Time for a Break
The players are now taking a short break from the cash game. Cards should be back in the air in 15 minutes or so.
2015 Super High Roller Series
Super High Roller Cash Game
Day: 2
Captain Kirk and the Sands of Time
Action folded to Matthew Kirk on the button and he raised to $4,000. David "Doc" Sands responded by three-betting to $16,000 from the small blind, Kirk called, and the flop fell 
, which they both checked.
Action repeated itself on the 
turn, and the 
completed the board on the river. Sands led out for $21,000, and Kirk wasted little time in tossing in a raise to $75,000. Sands thought about it for 15 seconds or so and then released his hand.
With that, Sands dropped to $255,000 while Kirk chipped up to $327,200.
Battle of Brits
Paul Newey opened to $2,400 under the gun and Sam Trickett came in from the big blind. The flop brought 
, and Newey bet $3,500. Trickett fired off a check-raise to $14,000, and Newey called. Trickett kept the aggression going with $28,000 on the 
, then $42,000 on the 
river. Newey thought about a minute and called.
Trickett patted the table and mucked. Newey asked if he needed to show and then followed Trickett muckward. Newey now has $331,000, while his fellow Brit is down to $231,000.
Sands vs. Polk in the Biggest Pot of Day 2 Thus Far
The biggest pot of the day thus far just went down.
It began when Doug Polk raised to $2,400 under the gun and David "Doc" Sands called. Scott Seiver then three-bet to $13,000 from the button, the blinds both folded, and Polk four-bet to $38,000. Sands then woke up with a five-bet to $87,500, Seiver folded, and Polk thought long and hard before moving all in.
Sands, who had $157,000 behind, hit the tank. While he pondered what to do, the table received a new player in the form of Andrew Robl, who bought in for a hefty $1.4 million. The buy-in tickled Matthew Kirk, who pointed out how entertaining it'd be for him to double through Robl, and then do it again.
Eventually Sands opted to call off and the hands were tabled.
Sands: 
Polk: 
The players held the same hand, but they still opted to run it twice to see if either of them could four-flush. The 
flop on the first run gave Polk a freeroll, but any hope of it coming in disappeared when the 
appeared on the turn. The meaningless 
was put out on the river for good measure.
The 
flop on the second run meant there would be no sweat, and just like on Day 1 of the cash game, the first pot over $500K ended in a chop.
Robl Mixing It Up Immediately
Andrew Robl has wasted no time making his presence known in the Super High Roller Game.
In his first pot, he double straddled to $3,200. Doug Polk called from the big blind, and Matthew Kirk made it $15,000. Robl piled $50,000 in and took the pot down.
The next hand, Paul Newey raised to $5,000 and called a three-bet of $18,000 from Robl, the straddler. Both checked the flop and the board read 
on the turn, when Robl check-called $28,000. Two checks followed the , and Robl won with 
, taking in a $94,000 pot.
15 Words of Spanish for $2,000
Overall, the hands on Day 2 have been lackluster thus far, but the table chatter and side bets have been extraordinary. Most recently, Matthew Kirk offered Andrew Robl $2,000 if he could say 15 words in Spanish.
Robl was reluctant, but urged on by the rest of the table rattled off numbers one through nine (uno, dos, tres, etc.) followed by señorita and señor. Kirk interjected that numbers didn't count, something that had apparently been discussed, but that didn't interrupt Robl's flow.
"Polo," Robl said, clearly meaning pollo, the Spanish word for chicken. Scott Seiver and a few others got a good chuckle.
"Curvesa," Robl tried. "The Spanish word for beer."
Robl's butchering of cervesa inspired an even bigger round of laughter.
"It's embarrassing to your girlfriend," Seiver needled after Robl had informed them that it was embarrassing because his significant other was of Latin decent and her entire family spoke Spanish.
Needless to say, Robl did not collect on the bet.
Seiver Three-Bombs Kirk
Scott Seiver raised to $5,600 from middle position with the straddle on, and Doug Polk called from the button. Matthew Kirk kicked it up to $20,000, and Seiver four-bet it to $75,000. Kirk called after Polk mucked, and the two saw a 
flop. Kirk checked, and Seiver opted for a smaller bet of $45,000. Kirk checked the and then called $70,000. The 
completed the board, and Seiver put Kirk all in this time for his last $120,000. Kirk folded, and Seiver dragged the massive pot, one of the biggest of the session at nearly $600,000, without a showdown.
Kirk Continues to Slide
After Sam Trickett straddled for $1,600, Doug Polk raised to $5,200 and Matthew Kirk three-bet to $15,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Trickett, who released, and Polk made the call to see the 
flop. Polk check-called a bet of $20,000 and then both players checked the 
turn as well as the 
river.
"Ten," Polk declared and tabled the 
. It was good as Kirk could only muster the 
.
Kirk was left with just $75,000 after the hand while Polk chipped up to $433,400.
Kirk Has to Stick Around After Flipping for Stacks
Matthew Kirk called for a rack and began putting away his chips, presumably done losing money. Andrew Robl, however, offered to flip him for his remaining $65,000 or so. There was a catch though - if Kirk won the flip he would have to continue playing. Kirk agreed, and the game was paused while they players were each dealt a pot-limit Omaha hand.
The hands were face down as the dealer fired off a board of 
, with the river face-down. The players turned their cards over one by one. We couldn't see what they had, but Robl seemed disgusted with his hand, so it's safe to say Kirk held the lead going to the river. Robl was allowed to squeeze out the river since he was behind, and he tossed the into the middle, a brick. Kirk won with aces and jacks.
"That was a terrible flip," Robl lamented. "I had like, no sweat."
Four Fades for Kirk
Scott Seiver raised to $4,000 in the cutoff, and Paul Newey made it $11,000 in the small blind. Doug Polk called from his left, and Matthew Kirk came along from the straddle. Seiver called as well, making it four to an 
flop. Polk bet $28,000 after Newey checked, and both Kirk and Polk called. The pot had now ballooned to about $130,000, and Polk decided to just jam for $277,000 on the turn. Kirk called right away for his last $94,000, and Seiver tanked awhile and folded.
Kirk: 
Polk: 
Polk had a big combo draw but Kirk had turned two pair for a decent lead. The players decided to run it four times. Amazingly, Polk bricked all four as 
, 
, , and hit the board in succession. Kirk is suddenly healthy again with $320,000.