Five Key Hands From Day 1 of the Super High Roller Bowl Online
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Ahead of tonight's coverage of the conclusion of the Super High Roller Bowl Online on partypoker, we bring you some of the biggest moments from Day 1 of the tournament.
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Stephen Chidwick Hits the Rail Early
Level 4 (1,000/2,000 - 250 ante)
Stephen Chidwick is no stranger to big buy-in tournaments with over $34 million in tournament earnings, however, he was an early elimination from the SHRB Online at the hands of Sergi Reixach
The board read 10♦6♦9♣A♠A♣ with 165,000 chips in the middle. Chidwick bet 123,000 leaving himself 70,000 in chips behind. Reixach shoved for 335,000 and Chidwick called it off.
The Brit showed A♦Q♣ for trip aces, but Reixach held 10♥10♣ for a full house and eliminated Chidwick.
This moves Reixach into the chip lead at the time, and he would survive into Day 2.
Sick Runout Eliminates Hossein Ensan
Level 10 (4,000/8,000 - 1,000 ante)
The former chip leader in the SHRB Online, Hossein Ensan was eliminated by Dan Shak after three-betting all in pre-flop for around 200,000 chips and Shak calling.
Dan Shak: A♠10♠
Hossein Ensan: A♦7♦
It looked like Ensan would survive and double after flopping a flush on 2♦3♦10♦ but the 3♣3♠ runout saw Shak river a full house and eliminate Ensan. Shak would survive into Day 2 with a top-five chip stack.
Dan Smith Eliminated in Four-Way Pot
Level 11 (5,000/10,000 - 1,250 ante)
There weren't many four-way pots, but when there were, you often fireworks.
Dan Smith, David Peters, Michael Addamo and Ali Imsirovic all saw a flop of 8♥2♥K♣ in a three-bet pot.
Over 360,00 chips were in the pot at this point and the four players checked. The turn was the 9♥ Smith checked and Peters bet 70,000.
Addamo and Imsirovic quickly folded but Smith called. The river was the 10♦. Smith checked and with over 500,000 chips in the pot Peters bet the pot putting Smith all in. Smith called.
Smith showed A♣A♥ for pocket aces but Peters showed 8♠8♣ for a set and sent Smith to the rail.
Kings vs Kings vs Ace-Ten Sees Vieira Eliminated
Level 12 (6,000/12,000 - 1,500 ante)
Joao Vieiera's elimination came with less than four levels remaining in the day. He three-bet all in and Sam Greenwood called. Jonathan van Fleet four-bet all in and again Greenwood called.
Joao Vieira: A♦10♠
Sam Greenwood: K♠K♥
Jonathan van Fleet: K♣K♦
Unbelievably, both Greenwood and Van Fleet had picked up pocket kings. There were no dramas on the {3-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{j-Hearts} board that saw Vieira sent to the rail.
Ayras Hits on the River to Double Up
Level 13 (8,000/16,000 - 2,000 ante)
Sometimes you have to get lucky to stay in any tournament and that's exactly what Pauli Ayras did in this hand.
Ayras limped in middle position and Ben Sulsky checked his big blind.
The flop came 6♦Q♦7♠ and Sulsky check-called 28,000.
The turn was the J♥ and Sulsky checked again. Ayras shoved for 217,000 into a pot of around 115,000 and Sulsky went into his time bank before calling.
Ben Sulsky: Q♣5♠
Pauli Ayras: 10♣9♣
Sulsky was ahead with top pair, with Ayras holding just ten-high. However, Ayras completed his straight on the {8-Diamonds} river to double up.
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Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.
