Biggest Buy-In of the Summer Kicks Off Today With $250,000 Super High Roller
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Today sees the start of Event #46: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. This three-day event gets underway at 12 p.m. local time, with late registration open until the start of Level 11, which is on Day 2, Monday, at about 2:15 p.m. There is one reentry permitted in this event and they will play eight-handed with a 30-second shot clock.
The starting stack is 1,500,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play eight 60-minute levels with 15-minute breaks after every two levels (no dinner break is scheduled).
For the surviving players or late registrants, Day 2 resumes at 12 p.m. Monday and ends after another ten levels of play. Dinner break on Day 2 will come after Level 14, about 6:30 p.m. Day 3 will take place on Tuesday at a time yet to be determined.
Last year's Super High Roller drew 75 entries, an increase from the 69 entries in 2023 and the 56 entries in 2022.
India's Santhosh Suvarna took down the 2024 edition for $5,415,152.
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | $5,415,152 |
| 2023 | 69 | Chris Brewer | United States | $5,293,556 |
| 2022 | 56 | Alex Foxen | United States | $4,563,700 |
| 2021 | 33 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | $3,265,362 |
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