Full details of everything that happened at the Triton Super High Roller Poker Series in Jeju, South Korea, which ran from March 5-21, 2024
EVENT #19 – $20,000 SHORT DECK ANTE ONLY
After multiple near misses, the UK No 1 Stephen Chidwick finally got his hands on a second Triton title, taking down the $20K short deck turbo on the final day in Jeju, denying both Tan Xuan and Zhou Quan a second victory of the trip.
In-the-money finishers:
1 – Stephen Chidwick, UK – $265,000
2 – Tan Xuan, China – $191,000
3 – Zhou Quan, China – $122,000
4 – Dan Dvoress, Canada – $92,000
5 – Isaac Haxton, USA – $71,500
6 – Seth Davies, USA – $54,500
7 – Phil Ivey, USA – $44,000
42 entries | $840,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #18 – $100,000 SHORT DECK ANTE ONLY
He had been stuck on four titles for what seemed like ages, but Mikita Badziakouski took down another seven-figure prize as he finally got his hands on number five on the Triton Series, beating the tour’s co-founder heads-up.
In-the-money finishers:
1 – Mikita Badziakouski, Belarus – $1,153,000
2 – Paul Phua, Malaysia – $800,000
3 – Sun Ya Qi, China – $510,000
4 – Winfred Yu, Hong Kong – $391,000
5 – Jason Koon, USA – $306,000
6 – Wu Xiao, China – $240,000
34 entries | $3,400,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #17 – $50,000 SHORT DECK ANTE ONLY MAIN EVENT
One of Triton poker’s most popular players, Tan Xuan, landed a second Triton title when he added a Short Deck Main Event title to the £100K Short Deck event he took down in London in 2019.
Top five finishers:
1 – Tan Xuan, China – $922,000
2 – Martin Nielsen, Faroe Islands – $655,000
3 – Rene Van Krevelen, Netherlands – $428,000
4 – Jason Koon, USA – $330,000
5 – Zhou Quan, China – $261,000
67 entries | $3,350,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #16 – $25,000 SHORT DECK ANTE ONLY
After bursting the bubble in a hand that gave him the chip lead, Canadian pro Mike Watson was unstoppable through the late stages of the first short deck event in Jeju, earning a third Triton title and barely raising a sweat.
Top five finishers:
1 – Mike Watson, Canada – $380,000
2 – Ren Lin, China – $273,000
3 – Seth Davies, USA – $177,500
4 – Dong Chen, China – $133,000
5 – Mikita Badziakouski, Belarus – $104,000
52 entries | $1,300,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #15 – $50,000 POT LIMIT OMAHA 6-HANDED
From what was arguably the toughest final table assembled all week, China’s Ding Biao beat the likes of Patrik Antonius, Ole Schemion, Stephen Chidwick and Paul Phua, before grinding down Phil Ivey heads up, to claim a second Triton title. He took $1.1 million, a second seven-figure score of the week.
Top five finishers:
1 – Ding Biao, China – $1,107,000
2 – Phil Ivey, USA – $755,000
3 – Jared Bleznick, USA – $490,000
4 – Paul Phua, Malaysia – $401,000
5 – Stephen Chidwick, UK – $317,500
84 entries | $4,200,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #13 – $30,000 POT LIMIT OMAHA – BOUNTY QUATTRO
The Argentinian pro Nacho Barbero knocked out all six of his final table opponents to destroy the PLO Bounty tournament, including a double knockout to seal the deal. His $763K prize included $320K in bounties.
Top five finishers:
1 – Nacho Barbero, Argentina – $763,000 (inc. $320,000 in bounties)
2 – Dan Dvoress, Canada – $342,000 (inc. $40,000 in bounties)
3 – Jan-Peter Jachtmann, Germany – $236,000 (inc. $40,000 in bounties)
4 – Dan Smith, USA – $280,000 (inc. $120,000 in bounties)
5 – Biao Ding, China – $247,000 (inc. $120,000 in bounties)
84 entries | $1,680,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #12 – $25,000 POT LIMIT OMAHA 6-HANDED
The Chinese player Quan Zhou went one better than his runner-up finish from Monte Carlo and landed a first Triton title in the $25K PLO, destroying the final table in only four hours to bank $530,000.
Top five finishers:
1 – Quan Zhou, China – $530,000
2 – Matthew Wood, Canada – $370,000
3 – Joao Vieira, Portugal – $244,000
4 – Klemens Roiter, Austria – $191,000
5 – Nacho Barbero, Argentina – $154,000
89 entries | $2,000,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #11 – $100,000 NLH MAIN EVENT
After cashing five events in seven on his first trip to Jeju, Czech player Roman Hrabec destroyed the final table of the $100K Main Event to secure a victory that truly announces him on the world stage. It was a record-breaking $100K field, and came with a $4.33 million payday.
Top five finishers:
1 – Roman Hrabec, Czech Republic – $4,330,000
2 – Jean Noel Thorel, France – $2,875,000
3 – Elton Tsang, Hong Kong – $2,105,000
4 – Patrik Antonius, Finland – $1,697,000
5 – Matthias Eibinger, Austria – $1,330,000
216 entries | $21,600,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #10 – $50K NLH TURBO BOUNTY QUATTRO SINGLE DAY
After a huge win in Monte Carlo in a three-day Invitational tournament, Dan Smith showed his pedigree in the shortest format: a turbo bounty in Jeju, which bagged him more than $1.2 million including bounty prizes. The final four were all American — and Smith came out on top
Top five finishers:
1 – Dan Smith, USA – $951,000 (+$300,000 in bounties)
2 – David Coleman, USA – $642,900 (+$300,000 in bounties)
3 – Seth Davies, USA – $418,000
4 – Tom Dwan, USA – $346,000 (+$60,000 in bounties)
5 – Sirzat Hissou, Germany – $279,000 (+$120,000 in bounties)
108 entries | $3,780,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #9 – $150K NLH 8-HANDED
He’s played more than 70 Triton tournaments, and some of the biggest cash-game pots in the world game, but Hong Kong’s Elton Tsang can now call himself a Triton champion too having taken down the $150K NLH for a brilliant $4.2 million payday.
Top five finishers:
1 – Elton Tsang, Hong Kong – $4,210,000
2 – Biao Ding, China – $2,870,000
3 – Mike Watson, Canada – $1,895,000
4 – Liang Xu, China – $1,563,000
5 – James Chen, Taiwan – $1,254,000
117 entries | $17,550,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #8 – $50,000 NLH 7-HANDED
The Thailand No 1 Punnat Punsri played two of the Triton Series’ most breathtaking hands en route to a crushing success in the $50K NLH, leaving Sergio Aido a back-to-back runner up.
Top five finishers:
1 – Punnat Punsri, Thailand – $2,010,000
2 – Sergio Aido, Spain – $1,353,000
3 – Brian Kim, USA – $954,000
4 – Mike Watson, Canada – $773,000
5 – Ren Lin, China – $611,000
190 entries | $9,500,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #7 – $40,000 MYSTERY BOUNTY
Three Bulgarians made the eight-handed final table in the super-popular Mystery Bounty event, with Dimitar Danchev returning to the top of the money list with his first Triton victory.
Top five finishers:
1 – Dimitar Danchev, Bulgaria – $1,344,000 (inc. $540K from six bounties)
2 – Jonathan Jaffe, USA – $881,000 (inc. $540K from five bounties)
3 – Adrian Mateos, Spain – $541,000 (inc. $160K from two bounties)
4 – Alex Kulev, Bulgaria – $610,000 (inc. $300K from six bounties)
5 – Orpen Kisacikoglu, Turkey – $504,800 (inc. $260K from four bounties)
190 entries | $3,800,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #6 – $25,000 GG MILLION$
Another record-breaking Triton Series field of 305 entries required three days of intense play before Austrian star Mario Mosböck downed Sergio Aido, after a heads-up deal, to claim a second title in consecutive stops on the tour.
Top five finishers:
1 – Mario Mosböck, Austria – $1,191,196*
2 – Sergio Aido, Spain – $1,237,804*
3 – Alex Theologis, Greece – $707,000
4 – Adrian Chua, Singapore – $573,000
5 – Dan Dvoress, Canada – $452,000
305 entries | $7,625,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #5 – $30K – NLH 8-HANDED
One of world poker’s most accomplished talents, Adrian Mateos, finally won a first title on the Triton Series and, as is so often the case for Mateos, he became the first Spaniard to do so as well.
Top five finishers:
1 – Adrian Mateos, Spain – $1,175,000
2 – David Peters, USA – $790,000
3 – Yulian Bogdanov, Bulgaria – $557,000
4 – Seth Gottlieb, USA – $452,000
5 – Joao Vieira, Portugal – $358,000
185 entries | $5,550,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #3 – $25,000 NLH 8-HANDED SILVER MAIN
For the second time in a week, the Triton Series broke its own attendance record, with Lithuania’s Paulius Vaitiekunas making his mark with a famous win. A three-handed deal gave the final trio their biggest career wins, of close to $1m each.
Top five finishers:
1 – Paulius Vaitiekunas, Lithuania – $1,077,499*
2 – Alex Tkatschew, Germany – $1,002,000*
3 – Aram Oganyan, USA – $989,501*
4 – Joseph Cheong, USA – $560,000
5 – Roman Hrabec, Czech Republic – $441,000
298 entries | $7,450,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #2 – $20,000 NLH 8-HANDED
Cheered on by his Vienna-based friends Fedor Holz and Mario Mosboeck, Roland Rokita joined them as Triton champions after a stellar performance in another huge event in Jeju.
Top five finishers:
1 – Roland Rokita, Austria – $904,000
2 – Sirzat Hissou, Germany – $599,000
3 – Kiat Lee, Malaysia – $439,000
4 – Mikita Badziakouski, Belarus – $355,000
5 – Aleksandr Zubov, Russia – $278,000
225 entries | $4,500,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT #1 – $15,000 NLH 8-HANDED
The opening event in Jeju set a new record for Triton Series tournament entries, but there was a very familiar champion: German superstar Fedor Holz bested 269 entries to win a fourth title.
Top five finishers:
1 – Fedor Holz, Germany – $786,000
2 – Seth Gottlieb, USA – $500,000
3 – Dimitar Danchev, Bulgaria – $375,000
4 – Nick Petrangelo, USA – $303,000
5 – Dominykas Mikolaitis, Lithuania – $240,000
269 entries | $4,035,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
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