Timothy Adams Wins Inaugural Super High Roller Bowl Australia for AU$2,160,000

Posted February 3, 2020 at 4:47 am ET by Tim Duckworth

Canadian Timothy Adams has defeated the 16-entrant field to win the inaugural AU$250,000 Super High Roller Bowl Australia held in partnership with the World Poker Tour at The Star Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.

Following a grueling three-hour heads-up battle, Adams defeated Australian Kahle Burns to be crowned the ninth champion in Super High Roller Bowl history joining the likes of Brian Rast, Rainer Kempe, Christoph Vogelsang, Isaac Haxton, Cary Katz, Daniel Dvoress, and Justin Bonomo twice.

“There is a tonne of prestige to winning a tournament like this,” Adams said. “It makes it extra nice and I’m really pleased right now.”

Adams has been a regular on the high roller circuit for multiple years, and his lifetime tournament earnings now sit at over $20.6 million which moves him to 26th on the All Time Money List ahead of Spain’s Adrian Mateos.

“Ultimately my goal is just to win money and set myself up for my future,” Adams said as he reflected on his place on the All Time Money List. “If you’re doing well on the All Time Money List it might correlate to having more money. With big buy-ins, come big cashes, so a lot of that can be misleading. I’m happy to make as much as I can, and then at the same time move up leaderboards. My main focus is to make money.”

The list of accomplishments for Adams sees the Canadian hold several high roller victories including a first-place finish in the HK$2 million Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju Main Event for HK$27,760,500 (approximately $3.54 million), along with a 2012 WSOP bracelet in the Event #28: $2,500 Four-Handed for $392,476. On this trip to Australia, Adams added a win in Australian Poker Open Event #5: AU$25,000 No-Limit Hold’em for AU$416,500, and now the Super High Roller Bowl Australia victory for AU$2,160,000.

“This one feels really special,” Adams said about becoming a Super High Roller Bowl champion. “The buy-in is very big and the field is very tough. There were a lot of elite players in the field, and yeah it was a small field, but winning any tournament always feels great especially when you beat tough competition. It’s extra satisfying.”

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Final Day Action

With Day 1 action of the inaugural Super High Roller Bowl Australia seeing the 16-entrant field reduced down to the final five players, those players returned to The Star Gold Coast poker room to battle it out under the bright lights of the PokerGO feature table.

Elio Fox held a commanding lead with roughly a third of the chips in play. But unfortunately for Fox, things wouldn’t go his way once play resumed. Burns opened the button holding [AcTc] and Fox three-bet the big blind with [9h8h]. Burns called, and then called a bet on the flop and turn as the final board read [7c4cKhJh3s]. On the river, Fox bet roughly a third of the pot, and after using three time extensions, Burns called with ace-high to move into the big chip lead.

Just a few hands later, Fox called a raise from the big blind holding a pair of sevens to be again against Burns on the button. Fox check-called a flop bet and then turned a set and check-called another bet. The river brought a four-card straight and Burns moved all in. Fox used five time extensions, and then called all in with his set. Burns however had gone runner-runner to make the nut straight holding ten-nine, and Fox was eliminated in fifth place.

Aaron Van Blarcum hadn’t gained any momentum at the final table, and after turning two pair when Burns turned a flush, Van Blarcum was down to 15 big blinds. Shortly after, Van Blarcum took a stand from the small blind with his 10 big blind stack and was up against Burns’ pocket nines. No help came for Van Blarcum, and the recent WPT Legends of Poker champion would be eliminated on the money bubble.

Entering three-handed play with each player guaranteed AU$640,000, Burns held the chip lead with 2.5 million to Adams’ 1.1 million, and Super High Roller Bowl London champion Katz’s 386,000. Katz managed to find a double with pocket sevens against Burns’ king-queen, but Katz’s fight would end in third place when he called off his 11 big blind stack with king-deuce from the big blind to be ahead of Adams’ ten-eight from the small blind. The window card was a ten, and although Katz turned a gutshot to go along with his king-outs, he would eventually be eliminated in third place for an AU$640,000 payday.

Heads-Up Play

Burns entered heads-up play with 2.9 million in chips to Adams’ 1.1 million, but immediately it would be Adams closing the gap. On a final board of [ThJhJcAc4d], Burns would check his [Tc8c] before Adams shoved all in for just over pot holding [KdJd]. Burns found a fold and now held just over a two-to-one chip lead. Several hands later, Adams four-bet shoved his pocket tens and Burns folded his suited connectors to now see his lead drop to less then two-to-one.

Adams then turned a flush holding his nine-three suited and managed to find a fold from Burns had a straight draw and ace-high. After some back-and-forth, Adams would find a huge double when he called a three-bet holding ace-ten suited against Burns’ king-queen suited. Adams flopped a flush draw and called a continuation-bet, and when the turn gave Adams the flush and Burns top pair, both players checked. The river improved Burns to two pair and led out for just under pot. Adams moved all in, and after using several time extensions, Burns called and was shown the bad news to be left with just nine big blinds.

Burns managed a double with a suited-ace against Adams’ jack-ten, and then another when he held with top pair. But the final blow would come when Adams raised his button with a suited-ace-nine and Burns shoved the same-suited queen-jack for roughly 28 big blinds. Adams called, and when the flop brought an ace and improved Adams to two pair on the turn, Burns would be eliminated in second place for a AU$1,200,000 payday.

Congratulations to Timothy Adams, winner of the inaugural Super High Roller Bowl Australia for AU$2,160,000.

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WATCH – Elio Fox Leads Super High Roller Bowl Australia Final Table

Posted February 2, 2020 at 7:08 pm ET by Tim Duckworth

Welcome back to The Star Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, for the conclusion of Super High Roller Bowl Australia with the five-handed final table playing down to crown the ninth Super High Roller Bowl champion.

Over the past week, the Australian Poker Open crowned seven winners while it would be Stephen Chidwick collecting the Australian Poker Open Championship on the back of his win in Event #5, runner-up finish in Event #3, and fourth-place finish in the Main Event. Once the Australian Poker Open wrapped up, the inaugural Super High Roller Bowl Australia took center stage.

A total of 16-entrants would take a seat on Day 1 to create the AU$4,000,000 prize pool that will pay the top three places; AU$640,000 for third-place, AU$1,200,000 for second-place, and AU$2,160,000 for first-place along with the title of Super High Roller Bowl Australian champion.

Just five players remain heading into the final day of play, and it is Elio Fox holding the chip lead with 1,337,000 in chips. Fox finished in seventh-place in Event #1 of the Australian Poker Open and will be chasing his third biggest career score behind his 2011 WSOP Europe Main Event win, and his 2018 WSOP $100,000 High Roller runner-up finish. If Fox can collect the Super High Roller Bowl Australia title, he will move to 38th on the United States All Time Money List.

Second in chips is Australian Kahle Burns with 951,000 in chips. Burns was dealt a cruel elimination on the bubble of the Australian Poker Open Main Event losing kings to the queen-eight of eventual champion Michael Addamo. The past 13 months has seen Burns win over $6 million in tournaments around the world, and currently sits in second place on the Australian All Time Money List, and 97th on the All Time Money List. In 2020, Burns has already collected a first-place and second-place finish in the $25,000 Super High Roller and $10,000 High Roller at partypoker MILLIONS UK in Nottingham before winning the Aussie Millions AU$100k Challenge for AU$1,746,360 the next week.

Canada’s Timothy Adams sits third on the leaderboard with 793,000 in chips. Adams won Event #3 of the Australian Poker Open for AU$416,500 and if he can add a second victory to his resume, he will move to over $20 million in lifetime tournament earnings and move to 26th on the All Time Money List.

Fourth in chips is Aaron Van Blarcum with 568,000 in chips. Van Blarcum has one cash at the Australian Poker Open with a sixth-place finish in Event #3, but his last six months have seen him win over $3.2 million which includes a Season XVIII WPT Legends of Poker title, a second-place finish in the partypoker MILLIONS World Bahamas, a first-place in the $25,000 Bellagio High Roller, a second-place in the $50,000 Bellagio High Roller, and then just last week Van Blarcum finished second in the Aussie Millions AU$100k Challenge. During the Australian Poker Open finished in sixth-place in Event #3 and second-place in the Main Event.

Rounding out the final table is Cary Katz with 356,000 in chips and is in contention to join Justin Bonomo as two-time Super High Roller Bowl champions following his victory last year at Super High Roller Bowl London – his biggest career score of £2,100,000. Katz has amassed over $26.6 million in lifetime tournament earnings, and with a victory, he can move into 13th place on the All Time Money List ahead of Antonio Esfandiari.

(The button is on Aaron Van Blarcum and there is 60:00 remaining in Level 13 with blinds at 5,000-10,000 and a 10,000-big blind ante.)

The Super High Roller Bowl Australian final table begins at 2 p.m. (AEST) on Monday, February 2, with action continuing until the ninth Super High Roller Bowl champion is crowned. Follow every hand when the PokerGO coverage begins at 9 p.m. (PT) / Midnight (ET) on Sunday, February 2.

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