The poker journey is different for everyone, but there is a Joseph Campbellesque archetype that all poker heroes must transcend if they want a shot at the treasure.
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” Joseph Campbell.
From the moment you arrive at the Maestral Resort & Casino, in Budva, Montenegro, there are only open doors. From the doorman paving the way to luxury, the veranda leading to the Adriatic coastline, and the red carpet that leads to the poker room where high stakes dreams are dealt, and heroes are born.
The Triton Poker Series is back.
After jubilant Jeju, we’re in magnificent Montenegro at the beginning of what will be the most ambitious Triton series to date with ten high stakes tournaments, the grandest cash games in the world, and millions in euros to be handed out to those that reach the end of their respective yellow brick roads.
We start with something new – Event #1: HKD 250,000 (€28,000) No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Turbo. It’s the first time Triton has asked their Titans to pick up the pace, and you can bet it’s going to lead to a magnificent spectacle on the best live stream in the business.
It’s a two-day event, with cards expected in the air at 3 pm, Sunday 5 May. Flexibility is key as players stream in from all over the globe. When we do begin, each player will start with 200,000 chips, and the blinds will increase every 30-minutes. Players can expect a 15-minute breather every two hours, and there is unlimited re-entry until the start of Level 9.
Day 2 is scheduled to start at noon, Monday 5 May, when the door remains open for one man, or woman, to walk through to collect the top prize and all the trappings that come with being a Triton Poker Champion.
Players expected to be competing over the next ten days include the Triton Poker Series Jeju Main Event winner, Timothy Adams, the reigning Montenegrin champion, Mikita Badziakouski and the all-time Triton Poker Series money leader and ambassador, Jason Koon.
A structure sheet for Event #1: HKD 250,000 (€28,000) No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Turbo can be found here. (https://triton-series.com///triton-super-high-roller-series-montenegro-2019/#triton-player)
Here is the plan in full:
#1: Sun 5 May – HK$250k – No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Turbo (Two-Day Event)*
#2 Mon 6 May – HK$500k – No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed (Two-Day Event)**
#3 Tue 7 May – HK$100k – Short-Deck Ante-Only (Two-Day Event)*
#4 Wed 8 May – HK$1m Triton Montenegro No-Limit Hold’em Main Event (Three-Day Event)**
#5 Fri 10 May – HK$250k Short-Deck Ante-Only (Two-Day Event)*
#6 Sat 11 May – HK$200k Short-Deck Ante-Only Turbo (Two-Day Event)*
#7 Sun 12 May – HK$250k Pot-Limit Omaha (Two-Day Event )*
#8 Mon 13 May – HK$500k Short-Deck Ante-Only (Two-Day Event)*
#9 Tue 14 May – HK$750k Short-Deck Ante-Only (Two-Day Event)*
#10 Wed 15 May – HK$1m Triton Montenegro Short-Deck Ante-Only Main Event (Three-Day Event)*
* Indicates a 3:00 pm start
** Indicates a noon start
Day 2/3 Resumptions begin at noon.
Photography by JoeGiron/Poker Photo Archive.