Nick Schulman min-raised from the button with 
and Cary Katz defended from the big blind holding 
. The duo proceeded to check both the 
flop and 
turn, and then Katz bet 80,000 on the 
river. Schulman was having none of it and gave up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
|
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|
1,780,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
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Cary Katz moved all in for 710,000 on the button with 
, and Nick Schulman immediately called in the big blind with 
.
The flop fell 
, giving Schulman two pair, but Katz had a straight draw. The turn was the 
- no help to Katz - but the 
spiked on the river, giving him the straight!
Katz shot back in his chair at the sight of the card, and doubled to 1.5 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,190,000
-740,000
|
-740,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,500,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 20
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
David "Doc" Sands opened for 130,00 on the button holding 
only to have Nick Schulman three-bet to 385,000 from the small blind, which is where he picked up . Scott Seiver thought long and hard before folding from the big blind, and then Sands tanked for several minutes before making the call.
The 
flop kept Schulman firmly in the lead, and he kept the pressure on with a bet of 440,000. Sands, who is known to take his time, thought for about 90 seconds before releasing his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,180,000
-620,000
|
-620,000 |
|
|
3,930,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,805,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
|
||
Nick Schulman opened to 125,000 from under the gun with 
, Scott Seiver called with 
on the button, and David "Doc" Sands defended from the big blind with unknown holdings.
Shaun The Dealer fanned , all three players checked, and the turn was the 
. The action checked to Schulman, who fired 250,000, Seiver folded, and so too did Sands.
David "Doc" Sands opened for 130,000 with 
and received a call from Nick Schulman, who held on the button. Both players then checked the 
flop, and then Sands led out for 230,000 on the turn. It proved enough to get the job done as Schulman sent his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,800,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
|
3,100,000
-295,000
|
-295,000 |
|
|
||
Scott Seiver opened to 140,000 from under the gun with 
, Nick Schulman defended in the big blind with 
, and the flop fell 
. Schulman checked, Seiver fired 150,000, and Schulman check-raised to 345,000. Seiver called.
The turn was the 
, both players checked, and the completed the board. The two checked again.
Seiver tabled his hand, and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,395,000
-515,000
|
-515,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,330,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
|
||
It was an opening spell of play the likes of which are rarely seen in an event of this kind, but after just seven hands the landscape of the Super High Roller final looked very different. Read more about it over at the PokerStars Blog.
Cary Katz moved all in for 385,000 from first position with , and Scott Seiver called with 
in the big blind.
The flop fell , giving Katz a flush draw to go along with his outs to make a pair. The turn was another ten - the - and the 
completed the board, giving Katz a pair of nines.
He doubled to 840,000 chips, while Seiver slipped to 2.8 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,170,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
|
3,910,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,835,000
-535,000
|
-535,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
840,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
|
||
