$500,000 Super High Roller Bowl Day 1 | 2015 Super High Roller Series

07-03-2015 01:38 UTC-7

Sulsky Halts Esfandiari's Comeback

Happy_Freaked

Level 8 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

On the hand after quadrupling up Antonio Esfandiari moved all in again, but this time it was for 73,000. Ben Sulsky tanked for a while, before moving all in also, but this time for 229,000.

Andrew Robl gave it some thought, but eventually he folded the small blind and Brian Rast gave up the big blind.

Sulsky:
Esfandiari:

The board ran out and Esfandiari hit the rail, as Sulsky chipped up some more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Sulsky	320,000	90,000
Antonio Esfandiari	Busted

Tags: Andrew Robl Antonio Esfandiari Ben Sulsky Brian Rast

07-03-2015 01:38 UTC-7

Shakerchi Doubles Through Negreanu

Mickey Doft

Level 8 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu raised to 22,000 from under the gun, Talal Shakerchi three-bet shoved from the hijack for 206,000 and Negreanu called after some thought.

Negreanu:
Shakerchi:

The board came down , no help to Negreanu, locking up the double for Shakerchi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	434,000	219,000
Daniel Negreanu	345,000	-235,000

07-03-2015 01:35 UTC-7

Esfandiari Quadruples

Happy_Freaked

Level 8 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Antonio Esfandiari moved all in for 14,000 from the hijack and Andrew Lichtenberger three-bet from his left to 26,000. Ben Sulsky was next to act and he moved all in for 121,000 total. Dan Colman made the call from the small blind and Lichtenberger folded.

"Two players all in, and a call," the dealer announced, as a few players rushed over to see the showdown.

Esfandiari:
Sulsky:
Colman:

The board ran out and Esfandiari quadrupled up, while Sulsky profited a little.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Colman	825,000	-85,000
Ben Sulsky	230,000	70,000
Antonio Esfandiari	74,000	58,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Antonio Esfandiari Ben Sulsky Dan Colman

07-03-2015 01:33 UTC-7

Esfandiari Chops with Sulsky

donpeters

Level 8 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

One hand after he was crippled to just 9,000 by Dan Colman, Antonio Esfandiari was all in from the button for 8,000. Andrew Lichtenberger completed the small blind for 10,000, and then Ben Sulsky moved all in for around 130,000 or so from the big blind. Lichtenberger folded, and it was Esfandiari versus Sulsky with Esfandiari's tournament life on the line.

Esfandiari tabled the and was ahead of Sulsky's .

"Thank you," said Esfandiari to Sulsky.

"I do what I can," responded Sulsky.

The flop, turn, and river ran out , and the two players chopped up the pot after playing their queen to make a Broadway straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Sulsky	160,000	10,000
Antonio Esfandiari	16,000	7,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Antonio Esfandiari Ben Sulsky Dan Colman Daniel Colman

07-03-2015 01:33 UTC-7

One Drop Champions Clash and Colman Comes Out On Top

donpeters

Level 8 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Antonio Esfandiari and Dan Colman share something in common, as they each won the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker. Esfandiari won the inaugural event in 2012, and Colman was the second installment in 2014.

On this hand, the two battled in a pot that would see Esfandiari crippled by Colman.

Colman opened to 24,000 from early position before action folded to Esfandiari in the small blind. The man known to many as "The Magician" reraised and made it 75,000 to go. Play got back to Colman, and he called to see the flop come down . After Colman checked, Esfandiari bet 54,000. Colman made the call to see the turn.

The landed on fourth street, and Colman checked again. Esfandiari slide forward 104,000. Colman stood his ground and made the call.

The river was the to complete the board, and Colman passed the action over to Esfandiari one last time with a check. Esfandiari announced that he was all in, a bet worth nearly all of his stack. Colman had 213,000 left and that's what Esfandiari's shove was for, but Esfandiari only had 9,000 more than Colman.

Colman studied for a bit of time, then tossed in a time extension plaque for some more thought. Eventually, he called.

"Ahhh!" yelled Esfandiari right away when Colman called. "Ace high."

Esfandiari turned up the for exactly that, ace high. Colman tabled the for a pair of nines, and that would be the winning hand to give Colman the double.

"You don't give up, huh?" asked Esfandiari to Colman.

Colman began stacking his chips and talking along the lines of how it's hard to make a decision without a ton of time. He said that he basically just crossed his fingers and called given the time he had. Esfandiari had some gripes of his own with the hand, saying that he has aces or kings there "90 percent of the time." Either way, Colman picked off his fellow One Drop winner and left Esfandiari with 9,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Colman	910,000	335,000
Antonio Esfandiari	9,000	-491,000

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Dan Colman Daniel Colman

07-03-2015 01:27 UTC-7

Ivey Eliminated by Seiver

Mickey Doft

Level 8 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Scott Seiver raised to 25,000 from the hijack and Phil Ivey called from the cutoff.

The flop came down and Seiver continued for 30,000. Ivey called to see the turn where Seiver bet 65,000. Another call from Ivey landed the river. After a few moments Seiver shoved for effectively 195,000-ish, sending Ivey into the tank. After using one of his timebank cards, Ivey slid in the rest of his chips.

Seiver tabled for aces and jacks, Ivey mucked and Seiver scored the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	1,780,000	340,000
Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Phil Ivey Scott Seiver

07-03-2015 01:12 UTC-7

Robl Doubles Through Rast

Happy_Freaked

Level 8 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger raised under the gun to 25,000 and from the hijack it was Andrew Robl who moved all in for 220,000. From Robl's immediate left it was Brian Rast who went into the tank before making the call.

The action then folded back to Lichtenberger who quickly folded.

Robl :
Rast:

The board ran out and Robl doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	715,000	-180,000
Andrew Robl	470,000	305,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Brian Rast Andrew Robl

07-03-2015 01:06 UTC-7

Kaverman KO'd by Drinan

Mickey Doft

Level 8 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Byron Kaverman raised to 20,000 from the button and Connor Drinan reraised all in for effectively 220,000-ish. Kaverman tanked for a bit before he called all in.

Kaverman:
Drinan: