Jason Koon Leads $250,000 Super Higher Roller Bowl Russia into Day 2
The partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Super High Roller Series in Sochi, Russia has now seen Day 1 of the $250,000 Super High Roller Bowl Russia come to an end after five 90-minute levels of play. The first and only $250,000 event of the series pulled in 34 entry slips on Day 1 with more to come as late registration is still open until the start of level 7 on Day 2.
The biggest stack headed into the second day is Jason Koon who is one of the best players in the world with no need for explanation. Koon has been off to a cold start during the series but it just seems that he has been saving it all for the Main Event. He will be starting Day 2 with 745,000 and will be looking to add one more feat to a resume that eclipsed the $30 million mark last year.
A familiar face is nipping at the heels of Koon as Paul Phua will be headed into the second day with 666,500 after busting all-time money list leader Bryn Kenney during the last few hands of the night when he pocket queens landed a straight to crack the aces of Kenney. Phua has already landed four final tables this week and secured his first career Super High Roller Series victory in Event #6: $100,000 NLH for an outstanding $1,512,000.
Another standout player to find a top-ten stack is Phil Ivey who has been destroying the series as of late. Ivey just went back-to-back in each $50,000 Short Deck event, first and second respectively. He is considered to many as the best to play the game and will be on everyone’s radar tomorrow as he looks to continue his heater, starting Day 2 with 455,000.
Top Ten Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Jason Koon | United States | 745,000 |
| 2 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 666,500 |
| 3 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 598,500 |
| 4 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 562,500 |
| 5 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 551,500 |
| 6 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 492,000 |
| 7 | Phil Ivey | United States | 455,000 |
| 8 | Artur Martirosyan | Russia | 436,500 |
| 9 | Ivan Leow | Malaysia | 420,500 |
| 10 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 381,000 |
A few familiar faces that took a shot on Day 1 but failed to advance include Bryn Kenney, Wai Leong Chan, and Richard Yong. All three failed to advance but will more than likely be jumping in for Day 2 in the hopes of running up a stack to take a shot at this monstrous prize pool.
Play began at 5 p.m. (MSK) with 26 players to start the day and by the end of the night came around there was a total of 34 entry slips sold. That total created a prize pool of $8,500,000 and that number is sure to climb as another full level of late registration is still open on Day 2. The final prize pool and payouts will be posted as soon as they are announced at the conclusion of late registration.
The second day of the Super High Roller Bowl Russia will begin at 2 p.m. (MSK) and a feature table will be running from the start of the day, putting all updates on a 30-minute delay to coordinate with the stream.
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Day 2 Seat Draw and Chip Counts for $250,000 Super High Roller Bowl Russia
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Antes |
| 1 | 1 | Jason Koon | 745,000 | 149 |
| 1 | 2 | Empty | ||
| 1 | 3 | Timothy Adams | 381,000 | 76 |
| 1 | 4 | Empty | ||
| 1 | 5 | Cary Katz | 232,000 | 46 |
| 1 | 6 | Vicent Bosca | 210,500 | 42 |
| 1 | 7 | Luc Greenwood | 264,500 | 53 |
| 2 | 1 | Artur Martirosyan | 436,500 | 87 |
| 2 | 2 | Empty | ||
| 2 | 3 | Adrian Matoes | 492,000 | 98 |
| 2 | 4 | Seth Davies | 264,000 | 53 |
| 2 | 5 | Phil Ivey | 455,000 | 91 |
| 2 | 6 | Empty | ||
| 2 | 7 | Sam Greenwood | 345,500 | 69 |
| 3 | 1 | Timofey Kuznetzov | 380,500 | 76 |
| 3 | 2 | Empty | ||
| 3 | 3 | Christoph Vogelsang | 238,000 | 48 |
| 3 | 4 | Empty | ||
| 3 | 5 | Mikita Badziakouski | 562,500 | 113 |
| 3 | 6 | Paul Phua | 666,500 | 133 |
| 3 | 7 | Sergi Reixach | 128,000 | 26 |
| 4 | 1 | Ben Heath | 551,500 | 110 |
| 4 | 2 | Empty | ||
| 4 | 3 | Nick Petrangelo | 172,000 | 34 |
| 4 | 4 | Empty | ||
| 4 | 5 | Alexey Rybin | 293,500 | 59 |
| 4 | 6 | Empty | ||
| 4 | 7 | Ivan Leow | 420,500 | 84 |
| 5 | 1 | Michael Addamo | 153,500 | 31 |
| 5 | 2 | Empty | ||
| 5 | 3 | Matthias Eibinger | 247,500 | 50 |
| 5 | 4 | Empty | ||
| 5 | 5 | Michael Soyza | 271,500 | 54 |
| 5 | 6 | Empty | ||
| 5 | 7 | Stephen Chidwick | 598,500 | 120 |
