Picking up the action after the turn of a board with about 87,000 in the pot, Byron Kaverman checked from the big blind and Scott Seiver bet 27,000 from the hijack. Kaverman called to see the river and checked to Seiver who shoved for 60,600.
Kaverman tanked (using two of his time-extention plaques) before he called, but mucked when Seiver tabled for a set of threes.
We turned up to see the tail end of the latest battle between Jason Mercier and Doug Polk.
After a series of bets on a board to the turn, Mercier had 59,500 in front of him and Polk made the call.
The river saw Mercier fire away again, with a 108,000-chip bet, and Polk went deep into the tank, tossing in a time-bank chip, before eventually folding.
From the hijack seat, Haralabos Voulgaris raised to 3,500. Tony Gregg reraised to 11,200 out of the cutoff seat. Play moved back to Voulgaris, and he called to see the flop come . Both players checked, and the turn was the . Voulgaris bet 16,000, and Gregg made the call.
The river paired the board with the , and Voulgaris checked. Gregg bet 25,500, and Voulgaris wasted little time in making the call.
With the board reading , Bryn Kenney (big blind) and Daniel Colman (cutoff) each committed 26,000 to see the river. Kenney checked, Colman bet 100,000, and Kenney used a time-extension plaque before he called.
Colman tabled for a straight, Kenney mucked, and Colman collected the pot.
Antonio Esfandiari made it 3,000 on the button and Jake Schindler bumped it to 12,000 from the small blind.
Brian Rast four-bet to 36,000 out of the big blind and Esfandiari five-bet, making it 76,000. Schindler gave it up, but Rast six-bet enough to cover Esfandiari, and he called it off with the .
It was a classic race with Rast holding the and Esfandiari held through the board to the turn.
Rast did pick up some additional outs to a flush, but wouldn't need them, as the river came down, making him a pair of kings and ensuring Esfandiari would be the first casualty of the 2016 Super High Roller Bowl.
Phil Hellmuth hasn't gotten off to the best start, tangling in three consecutive pots and folding in each of them.
Tom Marchese raised to 3,500 from the hijack, Jason Les called from the button, and Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 12,500 from the small blind. Only Marchese called.
They checked to the turn of a board where Hellmuth bet 7,000. Marchese called, the river completed the board, and Hellmuth checked. Marchese bet 34,000 and after a few moments, Hellmuth folded.
The following hand, with about 86,000 in the pot and the board reading , Justin Bonomo checked from the small blind and Hellmuth bet 12,000 from the button. Bonomo check-raised to 85,000, Hellmuth tanked again (using one of his time-extension plaques) and ultimately folded.
In the next hand, Hellmuth limped in from the cutoff. Isaac Haxton tanked for a bit in the small blind, prompting Hellmuth to chime in.
"You're going to study for 40 seconds and just call 600?" quipped Hellmuth.
Haxton raised to 6,500, Hellmuth called, and the flop fell . Haxton continued for 5,500, Hellmuth raised to 15,000, and Haxton called. Both players checked the turn, landing the river. Haxton bet 15,000 and Hellmuth immediately folded his hand.
Picking up the action on the board, Haralabos Voulgaris was pitted against Tony Gregg. Voulgaris fired a bet of 14,000, and Gregg made the call to see the land on the river. Voulgaris slowed down with a check, and then Gregg took his time before betting 48,500. Voulgaris eventually gave it up, and Gregg picked up the pot.
Bill Perkins, Scott Seiver and Nick Petrangelo went three ways to a flop with Petrangelo on the button.
Perkins led for 3,500 and only Seiver made the call. The turn saw Perkins fire again, making it 7,000 and Seiver raised it up to 23,000 total. Perkins called, and when the river came the , he led out with a bet of 50,000. Seiver called.
"Nuts," said Perkins, turning over the . "Nizzles."
Seiver mucked and Perkins moved into a spot at the top of the early leader board.