Mikita Badziakouski opened to 80,000 on the button and Daniel Negreanu made it 450,000 in the small blind with . Badziakouski peeled with .
The flop came and Badziakouski called a small bet of 250,000. Negreanu checked the and then called 375,000. On the river, Negreanu checked again. Badziakouski announced 1.4 million and Negreanu quickly cut out calling chips. He looked at Badziakouski and then slammed them in, winning the biggest pot of the day.
Poker's all time money list is always as interesting discussion among poker players and the poker media. And when events such as the Super High Roller Bowl carry with it a $300,000 buy-in, the rankings are always going to have big changes.
Starting at the top, Daniel Negreanu has been first on the all time money list for some time now; and amazingly he has never had a single individual year where he has finished first overall. Regardless of any result at the Super High Roller Bowl final table, Negreanu will remain on top. However, he can pad the gap he has over Erik Seidel ($34,507,095), while most importantly, he can become the first player to eclipse the $40 million in total live earnings mark with a victory.
Justin Bonomo is having a career year. No doubt about it. So far Bonomo has earned just shy of $9 million in 2018 with five victories; one in the Super High Roller Bowl in Macau in March. Already guaranteed 4th place money of $1.6 million, Bonomo is assured of jumping over Antonio Esfandiari ($27,628,047), and can jump into 3rd overall with a 3rd or better result.
For Jason Koon, he is currently log-jammed with fellow Americans in the latter teens range, and a win in the Super High Roller Bowl will see him soar up to 12th place overall and jump over Phil Hellmuth ($22,303,355). Mikita Badziakouski might be seen as a relative newcomer, but he has results stretching back to 2010. However, Badziakouski's major results have come in the last few years where roughly $9 million of his $9.2 million in earnings have occurred. A Super High Roller Bowl win will see him climb to 33rd place on the all time money list, while a 4th place finish will see him climb to 58th place.
Jason Koon completed with and Justin Bonomo checked his options with .
The flop gave both players a draw and Koon bet 60,000, earning a call.
The didn't hit anyone and Koon kept blasting, firing 240,000. Bonomo wasn't going anywhere and called.
The hit Koon and he checked his pair, changing his plan, trying to get to the showdown. Bonomo allowed that with a knuckle back and Koon increased his stack.
Justin Bonomo opened for 90,000 with on the button and Mikita Badziakouski called with in the small blind.
The flop came and Badziakouski check-called 80,000. On the turn, Badziakouski bet out 90,000 and Bonomo called. Badziakouski checked the and Bonomo bet 250,000. Badziakouski released his boat.
Daniel Negreanu raised the button with and Justin Bonomo defended his big blind with a call.
Bonomo's hit the middle pair on the . He let Negreanu bet 75,000 and called.
The went check-check and Negreanu himself caught a piece of the board on the river.
Bonomo matched the size of the pot, blasting 460,000. The rivered pair got Negreanu into trouble as he tried catch Bonomo, paying him off only to see he got him beat.
Daniel Negreanu raised to 125,000 with and Jason Koon shoved all in with for 1,180,000. Negreanu thought briefly and called. The board ran out , so Koon dodged a fair amount of cards after Negreanu turned a flush draw.
Daniel Negreanu opened under the gun with and Mikita Badziakouski defended big blind with .
Badziakouski check-called 75,000 and then 275,000 as hit the felt. Badziakouski used a time extension and then bet 550,000 on the river. Negreanu said he was going to do the same thing but folded.