A Look Back at the PCA $100,000 Super High Roller

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Jason Mercier's tournament uniform almost always includes something with the word \"Miami\" on the front of it. South Florida represent.

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2010 Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel probably could have found the $100,000 buy-in under his couch cushions

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Hoyt Corkins' tournament uniform? Sunglasses, a hat, a cigar, and earplugs.

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The beneficiary? Nick Schulman, who used Berendsen's chips to run all the way to the final table

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Dutchman [Removed:39] only lasted a few minutes before running his pocket kings into pocket aces to fall as the first player eliminated

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Vivek Rajkumar made it through Day 1 with a good stack

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South America's only entry to the Super High Roller was Caio Pimenta of Brazil

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Andrew \"LuckyChewy\" Lichtenberger decided to play the Super High Roller just about 24 hours before it began. He booked a last-minute flight, and three days later, he ended up at the final table.

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The always-animated Bryan Colin

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The always-smiley Scott Seiver

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If you were Masa Kagawa, you'd be smiling too

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Hopefully he tipped her well; Daniel Negreanu was in \"the zone\" with the chip lead for a good chunk of the three-day event

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The massage therapists were kept awfully busy for the duration of the event

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Mike \"Timex\" McDonald came out of \"retirement\" to play the $100,000, then promptly flew north to return to school immediately after busting

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Jason Mercier seeing stars

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A few of the online heavyweights showed up to play including Dan \"jungleman12\" Cates

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Daniel Negreanu's hat in front; a Swede shrouded in mystery in the back

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One of the richest men in Hungary, Sandor Demjan picked his way through the field to reach the final table as well

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It's Viktor Blom -- before he revealed himself to the world as the enigmatic \"Isildur1\"

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Vivek Rajkumar moments before he was eliminated on Day 2

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The seven-handed final table (clockwise from top left): Bryn Kenney, Daniel Negreanu, Humberto Brenes, Nick Schulman, Eugene Katchalov, Andrew Lichtenberger, Sandor Demjan

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The Super High Roller trophy waiting for its new owner

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Daniel Negreanu in game mode at the final table

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Nick Schulman finished in 4th place for $400,000

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Guess whose chips?

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Bryn Kenney finished in 3rd place for $643,000

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If you had Humberto Brenes, take your tickets to the window. Brenes finished in 5th place for $200,000.

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Eugene Katchalov with Tournament Director Danny McDonagh presiding over the festivities

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Daniel Negreanu moves in, one of several times during the heads-up duel with Katchalov

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The battle was a captivating one as Negreanu and Katchalov traded blows for a couple hours

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All eyes on the table

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Negreanu spent more than five minutes considering before realizing it was an easy decision. \"What am I doing? Of course I call,\" he said.

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Daniel Negreanu in the tank on the final hand of the day

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A pump of the fist as Negreanu sees the good news that his pocket fives are crushing Katchalov's pocket fours

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Negreanu's last stand

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Negreanu plays it up for the cameras and the spectators as he sweats the final board of the day...

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...Until a crushing four lands on the turn to put Negreanu one card from elimination

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That's the ballgame; Negreanu and Katchalov share a final handshake

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The two finalists spent about ten minutes after the match discussing a few of the pivotal hands they'd just played

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Katchalov has his moment with his new trophy

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Ta-da! Eugene Katchalov celebrates his $1.5 million win

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Spoiler: Eugene Katchalov wins the $100,000 Super High Roller. Let's start at the beginning though, shall we?
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