The Triton Super High Roller Series returned to the Merit Casino & Resort in North Cyprus from May 10-25, 2023. There were 15 tournaments on the schedule, with buy-ins ranging from $20,000 to $200,000, in no limit hold’em, pot-limit Omaha and short deck. Here are all the reports and results.
EVENT 1 – $25,000 GG SUPER MILLION$ LIVE
Three players were left when they agreed a deal to end the first tournament of the festival, with the chip-leading Santhosh Suvarna happy to take a pay-cut to ensure he took the title — the first ever Triton trophy to head to India.
Top five finishers:
1 – Santhosh Suvarna, India – $700,000*
2 – Nicolas Chouity, Lebanon – $636,000*
3 – Salahaddin Bedir, Turkey – $620,000*
4 – Igor Yaroshevskyy, Ukraine – $339,500
5 – Sam Greenwood, Canada – $272,500
158 entries | $3,950,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 2 – $20,000 NLH 7-HANDED
Jason Koon already had more titles than anyone else on the series for which he is an ambassador, but the 35-year-old American was in awesome form to secure a sixth career victory — and another $663,000.
Top five finishers:
1 – Jason Koon, USA – $663,000
2 – Kanan Taherkhani, Turkey – $451,200
3 – Stephen Chidwick, UK – $298,000
4 – Eduard Barsegian, Russia – $245,500
5 – Adrian Mateos, Spain – $197,300
138 entries | $2,760,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 3 – $30,000 NLH 6-HANDED MYSTERY BOUNTY
An emerging star from China, Ding won $540,500 from the main prize pool and added another $545,000 in bounties, taking his first Triton title by beating Nacho Barbero heads up.
Top five finishers:
1 – Biao Ding, China – $540,500 (plus $545,000 in bounties)
2 – Nacho Barbero, Argentina – $366,200 (plus $195,000)
3 – David Yan, New Zealand – $244,200 (plus $435,000)
4 – Artur Martirosian, Russia – $200,000 (plus $195,000)
5 – Isaac Haxton, USA – $160,500 (plus $80,000)
155 entries | $2,325,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 5 – $40,000 NLH 8-HANDED
After seeing off Justin Bonomo, and denying Santhosh Suvarna a second win of the week, Gregoire Auzoux and Robert Heidorn chopped heads up and took a million each, with Auzoux claiming the title.
Top five finishers:
1 – Gregoire Auzoux, France – $1,050,024*
2 – Robert Heidorn, Germany – $1,057,976*
3 – Justin Bonomo, USA – $552,500
4 – Santhosh Suvarna, India – $457,500
5 – Daniel Dvoress, Canada – $369,000
125 entries | $5,000,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 6 – $50,000 NLH 7-HANDED
The Russian player Viacheslav Buldygin was in irresistible form as he steam-rollered the $50K final table, defeating Brian Kim heads up for a $1.3 million prize. “More rebuys,” Buldygin said when asked to explain his success, but there was more to it than that.
Top five finishers:
1 – Viacheslav Buldygin, Russia – $1,342,000
2 – Brian Kim, USA – $920,000
3 – Punnat Punsri, Thailand – $603,000
4 – Sean Winter, USA – $488,000
5 – Teun Mulder, Netherlands – $392,300
104 entries | $5,200,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 7 – $25,000 NLH 8-HANDED TURBO
Two Triton first-timers played deep into the North Cyprus night, eventually settling the $25,000 single-day turbo with a heads-up deal and a rapid conclusion — and with Anatoly Zlotnikov the latest Triton champion.
Top five finishers:
1 – Anatoly Zlotnikov, Russia – $496,100*
2 – Niko Koop, Germany – $480,100*
3 – Paul Phua, Malaysia – $265,600
4 – Barak Wisbrod, Israel – $204,500
5 – Linus Loeliger, Switzerland – $161,900
83 entries | $2,075,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 8 – $75,000 NLH 8-HANDED
The Malaysian pro Michael Soyza seemed to be cruising to the title after knocking out almost everyone at the final table — but Triton veteran Mikita Badziakouski gave him a fright before Soyza managed to complete the job for a $1.7 million score.
Top five finishers:
1 – Michael Soyza, Malaysia – $1,735,000
2 – Mikita Badziakouski, Belarus – $1,200,000
3 – Michael Addamo, Australia – $796,000
4 – Dan Smith, USA – $623,000
5 – Viacheslav Buldygin, Russia – $502,500
87 entries | $6,525,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 9 – $200,000 NLH LUXON INVITATIONAL
After nine blanks on the Triton Series, the Azerbaijani entrepreneur Ramin Hajiyev hit the big time with victory in the Luxon Invitational, striking a heads-up deal with Tobias Duthweiler and landing a $4.1 million first prize.
Top five finishers:
1 – Ramin Hajiyev, Azerbaijan – $4,122,554*
2 – Tobias Duthweiler, Germany – $3,606,446*
3 – Patrik Antonius, Finland – $2,100,000
4 – Sean Winter, USA – $1,640,000
5 – Punnat Punsri, Thailand – $1,325,000
*denotes deal
86 entries | $17,200,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 10 – $25,000 POT LIMIT OMAHA
The Californian Chris Brewer nearly quit poker for good after his last trip to North Cyprus, but has returned to the game with new focus and added a second Triton title to his resume, denying Jason Koon a record-extending seventh. Brewer knocked out everyone at the final to win.
In-the-money finishers:
1 – Chris Brewer, USA – $292,449*
2 – Jason Koon, USA – $239,551*
3 – Daniel Perkusic, Germany – $138,700
4 – Eddie Ke Ti Tran, Australia – $106,300
5 – Maxim Kolosov, Russia – $83,200
6 – Nicolas Chouity, Lebanon – $64,800
*denotes deal
37 entries | $925,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 11 – $100,000 NLH MAIN EVENT
Jason Koon put further distance between him and the chasing pack by winning a seventh Triton title in the North Cyprus, taking down the $100K Main Event for more than $2.4 million — and taking top spot in the POY race as well.
Top five finishers:
1 – Jason Koon, USA – $2,451,082*
2 – Sam Greenwood, Canada – $1,923,918*
3 – Steve O’Dwyer, USA – $1,171,000
4 – Henrik Hecklen, Denmark – $946,000
5 – Dan Smith, USA – $762,000
*denotes deal
101 entries | $10,100,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 12 – $50,000 NLH TURBO
It took Danny Tang 53 attempts at Triton Series events until he won his first title. But just two months and 10 tries later, he is the latest double champion on this prestigious series, celebrating his mother’s birthday in style.
In-the-money finishers:
1 – Danny Tang, Hong Kong – $545,000
2 – Santhosh Suvarna, India – $376,000
3 – Igor Yaroshevsky, Ukraine – $240,000
4 – Brian Kim, USA – $184,000
5 – Ding Biao, China – $144,000
6 – Dao Minh Phu, Vietnam – $111,000
32 entries | $1,600,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 13 – $30,000 POT-LIMIT OMAHA
Canada’s Mike Watson joined the Triton two-time champions club after a high-speed finale to the $30,000 Pot Limit Omaha event in Cyprus ended with Sir Watts the last man standing.
In-the-money finishers:
1 – Mike Watson, Canada – $347,000
2 – Andriy Lyubovetskiy, Ukraine – $239,500
3 – Gergo Nagy, Hungary – $153,000
4 – Laszlo Bujtas, Hungary – $117,000
5 – Eddie Ke Ti Tran, Australia – $92,000
6 – Daniel Perkusic, Germany – $71,500
34 entries | $1,020,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 15 – $25,000 SHORT DECK (ANTE ONLY)
The first short deck event of this trip to North Cyprus produced an incredibly popular winner as Triton co-founder Richard Yong, his passion for poker undimmed, beat the best in the world to claim a second title.
In-the-money finishers:
1 – Richard Yong, Malaysia – $323,000
2 – Chris Brewer, USA – $222,000
3 – Anson Ewe, Malaysia – $143,000
4 – Stephen Chidwick, UK – $110,000
5 – Mikita Badziakouski, Belarus – $85,500
6 – Mike Watson, Canada – $66,500
38 entries | $950,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 16 – $50,000 SHORT DECK MAIN EVENT
After ending his trophy drought in Vietnam at the last stop, Danny Tang has got into the trophy-winning habit, taking down his second title of the trip to North Cyprus and his third overall.
In-the-money finishers:
1 – Danny Tang, Hong Kong – $750,000
2 – Mikita Badziakouski – $515,000
3 – Jason Koon, USA – $330,000
4 – Richard Yong, Malaysia – $253,000
5 – Sam Greenwood, Canada – $198,000
6 – Kiat Lee, Malaysia – $154,000
44 entries | $2,200,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
EVENT 17 – $20,000 SHORT DECK TURBO
With more than $7m in Triton cashes and 16 final tables, Canada’s Dan Dvoress finally has a title to his name, wrapping up the North Cyprus festival in a crazy turbo success.
In-the-money finishers:
1 – Daniel Dvoress, Canada – $214,000
2 – Tom Dwan, USA – $148,000
3 – Mike Watson, Canada – $94,800
4 – Denys Chufarin, Ukraine – $68,000
5 – Stephen Chidwick, UK – $55,100
29 entries | $580,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
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