Preview of the Upcoming 2017 Aria Super High Roller Bowl ($300,000 Buy-In)

High stakes poker pros compete for over $15 million in guaranteed cash prizes at the $300,000 buy-in Aria Super High Roller Bowl The $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl live poker tournament is nearly upon us, with the biggest names in our industry competing for seven-figure cash prizes in a lead-up to the 48th annual World Series of Poker. Action at the ARIA Las Vegas poker room kicks off Sunday afternoon, May 28th at 1:30 local time (PST) with 56 players battling it out at eight, 7-handed tables in hopes of reaching the June 1st Final Day telecast. Doug Polk, Pratyush Buddiga, Jason Les, Fedor Holz, Jason Koon, Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Ben Sulsky, Matt Berkey, and Dan Colman are among just a handful of the superstar caliber personalities who are in Las Vegas for what promises to be a North American summer filled with entertaining poker action for the world to enjoy through Poker Central’s all-new PokerGO live streaming app. Following are brief bios of your favorite Team Upswing friends along with other high profile players who will be vying for poker tournament glory in the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl.

Doug Polk

Doug Polk has been on an amazing live stream tournament run over the past 18 months with multiple record-breaking performances on both Twitch and YouTube Poker. The modern-day poker superstar has attracted over 100,000 subscribers to his DougPolkPoker YouTube channel, has over $5 million in career live tournament cashes, two WSOP bracelets, and is looking for his first ITM finish in the Super High Roller Bowl. Doug has been a driving force behind poker’s renewed popularity thanks to his expert strategy analysis, entertaining videos and open-wallet outreach to players across the globe through his numerous cash giveaways.

Pratyush Buddiga

In 2002, then-13 year old Pratyush Buddiga won the United States National Spelling Bee and earned a trip to the White House to meet President George W. Bush. Now in his late 20s, the Colorado resident is widely regarded as one of the elite poker tournament players in the world, who likewise has more than $5 million in lifetime live event cashes including an August 2016 win in the EPT Barcelona €25,500 buy-in High Roller for $780,000 USD. Pratyush is our in-house tournament specialist here at Upswing Poker with an all-new Tournament Master Class premium course that is sure to be a hit ahead of the 2017 WSOP.

Jason Les

Jason Les is one of only two players (Dong Kim) to have competed against both the Claudico and Libratus heads-up NLHE poker bots designed by Carnegie Mellon University professor Tuomas Sandholm (pictured above with Jason) in 2015 and 2017 respectively.

Jason’s high stakes live poker tournament accomplishments include a final table performance in the $100k buy-in WPT Five Diamond Super High Roller in 2014 for $431,640 along with a 15th place deep-run finish in last year’s World Series of Poker Main Event.

Isaac Haxton

Isaac Haxton (aka “Hollywood Ike”) is a high stakes poker legend who is viewed by many players as a heroic figure due to his January 2016 break with the PokerStars brand following its refusal to honor advertised cashback rewards to its highest volume players. Fellow poker pro Alex Millar also parted ways with Amaya’s flagship company during that time. Seventeen months later, player ire remains fixated on the poker site that once received high marks from its professional and high volume customer base. READ: Team Grind Nation #RakeIt Campaign Winners (Apr 26, 2017) READ: Doug Polk Shares Thoughts on PokerStars’ Award-Winning 2016 (Dec 7, 2016) READ: Joey Ingram, Jason Mo, Lee Jones and Poker Media (Jun 15, 2016) Ike’s runner-up performance in the 2014 Aussie Millions $250k buy-in Challenge event was good for $2.5 million, and his $13 million USD lifetime live tournament cashes make him a current Top 25 entry on the all-time money list.

Fedor Holz

Since December 2015, German superstar Fedor Holz has taken home about $20 million in live tournament cashes, becoming one of the most sought-after names in poker in the process. He finished runner-up in last year’s SHRB Main Event for $3.5 million and — at only 23 years of age, is looking to extend what is acknowledged by many of his peers as the number one poker tournament streak of all time. Fedor’s 2017 SCOOP final table call-in earlier this month to Poker Life Podcast host Joey Ingram and Upswing Poker Pot Limit Omaha coach Fernando Habegger was viewed by thousands of fans in real time who greatly appreciated the high stakes pro’s willingness to provide viewers with a behind-the-scenes look into an online showcase event final table.

Matt Berkey

Matt Berkey won $1.1 million a year ago when he placed 5th in the Super High Roller Bowl, and subsequently impressed poker enthusiasts with his candid Remko Report podcast interview which highlighted the unique ups and downs of the 30-something’s poker life. Matt is also a cast personality for Poker Central with a new miniseries called Dead Money that documents his 2016 SHRB run and is available on the PokerGO subscription platform.

Watch SHRB Day 1 Action LIVE

PokerGO will be broadcasting Day 1 of the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl LIVE, and for FREE through its subscription service in an effort to introduce fans to the website’s premium programming. All-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, $33.1 million live event cash prize winner Daniel Negreanu, financier Lauren Roberts and businessman Bill Perkins will all be in Las Vegas this week to compete for real money and entertain dedicated fans. (Author’s Note: Want to learn more about pre-flop poker strategy and increase your chances at profitability? Click below to download our free charts and improve your skills at the tables!)