Bill Perkins raised to 8,000 from under the gun, Matt Berkey three-bet to 18,000 from the hijack, Perkins four-bet to 60,000, and Berkey called.
They checked to the turn of a 
board where Perkins bet 45,000. Berkey called, the 
river completed the board and Perkins checked. Berkey bet 35,000 and after a few moments, Perkins called.
Berkey tabled 
for a set of jacks, Perkins mucked, and Berkey collected the pot.
Take a look at some photos from Day 1 of the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl. Photos are credited to Joe Giron and Jayne Furman of PokerPhotoArchive.com.
Andrew Robl was in the big blind, heads up with Ben Tollerene, when he pulled out the old check-raise on an 
flop.
Tollerene bet 5,000 and Robl made it 19,000. Tollerene called and Robl fired another 40,000 on the 
turn. Tollerene called again, and it went check-check on the 
river.
Robl turned over the 
, taking it down after a Tollerene muck.
Dominik Nitsche and Daniel Colman each put in 38,000 preflop before the dealer fanned the 
. Nitsche was first and checked. Colman bet 35,000, and Nitsche made the call.
The turn was the 
, and Nitsche checked again. Colman bet 90,000, and Nitsche made the call.
The river was the 
, and Nitsche checked with about 260,000 in chips in his stack. Colman moved all in for about the same amount, and Nitsche tank-folded.
Colman allowed Nitsche to pick one, and he turned over the 
. Colman then showed the to go with it for a missed draw.
John Morgan made it 8,000 from the button and David Peters called from the small blind, sending them heads up to a 
flop.
Peters check-called 10,000 from Morgan before both checked the turn. Peters checked again on the 
river, and Morgan quickly fired out a bet of 30,000.
Peters called, showing the 
when Morgan claimed a jack. Morgan mucked his hand and the pot was awarded to Peters.
Despite the noise the two made on social media last week, Doug Polk and Jason Mercier have remained pretty quiet at the table even though they're seated right next to one another and have been battling all day long. Just now, the two played the following pot.
On the 
flop, Mercier bet 11,800. Polk made the call, and then Andrew Robl folded.
The turn was the 
to pair the board, and Mercier bet 27,500. Polk called, and the river completed the board with the 
. Both players checked.
Mercier showed the 
for two pair, and Polk mucked his hand.
Fedor Holz raised to 6,000 from middle position, Bill Perkins called from the cutoff, Scott Seiver called from the button, Nick Petrangelo called from the small blind, and Dan Shak called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and action checked to Holz who continued for 10,500. Perkins called before Seiver raised all in for 125,900. Petrangelo and Shak folded, Holz tanked for a bit (using two time-extensions) before he called, and Perkins folded.
Holz: 
Seiver: 
The turn and river completed the board, no help to Seiver, locking up the pot for Holz.
After a bit of a raising war, Nick Petrangelo put Brandon Steven to a decision for his last 150,000 preflop.
Steven called off with the 
and it was a classic cooler with Petrangelo on the 
.
Rockets held after an 
board, sending Steven home early.
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
With the final board reading 
, David Einhorn was all in with pocket kings but he ran into the for Matt Berkey. Berkey had Einhorn covered, and Einhorn was eliminated.
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