Get Ready For the 2016 Super High Roller Bowl!Poker’s Top Players To Battle It Out For $15 Million Prize Poolby Card Player News Team | Published: Apr 27, 2016 |
|
Forty-nine players, each with $300,000 on the line. Names like Phil Hellmuth, Erik Seidel, Daniel Negreanu, and Antonio Esfandiari. A $15 million prize pool. A $5 million first-place prize. Unprecedented sell-out in just weeks.
For fast-paced, exciting, high-stakes poker with world famous players, the poker world will find it hard to beat the 2016 Super High Roller Bowl. With world renowned players staking hundreds of thousands of dollars for a shot at winning as much $5 million—all while the cameras roll live—the high-pressure excitement has never been more intense!
What’s new in 2016?
The most exciting change is that the Super High Roller Bowl will air live, so you can see all of the excitement as it happens.
Players committed to participate include famous names like Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Erik Seidel, and Daniel Negreanu.
All of last year’s million-dollar winners will return, including Brian Rast, who walked away with the big prize of $7.5 million, as well as Scott Seiver, Connor Drinan, Timofey Kuznetsov, David Peters, and Tom Marchese. The full list of players is available on SuperHighRoller.com.
Clint Stinchcomb, CEO of Poker Central, spoke to Card Player about this exciting TV show, revealing that “With top names, a faster game, and all of the action live on the air, the 2016 Super High Roller Bowl will be even more exciting than last year!” Sponsors have chipped in to cover one of the $300,000 buy-ins, making this event a rare negative-rake tournament.
Quick Sell Out
ARIA began accepting deposits to play on Jan. 22, 2016 and the event was sold out by the end of February – three months in advance of the event.
Sean McCormack, ARIA’s Director of Poker Operations said “I’ve never seen a high-stakes tournament sell out three months in advance. It’s unprecedented. We have a significant waiting list too!”
How the 2016 Super High Roller Bowl Will Be Played
The Super High Roller Bowl features seven tables with seven players each at this exciting four-day event.
2015 Super High Roller Bowl Results
Place | Player | Winnings |
1 | Brian Rast | $7,525,000 |
2 | Scott Seiver | $5,160,000 |
3 | Connor Drinan | $3,225,000 |
4 | Timofey Kuznetsov | $2,150,000 |
5 | David Peters | $1,505,000 |
6 | Thomas Marchese | $1,075,000 |
The event airs live, so viewers can see all of the action as it happens. There will be 30 levels of play, beginning at Level 1 with blinds at 600-1,200 ante 1,200, then ending at Level 30 with 150,000-300,000 ante 30,000. Like last year’s Super High Roller Bowl, chips will equal exact dollar amounts, so viewers will always know how much money is in play.
The Super High Roller Bowl is produced by Poker Central, the world’s only 24/7 Poker™ TV network.
The Super High Roller Bowl rocked the poker world when it was announced last year. As one of the very few high roller tournaments with no rake, the Super High Roller Bowl also offered a uniquely structured prize pool that was popular with players. This year’s structure is expected to be just as popular with players. Details are available at www.superhighroller.com/payouts.
Prize Pool Breakdown
1st | $5,000,000 | 33% |
2nd | $3,500,000 | 23% |
3rd | $2,400,000 | 16% |
4th | $1,600,000 | 11% |
5th | $1,100,000 | 7% |
6th | $800,000 | 5% |
7th | $600,000 | 4% |
TOTAL | $15 million | 100% |
Super High Roller Bowl Quick Facts
• May 29 – June 1 at ARIA in Las Vegas
• $15 million prize pool
• 1st place wins $5 million
• Buy-in is $300,000
• Sponsors added $300,000 to the prize pool, making this a rare negative-rake event
• 49 player cap in this year’s tournament.
• Sold out by the end of February – Three months in advance
More Information?
See SuperHighRoller.com or PokerCentral.com for more details about the Super High Roller Bowl or Poker Central.
Features
The Inside Straight
Strategies & Analysis