Earlier this year, partypoker Ambassador Sam Trickett gave us some of his advice when it comes to play high stakes poker.
Trickett, who most notably finished second to Antonio Esfandiari in the inaugural $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop for $10,112,001, sits with more than $20m in lifetime earnings and has a handful of top tips when it comes to playing in these big buy-in tournaments and high stakes cash games.
Here is the final table seating draw for the 2020 Super High Roller Bowl Online. Pauli Ayras leads from David Peters with a gap back to Dan Shak.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | United Kingdom | 943,000 | 16 |
| 2 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 1,582,000 | 26 |
| 3 | David Peters | Costa Rica | 2,943,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Michael Addamo | United Kingdom | 1,021,000 | 17 |
| 5 | Pauli Ayras | Finland | 3,374,000 | 56 |
| 6 | Justin Bonomo | Canada | 1,508,000 | 25 |
| 7 | Linus Loeliger | Austria | 1,052,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Dan Shak | Poland | 2,475,000 | 41 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,374,000 | |
|
2,943,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
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2,475,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
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1,582,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
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||
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1,508,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
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||
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1,052,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
1,021,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
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||
|
943,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
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|
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Pauli Ayras opened to 120,000 and Ali Imsirovic shoved for 427,000 from the small blind. Ayras called.
Pauli Ayras: 
Ali Imsirovic: 
The flop 
gave Imsirovic a flush draw and Ayras top pair. The turn was the 
improving Ayras to two pair and giving Imsirovic a straight draw.
The river 
improved Ayras to a full house and sent the start-of-day chip leader to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,374,000
503,000
|
503,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,056,000 | |
|
|
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|
|
2,871,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
|
|
2,280,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
1,657,000
-113,000
|
-113,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,436,000
672,000
|
672,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,104,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
995,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
947,000 | |
|
|
622,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
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The final nine players are going on a five-minute break.
Michael Addamo opened and called a shove from Justin Bonomo for around 750,000.
Michael Addamo: 
Justin Bonomo: 
Addamo had his opponent dominated, and the flop came 
. The turn was the 
and the river 
gave both players a straight, but most importantly Bonomo had rivered a flush to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,056,000
762,000
|
762,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,463,000
699,000
|
699,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,104,000
-947,000
|
-947,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
995,000
-389,000
|
-389,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
947,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
Dan Shak shoved blind on blind and Ali Imsirovic called for 554,000.
Dan Shak: 
Ali Imsirovic: 
The board ran out 
with Shak turning a straight, but the meaning Imsirovic also rivered a straight and the pair chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,984,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
2,122,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
1,770,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
554,000 | |
|
|
||
With nine players remaining, the tournament is now hand-for-hand on the final table bubble.
Sam Greenwood raised to 132,000 on the button and Jon van Fleet three-bet all in for 325,000. Greenwood called.
Jon van Fleet:
Sam Greenwood: 
Greenwood was ahead with pocket jacks, and there was no help for Van Fleet on the 
board and Van Fleet was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,909,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
2,182,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
1,785,000
431,000
|
431,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
554,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,841,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
|
2,145,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
1,354,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
674,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
415,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |