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$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Day 1 Completed
2016 Super High Roller Bowl
$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Day: 1
Event Info
2016 Super High Roller Bowl
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$300,000
Prize Pool
$15,000,000
Total Entries
49
Level
27
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 49
Filter
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
A group of 49 of the wealthiest and best poker players on the planet descended upon the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon for the opening day of the 2016 Super High Roller Bowl.
The $300,000 negative-rake event, featuring a $15,000,000 prize pool, kicked off just after 1 p.m. local time and it didn't take long before the first player fell.
Jason Mercier took a huge chunk out of Antonio Esfandiari's stack in the early part of the first level, and by the end of it, Esfandiari ran queens into 2015 Super High Roller Bowl champ Brian Rast's big slick. Rast spiked a king on the river, and before the first 75 minutes were up, Esfandiari was out.
Igor Kurganov was the next to go, calling off with top pair against a Dan Smith boat in Level 2, and before long, Isaac Haxton, Christoph Vogelsang, David Einhorn, Brandon Steven, and 2015 Super High Roller Bowl runner-up Scott Seiver joined them on the rail.
Others who busted in the latter half of the seven-level day included 2016 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker $10,000 Main Event champion Talal Shakerchi, sports-betting sharp Haralabos Voulgaris, businessman John Morgan, and high roller regs Connor Drinan, Jason Les, and Sam Soverel.
Twitter beef foes Mercier and Doug Polk spent most of the day seated right beside one another, with Mercier building a big stack and Polk heading into the last level short. Eventually, Mercier was moved, and Polk joined the group on the outside looking in soon after.
2014 Big One For One Drop winner Daniel Colman, and that particular event's runner up, the one and only Daniel Negreanu, also had solid days, booking spots among the bigger stacks.
But this day truly belonged Russian Timofey "Trueteller" Kuznetsov, who finished fourth in this event last year, and is just two days removed from a $748,446 win in a $50,000 Super High Roller here at ARIA.
Kuznetsov bagged 1,129,500 and will lead the 35 players remaining when Day 2 kicks off just after 1 p.m. on Monday, with plans to play seven more levels.
Of course, the PokerNews Live Reporting team will be back at that time to provide live updates from start to finish and you are welcome to follow it all, right here in this space.
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ben Lamb | USA | 504,500 |
| 2 | Bobby Baldwin | USA | 126,000 | |
| 3 | Justin Bonomo | USA | 544,000 | |
| 4 | Pratyush Buddiga | USA | 99,000 | |
| 5 | Daniel Colman | USA | 666,500 | |
| 6 | Timofey Kuznetsov | Russia | 1,129,500 | |
| 7 | Dan Smith | USA | 289,000 | |
| 2 | 1 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 136,500 |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 653,500 | |
| 3 | Jake Schindler | USA | 306,000 | |
| 4 | Vitaliy Rizhkov | USA | 202,500 | |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | 156,500 | |
| 6 | Phil Laak | USA | 527,000 | |
| 7 | Bryn Kenney | USA | 519,000 | |
| 3 | 1 | Andrew Robl | USA | 382,500 |
| 2 | Matt Berkey | USA | 745,500 | |
| 3 | Tom Marchese | USA | 432.500 | |
| 4 | Nick Petrangelo | USA | 360,000 | |
| 5 | Tony Gregg | USA | 342,500 | |
| 6 | Cary Katz | USA | 106,000 | |
| 7 | Kathy Lehne | USA | 293,500 | |
| 4 | 1 | Dan Shak | USA | 235,500 |
| 2 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 445,000 | |
| 3 | Brian Rast | USA | 535,000 | |
| 4 | Ben Tollerene | USA | 187,500 | |
| 5 | Erik Seidel | USA | 396,500 | |
| 6 | David Peters | USA | 522,500 | |
| 7 | Bill Perkins | USA | 613,500 | |
| 5 | 1 | Dan Perper | USA | 559,000 |
| 2 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 736,500 | |
| 3 | Keith Gipson | USA | 282,000 | |
| 4 | Phil Hellmuth | USA | 403,000 | |
| 5 | Jason Mercier | USA | 568,500 | |
| 6 | Byron Kaverman | USA | 81,000 | |
| 7 | Phil Galfond | USA | 578,500 | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,129,500
139,500
|
139,500 |
|
745,500
144,500
|
144,500 |
|
736,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
||
|
666,500
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
||
|
653,500
151,500
|
151,500 |
|
||
|
613,500
193,500
|
193,500 |
|
578,500
178,500
|
178,500 |
|
||
|
568,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
||
|
|
559,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
544,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
||
|
535,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
|
527,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
||
|
522,500
97,500
|
97,500 |
|
|
||
|
519,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
|
||
|
504,500
194,500
|
194,500 |
|
|
||
|
445,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
432,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
|
||
|
403,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
|
396,500
156,500
|
156,500 |
|
||
|
382,500
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
360,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
342,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
|
||
|
306,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
293,500
153,500
|
153,500 |
|
289,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
|
||
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Tom Marchese raised to 9,000 from the button, Bobby Baldwin three-bet shoved from the small blind for 59,500, and Marchese called.
Marchese: 
Baldwin: 
The board came down 
, safe for Baldwin to score the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
405,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
128,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Doug Polk was all in for about 75,000 with from the small blind against Andrew Robl in the big blind with 
.
The flop fell 
to give Polk the lead with two pair. The turn was the and gave Robl a straight draw. The river was the 
, giving Robl a six-high straight to eliminate Polk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Following a flop of 
, Jason Les checked from the small blind and Phil Hellmuth checked from the big blind. Dan Perper bet 15,000 from middle position, Les check-called, Hellmuth check-raised to 60,000, Perper reraised all in for 176,000, Les reraised all in for 184,000, and Hellmuth tanked for a bit before he called.
Les: 
Hellmuth: 
Perper: 
Perper led with a queen-high straight and held up through the 
turn and river to triple up. In a small side spot, Les was eliminated by Hellmuth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
555,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
370,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
From the cutoff seat, Fedor Holz raised to 10,000. Bill Perkins was on the button and reraised to 25,000. Play folded back to Holz, he called, and the dealer dealt the 
. Both players checked, and the turn was the 
. Holz checked, Perkins bet 25,000, and Holz folded.
"Queens?" asked Holz.
"Damn!" responded Perkins right away. "You're good!"
Level 7
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Dan Smith made it 10,000 to go, and when it folded to Kathy Lehne in the big blind, she bumped it to 35,000.
Smith pushed in, having Lenhe well covered, and she called off for her tournament life with the 
.
Smith had the , and remained behind on a 
run out to hand Lenhe the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
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|
|
260,000
188,500
|
188,500 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Level 6
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Phil Hellmuth is in peak "Poker Brat" form right now. He was recently seen verbally addressing Timofey Kuznetsov about the aggression Kuznetsov has been applying, with Hellmuth.
"You look young," Hellmuth said. "Like you're looking to make a name for yourself."
The table got a good laugh out of that, but Hellmuth didn't stop with the comments there. He continued with Kuznetsov for a bit before he turned his focus to a hand against Tom Marchese.
On the 
flop, Hellmuth checked to Marchese, who bet 7,000. Hellmuth called, and the turn was the . Both players checked, and the river was the . Hellmuth checked, Marchese bet 21,000, and Hellmuth folded.
"Show me if you bluffed me," Hellmuth said to Marchese.
Marchese chuckled, but didn't show.
"I should've raised you on the flop," Hellmuth said. "But I figured you'd take another whack at it."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
465,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
390,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
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