2017 SUPER HIGH ROLLER BOWL SELLS OUT IN ONE DAY

LAS VEGAS (February 3, 2017) – Poker Central®, your ultimate poker lifestyle destination, along with ARIA Resort & Casino, the stunning Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond Award-winning resort, today announced that the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl^® had sold out in one day.

Of the 50 seats available at The Super High Roller Bowl, 15 seats were reserved for ARIA, with 35 seats open to players as of February 2^nd. The 35 seats sold out in hours, and were actually oversold, with 54 players placing deposits hoping to play. ARIA held a random drawing on February 3^rd to choose the 35 players. The drawing aired on Poker Central’s Facebook Live.

“The lightning speed of The Super High Roller Bowl’s sellout confirms it’s now THE world championship of high stakes poker,” said Joe Kakaty, president of Poker Central. “Every player wants to play in The Super High Roller Bowl.”

This year, the Super High Roller Bowl has a prize pool of $15 million with a buy-in of $300,000. The tournament features seven 7-handed tables and is capped at 50 seats. Sean McCormack, ARIA’s Director of Poker Operations said, “It’s unprecedented for a high stakes tournament to sell out this quickly. I’ve never seen anything like this.”

Super High Roller Bowl Quick Facts

• May 28 – 31 at ARIA in Las Vegas.
• $15 million prize pool.
• $5 million first place prize.
• Buy-in is $300,000.
• The Super High Roller Bowl is an open event; invitations are not required.
• This is a zero rake event.
• There is a cap of 50 players in this year’s tournament.
• Of the total 50 seats, 15 are reserved by ARIA, including 1 for a celebrity player.

2017 Super High Roller Bowl Players

Below are the 35 players confirmed to play. The 14 remaining players will be chosen by ARIA, with 1 seat reserved for a celebrity player to be announced later.