$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Day 4 Completed
2017 Super High Roller Bowl
$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Day: 4
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
Schindler Cracks Aces to Take Commanding Lead into Final Day
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jake Schindler began Day 4 of the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl at ARIA as the chip leader after his late Day 3 heater. He finished it as the chip leader as well with the field being reduced from nine to just three, and it was all thanks to one massive pot he played against a fellow big stack.
Christoph Vogelsang opened for 90,000 at 20,000/40,000/20,000 — the ante in this structure is paid by the big blind — and Schindler called on the button with pocket eights. Buddiga put in a three-bet to 400,000 with aces in the big blind, and Schindler peeled the flop and hit a set.
The board was dangerous as it was queen-eight-seven with two hearts. Buddiga elected to check-call bets of 400,000 on the flop and 750,000 on an offsuit three on the turn. He checked a final time when another three fell, and Schindler jammed. Buddiga used an extension for his timer but couldn't get away, ultimately paying off the boat.
That pot gave Schindler roughly half of the chips seven-handed. Jason Koon bubbled the event after a marathon eight-handed run to start the day that lasted roughly five hours. He was never really able to climb very far out of the basement after coming in as the short stack. He finally fell jamming a straight draw when Schindler flopped a set.
Once the money bubble burst and Schindler ascended into his lead, others were naturally much shorter. Dominoes started to fall at that point. First, Justin Bonomo got unlucky when he raised rags and flopped trip deuces in a blind battle against Vogelsang, only to have the German run a straight after check-calling king-high overcards on the flop.
Then, Buddiga flopped inferior top pair against Leon Tsoukernik and went bust in sixth.
Schindler was able to flop a set with eights against Buddiga's aces, but when he got in the reverse scenario with his own bullets against Byron Kaverman's eights, the board preserved his lead despite Kaverman turning straight and flush draws.
Tsoukernik was the final amateur remaining in the event, but his run ended in fourth when he ran ace-ten of diamonds into the pocket aces of Vogelsang.
That means it'll be an all-pro final three coming back for Day 5. Schindler holds 10,670,000, or roughly two-thirds of the remaining chips. Vogelsang has 5,245,000, and his fellow German Stefan Schillhabel brings up the rear with just 885,000. He'll have a lot of work to do with a little under 15 big blinds at the restart.
They'll be playing for $6 million up top when they resume at 1 p.m. Thursday. The runner-up will get $3.6 million and the third-place finisher $2.4 million. Updates will be on PokerNews and live streaming provided by PokerGo.
Day 5 Seating Draw
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jake Schindler | United States | 10,670,000 |
| 6 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 5,245,000 |
| 8 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 885,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,670,000 | 615,000 |
|
5,245,000 | 2,340,000 |
|
885,000 |
Leon Tsoukernik Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,800,000)
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The action began with Christoph Vogelsang raising to 130,000 from under the gun before Leon Tsoukernik moved all in from the small blind for 2.2 million.
Jake Schindler folded in the big blind and Vogelsang swiftly called.
Tsoukernik: 
Vogelsang: 
With Tsoukernik a heavy underdog to stay alive in the tournament, the 
changed little apart from leaving Tsoukernik backdoor outs to diamonds, a straight and running tens.
The 
on the turn would keep Tsoukernik's hopes alive as he would need a diamond to remain alive.
Unfortunately for Tsoukernik, the river landed the 
and he was eliminated in 4th place for a $1,800,000 payday while earning the final three players a well-deserved rest as they return on Thursday to resume action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Byron Kaverman Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,400,000)
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The action folded to Jake Schindler on the button and he opened to 150,000. From the small blind, Byron Kaverman moved all in for 895,000 and Christoph Vogelsang cold-called in the big blind holding 
.
With the action returning to Schindler, he moved all in for 8.2 million and Vogelsang folded.
Kaverman: 
Schindler: 
With Kaverman trailing, the 
flop gave him backdoor outs to a straight and a flush, and when the 
landed on the turn it gave Kaverman 14 outs to survive.
Unfortunately for Kaverman, the river would land the and he would be eliminated in 5th place for a $1,400,000 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,055,000 | 1,890,000 |
|
|
2,905,000 | -935,000 |
|
Busted |
Play Underway
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The cards are now back in the air!
Break Time
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The remaining five players are heading on a 10-minute break.
Updated Chip Counts
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,165,000 | 665,000 |
|
|
3,840,000 | -105,000 |
|
|
2,995,000 | 195,000 |
|
|
895,000 | -205,000 |
|
|
885,000 | -1,025,000 |
Schindler Gets Busy
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Stefan Schillhabel opened the cutoff to 110,000 only to have Jake Schindler three-bet the small blind to 300,000.
Schillhabel called and the flop fell 
with Schindler checking over to the German who checked behind.
The turn landed the and Schindler bet out 275,000. Schillhabel called and the river landed the 
.
Schindler bet out a stack of 100,000-denomination chips amounting to a 1.2 million-chip bet.
Schillhabel deliberated for a few moments and then released his hand.
Pratyush Buddiga Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,000,000)
Level 23
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Pratyush Buddiga opened to 100,000 with 
after he shoved 
and got it through the previous hand. Leon Tsoukernik called with 
in the big blind, and 
gave both players top pair. Tsoukernik checked and Buddiga bet 90,000. Tsoukernik shoved his whole stack in and Buddiga called right away for 735,000.
Buddiga needed to find a nine or running straight cards, but the 
closed off the latter. A river was the last card Buddiga would see.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
Busted |