See the invite list so far for the $200,000 Luxon Pay Pro/Am
The unique format gets underway today in London and it looks like it will be the biggest event yet. Watch it live today.
One of the most eagerly awaited and enjoyable High Roller spectacles in recent times gets underway today at the Triton series in London.
The Luxon Pay Pro/Am is an invitational event with a $200,000 entry fee that gives amateur players a shot against the professionals.
The last time this event took place, recreational player Ramin Hajiyev shocked the pros and took it down for over $4 million.
The format includes two brackets, one with professionals playing on one side and recreational players on the other side. It is a freezeout and the two brackets meet on Day 2. Previously there was a cap on the overall number of players at 64, which appears to have been lifted.
For a professional to play, they have to be invited by a recreational player. Paul Phau and Jason Koon are part of a committee to determine which invited players will be classed as pros or amateurs.
You can see the full lineup so far, with the rich recreational player and the pro player they have invited next to them. More names have registered, but it is unknown who invited them and/or if they are on the pro side of the bracket:
| VIP | Invited Pro |
|---|---|
| Rob Yong | Doug Polk |
| Santhosh Survana | Seth Davies |
| Seth Gottlieb | Nick Petrangelo |
| Andrew Pantling | Sam Greenwood |
| Scott Ball | Chris Brewer |
| Jean-Noel Thorel | Erik Seidel |
| Elton Tsang | Pedro Garangnani |
| Wai Kin Yong | Linus Loeliger |
| Ferdinand Putra | Timothy Adams |
| Anson Ewe | Kiat Lee |
| Karl Chappe-Gatien | Danny Tang |
| Paul Phua | Phil Ivey |
| Alfred Decarolis | Andrew Robl |
| Phil Nagy | Nacho Barbero |
| Ernildo Santos | Yuri Dzivielevski |
| Winfred Yu | Steve O'Dwyer |
| Richard Yong | Daniel Cates |
| Morten Klein | Espen Jorstad |
| Sosia Jiang | Jason Koon |
| Webster Lim | Christoph Vogelsang |
| Philip Sternheimer | Fedor Holz |
| Kirk Steele | Sam Grafton |
| Leonardo Drago | Adrian Mateos |
| Ben Wu | James Chen |
| Eric Wasserson | Nick Schulman |
| Lun Loon | Michael Soyza |
| Ramin Hajiyev | Mikita Badziakouski |
| Talal Shakerchi | Ben Heath |
| Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Punnat Punsri |
| David Malka | Brian Kim |
| Tan Xuan | Patrik Antonius |
| Dao Minh Phu | Ole Schemion |
| Orpen Kisacikoglu | Isaac Haxton |
| Sammy Bolung | Wiktor Malinowski |
| Keith Lehr | Aleks Ponakovs |
| Chu Thai Thinh | Matthias Eibinger |
You can watch every second of it, starting today, via the Triton Poker Twitch page.
Which pairing will go furthest? Let us know in the comments:
