Rui Cao thre-bet to 10,000 with the on the button over on the feature table and Richard Yong four-bet to 30,000 in the big blind with the . The initial raiser folded and Cao called to see the flop.
Yong bet 20,000 and Cao called. On the turn, Yong made it 30,000 to go and Cao called to see the on the river. Yong moved all in and Cao called with his rivered straight to get shown the bad news by Yong with a big grin on the face.
The new feature table after the break will include defending champion Manig Loeser, Richard Yong, Stefan Schillhabel, Stephen Chidwick, Julian Thomas and Paul Phua.
In the meanwhile, the stream has caught up on a big pot between Dominik Nitsche and Xuan Tan from the last level. Nitsche had raised to 3,500 with the on the button and Tan three-bet to 12,000 in the big blind with . From then on a big pot emerged to the river, as Nitsche raised the flop bet and fired 45,000 on he turn to pick up a call by Tan.
Ultimately, Nitsche bet 80,000 into a pot of around 170,000 with just 56,000 behind on the river and Tan used one time bank extension and folded. The other players at the table asked Nitsche to show a card and he flashed the queen.
Over on the outer table, Julian Thomas defended his big blind against a raise to 3,100 by Isaac Haxton just as the blinds had gone up and the flop fell . Both players checked before Thomas bet the turn for 15,000, Haxton called. On the river, Thomas bet 38,000 and Haxton used one of his time bank extensions.
With two seconds to spare, Haxton announced the call and Thomas asked "is that enough?" while rolling over the only. Haxton shook his hand and exposed the while Paul Phua insisted to also reveal the second card of Thomas, which was the . Thomas was somewhat confused but said "okay, whatever."
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Richard Yong - Triton Super High Roller Series founder and 2018 Triton SHR 6-Max Champion
Founded in 2015 by Malaysian businessman and philanthropist Richard Yong, Triton Poker delivers exclusive high-stakes tournaments held in some of the most luxurious locations worldwide, all in the name of charity.
Its mission is to give back to society through charitable contributions by hosting high-end, high-stakes poker tournaments.
Since hosting their inaugural event in 2016, the US$200,000 No Limit Hold’em Triton Super High Roller, held at the Solaire Resort & Casino in Paranaque City, Manila, Philippines – won by German wunderkind Fedor Holz – the Triton Super High Roller Series is well on the way to establishing itself as a proving ground for some of the game’s top professionals.
With professionally run, high stakes poker tournaments that attract a mix of affluent recreational players and some of the international poker circuits top professionals, the tour is a perfect stage for participants to showcase their skills at the highest level.
Previous winners of Triton Poker events include some of the games’ biggest names with Fedor Holz, Daniel ‘Jungleman' Cates, Koray Aldemir, Stefan Schillhabel, Dan Colman and John Juanda just some of the past champions.
Other superstars such as Erik Seidel, and Phil Ivey have featured in their tournaments, with Ivey winning the most recent new addition to the Series - the HKD250,000 (~$38,150) Short Deck Ante Only Event.
Currently, both Fedor Holz and Wai King Yong are tied for the number of Triton titles, both holding two apiece and so far the Triton Super High Roller Series has awarded a monstrous USD45,725,824 in prize money (not including this Montenegro Event), so let’s take a look at the Series’ History to-date:
Fedor Holz
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
Triton SHR Series - Cali Cup
3-4 January 2016
$200,000
52
$10,039,120
Fedor Holz
$3,072,748
Holz defeated David Peters heads-up to win the inaugural Triton Event, seeing off challenges from the 52-strong field for a $3,072,748 payday, no mean feat when you consider the fact that Peters won the Global Poker Index Player of the Year race that year. Peters earned $2,699,752 for his runner-up finish. Other notables to make the money included Steve O'Dwyer (4th for $953,700), Phil Ivey (5th for $656,500) and Daniel Colman (6th for $502,000) with the total prize pool coming in at $10,039,120.
Wai Kin Yong
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
Triton Charity Poker Tournament
9-10 September 2016
$62,417
35
$2,186,499
Wai Kin Yong
$793,604
The son of the Triton founder Richard, Wai Kin Yong is an excellent player in his own right and earned bragging rights for becoming the first of the family to win a Triton title. Yong defeated the Philippines Oin Sinn for a $793,604 payday with other notables to make the money including Paul Phua (3rd for $331,592) and Winfred Yu (4th for $232,192).
Dan Cates
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
Suncity Cup
2-4 November 2016
$25,479
39
$970,882
Daniel Cates
$359,229
Cates bagged his Triton title in the 6-Max Event after besting France's Cyril Andre heads-up to take the trophy and $359,229 top prize, with Andre earning $233,004 for his runner-up finish. Other notables to cash included Sergio Aido (3rd for $145,631), Eric Seidel (4th for 101,944). Paul Phua made his third Triton final table, cashing for $72,815 and Sweden's Mikael Thuritz also cashed, coming in 6th for $58,258.
Wai Kin Yong
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
2016 TSHR Philippines Main Event
3-6 November 2016
$63,695
62
$6,285,640
Wai Kin Yong
$2,080,556
Wai Kin Yong became the first player to win two Triton titles with his victory in the 2016 Main Event, beating Bryn Kenney heads-up for a $2,080,556 payday. Kenney collected $1,401,694 for his runner-up finish with other big names to make the hallowed money spots including Sergio Aido, who made his second Triton final table, coming in third for $848,557. John Juanda (4th for 584,560) made his first Triton final table and David Peters (8th for $213,709) his second.
Daniel Colman
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
TSHR Philippines 6-Max
17-18 February
$34,847
43
$1,303,208
Daniel Colman
$469,246
Daniel Colman is another big name player who has enjoyed success on the Triton circuit, taking down the 2017 6-Max event for $469,246 after besting Erik Seidel heads-up. Seidel was making his second Triton final table appearence and took $299,721 for his second-place finish. Other big names to make the cash included Rainer Kempe (3rd for $188,904), Timofey 'trueteller' Kuznetsov (5th for 91,231), Mustapha Kanit (6th for $71,645) and Mikita Badziakouski (7th for $52,187). Spain's Sergio Aido made his third Triton final table, coming in 4th for $130,274.
Koray Aldemir
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
TSHR Series Philippines Main Event
19-21 February
$34,847
39
$4,814,720
Koray Aldermir
$1,292,509
Germany's Koray Aldemir became the 2017 Triton SHR Philippines champion after besting four-time finalist Aido heads-up for a $1,292,509 payday with the Spaniard bagging $1,337,019 after the two players cut a deal when play reached heads-up. Other notables to cash included Dan Cates (3rd for $1,000,365) and Bryn Kenney (4th for $501,525).
Fedor Holz
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
2017 TSHR Series Montenegro 6-max
16-17 July
$34,847
41
$1,235,582
Fedor Holz
$444,893
Fedor Holz became the second player to earn himself two Triton titles after beating China's Hao Su heads-up in the HKD250,000 6-Max, earning himself $444,893 in the process. Su took $284,192 for his runner-up finish with US players Alan Sass (4th for $123,517) and Gabe Patgorski (5th for $86,488) also making the money. Richard Yong also final tabled for a 6th place $67,909 payday.
Manig Loeser
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
2017 TSHR Series Montenegro Main Event
18-20 July
$127,401
52
$6,268,665
Manig Loeser
$2,162,644
It was another German, Manig Loeser, who won the 2017 Montenegro Main Event, beating Triton founder Richard Yong heads-up to take the trophy, title and $2,162,644 top prize. Yong, who was making his second final table appearance, earned $1,441,797 for his second-place finish. John Juanda (3rd for $595,581) made his second Triton final table, as did Malaysia's Wai Chan Leong (5th for $407,476). Steffen Sontheimer came in 6th for $313,423 and Mikita Badziakouski made his second Triton final, coming in 8th place for $219,370.
Stefan Schillhabel
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
2017 TSHR Macau 6-Max
16-17 October
$34,847
87
$2,621,009
Stefan Schillhabel
$752,446
The Germans have enjoyed a great deal of success at the Series, with Stefan Schillhabel winning the 2017 Macau event for $752,446 after defeating Canada's Mike Watson heads-up. Watson took $550,399 for his runner-up finish with other notables to make the money including Manig Loeser (3rd for $340,717), Dan Smith, Steve O'Dwyer and Isaac Haxton. David Peters narrowly missed out on making his third final table, coming in 10th for $75,957.
John Juanda
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
2017 TSHR Macau Main Event
18-20 October
$127,401
83
$10,000,499
John Juanda
$2,870,092
It was seasoned professional John Juanda who won the richest and largest Triton event to-date, triumphing over Fedor Holz, who was in the hunt for a record third Triton title. Juanda's third final table appearance awarded him the title, trophy and $2,870,092 top prize, with Holz forced to settle for second best and a $2,100,086 payday. Other big names to make the money included Spain's Adrian Mateos (4th for $890,084), Germany's Dietrich Fast (5th for590,016), current GPI #1 Stephen Chidwick (6th for 440,047). Manig Loeser narrowly missed out on making his third Triton final table, eventually coming in 12th place for $269,970.
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Manig Loeser - 2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro Winner
With the Triton Super High Roller HK$250,000 (~$31,850) 6-Max Event aperitif already served and Triton Co-founder Richard Yong finally winning himself some silverware it’s time to dish up the main course.
The HK$1-million (~$127,390) 2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro Main Event will be starting at 1pm CET and with some of poker’s best and brightest in attendance the field looks set to be a star-studded one.
With previous Triton Series events attracting some of the biggest names on the international circuit and past winners including Germany’s Manig Loeser, Fedor Holz (twice), and Koray Aldemir, the USA’s Dan ‘jungleman12’ Cates, Daniel Colman, and John Juanda and Malaysia’s Wai Kin Yong the stage is set for a thrilling three days of high-octane action.
It was Loeser who emerged victorious in this very event a little over 10-months ago, defeating Richard Yong heads-up to take the HK$16,877,600 (~$2,161,520) first prize. While the reigning champion is returning to defend his title, the field is also full of previous winners, with Aldemir, Cates and Wai Kin Yong all set to play, along with Richard Yong, who will be keen to become the first player to win both the 6-Max and Main Event in a single series.
In addition to all these past champions, a slew of big names have made the trip over to the magnificent Maestral Resort and Casino, located in the heart of the Balkans by the azure waters of the Adriatic Sea.
Current GPI #1 Stephen Chidwick, the first UK player ever to hold this much-vaunted spot, is in attendance, as is high stakes crusher Steve O’Dwyer. Chidwick is currently in the midst of enjoying his best tournament year to date and will be keen to make another big score, especially after coming up short in the 6-Max and departing on the bubble. O’Dwyer too will want to win his first Triton title, having come within touching distance in the Six-Max but losing out to Richard Yong.
Other big names in attendance include the legendary Phil Ivey, who won his first Triton SHR title in the Short Deck Ante Only just two days prior for US$604,992, and Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan and with more players expected to be flying in to play, the stage is set for an epic tournament.
Running 15-17 May the three-day Main Event boasts multiple re-entry until the end of level 10 – before 1pm CET on Wednesday 16 May on Day 2 – there is certainly going to be some fantastic high stakes action on display over the next few days.
Day 1 Level Structure
Level
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
1
500
1,000
100
2
600
1,200
200
3
800
1,600
200
4
1,000
2,000
300
5
1,200
2,400
400
6
1,500
3,000
500
7
2,000
4,000
500
8
2,500
5,000
500
9
3,000
6,000
1,000
Players start with 250,000 in chips and will have 60-minute levels in which to use them and play will conclude for the day at the end of level 9 with Day 2 resuming at 1pm CET on 16 May. Of course the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the tournament thrills and spills so watch this space.
on the button over on the feature table and Richard Yong four-bet to 30,000 in the big blind with the 
. The initial raiser folded and Cao called to see the 
flop.
turn, Yong made it 30,000 to go and Cao called to see the 
on the river. Yong moved all in and Cao called with his rivered straight to get shown the bad news by Yong with a big grin on the face.
on the button and Tan three-bet to 12,000 in the big blind with 
. From then on a big pot emerged to the 
river, as Nitsche raised the flop bet and fired 45,000 on he turn to pick up a call by Tan.
. Both players checked before Thomas bet the 
only. Haxton shook his hand and exposed the 
while Paul Phua insisted to also reveal the second card of Thomas, which was the 
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