Negreanu & Mateos are Favorites To Win SHRB 2018!?!

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.