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The fourth edition of the PokerGO Tour’s $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl IV is in the books, with Sean Rafael taking home the $1,150,000 top prize.
The breakout American Pot Limit Omaha sensation more than doubled his career-high score, cementing his status in the live poker scene after having just four cashes to his name prior to 2024.
Rafael defeated Brazil’s João Simão to top the 32-entry field and take home his first-ever seven-figure score.
The Brazilian added yet another incredible score to his impressive resume. Over the last month, Simão has earned nearly $11 million in live tournament earnings, having won the $200,000 Triton Jeju Invitational for $7,250,000 and chopping the $150,000 tournament in South Korea a few days later for over $2.5 million.
PGT $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl IV Results
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Sean Rafael | United States | $1,150,000 |
| 2 | João Simão | Brazil | $775,000 |
| 3 | Richard Gryko | England | $480,000 |
| 4 | Talal Shakerchi | England | $350,000 |
| 5 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | $255,000 |
| 6 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | $190,000 |
Tournament Action
Day 1 drew 27 entries at the PokerGO Studio, with 11 players bagging for Day 2, led by Italy’s Youness Barakat, followed by Sam Soverel.
A further five players opted to take advantage of late registration before the start of Day 2 to take the field to 32 entries, with a $3,200,000 prize pool.
Following seven 75-minute levels on Day 2, Rafael took a commanding lead into the final table, holding over three times as many chips as his closest competitor, in large part to a triple-up with 13 players left.
In fact, the American held more than half of the chips in play, busting Barakat on the bubble and putting at least $190,000 in everyone’s pockets.
2026 Super High Roller Bowl PLO Final Table Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | João Simão | Brazil | 1,415,000 |
| 2 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 555,000 |
| 3 | Sean Rafael | United States | 4,905,000 |
| 4 | Richard Gryko | England | 740,000 |
| 5 | Talal Shakerchi | England | 850,000 |
| 6 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 1,125,000 |
With the final table starting at 20,000/40,000 blinds with a 40,000 big blind ante, Rafael faced little resistance as he was able to utilize both his chip lead and a tight ICM setup between the short stacks.
Rafael scored the first knockout of the day to get the final table down to five-handed play. He opened K♦️8♥️8♦️2♥️ from the low jack. Cesar Garcia, the short stack, defended A♠️Q♦️T♥️4♠️ in the big blind.
The flop came 8♣️A♦️3♠️ to give Rafael middle set against Garcia’s top pair and multiple backdoor draws. Rafael bet 60,000 into the 340,000-chip pot, and Garcia raised to 160,000. Rafael made the call.
The T♠️ improved Garcia’s equity from 12% to 30%. With Garcia having about 40% pot behind, he jammed and Rafael snap-called. The river was the 4♣️ to send the Spaniard home in sixth place. Rafael, meanwhile, upped his stack to 5,890,000 – more than 60% of the chips in play.
Despite coming in as one of just three players who came into the final table with a seven-figure stack, it was Lautaro Guerra who was the second player eliminated and had to settle for fifth place.
Rafael’s A♥️K♠️5♥️5♦️ cracked Guerra’s A♠️A♦️7♥️3♥️, with the board cruelly running out K♥️J♥️2♠️6♠️9♥️, with Rafael making the nut flush. Guerra, who many consider to be the best PLO player in the world, took home $255,000 for his efforts.
The remaining four players went on for another hour before Talal Shakerchi was eliminated. The English businessman got down to just six big blinds and was forced to commit his stack with A♠️6♠️6♣️4♥️ from the button. Rafael opted to go for it with A♦️T♦️7♥️5♣️ and was a 56% favorite.
Although the K♠️9♠️J♦️ put Shakerchi ahead with 62% equity, the Q♣️ gave Rafael the nut straight. The 2♦️ river meant Shakerchi’s day ended in fourth place, collecting $350,000 from the payout desk.
Another two hours of play were on the cards, and Rafael extended his lead to nearly 8,000,000 of the 9.6 million chips in play. The two other players got into a virtual coin flip to decide who would move on and who would finish in third place. Simão held A♠️K♥️Q♠️2♥️ against Gryko’s Q♣️J♠️T♠️9♣️, with the Brazilian holding a slight equity advantage.
The 4♥️5♠️2♠️ flop put Simão way out in front, with the 3♥️ turn giving him the straight and clinching the win. Gryko, who finished second twice in the recent PGT PLO Series, ended his run in third place for $480,000.
With Rafael holding nearly a 4-to-1 chip lead, the two players engaged in battle for nearly an hour before the crucial all-in moment.
After chipping away at Rafael’s lead, Simão got in as an incredible 72% favorite on the turn on a 9♦️4♣️4♦️6♣️ board holding A♦️K♥️5♥️4♥️ for top trips against Rafael’s A♣️7♠️7♣️6♦️ for roughly 55% of the chips in play.
However, the river was the 9♣️, giving Rafael the nut flush and the victory.
