The Super High Roller Bowl is back in a live setting for the first time since March of 2020 with two festivals during 2021 — the Super High Roller Bowl Europe and the Super High Roller VI in Las Vegas just before the World Series of Poker.
The first of two Super High Roller Bowls took place during late August, which counted 8 events and the Main Event among its schedule.
The Super High Roller Europe festival was held in Cyprus with the typical nosebleed buy-ins required for entry, ranging from $25,000 to the $250,000 Main Event. As is the case with Super High Roller Bowls of late, the tournaments included Short Deck Hold’em events, as well as the more traditional No Limit Hold’em tournaments.
Here is a look at who won big during the 1-week festival:
| Date | Event # | Event name | Entries | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 23rd | #1 | $25,000 Short Deck Hold'em | 48 | Phil Ivey | $408,000 |
| August 24th | #2 | $25,000 No Limit Hold'em | 81 | Johan Guilbert | $506,250 |
| August 25th | #3 | $25,000 Short Deck Hold'em | 45 | Tony G | $382,500 |
| August 26th | #4 | $50,000 No Limit Hold'em | 52 | Salahaddin Bedir | $832,000 |
| August 27th | #5 | $50,000 Short Deck Hold'em | 42 | Santi Jiang | $756,000 |
| August 28th | #6 | $100,000 No Limit Hold'em | 35 | Artus Martirosyan | $1,400,000 |
| August 29th | #7 | $100,000 Short Deck Hold'em | 26 | Tony G | $1,196,000 |
| August 30th | #8 | $250,000 No Limit Hold'em Hold'em | 41 | Wiktor Malinowski | $3,690,000 |
| August 31st | #9 | $50,000 Short Deck Hold'em | 19 | Seth Davies | $435,400 |
Event #1 – $25,000 Short Deck – The opening Super High Roller Bowl Series event was won by none other than Phil Ivey, marking his second major victory of the year after the WPT Heads-up Championship in June. Ivey defeats a field of 48 entries to win $400,000 and his third major Short Deck win.
Stephen Chidwick and Mikita Badziakouski finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Event #2 – $25,000 No Limit Hold’em – The second event of the series attracted 81 entries. At the end of play, Johan Guilbert had claimed victory for $506,250, the largest of his poker career.
Event #3 – $25,000 Short Deck – Tony G came out on top during Event #3 of the Super High Roller Bowl Europe with a $382,500 score outlasting 45 entries including a final table that included Boris Turitsa, Danny Tang, Paul Phua, Xia Jiang He, Robert Flink and heads-up opponent Chris Brewer, who settled for $247,500 in his second-place finish.
Event #4 – $50,000 No Limit Hold’em Selahaddin Bedir came out on top of Event #4 after making the final table during the previous two events. In his path to victory, Bedir outlasted 52 entries including a heads-up match against Phil Ivey.
Event #5 – $50,000 Short Deck – In his third final table appearance of Super High Roller Bowl Europe, Santi Jiang finally snagged a win during Event #5. Jiang beat 42 entries including a final table of Seth Davis and Timofey Kuznetsov to win the $756,000 first-place prize.
Event #6 $100,000 No LImit Hold’em – Arthur Martirosyan won the $100k No Limit Hold’em event for $1.4 million, the largest victory of his poker career.
To claim the title Martirosyan had to outlast 35 entries including the always dangerous David Peters heads-up.
Event #7 – Tony G won his second event of the 2021 Super High Roller Bowl Europe after finishing on top of the $100,000 Short Deck to win nearly $1.2 million. In his path to victory, Tony G outlasted a field of 26 entries including Short Deck veteran Paul Phua.
His huge score further cemented his lead at the top of the Lithuanian All Time Money List with over $8.8 million in lifetime winnings.
$250,000 Main Event – Wiktor “Limitless” Malinowski was the biggest victor of the Super High Roller Europe, winning over $3.6 million in the Main Event. He outlasted 41 entries over three days before defeating Ivan Leow heads-up.
With the victory, Malinowski joins a distinct of Super High Roller Bowl Main Event champions that include Justin Bonomo, Brian Rast, Rainer Kempe, Christoph Vogelsang, Isaac Haxton, Cary Katz, Daniel Dvoress, and Adams.
Event #8 – $50,000 No Limit Hold’em – Only 14 players and 19 entries joined the $50,000 No Limit Hold’em event, but it was Seth Davies who ultimately claimed victory with Jake Schindler and Mikita Badziakouski finishing the series out strong in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.
This year represents the start of the PokerGo Tour Leaderboard, which includes the top point earners from PokerGo events during 2021. Here is a look where the leaderboard stands after the conclusion of the Super High Roller Bowl Europe:
| Place | Player | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ali Imsirovic | 2,673 | $3,378,460 |
| 2nd | Sean Perry | 2,021 | $2,890,698 |
| 3rd | Sam Soverel | 1,646 | $2,446,251 |
| 4th | Sean Winter | 1,614 | $2,633,320 |
| 5th | Cary Katz | 1,505 | $2,517,330 |
| 6th | David Peters | 1,392 | $2,926,870 |
| 7th | Chris Brewer | 1,365 | $2,064,020 |
| 8th | Andrew Moreno | 1,200 | $1,460,105 |
| 9th | Clayton Maguire | 1,200 | $1,443,757 |
| 10th | Toby Lewis | 1,200 | $1,235,204 |
Poker fans can head on over to PokerGo to watch replays of all events of the tournament. A subscription of $9.99 per month or $99 per year is required to view the ever-increasing library of tournaments and poker shows.
In addition, PokerGo posted videos throughout the series with the $250,000 Main Event streamed on the PokerGo YouTube channel in its entirety. The ten-hour stream includes commentary from Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks:
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