$250,000 Super High Roller Championships
Day 3 Started
$250,000 Super High Roller Championships
Day 3 Started
Most people come to the Baha Mar Resort in the Bahamas to kick back, put their feet up, and relax, but today there will be none of that with millions of dollars on the line. When the final six players take their seat in the Caribbean Poker Party $250,000 Super High Roller Championships, they will be battling for some life-changing money.
Coming into the day, German high roller Steffen Sontheimer will hold the chip lead with a smashing 11,035,000 chips. Most people will remember Sontheimer from winning the 2017 Poker Masters but he has continued to be at the top of his game, accumulating nearly $9 million in career earnings. Not far in the distance is American poker pro David Peters with 9,310,000 and he's been at the top of the leaderboard for pretty much the entire first two days.
The 34-player field was filled with the best poker players in the world so it is no wonder that the final table is also stacked. Sean Winter, Mikita Badziakouski, partypoker pro Isaac Haxton, and Nick Petrangelo complete the final table. Petrangelo will enter the day on the short stack with 1,100,000 but with still nearly 20 big blinds to work with, it's anyone's game.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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1 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 11,035,000 | 184 |
2 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 1,100,000 | 18 |
3 | David Peters | United States | 9,310,000 | 155 |
4 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 2,290,000 | 38 |
5 | Sean Winter | United States | 6,465,000 | 108 |
6 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 3,760,000 | 63 |
Unfortunately, two players will be going home empty-handed as there will be just four places being paid. It's going to be a significant money bubble since a min-cash is worth $700,000 and the winner...he's taking home over $3,685,000! The action is scheduled to get underway at 1 p.m. local time with the live stream airing on a 30-minute delay with hole cards. The live reporting will also be on a 30-minute delay to avoid spoiling any of the action.
The blinds will resume on level 16 at 35,000/70,000 and a 70,000 big blind ante. As agreed by the players, a full big blind ante will remain in play until heads-up is reached, at which point the blinds will be reduced to 30 minutes with no ante. With so many deep stacks in play, there is no telling when this might end, therefore the players will make a decision on when to take a dinner break. Follow along with PokerNews for continuous coverage until a winner is crowned.
Level: 16
Blinds: 35,000/70,000
Ante: 70,000
Nick Petrangelo came into the day as the short stack with under 20 big blinds but that didn't stop him from being active early on. Petrangelo took down the first three hands
Sean Winter has also chipped up when David Peters opened to 160,000 from the hijack with . Winter just called on the button with and Steffen Sontheimer came along from the big blind with . The flop fell and the action checked to Winter who bet 210,000. Only Peters called and the landed on the turn.
Peters checked again and Winter tossed in a bet fo 725,000. Peters continued to call and the completed the board. Both players knuckled the table and Winter dragged in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steffen Sontheimer |
10,610,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
David Peters |
7,875,000
-1,435,000
|
-1,435,000 |
|
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Sean Winter |
7,450,000
985,000
|
985,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski |
3,155,000
-605,000
|
-605,000 |
|
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Nick Petrangelo |
2,680,000
1,580,000
|
1,580,000 |
|
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Isaac Haxton |
2,630,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
Level: 17
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Steffen Sontheimer made it 175,000 from the cutoff with and Isaac Haxton defended from the big blind with . An action flop of hit the felt and Haxton just check-called a bet of 180,000 from Sontheimer.
The turn was the to give Haxton even more outs but again, he check-called a bet of 480,000 from Sontheimer. The river brought the and Haxton checked one more time. Sontheimer stuck in a bet of 3,500,000 after improving to two pair and Haxton was left with a decision for his remaining 1,820,000 chips. Haxton thought for a minute and then made the call only to find the bad news.
The players are now on the stone money bubble with just five remaining. The next player eliminated will leave with nothing while the rest will be guaranteed at least $700,000. Sontheimer holds a commanding lead after dragging in that last pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steffen Sontheimer |
13,175,000
2,565,000
|
2,565,000 |
David Peters |
7,465,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
|
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Sean Winter |
6,850,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski |
3,260,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
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Nick Petrangelo |
3,095,000
415,000
|
415,000 |
|
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Isaac Haxton | Busted | |
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The action folded to Steffen Sontheimer in the small blind who raised it up to 275,000 with . Nick Petrangelo called from the big blind with and the flop came . Sontheimer led out for 160,000 and Petrangelo raised to 400,000 with a pair and straight draw. Sontheimer called and the rolled off on the turn.
Both players checked and the completed the board. Sontheimer moved all in and Petrangelo quickly mucked his hand. Mikita Badziakouski was on the short stack, but with that misstep, Petrangelo became the shortest at the table.
Just a couple of hands later, Sontheimer opened with and Petrangelo shoved all in for 1,545,000 with . David Peters woke up with in the small blind and re-shoved all in which got Sontheimer out of the hand.
The flop came to leave Peters in the lead and Petrangelo grasping at straws. The on the turn left Petrangelo drawing to just six outs to stay alive. The landed on the river and Petrangelo was eliminated on the bubble. The remaining four players are all guaranteed at least $700,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steffen Sontheimer |
16,900,000
3,725,000
|
3,725,000 |
David Peters |
8,650,000
1,185,000
|
1,185,000 |
|
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Sean Winter |
6,425,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski |
2,205,000
-1,055,000
|
-1,055,000 |
|
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Nick Petrangelo | Busted | |
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Level: 18
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
David Peters opened to 225,000 on the button with and Mikita Badziakouski defended from the big blind with . The flop fell and Badziakouski check-called a bet of 150,000 from Peters.
The brought a third six on the turn and Badziakouski checked again. Peters fired another 450,000 but Badziakouski wasn't going anywhere. The river was the and Badziakouski checked again after making a full house. Peters put him to the test when he shoved all in and Badziakouski went into the tank.
After using up two of his time extensions, Badziakouski indeed made the call and earned himself a double up. Badziakouski was on the short stack coming into the hand but is now right back in the thick of things.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steffen Sontheimer |
16,700,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
David Peters |
5,965,000
-2,685,000
|
-2,685,000 |
|
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Sean Winter |
5,605,000
-820,000
|
-820,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski |
5,580,000
3,375,000
|
3,375,000 |
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