$500,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Day 1 Completed
2015 Super High Roller Series
$500,000 Super High Roller Bowl
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Super High Roller Series
Buy-in
$500,000
Entries
43
Level
23
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Level 9
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Lots of big names and faces dotted the Super High Roller Series website in the months leading up to the inaugural $500,000 Super High Roller Bowl as anticipated competitors in the event. There was a good mix of top professionals and casual poker hobbyists with deep pockets, but when the cards hit the air on Thursday afternoon the field was packed full of elite poker talent. There was certainly many more top professionals than businessmen, and the turnout looked to be one of the toughest super high roller fields ever produced.
All told, 43 entries were generated and a prize pool of $21.5 million was generated. That number made this event the 15th largest in live poker history in terms of prize pool, and a staggering $7.525 million has been set atop for the winner to claim. After Day 1, the man best positioned was David Peters following an impressive start that saw him bag up 2.153 million in chips.
As mentioned, this superior field was filled with some of poker's best. Looking around the room, sightings of Phil Ivey, Dan Smith, Fabian Quoss, Tobias Reinkemeier, Doug Polk, Jason Mercier, Fedor Holz, Ole Schemion, and Isaac Haxton were had, but those sightings didn't last as all those names failed to advance out of the first day.
Ivey was eliminated by Scott Seiver, with the 10-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner falling in Level 8. Seiver put Ivey all in on the river the 
board, and Ivey tank-called for his tournament life. When Seiver tabled the 
for two pair, Ivey mucked his hand and darted towards the exit. Seiver went on to bag up 2.008 million in chips.
Of those joining Peters and Seiver in moving to Day 2 were Connor Drinan, Daniel Negreanu, David "Doc" Sands, Andrew Lichtenberger, and the man who just can't seem to do wrong in these exclusive events, Dan Colman.
Colman most famously won the 2014 WSOP Big One for One Drop for over $15.3 million and has had four seven-figure scores outside of that one in less than a year and a half. Just a few days ago, Colman landed himself at the final table of the WSOP $111,111 High Roller for One Drop and took third for over $1.5 million. With a stack of 851,000 going forward in this event and his extreme success with large sums of money on the line, Colman is a heavy favorite.
With 27 players surviving, Day 2 will see them all return to the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas at 2 p.m. local time. The top seven spots are set to pay out, and with that will come a large $860,000 bubble. Just as we were today, PokerNews will be on hand from start to finish for continued live coverage straight from the tournament floor. Until then, get some rest and get ready for plenty more high-stakes poker coming your way!
Level 9
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,153,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
|
||
|
2,008,000
-167,000
|
-167,000 |
|
||
|
1,875,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
|
1,170,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
1,154,000
204,000
|
204,000 |
|
1,060,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
968,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
940,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
851,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
846,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
||
|
839,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
||
|
833,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
822,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
|
||
|
658,000
-82,000
|
-82,000 |
|
|
||
|
614,000
-111,000
|
-111,000 |
|
||
|
594,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
564,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
||
|
487,000 | |
|
||
|
485,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
||
|
464,000
-146,000
|
-146,000 |
|
463,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
438,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
385,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
||
|
299,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
||
|
236,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
Level 9
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
The final 27 players have wrapped up play for the night and are bagging and tagging their chips. Chip counts and a recap will be posted shortly.
Level 9
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
David "Doc" Sands drew the lucky number and three more hands will be played out at each table before play is finished for the night.
Level 9
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
This time it was Jason Koon who was at risk, and he was up against Igor Kurganov, who he had recently doubled up.
Koon was all in for 213,000 and showed 
versus Kurganov's 
.
The board ran out 
and Koon doubled up on one of the last hands of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
||
|
150,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
Level 9
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
The board showed 
when Brian Rast moved all in from the big blind for 245,000 into Dan Colman, who was seated on the button.
"I have such a strong hand," Colman sighed, "But I don't see how you can bluff here."
Colman tanked for a while, used one of his time bank cards, but eventually folded with a sour look on his face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
860,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
|
|
487,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
|
|
||
Level 9
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
David Sands raised from the button, Dong Kim three-bet from the small blind and Sands called to see the flop fall 
.
Kim continued for 60,000, Sands raised to 143,000, Kim reraised all in for 425,000 and Sands called.
Sands: 
Kim: 
The turn gave Kim a straight and he held up through the 
river to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
|
965,000
-519,000
|
-519,000 |
Level 9
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
Isaac Baron raised before the flop to 27,000 and Daniel Negreanu moved all in for 325,000. The action folded back to Baron, and he quickly made the call.
Negreanu: 
Baron: 
The board ran out 
and Negreanu doubled up.
"I felt it! I just felt it coming," Negreanu said with a big smile, as he's now right back in it right before the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
740,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
685,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
Level 9
: 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante
David Peters raised from the cutoff, Timofey Kuznetsov called from the small blind and Brandon Steven called from the big blind.
The flop fell 
and action checked to Peters who continued for 47,000. Both opponents called to see the turn and checked to Peters again. This time he bet 135,000 and only Steven called, landing the 
river which both players checked.
Peters tabled 
, Steven mucked and Peters collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
740,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
470,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |