$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Day 2 Completed
2017 Super High Roller Bowl
$300,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Day: 2
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
Level 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl at ARIA continued on Memorial Day and the field was cut from 44 runners to just 19. Justin Bonomo rose to the top of the counts as he finished with a stack of 2,628,000.
Bonomo had a nice start to the day as he eliminated Antonio Esfandiari when both players made kings up, but Bonomo's king-queen bested Esfandiari's king-three. He also eliminated dangerous opponent Nick Petrangelo when a short-stacked Petrangelo jammed a flush draw and Bonomo had flopped a set.
Later in the day, Bonomo flopped trip sevens with eight-seven of hearts. Bonomo check-called the flop against Rainer Kempe, and after both players checked the turn, Bonomo fired a big overbet on the river after all the draws missed and got paid off.
However, while a well-known pro heads the list of remaining players, it was a great day for amateur players at the SHRB. Not one, not two, but all of five amateurs bagged stacks that put them in the top 10.
Dan Shak (1,482,000), Bill Klein (1,466,000), Leon Tsoukernik (1,335,000), Cary Katz (701,000) and David Einhorn (685,000) are all looking good heading into Day 3. King's Casino owner Tsoukernik won the EPT Prague $50K High Roller late last year, and Shak has historically been one of the most successful amateurs in these events with nearly $9 million in cashes.
The most well-known amateur in the event, actor and comedian Kevin Hart, failed to bag. However, he did have himself quite a day as he collected perhaps the most impressive scalp of anyone in the tournament.
Hart busted high roller extraordinaire Fedor Holz, who has been unstoppable in these events the past couple of years. It did take a cooler though, as Hart picked up aces when Holz was dealt queens.
Hart ultimately fell when he ran ace-jack into Brian Rast's kings. Others going bust included Dan Colman, Isaac Haxton, David Peters, Bryn Kenney, Doug Polk, and "Tony G." Guoga.
Day 3 resumes at 1 p.m., and PokerNews will again handle live reporting duties while PokerGo offers a live streaming service.
Super High Roller Bowl Day 3 Seating Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | --empty seat-- | -- | -- |
| 2 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 356,000 | |
| 3 | Bill Klein | United States | 1,466,000 | |
| 4 | Byron Kaverman | United States | 2,063,000 | |
| 5 | Jason Koon | United States | 696,000 | |
| 6 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 444,000 | |
| 7 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 530,000 | |
| 2 | 1 | Zach Hyman | United States | 267,000 |
| 2 | Jason Mercier | United States | 243,000 | |
| 3 | David Einhorn | United States | 685,000 | |
| 4 | Leon Tsoukernik | Czech Republic | 1,335,000 | |
| 5 | Cary Katz | United States | 701,000 | |
| 6 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 2,628,000 | |
| 7 | Dan Shak | United States | 1,482,000 | |
| 3 | 1 | --empty seat-- | -- | -- |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 225,000 | |
| 3 | Pratyush Buddiga | United States | 716,000 | |
| 4 | Brian Rast | United States | 526,000 | |
| 5 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 1,391,000 | |
| 6 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 487,000 | |
| 7 | Jake Schindler | United States | 567,000 |
Level 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,628,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
||
|
2,063,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
1,482,000
-238,000
|
-238,000 |
|
1,466,000
266,000
|
266,000 |
|
1,391,000
-209,000
|
-209,000 |
|
1,335,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
716,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
701,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
||
|
696,000
396,000
|
396,000 |
|
|
||
|
685,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
567,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
|
|
||
|
530,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
|
526,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
|
||
|
487,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
444,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
|
||
|
356,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
||
|
|
267,000
-239,000
|
-239,000 |
|
243,000
-117,000
|
-117,000 |
|
||
|
225,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
||
Level 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Justin Bonomo opened to 23,000 in the hi-jack and both Rainer Kempe and Pratyush Buddiga called in the cutoff and button.
The 
flop was checked through as the 
landed on the turn and Bonomo bet 70,000. Only Kempe called, and when the river landed the 
, Bonomo went into the tank and used one time extension button before betting 350,000.
It was now Kempe's turn to use a time extension button, and as it was about to expire, Kempe mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,560,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
400,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Level 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Players will bag after each table plays three more hands.
Level 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Koray Aldemir opened under the gun for 23,000 and got one caller in Stefan Schillhabel. From the cutoff, Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 58,000, and only Schillhabel came along for the 
flop. Both players checked, with Negreanu tanking enough to use an extension. On the 
, they checked again, and a 
completed the board. Schillhabel checked, and Negreanu again put in an extension before opting to check again.
Schillhabel showed 
, and Negreanu fling his 
into the air in disgust.
"That's what I was thinking for some reason was pocket fives," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
260,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
Level 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The action passed to Byron Kaverman on the button and he opened to 22,000. Andrew Lichtenberger called in the big blind and checked the 
flop.
Kaverman continued for 22,000 only to have Lichtenberger check-raise to 64,000. Kaverman called and both players checked the 
on the turn.
The river landed the and Lichtenberger pushed out a bet of 131,000 as Kaverman entered the tank and eventually had to use one of his time extension buttons.
Kaverman finally found a decision, and that was to call. Lichtenberger tabled his 
for eight-high while Kaverman rolled over his 
for two pair.
As Lichtenberger dropped to 200,000, Kaverman climbed to be just a few big blinds shy of 2 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,978,000
418,000
|
418,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
200,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
||
Level 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Koray Aldemir is back in it after being down to a few blinds. He jammed on the button for 98,000, and Daniel Negreanu called in the big blind.
"I have the nuts," Aldemir declared, tabling first the then the 
.
Negreanu was dominated with 
. The 
flop gave him hope for a chop, as a deuce or a king would give both players the same hand. A 
was a disappointing turn for Negreanu, but he still seemed hopeful for a positive outcome on the river. However, the fell, no help to the Canadian star.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
211,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
|
||
Level 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
From the hi-jack, Koray Aldemir moved all in for 39,000 and Justin Bonomo three-bet to 68,000 from the small blind as Rainer Kempe dropped out from the big.
Aldemir:
Bonomo:
The board ran out 
to see Aldemir double through to just under 100,000 in chips while Bonomo takes a step back to 2,460,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,460,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
98,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
||
Level 14
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Koray Aldemir completed the blind, and Stefan Schillhabel made it 34,000 to go. Aldemir moved all in, and Schillhabel called right away, showing . Aldemir also showed a , then inched it over to reveal an 
beneath it.
The flop, turn and river came 
, and Aldemir sent 333,000, nearly all of his stack, to his fellow German.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
676,000
356,000
|
356,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
39,000
-321,000
|
-321,000 |
|
|
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