$250,000 Super High Roller Championships
Day 1 Started
2018 Caribbean Poker Party
$250,000 Super High Roller Championships
Day: 1
Welcome to Day 1 of 2018 Caribbean Poker Party $250,000 Super High Roller Championships
The $50,000 Super High Roller that ended in the wee hours of Tuesday morning was a mere appetizer for the biggest buy-in event of the partypoker 2018 Caribbean Poker Party. It's time for $250,000 Super High Roller Championships.
That $50,000 Super High Roller was won by Venezuelan [Removed:150] after a stroke of good fortune allowed him to get past Sean Winter. The former is among the 23 players seated in the field to begin the event, while the latter isn't yet there.
However, he and many others will likely be enticed to play thanks to the hefty field that's turned up, far bigger than the mere seven players who began the $50K. Among those seated: high roller stalwarts Fedor Holz, Justin Bonomo, Isaac Haxton, Sam Greenwood and Mikita Badziakouski. Even private cash game connoisseur Rick Salomon has taken a seat.
The plan for Day 1 of this three-day event is to play out eight levels lasting one hour apiece. The usual CPP structure is in place with 1 million in the starting stack and 2,000/5,000/5,000 to start off with. Unlike many of the other events on the docket here, this one is a freezeout, so eliminated players will have to lick their wounds and start planning their action elsewhere.
Keep an eye on this space for the occasional update on players and prize pool, but PokerNews resources will be focused on the $25,500 MILLIONS World and the $5,300 Main Event until further notice.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
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1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Peters Leading After Four Levels
Level 5
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The players have just returned from their second break of the day and level five is underway at 5,000/10,000 and a 10,000 big blind ante. There are currently 30 total entries with just 22 players remaining. David Peters currently holds the chip lead as the only player over 3,000,000 chips. He is followed by Leon Tsoukernik and high stakes cash game player Sean Winter.
Some players to have already hit the rail in this freeze-out style tournament include Alex Foxen, Bryn Kenney, Christoph Vogelsang, and [Removed:150].
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,470,000 | 2,470,000 |
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2,625,000 | |
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2,020,000 | 1,020,000 |
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1,840,000 | 840,000 |
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1,810,000 | 810,000 |
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1,575,000 | 1,475,000 |
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1,550,000 | 550,000 |
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1,540,000 | |
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1,350,000 | 350,000 |
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1,330,000 | 330,000 |
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1,310,000 | 310,000 |
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1,120,000 | 120,000 |
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1,095,000 | 95,000 |
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1,000,000 | |
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970,000 | -30,000 |
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900,000 | -100,000 |
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805,000 | -195,000 |
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760,000 | |
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750,000 | -250,000 |
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575,000 | -425,000 |
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565,000 | -435,000 |
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170,000 | -830,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Chidwick Doubles Through Sontheimer
Level 6
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick opened for 27,000 under the gun and got three-bet to 110,000 by small blind Steffen Sontheimer. Chidwick crammed for 490,000 and Sontheimer quickly called.
Stephen Chidwick: 
Steffen Sontheimer: 
No waiting for Chidwick as he found a set on the 
flop. The 
turn brought a sweat as Sontheimer picked up a straight draw but the 
river was a brick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,580,000 | 770,000 |
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2,400,000 | 380,000 |
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2,325,000 | 485,000 |
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1,840,000 | 1,090,000 |
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1,650,000 | 320,000 |
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1,630,000 | 535,000 |
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1,565,000 | -10,000 |
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1,004,000 | 34,000 |
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823,000 | -717,000 |
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645,000 | -665,000 |
Day 1 Photos
High Roller Championship Three-Table Seating (full)
Level 6
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu joined the event and the final 20 are arrayed around three tables:
| Seat | Table 13 | Table 17 | Table 18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Koon | Martin Kabrhel | Orpen Kisacikoglu |
| 2 | David Peters | Adrian Mateos | Isaac Haxton |
| 3 | Matthias Eibinger | Jake Schindler | Dominik Nitsche |
| 4 | Nick Petrangelo | Fedor Holz | Stephen Chidwick |
| 5 | Mikita Badziakouski | Tony G | Talal Shakerchi |
| 6 | Sean Winter | Ali Imsirovic | Leon Tsoukernik |
| 7 | Dan Smith | --empty-- | Steffen Sontheimer |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,100,000 | 630,000 |
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3,600,000 | 1,200,000 |
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2,750,000 | 910,000 |
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2,700,000 | 375,000 |
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2,430,000 | -150,000 |
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1,700,000 | 50,000 |
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1,700,000 | 70,000 |
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1,400,000 | -165,000 |
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1,400,000 | 280,000 |
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1,150,000 | -1,475,000 |
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1,140,000 | -210,000 |
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1,100,000 | 96,000 |
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978,000 | |
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975,000 | 330,000 |
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972,000 | 72,000 |
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881,000 | 121,000 |
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835,000 | -165,000 |
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800,000 | -23,000 |
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700,000 | -850,000 |
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581,000 | 6,000 |
Chidwick Doubles Through Tsoukernik
Level 6
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Leon Tsoukernik opened early and called a three-bet to 185,000 from Stephen Chidwick in the small blind. The flop came 
and Chidwick bet 85,000. Tsoukernik raised to 385,000 and Chidwick called. On the 
turn, Chidwick checked and snap-called all in for 532,000, tabling 
. An irritated Tsoukernik showed 
and shipped over the double.
Players then went on their last break of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,200,000 | 1,100,000 |
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385,000 | -765,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 14,000