Event #3: $25,000 Short Deck Hold’em
Jour 1 terminé
2021 Super High Roller Bowl Europe
Event #3: $25,000 Short Deck Hold’em
Jours 1
Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
Info Joueurs - Jour 1
2021 Super High Roller Bowl Europe
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,125,000
Entrants
45
Niveau
18
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
60,000
Entrants
45
Joueurs Survivants
6
Tang Takes Chip Lead into the Final Table of Event #3: $25,000 Short Deck
Niveau 12
: 0/0, 15,000 ante
Another day at the Super High Roller Bowl has come to an end. Today, Event #3: $25,000 Short Deck was on the menu and it attracted 26 players to the Merit Royal Hotel Casino & Spa poker room. Those players reentered 19 times to create a prize pool of $1,125,000.
Hong Kong's Danny Tang will be coming back for the final table with 4,450,000 in chips which is worth a whopping 297 antes. Trailing Tang is Chris Brewer with 2,965,000 while Xia Jiang He has 2,765,000 in chips. They are joined by Tony G, Robert Flink, and Paul Phua.
Event #3: $25,000 Short Deck Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Antes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony G | Lithuania | 1,400,000 | 93 |
| 2 | Xia Jiang He | China | 2,765,000 | 184 |
| 3 | Robert Flink | Sweden | 1,050,000 | 70 |
| 4 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 870,000 | 58 |
| 5 | Chris Brewer | United States | 2,965,000 | 198 |
| 6 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 4,450,000 | 297 |
When the registration had closed, there were only 14 players left in the tournament and one of them was PokerGO's own Cary Katz. He flopped a pair but Ivan Leow flopped the higher one which he improved to trips to sent Katz back to his hotel room. A few minutes later, Tony G doubled through Phil Ivey who then lost the remainder of his stack to He who will be making his second final table appearance here in Cyprus.
While Phua managed to double up twice to stay alive, Richard Yong failed to get rid of Tony G to then lost his last few chips to He too for the bubble stage to start. It would take a few rounds of hand-for-hand play before Tang shoved on Leow which he limp-called. Tang flopped two pair while Leow turned one too for some hope but those were crushed when he bricked the river.
With seven players left, Boris Turitsa shoved on Tang who made the call to increase his chip lead by a big margin as he flopped a full house with pocket jacks. Turitsa had hit trip aces but couldn't pair the board to bust for $45,000.
With 15 minutes and 46 seconds left in Level 12, play will resume at 1 p.m. local time on Thursday, August 26. The PokerGO stream will be live from 2 p.m. local time and the PokerNews live reporting team will be here again to bring you all the action on a similar delay so make sure to return to see who will take it down!
End-of-Day 1 Chip Counts
Niveau 12
: 0/0, 15,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
4,450,000 | |
|
2,965,000 | -135,000 |
|
2,765,000 | -55,000 |
|
1,400,000 | -270,000 |
|
1,050,000 | 64,000 |
|
870,000 | -140,000 |
Boris Turitsa Eliminated in 7th Place ($45,000)
Niveau 12
: 0/0, 15,000 ante
Danny Tang had called but Boris Turitsa shoved for 892,000 for the action to fold back to Tang who asked for a count. The dealer confirmed the amount and Tang looked at the tournament clock before making the call.
Boris Turitsa: 
Danny Tang: 
The flop came with the 
for the whole table to gasp and giggle.
The turn was the 
for Turitsa to be left with seven outs to stay alive but the river completed the board with the 
instead for the day to end as he busted in seventh place.
The 6 remaining players have bagged their chips and will return on Thursday, August 27 to play down to a winner on the PokerGO streamed final table from 2 p.m. local time.
The full chip counts and a recap are to follow.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,450,000 | 1,050,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Phua Avoids Losing a Chunk to He
Niveau 12
: 0/0, 15,000 ante
In a five-way limped pot, the flop read 
, it was checked around to Paul Phua who bet 85,000 which only Xia Jiang He check-called,
The turn was the 
and He check-called the 150,000 continuation-bet of Phua.
The river completed the board with the 
and He took a few seconds before opting to check. Phua took his time too and then reluctantly checked. He tabled the 
for the flush which was enough for Phua to muck.
"Straight..." Phua claimed to have.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,820,000 | 370,000 |
|
|
1,010,000 | -566,000 |
Niveau: 12
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 15,000
Tang Bursts the Bubble By Busting Leow
Niveau 11
: 0/0, 12,000 ante
Ivan Leow had called but Danny Tang shoved for Leow to make the call for the 568,000 he had behind.
Ivan Leow: 
Danny Tang: 
The board ran out 
for Tang to flop two pair and for Leow to turn top pair before bricking the river to bubble the tournament.
The seven remaining players have now been redrawn onto the unofficial final table and play will continue until there are six players left or 1 a.m. local time.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000 | 800,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Yong Can't Hold
Niveau 11
: 0/0, 12,000 ante
Richard Yong shoved for his last 171,000 and Xia Jiang He made the call.
Richard Yong: 
Xia Jiang He: 
The board ran out 
for He to hit the river for the higher two pair than Yong had turned.
Hand-for-hand play will start now as there are 8 players left and 7 get paid.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000 | 535,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Tony G Doubles Through Yong
Niveau 11
: 0/0, 12,000 ante
Boris Turitsa raised to 100,000 for both Tony G and Richard Yong to make the call.
The flop came , Turitsa checked, Tony G bet 175,000 and only Yong made the call.
The turn was the 
and Tony G shoved for 504,000 Yong to make the call.
Tony G:
Richard Yong:
The river completed the board with the for Tony G to hold and double up with the set of jacks.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,670,000 | 812,000 |
|
|
171,000 | -887,000 |
Phua Doubles Again
Niveau 11
: 0/0, 12,000 ante
Ivan Leow called and so did Chris Brewer but Paul Phua shoved for 640,000. Leow reshoved for Brewer to fold.
Paul Phua:
Ivan Leow: 
"I folded a king," Brewer commented when he saw the cards.
The board ran out 
for Phua to flop two pair and hold to double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,576,000 | 768,000 |
|
|
770,000 | -811,000 |