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Triton Super High Roller Series

Pre-registration Now Open for November’s Triton Super High Roller Series in Manila

The Triton Super High Roller Series returns to Manila from November 2nd to 6th, 2016 at Solaire Resort and Casino Manila. Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming festivities:

Triton Super High Roller Series Manila 2016

  • Date: November 2nd to 6th, 2016
  • Location: Forum 2AB at the Solaire Resort and Casino Manila
  • Events:
  • HK $200,000 Suncity Cup– Buy-in includes ONE Players’ Party pass HK $500,000
  • HK $500,000 Main Event– Buy-in includes 4-Nights’ Stay at Solaire Resort and Casino Manila, and ONE Players’ Party pass

For full information on how to get yourself seats to the hottest ticket of the year, which has already confirmed a crop of well-known poker players including Tom Dwan, Stephen Chidwick, Dominik Nitsche, Connor Drinin, Pratyush Buddiga, Winfred Yu, Richard Yong, and Paul Phua, please read the pre-registration steps listed below.

Pre-registration Steps

  • STEP 1: Transfer the buy-in amount of the event you would like to join to the following account provided below. Charges apply:
Account Name: Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels, Inc.
Account Number: 30-628-023-2300
Bank Name: Banco de Oro
Bank Branch: BDO Corporate Center, 7899 Makati Avenue, Makati City 0726, Philippines
Swift Code: BNORPHMM
Special Instructions: (See Below)
  1. Title (Dr./Mr./Ms./Mrs./Miss):
  2. Full Name of Participant (Follow the name on your valid passport/I.D.):
  3. Nationality:
  4. Contact Number:
  5. Email Address:
  6. Event Joined:

Also kindly attach the following requirements with your outgoing email:

  1. A scanned copy of your passport/valid I.D
  2. A scanned copy of the deposit/transfer receipt for validation purposes.
  3. If transferring money on behalf of a joining participant, the email must have the transferring party and the authorized party’s passport/valid I.D. copies.
  • STEP 3: Once Steps 1 and 2 have been completed, You will receive an email saying that the funds have been received and your seat is booked.

Remarks:

  • It may take at least 2-3 working days to receive the funds transferred, so the confirmation email may only be sent after receipt.
  • On the date of the tournament, please bring the same passport/valid I.D. as you have sent for registration, and present this with a copy of the confirmation email in order to get your seat number.

Pre-Registration Terms and Conditions:

  • All pre-registration requests must be sent to Info@TritonPokerSeries.com
  • All pre-registration transfers must be done in HKD only.
  • Any excess funds can only be transferred back to the sender 30 days after the event ends.
  • We may only receive the transferred funds 2-3 working days after they are sent. Please provide sufficient time between the fund transfer and the start of the event, since you may be denied entry should we be unable to find your transferred funds
  • The players will be liable to pay the transfer charges incurred.
  • There will be no refunds accepted once the payment has been verified by the organizer.
  • If the player does not arrive by the time late registration closes, he/she will not be given entry into the Main Event. No refunds will be given for the pre-registered amount.
  • The organizer reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions without prior notice.

Triton SHR Series – Cali Cup Day 1 and Day 2 Recap

At just 22-year-old, Fedor Holz has accomplished more than most can dream of in the poker world. Holz takes home his second super high-roller title in the last three weeks, after topping a field of 52 players to take home $3,072,748 at the $200,000 Triton SHR Series – Cali Cup at the Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila.

With his win in Southeast Asia, Holz has now won two Super High-Roller events back-to-back, his first title being at the $100,000 WPT Alpha8 Las Vegas at the Bellagio.

He earned over $1.5 million for his win in Las Vegas, which makes his tournament earnings over the last three weeks to over $5 million, and his career earnings to over $7.3 million.

Over the last two days at Solaire, Holz defeated a field full of some of the best players in the world and defeated David Peters, who bubbled at the Alpha8 event that Holz won, heads-up to take home the trophy.

Tom Dwan, Isaac Haxton, Andrew Robl, John Juanda, Philipp Gruissem, Keith Gipson, Brian Rast, Stephen Chidwick, and Dominik Nitsche were just a few of the world-class players who played the event, but failed to earn a cash.

When cards got in the air at noon, late registration was officially closed and there were 33 players remaining from the 52 official entries, but only eight of those players would earn a cash. Stanley Choi was the official bubble boy, finishing in ninth place and giving the remaining eight players a payday.

The tournament was played out six-handed, so it wasn’t until Mike McDonald finished in eighth place ($351,320), that the unofficial final table of seven was reached. Phil Ivey held the chip lead at the start of seven-handed play, holding about 20% of the chips in play.

The next player to bust was Paul Phua, who had pledged to donate half of his earnings in this event to charity. Phua finished in seventh place to earn $401,600, which means that he’ll be donating more than $200,000, evenly split between the Philippines and his home country of Malaysia.

But back to Ivey, who was poised to add yet another title to his impressive poker resume (which already includes the WPT Champions Club and 10 WSOP bracelets). He had eventual winner Holz all in and covered with K-Q against Ivey’s Q-Q. But Holz spiked a king to double up and knock Ivey down to the short stack. Holz then finished the job when his A-Q held up against Ivey’s Q-J, eliminating Ivey in fifth place for $656,500.

Holz went on to use that momentum (and Ivey’s chips) to emerge as the chipleader after a few orbits of four-handed play. Holz really separated himself from the pack when he eliminated Steve O’Dwyer in fourth place.

When O’Dwyer hit the rail in fourth, Holz held almost 70% of the chips in play and he never looked back from there, cruising to victory in less than 30 hands.

Along with the prize money, Holz takes home an Aurae Solid Gold MasterCard with Executive Lifestyle concierge benefits for one year.

Congratulations to Fedor Holz!

Phil Ivey Leads 30 Players into Day 2 of the Triton SHR Series – Cali Cup

The Triton Super High Roller Series Cali Cup attracted a star-studded field of 49 entries here on Day 1, though that number may grow — registration remains open until the start of Day 2 (tomorrow at 12:00 noon).

After nine levels of action, poker legend Phil Ivey (pictured), often listed as the best poker player in the world, rose to the top of the chip counts with 932,000. Paul Phua wasn’t too far behind with 854,000, and then there’s a big gap before Mike “Timex” McDonald rounds out the top three with 576,000.

About halfway thru Day 1, Phua announced to the crowd that he would be donating 50% of his winnings in this event to charity, evenly split between the Philippines and his home country of Malaysia.

For the full leaderboard, check out our Chip Counts. Here is the full seat draw for Day 2, along with their chip counts:

Table 1

  1. Tom Hall – 191,000 (24 bb)
  3. Paul Phua – 854,000 (107 bb)
  4. Stephen Chidwick – 263,000 (33 bb)
  5. Winfred Yu – 231,000 (29 bb)
  6. Andrew Moseley – 313,000 (39 b)

Table 2

  1. Keith Gipson – 256,000 (32 bb)
  3. Qin “The Chairman” Si Xin – 367,000 (46 bb)
  4. Dominik Nitsche – 348,000 (44 bb)
  5. John Juanda – 342,000 (43 bb)
  6. Brian Rast – 541,000 (68 bb)

Table 3

  1. Devan Tang – 326,000 (41 bb)
  2. Vivek Rajkumar – 197,000 (25 bb)
  3. Mike McDonald – 576,000 (72 bb)
  4. Shi Jie Cai – 68,000 (9 bb)
  5. Elton Tsang – 333,000 (42 bb)

Table 4

  1. Hui Jin Ying – 255,000 (32 bb)
  2. Philipp Gruissem – 235,000 (29 bb)
  3. Denny Peng – 85,000 (11 bb)
  5. Yang Kit Chan – 181,000 (23 bb)
  6. Dan Colman – 454,000 (57 bb)

Table 5

  2. Phil Ivey – 932,000 (117 bb)
  3. Fedor Holz – 521,000 (65 bb)
  4. Si Xiao Li – 100,000 (13 bb)
  5. Isaac Haxton – 226,000 (28 bb)
  6. Luis Yeong – 235,000 (29 bb)

Table 6

  2. Wang Zuo – 170,000 (21 bb)
  3. David Peters – 304,000 (38 bb)
  4. Tom Dwan – 335,000 (42 bb)
  5. Steve O’Dwyer – 534,000 (67 bb)
  6. Stanley Choi – 79,000 (10 bb)

The remaining field is small enough for five tables, but they drew for six tables (with an empty seat at each table) to make room for any last-minute entries.

Day 2 is scheduled to begin tomorrow (Monday) at 12:00 noon local time (11:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm PT), and play all the way down to a winner.