Super High Roller Bowl Day 1: Kaverman Leads, Kevin Hart Busts Hellmuth

Byron KavermanOne of the most prestigious tournaments in the poker world got under way Sunday with seven levels of Day 1 action at ARIA, and when the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl finished up play, Byron Kaverman bagged the chip lead.

Kaverman turned his 300,000 starting stack into 1,247,000, giving him a sizable lead over King's Casino owner and EPT Prague $50K Super High Roller champ Leon Tsoukernik (912,000). High roller crusher Fedor Holz, who finished second in this event last year for $3.5 million, sits in third with 803,000.

The SHRB got going in the early afternoon with the majority of players taking seats right at tip-off, while a few, like Phil Hellmuth, arrived only a bit late.…