Last January, ARIA, Poker Central and POKER PROductions announced that the Super High Roller Bowl would return to the ARIA Resort & Casino May 28-31. The initial plan for this year's event was to have a tournament with 50 players again, same as last year.
There were 35 seats available in a random drawing, along with 15 reserved seats to be divided by ARIA, including one for a celebrity player, as per an announcement. A total of 54 players deposited $30,000 to sign up for the raffle; 19 players were left with hanging shoulders.