Phil Hellmuth Rivers a Pair
Talal Shakerchi raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Stephen Chidwick called from the cutoff. Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 44,000 out of the small blind, Shakerchi folded and Chidwick called.
The flop was [kd][9h][2c] and Hellmuth checked. Chidwick bet 30,000 and Hellmuth called. The turn was the [8h] and both players checked to the [7d] river. Both players checked again.
“Pair of sevens,” announced Hellmuth, showing [as][7s].
Chidwick mucked his hand and Hellmuth took the pot.
The Final Three Tables
After the elimination of Sam Soverel, the tournament is now down to its final three tables. Rick Salomon took Sam Soverel’s old seat and below you can find the full seat draw as it stands right now. Click the “Watch Live” tab to watch it all unfold with commentary provided by Ali Nejad and Nick Schulman.
| Seat | Name | Country | |
| Feature | 1 | Alex Foxen | United States |
| 2 | Rick Salomon | United States | |
| 3 | Sean Winter | United States | |
| 4 | Justin Bonomo | United States | |
| 5 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | |
| 6 | Isaac Haxton | United States | |
| 7 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | |
| Table 2 | 1 | Igor Kurganov | Russia |
| 2 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | |
| 5 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | |
| 6 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | |
| 7 | Seth Davies | United States | |
| Table 3 | 1 | Fedor Holz | Germany |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | |
| 3 | Dan Cates | United States | |
| 4 | Ali Imsirovic | United States | |
| 5 | Bryn Kenney | United States | |
| 6 | Jason Koon | United States | |
| 7 | Brian Rast | United States |
Sam Soverel Eliminated by Nick Petrangelo
(from the PokerGO Live Stream)
Alex Foxen opened to 11,000 in the hijack before Sam Soverel moved all in for 113,000 from the cutoff. From the small blind, Nick Petrangelo called in the small blind, and Foxen folded.
Soverel: [ac][kd]
Petrangelo: [ah][ad]
Soverel was at-risk and trailing heavily, and when the dealer ran out the [9h][7d][7s][2s][qh] board, he was eliminated on the first hand of the new level.
A Look Into the Mind of Ali Imsirovic
Reigning Poker Masters champion Ali Imsirovic is continuing his ascend towards poker stardom during Super High Roller Bowl V. During play on Day 1, Imsirovic didn’t back down from making some fancy moves and the following hand caught our eye in particular. While the size of the pot in this hand wasn’t what left us wanting to know more, it was the way Imsirovic bluffed Dan Smith that generated some questions.
Watch the video below to learn more about what was going on in the mind of Ali Imsirovic.
Play on Day 2 of Super High Roller Bowl V continues shortly after players have retaken their seats post-redraw.
Full Chip Count After Level 8
After the redraw has been completed, here’s a full update of the chip counts. The add-on chips are now no longer in play.
Full Redraw and Official Chip Counts After Level 8
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | |
| Feature | 1 | Alex Foxen | United States | 945,000 | 189 |
| 2 | Sam Soverel | United States | 113,000 | 23 | |
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| 4 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 583,000 | 117 | |
| 5 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 354,000 | 71 | |
| 6 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 521,000 | 104 | |
| 7 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 710,000 | 142 | |
| Table 2 | 1 | Igor Kurganov | Russia | 450,000 | 90 |
| 2 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 330,000 | 66 | |
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| 4 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 305,000 | 61 | |
| 5 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 550,000 | 110 | |
| 6 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 390,000 | 78 | |
| 7 | Seth Davies | United States | 615,000 | 123 | |
| Table 3 | 1 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 199,000 | 40 |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 949,000 | 190 | |
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| 4 | Ali Imsirovic | United States | 643,000 | 129 | |
| 5 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 425,000 | 85 | |
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| 7 | Brian Rast | United States | 195,000 | 39 | |
| Table 4 | 1 | Sean Winter | United States | 690,000 | 138 |
| 2 | Dan Cates | United States | 280,000 | 56 | |
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| 4 | Rick Salomon | United States | 75,000 | 15 | |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,160,000 | 232 | |
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| 7 | Jason Koon | United States | 202,000 | 40 |
Time to Cash In Those Add Ons
With the end of level nine occurring, players are now having any remaining add on plaques cashed in for a 100,000 in chips each.
Players will now be going on break, and during this time each player will have their time banks reset to five and a full field re-draw will be taking place.
A full list of chip counts, and the new table draw will be posted once complete.
Jason Koon Wins Race to Double
(from the PokerGO Live Stream)
Jason Koon is all in holding [3c][3s] against Nick Petrangelo and his [ad][th].
The dealer spreads a [9s][7c][qc][5c][5d] board and Koon doubles through.
Koray Aldemir Falls to Brian Rast’s Kings
Jason Koon limped for 4,000 before Koray Aldemir made it 15,000 from the button before Brian Rast woke up with pocket kings in the small blind. Rast moved all in for 101,000, Nick Petrangelo folded his big blind, Koon folded and Aldemir called to risk his tournament life for 75,000 chips.
Aldemir: [8d][8c]
Rast: [kd][kh]
The board ran out [5h][as][3s][10s][7s] and Aldemir was eliminated.
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