![]() Tony G, Rob Yong, Elton Tsang, Phil Nagy, and Paul Phua are among the VIPs, while the likes of Justin Bonomo, Patrik Antonius, Timothy Adams, and Fedor Holz are representing the pro's stable.The last eight players of the $100,000-entry Triton Poker Series Main Event arrived at the final table in Vietnam’s stunning central province of Quảng Nam in varied degrees of strength, chips-wise. Inspired by the Triton Million in London, the Luxon Invitational sees prominent VIPs play in a separate Day 1 to the seasoned pros, before the surviving players join together for an epic Day 2. Next up is the eagerly anticipated $200,000 NLHE Luxon Invitational, a unique tournament that sees VIPs and professional poker players lock horns at high stakes. After much deliberation, Soyza found a call, and he discovered his ten was good, busting Badziakouski, and claiming the $1,735,000 first place prize.Įspen Jorstad Gears Up for WSOP Main Title Defence with Huge SCOOP Victory Upcoming Triton Super High Roller Series Cyprus Events Badziakouski moved all-in for 4,100,000 into the 8,450,000 pot, sending Soyza into the tank. The turn brought another eight into play, and Soyza check-called a 2,100,000 bet. Soyza check-called a 800,000 bet on the ten-eight-jack flop. The final hand saw Badziakouski complete the small blind to 250,000 with seven-six before calling a raise to 1,200,000 from Soyza, which he made with ten-five offsuit. Badziakouski managed to level things up, but the night belonged to Soyza. Soyza held a 14,800,000 to 2,600,000 chip advantage over Mikita Badziakouski, or 99 big blinds to 17 if you prefer. Addamo may have flopped top pair with his ace-nine when he was all-in, but Soyza's pocket jacks improved to a straight, leaving Addamo drawing to runner-runner quads, which did not happen. Heads-up was set when Addamo dusted off his chips, and it was Soyza again who benefited. Unfortunately for Smith, Soyza's sun-run continued, and he woke up with pocket queens! Soyza flopped a set, and Smith was drawing dead on the turn. Smith had fewer than 10 big blinds when he pinned his hopes on an all-in bet with ten-eight of hearts. Buldygin banked $502,500 only a couple of days after taking down the $50,000 NLHE 6-Handed event for $1,342,000.ĭan Smith's elimination on fourth came with $623,000 in prize money. The community cards provided no drams, and Buldygin bowed out. ![]() The final five became four when Viacheslav Buldygin's short-stack shove with ace-jack was called by Soyza and his pair of black tens. Talal Shakerchi Wins Triton Vietnam SHR Main Event for $3.2 Million The turn and river bricked, busting both Vaskaboinikau and Martirosian, while propelling Soyza to the top of the chip counts.ĭylan Linde's tournament ended in a seventh-place finish when his king-jack couldn't get there against Michael Addamo's pocket queens, before Matthias Eibinger lost a coinflip with pocket tens against the hot-running Soyza's ace-king. ![]() Vaskaboinikau showed ace-jack, Martirosian pocket queens, but Soyza revealed a pair of aces in the hole. Vaskaboinikau check-raised all-in for 1,100,000, Martirosian shoved for 1,430,000, and Soyza called. A jack-ten-six flop saw Vaskaboinikau and Martirosian check, but Soyza fired a 200,000 bet. Artur Martirosian min-raised to 160,000 from under the gun, Soyza flat called a couple of seats across, and Vaskaboinikau called from the big blind. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau's time at the final table was limited because he busted in ninth on the second hand of the final table's action. Double Elimination on Hand #2 of the Final Table Artur Martirosian in action at a different event $75,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed Final Table Resultsīen Heath, Santosh Suvarna, Christoph Vogelsang, and Jose "Nacho" Barbero, crashed out, leaving only nine players in the hunt for the massive first-place prize. Soyza now has the fourth seven-figure haul of his career after coming out on top of the $75,000 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed event in Cyprus. Soyza's runner-up finish padded his bankroll with a career-best $2,207,000, with Shakerchi banking $3,250,000. Only two months ago, Soyza finished second to British grinder Talal Shakerchi in the $100,000 Triton Super High Roller Series Vietnam Main Event. He just helped himself to a $1,735,000 score, the second-largest of his illustrious career. The Merit Royal Diamond Hotel in North Cyprus is playing host to the Triton Super High Roller Series, and some massive prizes have found their way to some of poker's brightest stars.
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