Last year saw the return of live poker on a global scale and the events keep on coming in 2022. It has been announced that two High Roller series are to take place in March this year for two weeks of non-stop high stakes tournament action.
Triton Poker and PokerGO's Super High Roller Series have teamed up to run several events that lead into Super High Roller Series Russia presented by Luxon Pay.
Two No-Limit Hold'em and two Short Deck events are taking place under the Triton Poker umbrella. The Super High Roller Series will also feature the aforementioned poker variants as well several Pot-Limit Omaha events.
In total, there are a 14 tournaments on offer across the two series however most eyes will be on the $250,000 Super High Roller Bowl Russia Main Event. The Super High Roller Bowl tournaments have become some of the most anticipated events in the poker calendar as they attract the world's best players as well dishing out millions in prize money.
The combined series runs from March 1-15 with all events taking place at Casino Sochi in Russia. All events on the schedule qualify for the PokerGo Tour for which the standings can be found here.
Triton Poker Sochi and Super High Roller Series Russia Full Schedule
| Date | Event | Buy-In | Starting Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, March 1 | Triton Poker Sochi Event #1: 6-Max NL Hold’em | $50,000 | 200,000 |
| Wed, March 2 | Triton Poker Sochi Event #2: 8-Max NL Hold’em | $100,000 | 200,000 |
| Frid, March 4 | Triton Poker Sochi Event #3: Short Deck Hold’em | $75,000 | 300,000 |
| Sat, March 5 | Triton Poker Sochi Event #5: Short Deck Hold’em | $125,000 | 300,000 |
| Sun, March 6 | SHRS Russia Event #1: Pot-Limit Omaha | $25,000 | 125,000 |
| Mon, March 7 | SHRS Russia Event #2: NL Hold’em | $25,000 | 125,000 |
| Tue, March 8 | SHRS Russia Event #3: Short Deck Hold’em | $50,000 | 300,000 |
| Wed, March 9 | SHRS Russia Event #4: Pot-Limit Omaha | $25,000 | 125,000 |
| Thu, March 10 | SHRS Russia Event #5: NL Hold’em | $50,000 | 150,000 |
| Fri, March 11 | SHRS Russia Event #6: Short Deck Hold’em | $100,000 | 300,000 |
| Sat, March 12 | Super High Roller Bowl Russia | $250,000 | 250,000 |
| Sat, March 12 | SHRS Russia Event #7: Pot-Limit Omaha | $25,000 | 125,000 |
| Sun, March 13 | SHRS Russia Event #8: NL Hold’em | $50,000 | 150,000 |
| Mon, March 14 | SHRS Russia Event #9: NL Hold’em | $50,000 | 150,000 |
Triton Poker Bali Postponed
The news comes off of the postponement the Triton Super High Roller Series in Bali. Due to run from February 17 - March 1, the 13-day poker festival had 11 high stakes events scheduled with the $200,000 NLH Main Event and $200,000 Short Deck Main Event being the highlights. However, with concerns surrounding the Omicron variant the decision was made to delay the series.
Andy Wong, CEO of Triton Poker Series said: “We’ve been incredibly humbled by the interest our first 2022 event of the season has garnered, however disappointed that current circumstances impedes us from hosting and broadcasting the live Bali tournament. The health and safety of our players, partners, and team is always a priority and we look forward to returning to host these exclusive live tournaments to our audiences anytime, anywhere with the high-level poker entertainment,”
SHRB Europe & SHRB VI
The Super High Roller Series returned to the live felt last summer with the Super High Roller Bowl Europe. Taking place at the Merit Royal Hotel & Casino in North Cyprus, the ten event festival generated a whopping $27,650,000 in prize money and saw the likes of Phil Ivey and Tony G walk away with tournament victories.
Wiktor Malinowksi was the big winner after he secured his first live tournament win in the $250,000 Super High Roller Bowl Europe Main Event for $3,690,000.
A month later, Michael Addamo scooped the Super High Roller Bowl VI title for $3,402,000. The Australian topped a 21-entry field and beat Justin Bonomo in heads up play.
Addamo had an incredible 2021 and captured five High Roller titles in a three-month period. Not only did he add over $8 million to his all time live earnings, he also picked up two World Series of Poker gold bracelets as well as the 2021 Poker Masters purple jacket.
Previous Super High Roller Bowl Winners
| Date | Event | Buy-In | Entries | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Super High Roller Bowl VI | $300,000 | 21 | Michael Addamo | $3,402,000 |
| August 2021 | 2021 Super High Roller Bowl Europe | $250,000 | 41 | Wiktor Malinowski | $3,690,000 |
| August 2020 | 2020 Super High Roller Bowl Online | $102,000 | 26 | Justin Bonomo | $1,775,000 |
| March 2020 | 2020 Super High Roller Bowl Russia | $250,000 | 40 | Timothy Adams | $3,600,000 |
| February 2020 | 2020 Super High Roller Bowl Australia | AU$250,000 ($167,230) | 16 | Timothy Adams | AU$2,160,000 ($1,446,112) |
| November 2019 | Super High Roller Bowl Bahamas | $250,000 | 51 | Daniel Dvoress | $4,080,000 |
| September 2019 | Super High Roller Bowl London | £250,000 ($312,650) | 12 | Cary Katz | £2,100,000 ($2,610,317) |
| December 2018 | Super High Roller Bowl V | $300,000 | 36 | Isaac Haxton | $3,672,000 |
| May 2018 | Super High Roller Bowl IV | $300,000 | 48 | Justin Bonomo | $5,000,000 |
| March 2018 | Super High Roller Bowl China | HK$2,000,000 ($267,637) | 75 | Justin Bonomo | HK$37,830,000 ($4,823,077) |
| May 2017 | Super High Roller Bowl III | $300,000 | 56 | Christoph Vogelsang | $6,000,000 |
| May 2016 | Super High Roller Bowl II | $300,000 | 49 | Rainer Kempe | $5,000,000 |
| July 2016 | Super High Roller Bowl I | $500,000 | 43 | Brian Rast | $7,525,000 |
