Cary Katz moved all in for 710,000 on the button with 
, and Nick Schulman immediately called in the big blind with 
.
The flop fell 

, giving Schulman two pair, but Katz had a straight draw. The turn was the
- no help to Katz - but the
spiked on the river, giving him the straight!
Katz shot back in his chair at the sight of the card, and doubled to 1.5 million chips.
| Chip Counts |
| Nick Schulman
|
|
3,190,000 |
-740,000  |
| Cary Katz
|
|
1,500,000 |
660,000  |
Tags:
Cary Katz, Nick Schulman.
Level 20 started
Posted 01-07-2013 18:12 GMT-4 by SantanaBandana
- Level:
- 20
- Blinds:
- 40000/80000
- Ante:
- 10000
David "Doc" Sands opened for 130,00 on the button holding 
only to have Nick Schulman three-bet to 385,000 from the small blind, which is where he picked up 
. Scott Seiver thought long and hard before folding from the big blind, and then Sands tanked for several minutes before making the call.
The 

flop kept Schulman firmly in the lead, and he kept the pressure on with a bet of 440,000. Sands, who is known to take his time, thought for about 90 seconds before releasing his hand.
| Chip Counts |
| David Sands
|
|
7,180,000 |
-620,000  |
| Nick Schulman
|
|
3,930,000 |
830,000  |
| Scott Seiver
|
|
2,805,000 |
-525,000  |
Tags:
David Sands, Nick Schulman.
Posted
01-07-2013 18:04 GMT-4 by
SantanaBandana
• Level 19: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Nick Schulman opened to 125,000 from under the gun with 
, Scott Seiver called with 
on the button, and David "Doc" Sands defended from the big blind with unknown holdings.
Shaun The Dealer fanned 

, all three players checked, and the turn was the
. The action checked to Schulman, who fired 250,000, Seiver folded, and so too did Sands.
Tags:
David Sands, Scott Seiver, Nick Schulman.
David "Doc" Sands opened for 130,000 with 
and received a call from Nick Schulman, who held 
on the button. Both players then checked the 

flop, and then Sands led out for 230,000 on the
turn. It proved enough to get the job done as Schulman sent his hand to the muck.
| Chip Counts |
| David Sands
|
|
7,800,000 |
630,000  |
| Nick Schulman
|
|
3,100,000 |
-295,000  |
Tags:
David Sands, Nick Schulman.
Scott Seiver opened to 140,000 from under the gun with 
, Nick Schulman defended in the big blind with 
, and the flop fell 

. Schulman checked, Seiver fired 150,000, and Schulman check-raised to 345,000. Seiver called.
The turn was the
, both players checked, and the
completed the board. The two checked again.
Seiver tabled his hand, and won the pot.
| Chip Counts |
| Nick Schulman
|
|
3,395,000 |
-515,000  |
| Scott Seiver
|
|
3,330,000 |
495,000  |
Tags:
Ncik Schulman, Scott Seiver.
Posted
01-07-2013 17:47 GMT-4 by
Chad_Holloway
• Level 19: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
It was an opening spell of play the likes of which are rarely seen in an event of this kind, but after just seven hands the landscape of the Super High Roller final looked very different. Read more about it over at the PokerStars Blog.
Tags:
PokerStars Blog.
Cary Katz moved all in for 385,000 from first position with 
, and Scott Seiver called with 
in the big blind.
The flop fell 

, giving Katz a flush draw to go along with his outs to make a pair. The turn was another ten - the
- and the
completed the board, giving Katz a pair of nines.
He doubled to 840,000 chips, while Seiver slipped to 2.8 million.
| Chip Counts |
| David Sands
|
|
7,170,000 |
-190,000  |
| Nick Schulman
|
|
3,910,000 |
270,000  |
| Scott Seiver
|
|
2,835,000 |
-535,000  |
| Cary Katz
|
|
840,000 |
395,000  |
Tags:
Cary Katz, Scott Seiver.