The Super High Roller Bowl is set for May 27-30 at the Aria and the early odds at Bovada find Daniel Negreanu and Adrian Mateos listed as co-favorites at +1200.
This marks the 4th year of SHRB action, with the tournament serving as a precursor for the annual WSOP, with much of poker's top talent assembling to vie for over $14 million in prize money. The $300,000 entry fee is limited to 48 players, with the winner to take home about $5 million and a SHRB championship ring.
A total of 61 players registered to play, but only 30 of those will get a seat at the table. The other 18 seats will be filled by the Aria (16 seats) and two more to winners of a $10K satellite set for May 26.
A lottery was held to select the 30 players out of the 61 who wanted to participate. Here are the 30 who were awarded a seat and their corresponding odds to win the tournament:
- Daniel Negreanu +1200
- Adrian Mateos +1200
- Stephen Chidwick +1400
- Justin Bonomo +1500
- David Peters +1500
- Koray Aldemir +1500
- Nick Petrangelo +1500
- Sergio Aido +1500
- Nikita Bodyakovskiy +1500
- Ben Tollerene +1500
- Isaac Haxton +1500
- Cary Katz +1500
- Igor Kurganov+1500
- Phil Hellmuth +1600
- Erik Seidel +1800
- Christian Christner +1800
- Christoph Vogelsang +1800
- Kahle Burns +2000
- Byron Kaverman +2000
- Markus Dürnegger +2200
- Keith Tilston +2500
- John Andress +2500
- Brian Rast +3300
- Dan Shak +3300
- Arne Ruge +3300
- Andrew Lichtenberger +3300
- Andrew Robl +3300
- Talal Shakerchi +4000
- Andreas Eiler +4000
- Kathy Lehne +5000
SHRB History
The SHRB debuted in July 2015 with a $500,000 buy-in. A total of 43 players plunked down a half a mil, creating a $21.5 million prize pool. Brian Rast emerged as the champion and earned $7,525,000.
The following year, the buy-in was lowered to $300K and attracted 49 entrants. Rainer Kempe outdueled fellow countryman Fedor Holz for the crown and first place prize money of $5 million. Kempe, incidentally, missed out on the lottery selection this year.
Last year, 56 players were permitted to participate at the same $300K buy-in. The lion's share of the $16.8 million prize pool went to champion Christoph Vogelsang, who boosted his bankroll by $6 million with the victory.
The players chosen by Aria for the remaining 16 seats will be revealed in days to come. We may see a celebrity or two among the chosen players, such as comedian Kevin Hart, who played in last year's SHRB.