$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Dia 3 Começado
2018 Super High Roller Bowl
$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Dias: 3
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2018 Super High Roller Bowl
Buy-in
$300,000
Entries
48
Nível
25
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Bubble Day Awaits Last 14 Players in Super High Roller Bowl 2018
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After two days and 21 hours of poker, the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl is down to last 14 players. They come back Tuesday, May 29 at noon to continue pursuing their hopes for bringing home the elusive title. A half of the remaining field will go home empty-handed and we are about to find out who is going to lock up slices of the mammoth $14.4 million prize pool.
The seventh place has a hefty $600,000 price tag, a sum already bigger than the top-prizes in many prestigious events. An intense action is ahead of the star-studded line-up as the final 14 players try to avoid the giant bubble. The plan is to play down to the six-handed final table but it's the bubble --the cornerstone of all poker tournaments-- that now gets the attention.
The bubble will certainly be a special one, not only because of the huge money swing but also the fact that there will be two four-handed tables on the stone bubble. That may let the poker fans watch an interesting dynamics, especially considering the slow structure and very deep stacks in play.
Day 3 kicks off with an 86-blind average and that creates a huge opportunity for everyone to utilize their strategy, whichever they prefer. The remaining field offers a mix of players who wanted to keep pulling the strings along with those who count on small ball poker.
Pacing the field is Justin Bonomo, the winningest player of the year so far. Bonomo has already racked up nearly $9 million and he's surely planning to extend his lead here in the Super High Roller Bowl. He had a fantastic day at the table yesterday, vaulting to the top after knocking out Fedor Holz in a massive clash.
Bonomo has 2,144,000 and the redraw didn't pair him with any of his nearest challengers as Stephen Chidwick (1,983,000) and defending champion Christoph Vogelsang (1,717,000) will be battling each other on a different table. Another table will see Seth Davies (1,774,000) and Daniel Negreanu (1,515,000) unbag their big stacks.
2017 champion Vogelsang is notoriously known for his precision and taking a lot of time before making his moves to figure out the best possible decisions. Vogelsang recently had to adjust to the instalment of typically a 30-second shot clock in high roller events. But he seemed to have no trouble maximizing the optimal lines on Day 2, mainly towards the end of the day when he significantly improved to finish third in chips.
Vogelsang, Bonomo and Byron Kaverman are the only three remaining players that previously played and survived the bubble in a Super High Roller Bowl. They met on the final table last year when Vogelsang closed it out while Kaverman finished fifth and Bonomo sneaked just inside the money to walk away in seventh place.
It will be a first-time experience for the others but it's hard to expect to see anyone getting scared by the intense moments. It's a stellar competition all around and all remaining runners are seasoned professionals with a high stakes background.
Sergio Aido and Sam Soverel will have a mountain to climb as they come into Day 3 with below 20-big blind stacks while Nick Petrangelo and Matt Hyman are in possession of 28 and 27 blinds, respectively.
So with all the drama ahead, make sure you tune to PokerNews at 12 p.m. PDT for live updates from the exceptional battles. The updates will be synched with the PokerGO cards-up stream which you can watch below. The action resumes in level 15 with the blinds of 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante.
Day 3 Seating Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sam Soverel | United States | 230,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 2 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,983,000 | 165 |
| 1 | 3 | -- empty -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1 | 4 | -- empty -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1 | 5 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 1,717,000 | 143 |
| 1 | 6 | Byron Kaverman | United States | 606,000 | 51 |
| 2 | 1 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1,515,000 | 126 |
| 2 | 2 | Matt Hyman | United States | 328,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 3 | Seth Davies | United States | 1,754,000 | 146 |
| 2 | 4 | -- empty -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2 | 5 | Jason Koon | United States | 1,271,000 | 106 |
| 2 | 6 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 330,000 | 28 |
| 3 | 1 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 198,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 533,000 | 44 |
| 3 | 3 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,162,000 | 97 |
| 3 | 4 | -- empty -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 3 | 5 | Kahle Burns | Australia | 608,000 | 51 |
| 3 | 6 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 2,144,000 | 179 |
Action Set to Begin With a Payout Adjustment
The tournament director just gave the order for cards to go in the air. Updates will be posted here on roughly a one hour delay to synch with the live stream.
Also note that the forfeited deposits will be paid to the eighth-place finisher, so he will receive $90,000.
Nível: 15
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Chidwick Blasts at Vogelsang
Nível 15
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick opened for 30,000 on the button and Christoph Vogelsang called in the small blind. They both checked the flop to a board of 
. Vogelsang made a pot-sized bet of 75,000 only to be met with a raise to 260,000. Vogelsang called and they saw a 
river.
Chidwick fired huge with 800,000 and Vogelsang used a time extension then folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
2,280,000 | 297,000 |
|
1,440,000 | -277,000 |
Chidwick Busts Kaverman in Gigantic Preflop Contest
Nível 15
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With the cards already turned up, Stephen Chidwick and Byron Kaverman waited for the cameras to get set before the dealer was allowed to deal the community cards.
Byron Kaverman: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
Kaverman was trailing elimination, having pushed all his 600,000 in the middle.
The 
gave Kaverman some extra outs on the turn, but the river provided no ace nor a four for a straight. Kaverman exited in 14th place and Chidwick now approached 3 million.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,960,000 | 680,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Bonomo Can Beat Queen
Nível 15
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Justin Bonomo min-raised from the cutoff and Mikita Badziakouski defended his big blind, calling.
Bonomo bet big on the 
flop but Badziakouski had no problem calling the 50,000-bet.
He checked to the chip leader again on the 
turn and Bonomo fired a second shell, making it 110,000. Badziakouski called again.
Both players then checked the 
river and Badziakouski verbally announced he had a queen, flashing what looked like 
. Bonomo, however, quickly turned up his 
and claimed the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
2,350,000 | 206,000 |
|
950,000 | -212,000 |
Negreanu Gets Some from Davies
Nível 15
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu was in the big blind, holding pocket queens. He checked to Seth Davies who flopped a gutshot straight draw on the 
flop, holding . Davies fired 50,000 but Negreanu naturally wouldn't go anywhere. He called.
Davies tried to take it with a second barrel when the 
landed, but Negreanu check-called another 175,000.
Then on the 
river, Davies finally decided to give up and checked back, allowing Negreanu to show his winning 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,677,000 | 162,000 |
|
1,477,000 | -277,000 |
Sontheimer Finishes Aido
Nível 15
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Sergio Aido opened for 24,000 on the button and Kahle Burns defended big blind. Burns check-called the flop for 20,000 and the community read 
. Burns checked again and Aido bet 60,000. Burns shoved for Aido's last 150,000 or so. Aido grimaced and folded.
About an orbit later, after getting a shove through, Aido jammed again in the small blind. It was 166,000 and Steffen Sontheimer called immediately in the big.
Steffen Sontheimer: 
Sergio Aido: 
Other players came over to sweat the action and Justin Bonomo narrated for them when they had to go back to their tables. The 
flop gave Sontheimer the leading pair but he still had cards to fade. The and didn't help Aido, and he was left heading for the exits as the table broke.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
677,000 | 144,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Chidwick's Show Continues
Nível 15
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick has been absolutely shredding his table so far and he shows no signs of stopping.
Chidwick raised to 26,000 and then called Christoph Vogelsang's three-bet to 90,000.
Out of position, Chidwick checked the 
flop and Vogelsang bet 65,000. Chidwick stuck around with a call.
The 
paired the board and Chidwick let Vogelsang blast another 260,000-barrel. He burned a time extension and then announced he was all-in. Vogelsang instantly knew he was folding. He quickly double-checked his hand and sent it to the muck.
In the meantime, Justin Bonomo and Kahle Burns arrived at the table after balancing down to the last two tables. Bonomo took his seat to the left of Chidwick and studied his piles with admiration. He asked Chidwick how much that was and the British pro did a quick count, confirming it was 3,400,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000 | 440,000 |
|
|
890,000 | -550,000 |