$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl Dia 1 | 2018 Super High Roller Bowl

2018-05-27 14:21 UTC-7

Tilston Busts Shak With Turned Straight

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Nível 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Dan Shak raised in the first position and found a customer in Keith Tilston, who flatted on the button. Shak continued for 5,000 on the flop and Tilston called again.

The landed on the turn and Shak fired the second barrel, making it 15,000. Tilston woke up with a raise to 55,000 and Shak didn't take much time before announcing he was all-in for about 250,000. Tilston double-checked his hand and called.

Dan Shak:
Keith Tilston:

Tilston turned the nuts but Shak could still hope for a queen or a jack to improve to a full house. The river was, however, the and the dealer verified that Tilston had his opponent covered.

Shak was sent to the rail while on the feature table, Andreas Eiler lost his tournament life to Fedor Holz who now has 773,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Fedor Holz	773,000 283,000	283,000

Keith Tilston	555,000 277,000	277,000

Dan Shak	Eliminado
Andreas Eiler	Eliminado

Tags: Dan Shak Keith Tilston

2018-05-27 14:17 UTC-7

Chip Counts from Table 3

Nível 2 : 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dan Smith	432,000 27,000	27,000

Isaac Haxton	322,000 22,000	22,000

Nick Petrangelo	299,000 -31,000	-31,000

Phil Ivey	295,000 -5,000	-5,000

Seth Davies	262,000 -38,000	-38,000

David Peters	175,000 -54,000	-54,000

2018-05-27 14:15 UTC-7

Photos from the First Level of Play

Photos courtesy of Drew Amato / Poker Central.

Nível: 2

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,500

2018-05-27 13:47 UTC-7

First Break

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are on a 10-minute break.

2018-05-27 13:45 UTC-7

Blieden Doubles Through Greenberg

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Larry Greenberg opened the button to 2,500 and earned a call from Kathy Lehne before Dennis Blieden pumped the price to 8,500 out of the big blind. Both of his rivals called.

Blieden continued for 8,000 on the flop, getting two calls once again.

The turn was checked around but the river brought fireworks. In a quick fashion, Lehne checked and Blieden moved all-in for 79,500. Greenberg snap-called, allowing Lehne to release her hand.

Blieden showed . "Wow, that's a very nice hand," said Greenberg before sending his cards to the dealer, face down.

Nobody requested a showdown but Blieden was trying to investigate. "Did you have a queen, Larry?" No response followed and Blieden started laughing. "Oooh, you had a jack!"

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dennis Blieden	209,500 114,500	114,500

Larry Greenberg	195,000 -125,000	-125,000

Tags: Dennis Blieden Kathy Lehne Larry Greenberg

2018-05-27 13:40 UTC-7

"Funny Hand"

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Fedor Holz opened cutoff to 2,500 and Rainer Kempe called in the small blind. Daniel Negreanu made it 15,000 in the big and only Kempe continued. On the flop, Kempe bet out 18,000 and Negreanu called. On the turn, Kempe used a time extension and then bet 45,000. "Kid Poker" stuck around again and both players checked the .

Kempe showed having stumbled into a set, but Negreanu's was better.

"Funny hand," Negreanu said with a laugh.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Daniel Negreanu	355,000 55,000	55,000

Rainer Kempe	232,000 -68,000	-68,000

Tags: Fedor Holz Rainer Kempe Daniel Negreanu

2018-05-27 13:33 UTC-7

Katz Admits a Nitty Check

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Under the gun, Andrew Lichtenberger made it 2,500 to go. HIs neighbour Cary Katz flatted before small blind Markus Durnegger squeezed to 13,500. Lichtenberger folded but Katz stuck around to see the flop.

Both players checked and Durneger checked again when the hit the turn. This time Katz wasn't willing to let the board roll for free and bet out 18,000. Durnegger called.

The river brought yet another check from Durnegger and Katz paused for a moment: "Alright, very nitty," Katz said while turning up his for the win.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Cary Katz	390,000 90,000	90,000
Markus Durnegger	220,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Markus Durnegger Cary Katz

2018-05-27 13:29 UTC-7

Flush for Burns

Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Timofey Kuznetsov opened to 3,000 from under the gun and Kahle Burns called in the big blind.

The flop landed and Burns checked to Kuznetsov who bet 4,500. Burns called, and then checked the on the turn.

Kuznetsov bet 11,000 and Burns called, before both players checked the on the river.

Burns tabled his for a flush, and Kuznetsov mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kahle Burns	298,000 -2,000	-2,000

Timofey Kuznetsov	270,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Timofey Kuznetsov Kahle Burns

2018-05-27 13:24 UTC-7

Kurganov Eliminates Esfandiari

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Three players saw a flop with about 40,000 in the middle. Igor Kurganov bet 19,000 from the button and Antonio Esfandiari made it 53,000 from under the gun. That pushed the third player out, and Kurganov put in a call.

On the turn, things slowed down, at least in terms of tempo. Esfandiari used a time extension and counted down his stack before betting 68,500. Kurganov again called, using his own extension in the process. On the river, Esfandiari shoved for about 115,000 and Kurganov quickly called.

"Boat?" Esfandiari asked.

Kurganov nodded and showed . Esfandiari mucked his and wished everyone good luck.

"Good start," Kurganov's neighbor said.

"There's no better river for me in the deck," he responded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Igor Kurganov	580,000 280,000	280,000

Antonio Esfandiari	Eliminado

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Igor Kurganov