When the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) announced the Super High Roller Series, Mehdi Chaoui decided it was as good a time as any to finally make his first trip down to the Southern Hemisphere.
The Moroccan high roller has had success around the globe in his career, including winning an EPT trophy in Monte Carlo, finishing second in a Triton Series event in September for his biggest career score of $473,000, and winning two high rollers in Jeju, South Korea last month. But he had never been to Brazil before this week, and his first experience turned out to be a good one as Chaoui took down the BSOP R$100,000 ($20,000 US) Super High Roller for R$1,575,000 ($315,000 US).