Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,500
2017 Super High Roller Bowl
$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Super High Roller Bowl
Buy-in
$300,000
Prize Pool
$16,800,000
Entries
56
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Play Resumes
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
The cards are now back in the air!
Perkins Can't Beat Kempe
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Bill Perkins opened for 4,000 in the cutoff, and Rainer Kempe made it 12,000 on his left. Perkins came back with a four-bet to 36,000, which Kempe quickly called. The flop came 
and Perkins checked. Kempe bet 27,000, and Perkins called. Perkins checked the 
and then folded to a bet of 43,000.
Perkins - 150,000
Kempe - 459,000
Sevens for Buddiga
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Pratyush Buddiga opened with a raise to 2,500 from the hi-jack and Jason Mercier called from the button.
Both players checked down the 
board to see Buddiga table his 
as Mercier mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
250,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
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Katz Eliminates Voulgaris
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
After Kevin Hart limped in, Cary Katz made it 4,000 to go. Haralabos Voulgaris called in the big blind, and Hart made it three to a 
flop. Action checkd to Katz, who bet 10,000. Both of his opponents called. Two more checks followed the 
, and Katz bet 24,000. Voulgaris made it 60,000, Hart folded and Katz shoved all in. After thinking for a couple of minutes, Voulgaris called off for 209,000.
Voulgaris: 
Katz: 
Voulgaris needed a queen or seven to fill up on the river, but it was a 
arriving. He shook Katz's hand and took his leave.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
Busted |
Enter the Brat
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Phil Hellmuth has just made his customary late entrance. After getting mic'd up, he's taking a seat at the featured table next to Justin Bonomo. Hellmuth made a nice run in this event last year, finishing fourth for $1.6 million.
Third Pair for Les
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Tom Marchese opens to 3,000 on the button and Jason Les calls in the big blind to see a 
flop.
Both players check as the 
on the turn goes check, check as the 
completes the board on the river.
Les bets out 5,000 and Marchese uses his full 30-second shot clock before calling.
Les tables 
for third pair and Marchese folds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
300,000 | |
Smith Gets Some From G.I.
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Dan Smith bet 37,000 on a completed board of 
from the button. G.I. made the call out of the cutoff but mucked upon seeing 
.
Roberts Saved by Rivered Ace
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Lauren Roberts kicks off the action with a raise under the gun to 3,000. It folded round to David Peters in the small blind, and he three-bet as Christian Christner called in the big blind.
Roberts called also as both Peters and Christner checked the 
flop to Roberts who opted to bet out 12,000.
Peters folded, but Christner check-raised to 36,000 as Roberts went into the tank. Roberts then elected to use one of her time extension buttons before finally coming to a decision of a three-bet amounting to 88,000. Christner paused for a few moments and then moved all in as Roberts made the call for her tournament life.
Christner: 
Roberts:
With Roberts in desperate need to spike either an ace or running cards to make a flush or straight, the turn of the would leave her drawing to just an ace.
Fortunately for Roberts, the river landed the 
and ensured her of a double to 420,000 while Christner drops to 70,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
298,000
|
298,000 |
|
70,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
King-High Bluff for Esfandiari
Level 2
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Jake Schindler opened with a raise in the cutoff to 2,500 and Antonio Esfandiari called in the big blind.
The dealer spread a 
flop and Esfandiari checked to Schindler who opted to bet out 4,500.
"You got it?" asked Esfandiari before calling.
The turn of the went check, check as the landed on the river.
Esfandiari bet out 10,000, and after using the full extension of his shot clock, Schindler called.
Esfandiari tabled his , but it would be Schindler's 
that would see him pushed the pot as he climbed to roughly 480,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
335,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
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