2018 Super High Roller Bowl Promises Big Names, High Stakes
When the Super High Roller Bowl was created in 2015, nobody was quite sure what to make of it. It’s since grown into one of the most highly anticipated tournaments of the year and the 2018 event has all the potential to go down as the best yet.
The field of 48 players includes some of the best players in the world and is highlighted by Daniel Negreanu, Fedor Holz, and Erik Seidel. Former champions Brian Rast (2015) and Christoph Vogelsang (2017) are in while 2016 champion Rainer Kempe is hoping to win the final seat via satellite on Saturday, May 26.
The field includes six of the top earning players of all time and ten players who have been ranked #1 on the Global Poker Index including the current top-ranked player, Adrian Mateos.
The U.S. Poker Open and Poker Masters, which make up the other two legs of the High Roller Triple Crown will also be represented by their defending champions, Keith Tilston and Steffen Sontheimer respectively.
THE FIELD
The 47 confirmed players in the field have a combined $555 million in lifetime earnings.
| PLAYER | EARNINGS | PLAYER | EARNINGS | PLAYER | EARNINGS |
| Brandon Adams | $3,089,595 | Isaac Haxton | $18,364,253 | David Peters | $21,248,708 |
| Sergio Aido | $7,214,913 | Phil Hellmuth | $22,247,568 | Nick Petrangelo | $10,809,516 |
| Koray Aldemir | $8,338,377 | Fedor Holz | $26,310,621 | Doug Polk | $9,454,009 |
| John Andress | $1,907,801 | Matt Hyman | $1,944,724 | Brian Rast | $20,870,265 |
| Mikita Badziakouski | $9,232,182 | Cary Katz | $14,025,248 | Arne Ruge | $152,847 |
| Dennis Blieden | $1,021,980 | Byron Kaverman | $12,366,380 | Jake Schindler | $18,364,853 |
| Justin Bonomo | $26,866,297 | Rainer Kempe | $15,459,312 | Erik Seidel | $34,507,095 |
| Kahle Burns | $3,260,332 | Bryn Kenney | $23,559,851 | Dan Shak | $9,253,794 |
| Stephen Chidwick | $15,583,698 | Jason Koon | $16,587,794 | Talal Shakerchi | $4,349,048 |
| Christian Christner | $4,025,048 | Igor Kurganov | $14,999,783 | Dan Smith | $19,948,430 |
| Seth Davies | $1,970,460 | Kathy Lehne | $980,938 | Steffen Sontheimer | $8,498,208 |
| Markus Dürnegger | $1,501,775 | Andrew Lichtenberger | $8,544,703 | Keith Tilston | $2,558,104 |
| Andreas Eiler | $4,240,166 | Tom Marchese | $16,863,175 | Ben Tollerene | $5,735,406 |
| Antonio Esfandiari | $27,628,047 | Adrian Mateos | $14,230,280 | Christoph Vogelsang | $16,847,209 |
| Tony G | $5,533,300 | Daniel Negreanu | $36,546,095 | Sean Winter | $6,300,687 |
| Larry Greenberg | $1,639,998 | Bill Perkins | $2,603,491 | Satellite Winner | Unknown |
LIVE STREAMING
All four days of action will be streamed live on PokerGO. Ali Nejad and Nick Schulman will be in the booth for all four days calling the action.
| DAY # | DATE | START TIME |
| 1 | May 27 | 6 pm ET |
| 2 | May 28 | 6 pm ET |
| 3 | May 29 | 4 pm ET |
| 4 | May 30 | 4 pm ET |
GET IN ON THE ACTION
While you probably can’t afford the $300,000 buy-in, you can still have a sweat as the Super High Roller Bowl plays down to a winner.
PocketFives is hosting a Super High Roller Bowl Fantasy Contest for all members. It’s free to enter and will award $1,100 in prizes, including the eventual champion walking away with an Upswing Poker Tournament Master Class subscription.