Bill Perkins check-called $15,000 on a 
flop from Jean-Robert Bellande. He check-called $35,000 more on the 
turn, and the river was a 
. Perkins checked a final time and quickly called $65,000. Bellande showed him 
for jacks up and took a pot of $250,000.
Players are on break for roughly 15 minutes.
Play has resumed in the Super High Roller Cash Game at ARIA.
Jean-Robert Bellande raised to $5,000 and got three callers. He bet $11,000 on the 
, and Bill Perkins check-raised to $35,000 after one fold. The fourth player folded, and Bellande called. Perkins bet $50,000 on the 
turn, and Bellande again called. Perkins' final bet was $75,000 on the river, and Bellande thought it over awhile. He looked very close to calling before finally deciding to let his hand go, giving the hefty pot of around $200,000 up to Perkins.
"Two black kings," Bellande said of his hand.
Jean-Robert Bellande's starting stack has been alternately reported as $500,000, $1 million, and now $500,000 again. We'll try to figure out the right amount on the next break. He's currently sitting with around $450,000.
Three players saw a 
flop for $10,000 apiece, and John Morgan and Al DeCarolis checked to Rick Salomon, who bet $17,000. Both players called, and the turn brought a 
. Two more checks, and only DeCarolis called $33,000 this time. Action went check-check on the , and DeCarolis showed 
for a pair and missed flush. Salomon had 
and took the $150,000 pot.
Bill Perkins has been one of the most active players at the table, and he fired $15,000, close to pot, from the button on a 
flop against two opponents. Only Al DeCarolis called, and both checked the 
. DeCarolis checked the , and Perkins quickly reached for chips and bet $35,000. DeCarolis immediately verbalized a call, and Perkins indicated DeCarolis had the winner. DeCarolis showed 
for bottom pair and took the $116,000 pot.
Perkins was once up a few hundred thousand, but he has dusted almost all of that back off is down to $295,000, a profit of $45,000.
John Morgan just called a $30,000 bet from Rick Salomon on the river with 
, good for bottom pair of deuces, and that was a winner as he took in a $110,000 pot.
The next hand, Morgan bet $20,000 on a 
board against Salomon and got a call, but Salomon thought a bit and folded to $25,000 on the river. Morgan showed a 
. He's now back up about $100,000.
Rick Salomon raised to $3,000 under the gun, and Bill Perkins made it $15,000 to go. Salomon wanted to see the flop, which came 
. He check-called a further $15,000, and the turn was a . Another check from Salomon, followed by $25,000 from Perkins. Salomon again called, seeing a fall. He checked, and Perkins bet $50,000. Salomon tossed in two $25,000 cranberries, accompanied by an orange $100,000 chip.
Perkins called, and Salomon showed 
for trips, raking in a pot of more than $414,000.
"I gave it all back to ya, Rick," Perkins lamented.
Jean-Robert Bellande just barreled down a board of 
putting Bill Perkins all in for $122,000 on the river. Perkins thought it over for about a minute, waved his hand, and then verbalized a call.
"I missed," Bellande said.
Perkins threw 
into the middle, and top pair was a winner. Perkins now has $393,000, while Bellande is down to $244,000. He apparently did start with $500,000, so he's at a sizable loss for the day thus far.