$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl Day 1 | 2017 Super High Roller Bowl

05-28-2017 19:22 UTC-7

Heaps for Holz

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Fedor Holz had a bet of what looked like around 140,000 in front of him on a completed board of . Ben Sulsky decided to call for about half of his chips, and Holz showed him for aces up on the river. Sulsky mucked his hand, and Holz, who finished second here last year, is rolling once again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Holz	530,000 235,000	235,000

Ben Sulsky	120,500 -156,500	-156,500

Tags: Ben Sulsky Fedor Holz

05-28-2017 19:22 UTC-7

Mandavia Clips Rast

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Brian Rast opened under the gun to 4,000 and Ankush Mandavia three-bet the hi-jack to 16,000.

The action folded back to Rast, and he called as the dealer spread a flop.

Rast checked, Mandavia bet out 25,000, and Rast folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankush Mandavia	305,000 -10,000	-10,000

Brian Rast	280,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Ankush Mandavia Brian Rast

05-28-2017 19:14 UTC-7

Kurganov Makes a Flush

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Doug Polk opened for 4,000 in the cutoff and called a three-bet to 13,000 from Igor Kurganov, who had the button. Both players checked the flop, and Polk bet 20,500 on the turn. Kurganov called, and the river was an . Polk bet 38,000, and Kurganov quickly put in a call.

"Ace," Polk said, not seeming confident at all.

He was right to be hesitant to show, as Kurganov turned over , and Polk mucked .

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Kurganov	292,000 83,000	83,000

Doug Polk	216,000 -69,000	-69,000

Tags: Doug Polk Igor Kurganov

05-28-2017 19:14 UTC-7

Haxton Shoves on Two

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

David Einhorn opened the pot with a raise to 4,500 from under the gun, and Fedor Holz called in the cutoff, as did Isaac Haxton on the button, and Koray Aldemir in the big blind.

The flop of was checked round to Haxton who bet 8,000 before Aldemir check-raised to 25,000. Einhorn folded, and Holz called before Haxton contemplated his decision.

He would choose to use a time extension button before eventually moving all in for roughly 400,000.

Aldemir folded, as did Holz, and Haxton was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	480,000 -36,000	-36,000

David Einhorn	430,000 90,000	90,000
Fedor Holz	295,000 -75,000	-75,000

Koray Aldemir	210,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: David Einhorn Fedor Holz Isaac Haxton Koray Aldemir

05-28-2017 19:00 UTC-7

Anonymous Businessman G.I. Eliminated

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The businessman known only as G.I. was all in for 41,000 when we got to his table, and Bill Perkins was all in also for 47,000. Dan Smith put them both at risk.

G.I.:
Perkins:
Smith:

Perkins called for a ten but didn't even need the one he got as the board ran out .

"All right," he said. "Got some bluffin' chips now."

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	279,000 -60,000	-60,000

Bill Perkins	141,000 56,000	56,000
G.I.	Busted

Tags: Bill Perkins Dan Smith

05-28-2017 18:45 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Tsoukernik	625,000 13,000	13,000
Matt Berkey	485,000 -29,600	-29,600
Pratyush Buddiga	386,000 16,000	16,000
Daniel Negreanu	295,000 -75,000	-75,000

David Peters	242,000 12,000	12,000

Sean Winter	213,500 -46,500	-46,500
Igor Kurganov	209,000 -81,000	-81,000

Erik Seidel	152,000 -63,000	-63,000

05-28-2017 18:32 UTC-7

Tollerene Eliminated

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ben Tollerene opened to 4,000 and Cary Katz three-bet to 12,000. When the action returned to Tollerene, he moved all in for 36,000 and Katz called.

Tollerene:
Katz:

The board ran out and Katz' flopped set eliminated Tollerene.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	704,000 45,500	45,500
Ben Tollerene	Busted

Tags: Ben Tollerene Cary Katz

05-28-2017 18:31 UTC-7

"No More River Tanks" But Rast Picks Off Koon

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

We found Brian Rast in the big blind and deep in the tank on a board of . There was about 130,000 in the pot, and Jason Koon had bet 80,000. Rast had only about 25,000 more than that, so he'd be in dire straits if he called and lost. He used all three of his time extensions and then decided to call with about 10 seconds left.

Koon flipped over for a whiffed combo draw, and Rast showed

"No more river tanks now, boys," he said with a smile as he dragged the pot. "Only 30 seconds from here on out."

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	315,000 115,000	115,000

Jason Koon	290,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Brian Rast Jason Koon

05-28-2017 18:24 UTC-7

Aldemir Turns Two Pair on Holz

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

From the cutoff, Fedor Holz opened to 4,000 and both Dan Shak and Koray Aldemir called in the blinds.

The flop fell and the action was checked to Holz who bet 8,500. Shak called, but Aldemir raised to 28,500 as Holz called and Shak folded.

The turn landed the and Aldemir pushed out a bet of 60,000. Holz called and the river landed the .

Aldemir went into the tank, and when his time was about to expire, he opted to use a time extension button.

Eventually, Aldemir would check, as would Holz. Aldemir tabled his and Holz folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Holz	370,000 -61,500	-61,500

Koray Aldemir	350,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Dan Shak Fedor Holz Koray Aldemir

05-28-2017 18:17 UTC-7

Mercier Climbing

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Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Pratyush Buddiga opened to 3,500 and was immediately met with a three-bet from Daniel Negreanu in the hi-jack to 12,500.

Jason Mercier cold-called in the cutoff before Tom Marchese four-bet his button to 40,000. Buddiga and Negreanu folded, but Mercier called.

The flop was checked by both players before the landed on the turn.

Mercier bet out 47,000 and Marchese folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	420,000 40,000	40,000

Pratyush Buddiga	370,000 50,000	50,000
Daniel Negreanu	370,000 85,000	85,000

Tom Marchese	320,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jason Mercier Pratyush Buddiga Tom Marchese