise to 28,000 from late position only to have Tom Marchese three-bet to 77,000 from the big blind. Drinan made the call and watched Marchese move all in for 279,000 on the flop. Drinan hit the tank for the allotted minute before dropping in a call.
Marchese:
Drinan:
Drinan was looking to either pair his ace or complete his open-ended straight draw, but neither happened as the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river. Ship the double to Marchese.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Connor Drinan
|
1,519,000 | -356,000 |
Tom Marchese
|
712,000 | 356,000 |
Erik Seidel raised to 29,000 from the button, Andrew Lichtenberger three-bet to 90,000 from the big blind, Seidel four-bet to 154,000, Lichtenberger five-bet shoved for 549,000 and Seidel called.
Seidel:
Lichtenberger:
The board came down , no help to LIchtenberger, scoring the pot for Seidel.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Erik Seidel
|
1,280,000 | 716,000 |
Andrew Lichtenberger
|
Eliminado |
Phil Galfond opened for 28,000 from the hijack and was met by a three-bet to 77,000 by David "Doc" Sands on the button. The blinds both folded, Galfond made the call, and it was heads-up action to the flop. Galfond proceeded to check-call a bet of 64,000, and then checked the turn. Sands took his time before betting 87,000, and Galfond thought long and hard about what to do.
After utilizing a time extension, Galfond put in a call and then checked for a third time when the completed the board on the river. Sands took the opportunity to move all in, and Galfond snap-folded his hand.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
David Sands | 1,150,000 | 210,000 |
Phil Galfond
|
260,000 | -125,000 |
With approximately 120,000 in the pot and a flop of , ONE DROP High Roller runner-up Bill Klein checked from the big blind and Brian Rast bet 65,000 from the cutoff. Klein responded by check-raising to 180,000, and Rast pushed back with an all-in three-bet to 549,000 total. Klein hit the tank, even using one of his time extensions.
"No matter what happens this hand, you won't be out of the tournament," Rast offered. Klein smiled and then tossed in a single chip to indicate a call.
Rast:
Klein:
Klein was ahead with two pair, but Rast had to pulls at either a club or jack. The turn was of no consequence, but the river was. Rast spiked his flush and let out a big sigh of relief, while Klein was left shaking his head.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Brian Rast
|
1,225,000 | 738,000 |
Bill Klein | 500,000 | -670,000 |