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Esfandiari & Brunson Win in Super High Roller Cash Game; Bellande & Kirk Not So Much

The highly-anticipated Super High Roller Cash Game kicked off at ARIA on Monday with a 10-hour session. Between six and eight players sat at the table playing no-limit hold'em with blinds of $400/$800 and an ante of $200, minimum buy-in of $250,000.

The lineup for the start of the first half of the session consisted of (in order of seat): stock trading guru and former blackjack crusher Bob Bright; high-rolling personality and cash regular Jean-Robert Bellande; poker legends Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, and Antonio Esfandiari; actress Jennifer Tilly; and 10-time bracelet winner Johnny Chan.