One of the people putting in the most hours at ARIA for the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl isn't a poker player, although that's what he could once call himself. Tournament director Paul Campbell has been running the show at the SHRB, and Paul Oresteen of Poker Central spoke to him to get a little bit of his backstory.
Jake Schindler's thin call earlier didn't work for him, but he got Christoph Vogelsang on this occasion.
With the board reading on the turn, Vogelsang checked first to act and Schindler checked it back. With 970,000 in the pot, and a turn hitting the table, Vogelsang bet 575,000 and Schindler went into the tank. After using two of his time extensions, Schindler called with . Vogelsang had just for a bluff.
Christoph Vogelsang has limped several buttons already, but this time he raised to 200,000 with . Jake Schindler woke up with and popped in a big three-bet to 800,000, which prompted a quick fold.
Christoph Vogelsang limped in with , and Jake Schindler checked . They both checked , and the turn was an . Vogelsang bet 75,000 and Schindler called. On the river, Vogelsang bet 130,000. Schindler came out with a check-raise to 575,000. The German used a time extension but decided to let it go.
Christoph Vogelsang limped in with . Jake Schindler checked . The board ran out , and they checked it down, as Vogelsang wouldn't bite on Schindler's hopes of getting money in the pot.