SHRB Europe $250,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2021 Super High Roller Bowl Europe
SHRB Europe $250,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 Super High Roller Bowl Europe
Buy-in
$250,000
Prize Pool
$10,250,000
Entries
41
Level
22
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
34
Players Left
22
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
After a tumultuous end of the night, Chi Zhang claimed the Day 1 chip lead of the Super High Roller Bowl Europe Main Event, here at the Merit Royal Hotel, Casino & Spa. With a late start time of 5 p.m. local time, everyone who took a seat at the start of the day was well rested to battle for the biggest prize of the series.
On Day 1, 29 unique players registered and 6 of them reentered to get to 35 entries and a $8,750,000 prize pool. But... As players can still register or reenter until the start of Day 2, the expectation is that the numbers will only go up. For now, 22 players have made it through to Day 2 while Bryn Kenney is the only player who had registered but had not taken his seat yet to get to 23 players for Day 2.
Zhang sneaked the chip lead away from Artur Martirosian in the second to last hand of the night when he eliminated Michael Addamo with trip sevens. But Addamo wasn't the only one to fall when only three more hands needed to be played on each table. Ali Imsirovic and Sergio Aido also fell in the final minutes of Day 1.
Timothy Adams and Ivan Leow both busted their first bullets but did much better with their second ones as they finished in third and fourth place in the Day 1 chip counts. Completing the top five is Timofey Kuznetsov.
Super High Roller Bowl Europe Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chi Zhang | United Kingdom | 1,056,000 | 176 |
| 2 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 832,000 | 139 |
| 3 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 779,000 | 130 |
| 4 | Ivan Leow | Malaysia | 654,000 | 109 |
| 5 | Timofey Kuznetsov | Russia | 467,000 | 78 |
| 6 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 441,000 | 74 |
| 7 | Seth Davies | United States | 417,000 | 70 |
| 8 | Phil Ivey | United States | 404,000 | 67 |
| 9 | Viacheslav Buldygin | Russia | 393,000 | 66 |
| 10 | Wiktor Malinowski | Poland | 383,000 | 64 |
Leow, Adams, Seth Davies, Wiktor Malinowski, Christoph Vogelsang, and Chris Brewer were the ones who reentered but Vogelsang and Brewer both burned through their second bullet to not return for the Main Event. Addamo, Imsirovic, Aido, and Pascal Lefrancois all have an option to reenter if they wish to do so,
When play resumes at 1 p.m. local time, they will play Level 7 which features a small blind of 3,000, a big blind of 6,000, and a big blind ante of 6,000. The level duration will remain at 60 minutes each and a ten-minute break after each level. After one of the levels, a 90-minute dinner break will also take place.
Play is scheduled to go on until the final table of six has been reached so make sure to follow along for all the action right here on PokerNews.
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 136,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 2 | Empty | |||
| 1 | 3 | Empty | |||
| 1 | 4 | Viacheslav Buldygin | Russia | 393,000 | 66 |
| 1 | 5 | Empty | |||
| 1 | 6 | Phil Ivey | United States | 404,000 | 67 |
| 1 | 7 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 250,000 | 42 |
| 1 | 8 | Linus Loeliger | Switzerland | 360,000 | 60 |
| 2 | 1 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 318,000 | 53 |
| 2 | 2 | Empty | |||
| 2 | 3 | Empty | |||
| 2 | 4 | Jake Schindler | United States | 128,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 5 | Shao Hua Zhan | China | 297,000 | 50 |
| 2 | 6 | David Stamm | United States | 283,000 | 47 |
| 2 | 7 | Richard Yong | Malaysia | 173,000 | 29 |
| 2 | 8 | Chi Zhang | United Kingdom | 1,056,000 | 176 |
| 3 | 1 | Empty | |||
| 3 | 2 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 265,000 | 44 |
| 3 | 3 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 832,000 | 139 |
| 3 | 4 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 441,000 | 74 |
| 3 | 5 | David Peters | United States | 103,000 | 17 |
| 3 | 6 | Ivan Leow | Malaysia | 654,000 | 109 |
| 3 | 7 | Empty | |||
| 3 | 8 | Seth Davies | United States | 417,000 | 70 |
| 4 | 1 | Viktor Kudinov | Russia | 330,000 | 55 |
| 4 | 2 | Wiktor Malinowski | Poland | 383,000 | 64 |
| 4 | 3 | Empty | |||
| 4 | 4 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 779,000 | 130 |
| 4 | 5 | Empty | |||
| 4 | 6 | Cary Katz | United States | 148,000 | 25 |
| 4 | 7 | Timofey Kuznetsov | Russia | 467,000 | 78 |
| 4 | 8 | David Coleman | United States | 159,000 | 27 |
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,056,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
||
|
832,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
||
|
779,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
||
|
654,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
476,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
|
441,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
||
|
417,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
||
|
404,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
||
|
393,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
383,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
360,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
330,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
318,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
||
|
297,000 | |
|
283,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
265,000 | |
|
|
||
|
173,000
-77,000
|
-77,000 |
|
159,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
148,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
||
|
136,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
|
|
||
|
103,000
-122,000
|
-122,000 |
|
|
||
|
103,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
||
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Play has ended with 22 remaining players. The full chip counts and a recap are to follow.
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
David Coleman raised to 11,500 from under the gun and Chi Zhang three-bet to 30,000 from the cutoff. Michael Addamo four-bet to 72,000 from the button for the blinds and Coleman to fold while Zhang made the call.
The flop came 
, Zhang check-called the 42,000 continuation-bet of Addamo.
The turn was the 
and they both checked to the 
on the river. Zhang bet 60,000 for Addamo to tank, use a time bank card, and then shove for around 225,000. Zhang snap-called with the 
for trips to bust Addamo before the end of the night as the latter held the 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,030,000
424,000
|
424,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Ali Imsirovic was walking away from his table as his 
couldn't beat the 
of Wiktor Malinowski on the 
board.
Over on the other table, Sergio Aido also got up from his chair and made his way out of the tournament area as it looked like is stack was being awarded to Viktor Kudinov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski raised to 11,000 from the cutoff and Ivan Leow made the call on the button but Shao Hua Zhan three-bet jammed from the big blind for 139,500. Badziakouski four-bet shoved for more for Leow to fold.
Shao Hua Zhan: 
Mikita Badziakouski: 
The board ran out for both of them to hit two pair but for Zhan to stay ahead.
The turn was the for Zhan to improve to a full house before the 
completed the board to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
297,000
147,000
|
147,000 |
|
|
265,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
|
||
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and three more hands need to be played before play ends for Day 1.
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The board read 
with a big pot in the middle already.
Timothy Adams had bet 175,000 from the cutoff which was enough to cover Pascal Lefrancois in the big blind. He tanked for a bit and then made the call for around 107,000. Adams tabled the for the rivered set for Lefrancois to get up and leave the tournament area.
Earlier on, Christoph Vogelsang had also busted already.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
725,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
606,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
420,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
240,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
127,000
-133,000
|
-133,000 |
|
|
125,000
-123,000
|
-123,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Level 6
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The board read 
with around 105,000 in the middle.
Artur Martirosian had bet 45,000 from the big blind and Linus Loeliger put in a pot-sized raise. Martirosian took some time and then made the call.
The 
completed the board and Martirosian bet enough to put Loeliger all-in. The latter tanked for a while, used a time bank card and then opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
770,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
226,000
-104,000
|
-104,000 |
