Welcome to the coverage hub for the Triton Super High Roller Series in Madrid. The event, which ran from May 13-25, 2022, featured 13 tournaments in no limit hold’em, short-deck and pot-limit Omaha, with buy-ins from €20,000 through €150,000. You’ll find all you need to know about the event below, including links to completed tournaments and results.
COMPLETED EVENTS
EVENT 14 – €30,000 SHORT DECK TURBO
Tom Dwan came to Madrid without a live multi-table tournament victory to his name, despite his gloried career. But he leaves as a two-time champion having added victory in the last-gasp short deck Turbo to success in the PLO secured earlier in the week. Dwan’s tournament wrapped at the exact same time as the €150K event, meaning two Triton Ambassadors won simultaneously.
Results:
1 – Tom Dwan, USA – €336,000
2 – Elton Tsang, Hong Kong – €233,000
3 – Ivan Leow, Malaysia – €148,500
4 – Danny Tang, Hong Kong – €114,000
5 – Richard Yong, Malaysia – €89,000
6 – Chris Brewer, USA – €69,500
33 Entries | €990,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 13 – €150,000 SHORT DECK ONE BULLET
The Triton Ambassador Jason Koon put an end to a relatively poor run of form in Madrid, taking down the tournament with the highest buy-in of the trip and banking €1.75 million. It’s his fourth Triton title, bringing him level with Mikita Badziakouski.
Results:
1 – Jason Koon, USA – €1,750,000
2 – Daniel Dvoress, Canada – €1,190,000
3 – Isaac Haxton, USA – €760,000
4 – Sam Greenwood, Canada – €580,000
5 – Seth Davies, USA – €460,000
6 – Dan Cates, USA – €360,000
34 Entries | €5.1 million prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
IMAGE GALLERY
EVENT 12 – €100,000 SHORT DECK ANTE ONLY MAIN EVENT
Stephen Chidwick built back from an early loss on the final day to claim his first Triton title and his second €1m+ payday of this stop in Madrid. He beat Tony G heads-up to win €1.8 million.
Top five:
1 – Stephen Chidwick, UK – €1,800,000
2 – Tony Guoga, Lithuania – €1,305,000
3 – Mikita Badziakouski, Belarus – €840,000
4 – Richard Yong, Malaysia – €640,000
5 – Danny Tang, Hong Kong – €490,000
60 Entries | €6 million prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
IMAGE GALLERY
EVENT 11 – €25,000 POT LIMIT OMAHA
Triton Ambassador Tom Dwan knocked out five of his seven final day opponents to breeze to his maiden Triton Series title. They went from eight returning players, through the bubble and to the champion in two-and-a-half hours.
Results:
1 – Tom Dwan, USA – €290,000
2 – Jeremy Ausmus, USA – €199,000
3 – Tom-Aksel Bedell, Norway – €127,000
4 – Patrik Antonius, Finland – €97,500
5 – Filip Lovric, Sweden – €76,500
6 – Elton Tsang, Hong Kong – €60,000
34 Entries | €850,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
IMAGE GALLERY
EVENT 10 – €50,000 NLHE TURBO
The Hungarian pro Laszlo Bujtas won a fun and frantic Turbo event, for €630K, but Ukraine’s Denys Homliavyi, playing his first ever poker tournament, took a heroic second place.
Results:
1 – Laszlo Bujtas, Hungary – €630,000
2 – Denys Homliavyi, Ukraine – €434,000
3 – Stephen Chidwick, UK – €277,500
4 – Wiktor Malinowski, Poland – €212,500
5 – Jeremy Ausmus, USA – €166,000
6 – Bali Gee, Malaysia – €130,000
37 Entries | €1.8m prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
IMAGE GALLERY
EVENT 9 – €100,000 NLHE MAIN EVENT
The formidable Danish tournament crusher Henrik Hecklen landed the biggest score of his career, winning the Madrid NLHE Main Event after a heads-up deal with UK-based businessman turned poker player Orpen Kisacikoglu. Both players won more than €2m.
Top five:
1 – Henrik Hecklen, Denmark – €2,170,509*
2 – Orpen Kisacikoglu, Turkey – €2,016,491*
3 – Kevin Paqué, Netherlands – €1,134,000
4 – Aleksejs Ponakovs, Latvia – €888,000
5 – Sam Grafton, UK – €716,000
93 Entries | €9.3m prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
IMAGE GALLERY
EVENT 8 – €50,000 SHORT DECK ANTE-ONLY
A self-confessed poker fan-boy turned high-stakes pro, Chin Wei “Webster” Lim beat many of his idols to claim his first Triton title and more than €850K. There was another final table appearance by Phil Ivey, but Lim beat Bjorn Li heads up to win.
Top five:
1 – Webster Lim, Malysia – €855,000
2 – Bjorn Li, Hong Kong – €618,500
3 – Winfred Yu, Hong Kong – €399,000
4 – Elton Tsang, Hong Kong – €302,000
5 – Wai Kin Yong, Malaysia – €233,700
57 Entries | €2.85m prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
IMAGE GALLERY
EVENT 7 – €75,000 NLHE 8-HANDED
Australia’s Michael Addamo picked up his second title of the series, and a €1m+ payday, but the UK’s Stephen Chidwick took the biggest slice of the €4.725m prize pool after the pair agreed a heads-up deal.
Top three:
1 – Michael Addamo, Australia – €1,152,086*
2 – Stephen Chidwick, UK – €1,291,414*
3 – Seth Davies, USA – €661,500
4 – Daniel Dvoress, Canada – €500,500
5 – Laszlo Bujtas, Hungary – €387,500
63 Entries | 4.725m prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
IMAGE GALLERY
EVENT 6 – €50,000 NLHE 7-HANDED
A field of poker’s superstars built a prize pool of more than €5m — and none could beat Mikita Badziakouski, who won a record-setting fourth Triton title after a marathon heads-up battle with Danny Tang. Ivey, Mateos, Loeliger and Holz all cashed, but Badziakouski was best.
Top five:
1 – Mikita Badziakouski, Belarus – €1,340,000
2 – Danny Tang, Hong Kong – €932,000
3 – Fedor Holz, German – €616,000
4 – Mike Watson, Canada – €482,300
5 – Kevin Paque, Netherlands – €389,000
101 Entries | €5.05m prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
IMAGE GALLERY
EVENT 5 – €25,000 SHORT DECK
Frenchman Rui Cao put on a masterclass in big-stack aggression to win on the Triton Series for a second time, leaving Richard Yong one place short of emulating his fellow Triton co-founder’s earlier victory. There was another cash for Triton Ambassadors Tom Dwan and Jason Koon.
Top five:
1 – Rui Cao, France – €497,000
2 – Richard Yong, Malaysia – €357,000
3 – Kenneth Kee, Malaysia – €232,000
4 – Tom Dwan, USA – €175,100
5 – Choon Tong Siow, Malaysia – €136,000
68 Entries | €1.7m prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
IMAGE GALLERY
EVENT 3 – €20,000 SHORT DECK
After surviving a bizarre moment against Rob Yong that could have eliminated him, Chris Brewer recovered to win his first Triton title during only his second visit to the series. Tom Dwan also made the final, but was knocked out in seventh.
Top five:
1 – Chris Brewer, USA – €372,000
2 – Mike Watson, Canada – €269,100
3 – Rob Yong, UK – €173,600
4 – Max Silver, Ireland – €131,500
5 – Webster Lim, Malaysia – €101,700
62 Entries | €1.24m prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
IMAGE GALLERY
EVENT 2 – €30,000 NLHE 7-HANDED
The Triton co-founder and tournament ever-present Paul Phua finally managed to claim a trophy on his 20th in-the-money finish, beating the American Hall of Famer Erik Seidel heads-up. Phua’s victory was greeted by delirious scenes in Madrid as he finally got victory he craved.
Top five:
1 – Paul Phua, Malaysia – €740,400
2 – Erik Seidel, USA – €514,800
3 – Isaac Haxton, USA – €340,300
4 – Kannapong Thanarattrakui, Thailand – €266,500
5 – Ben Heath, UK – €214,800
93 Entries | €2.79m prize pool
FULL RESULTS AND REPORT
IMAGE GALLERY
EVENT 1 – €20,000 NLHE
There was no one hotter in world poker than Michael Addamo and the Australian won his first Triton title, sweeping past Michael Soyza heads-up to win the curtain-raising No Limit Hold’em tournament in Madrid. Paul Phua finished fifth, earning his 19th career Triton cash.
Top five:
1 – Michael Addamo, Australia – €478,000
2 – Michael Soyza, Malaysia – €332,000
3 – Tommy Kim, South Korea – €219,5004
4 – Heung Wayne, Hong Kong – €172,000
5 – Paul Phua, Malaysia – €138,500
90 Entries | €1.8m prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
IMAGE GALLERY
MORE COVERAGE
GET THE TRITON POKER PLUS APP
The exclusive Triton live stream shows all the action from the feature table, with hole cards exposed, but the app has complete hand histories for all hands played across all tables in the field.
You can also access the full archive of previous Triton cash game and tournament action.
Download for APPLE or ANDROID
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE APP
More useful links:
SHORT-DECK REFRESHER: What is short deck hold’em? Here’s a quick run-down on the important differences between short deck and regular, long-deck hold’em.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR EXPLAINED: There’s $200,000 in added money for the top performer during this season’s Triton Series. Find out more about this incredible freeroll.