From August 17-25, the high rollers of the poker community will take their talents to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa in Cyprus for a ten-event slate of big buy-in tournaments at the Super High Roller Bowl Series.
The series coincides with the opening of the resort's new Onyx Club, an exclusive, lavish space purpose-built for high-stakes poker and gaming. Each of the ten events will kick off in the Merit Royal function rooms before moving to the state-of-the-art streaming set inside the Onyx Club for the final table.
As part of PokerGO's coverage, the final table of each of the first five No-Limit Hold'em events will air exclusively on its streaming platform. Once the Super High Roller Bowl IX gets underway, the streaming attention will turn entirely to focus on the marquee event of the series.
Super High Roller Bowl IX headlines packed lineup
The Super High Roller Bowl Series offers buy-ins ranging from $25,000 to $300,000, with each event coming in the form of a freezeout — one entry per player. Both No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha feature on the schedule, with each format offering a Mystery Bounty event. The crown jewel in the schedule is, of course, the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl IX.
As part of the 2024 PokerGO Tour Season, each event in Cyprus will earn players PGT leaderboard points based on the amount they cash for. As always, the top 40 players on the PGT leaderboard will qualify for the season-concluding PGT Championship $1,000,000 Freeroll.
Super High Roller Bowl Series schedule
| Date | Event | Buy-In (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 17 | #1: NL Hold'em 8-Max | $25,000 + $750 |
| Sun, Aug 18 | #2: NL Hold'em 7-Max | $25,000 + $750 |
| Mon, Aug 19 | #3: NL Hold'em 6-Max | $25,000 + $750 |
| Tue, Aug 20 | #4: NL Hold'em 7-Max | $50,000 + $1,500 |
| Wed, Aug 21 | #5: NL Hold'em Main Event | $100,000 + $2,000 |
| Thu, Aug 22 | #6: NL Hold'em Mystery Bounty 6-Max | $25,000 + $750 |
| Fri, Aug 23 | #7: Super High Roller Bowl IX | $300,000 + $6,000 |
| Fri, Aug 23 | #8: PLO 7-Max | $25,000 + $750 |
| Sat, Aug 24 | #9: PLO 7-Max | $50,000 + $1,500 |
| Sun, Aug 25 | #10: PLO Mystery Bounty 6-Max | $25,000 + $750 |
Confirmed players en route to Cyprus
Thus far, over 60 high rollers have confirmed their plans to attend the Super High Roller Bowl Series in Cyprus.
Amongst them are Aram Zobian and Jeremy Ausmus, two players who will look to further solidify their standings on the PGT leaderboard. Ausmus currently occupies the fifth spot with 1,499 PGT points, while Zobian sits just below him in sixth place with 1,438 PGT points. Both Ausmus and Zobian are making their first trips to play the Super High Roller Bowl Series.
“I’m excited to play some upcoming PGT events in a beautiful location like Cyprus," Ausmus said on making his first trip to play the Super High Roller Bowl Series. "They have a top-notch product that’s very player-friendly, so I don’t miss many of their events.”
“The events on the PGT are by far my favorite tour to play," Zobian said about attending the Super High Roller Bowl Series for the first time. "I love competing against the best in the world and vying for PGT points.”
Santhosh Suvarna and Sergio Aido will also make appearances in Cyprus after having productive summers at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Suvarna won his second bracelet in the $250K Super High Roller, while Aido claimed his first in the $50K No-Limit Hold'em High Roller.
Other players confirmed as attending include four-time WSOP bracelet winner Adrian Mateos, PGT PLO Series $25K Championship winner Seth Davies, Benjamin Heath, and Mikita Badziakouski.
PLO high rollers drawn in
As the last three events in the series come in the Pot-Limit Omaha format, several well-known, high-stakes PLO regulars have committed to attend. Amongst those making the trip are Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who notably finished 4th in the 2023 WSOP Main Event, Joni Joukimainen, and Aku Joentausta.
“Great venue with good action," Jouhkimainen said. "Looking forward to the big Pot-Limit Omaha events that you don’t find too often.”
