2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila

HK $1,000,000 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
10,032,869 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000,000 HKD
Prize Pool
37,073,400 HKD
Entries
39
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 10,000
Ante
15,000

HK $1,000,000 Main Event

Day 1 Completed

Elton Tsang Leads 2017 Triton Manila Main Event After Day 1

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Elton Tsang
Elton Tsang

The 2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila HK$ 1,000,000 Main Event saw a total of 29 unique players partake in the extraordinary Solaire Resort and Casino, and nine participants fired a second bullet, worth approximately $128,800 each, to create a 38-entry strong field. These are not the final numbers yet, as registration remains open until the cards are back in the air for Day 2 on Monday, Feb 20 at 1 p.m. local time.

After nine levels of 60 minutes each, the field was reduced to the last 23 and 2016 Big One For One Drop Extravaganza champion Elton Tsang claimed the lead. Born in Canada, Tsang now calls Hong Kong his home and turned 250,000 into 1,004,000 to be the only player above one million in chips thus far.

Second in chips is Macau high-stakes poker player Paul Phua with 796,000, closely followed by another expert for the big buy-in tournaments. Former One Drop champion Daniel Colman, who won the HK$ 250,000 6-Max Event yesterday for HK$ 3,641,600 (approximately $473,408) after defeating Erik Seidel, could add another big score to his poker resume in the current year and bagged up 769,000.

Other notables that made it through with above-average stacks include Peter Chan (685,000), former Triton Suncity Cup winner Dan Cates (609,000), Pratyush Buddiga (560,000), Sergio Aido (520,000) and Jack Salter with bullet number two (470,000). Among those to also fire twice and advance to Day 2 were Mustapha Kanit (343,000), Founder of Triton Richard Yong (340,000), John Juanda (240,000), Phil Ivey (231,000) and 6-Max third-place finisher Rainer Kempe (186,000).

Dario Sammartino busted on his second bullet as well, while David Peters, Winfred Yu and Timofey Kuznetsov were among those to play once and run out of chips. Peters flopped top pair and top kicker with ace-queen only to find himself up against the pocket kings of Tsang for an overpair in the last level of the night. Yu failed to get there with king-queen suited against the ace-queen of Bryn Kenney and Kuznetsov got it in with ace-jack for top pair only to see Aido turn over the top set with pocket jacks just before bagging and tagging.

Salter started pretty hot and flopped a set of threes to bust Phua before the latter re-entered and became the chip leader a set of jacks against Sammartino's ace-king for top pair. Salter then lost all of his chips in several hands to Buddiga and found himself back at the registration desk. The Brit was riding a roller coaster in the last two levels of the night and eventually flopped a set of fives to double through Ivey when the clock had already been stopped.

Among the hopefuls that will return for Day 2 is also defending champion Wai Kin Yong, who claimed just under starting stack with 244,000 after running hot early on and cooling off towards the end. In November 2016, Yong emerged victorious in a 62-entry strong field to score a payday of just under $2.1 million. The Main Event buy-in has since been doubled and the total prize pool of 2016 has already been eclipsed.

Main Event Day 2 Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
11Mustapha KanitItaly343,000
12Rui CaoUK176,000
13Yu LiangChina352,000
14Devan TangChina441,000
15Benjamin WuUSA159,000
17Wai Kin YongMalaysia244,000
     
22Daniel ColmanUSA769,000
24Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus170,000
25Richard YongMalaysia340,000
26Zuo WangChina412,000
27Sergio AidoSpain520,000
28Elton TsangHong Kong1,004,000
     
31Pratyush BuddigaUSA560,000
32John JuandaSingapore240,000
34Erik SeidelUSA316,000
36Phil IveyUSA231,000
37Peter ChanChina685,000
38Bryn KenneyUSA331,000
     
42Dan CatesUSA609,000
44Paul PhuaMacau796,000
45Jack SalterUK470,000
46Koray AldemirGermany204,000
47Rainer KempeGermany186,000

The action will resume at exactly 1 p.m. local time with level 10 and blinds of 4,000-8,000 with a running ante of 1,000. All new entries will receive 250,000 in chips and the event is scheduled to play down to the official eight-handed final table on Day 2. A winner will then determined on Tuesday, Feb 19, and the PokerNews live reporting team will be there to provide all the action.

Tags: Bryn KenneyDan CatesDaniel ColmanDario SammartinoDavid PetersElton TsangJack SalterJohn JuandaMustapha KanitPaul PhuaPeter ChanPhil IveyPratyush BuddigaRainer KempeRichard YongSergio AidoTimofey KuznetsovWai Kin YongWinfred Yu

End-Of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
1,004,000
-16,000
-16,000
Profile photo of Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
796,000
36,000
36,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Colman us
Daniel Colman
769,000
74,000
74,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Peter Chan hk
Peter Chan
685,000
-45,000
-45,000
Profile photo of Dan Cates us
Dan Cates
609,000
269,000
269,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Pratyush Buddiga us
Pratyush Buddiga
560,000
-190,000
-190,000
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
520,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
470,000
Profile photo of Devan Tang hk
Devan Tang
441,000
261,000
261,000
Profile photo of Zuo Wang cn
Zuo Wang
412,000
202,000
202,000
Profile photo of Yu Liang mh
Yu Liang
352,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
343,000
-47,000
-47,000
Winamax
Profile photo of Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
340,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
331,000
-69,000
-69,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
316,000
206,000
206,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Wai Kin Yong my
Wai Kin Yong
244,000
-96,000
-96,000
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
240,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
231,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
204,000
-126,000
-126,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
186,000
-64,000
-64,000
Profile photo of Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
176,000
26,000
26,000
Profile photo of Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
170,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Benjamin Wu us
Benjamin Wu
159,000
-121,000
-121,000

23 Players Remain After Day 1

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

All players have bagged up and at least 23 of them will return to The Forum at 1 p.m. local time with Elton Tsang in the lead. However, as the registration remains open until the cards are back in the air, the 29 unique entries and nine re-entries are not final yet.

The full chip counts and a recap of today's action will be available soon.

Kuznetsov Busts During the Last Hands

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Timofey Kuznetsov
Timofey Kuznetsov

In the HK$ 250,000 6-Max Event, Timofey Kuznetsov bagged up the lead after Day 1, but this won't be the case for the Main Event as the Russian has just been eliminated during the last hands of the night.

Kuznetsov raised from the button to 14,000 and Sergio Aido three-bet to 43,000 in the small blind, which Kuznetsov called. The flop fell {J-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts} and Aido continued for 26,000, which prompted Kuznetsov to move all in for around 180,000. Aido snap-called and Kuznetsov knew that was bad news.

Aido turned over his {J-Spades}{J-Hearts} for top set and Kuznetsov had a dry smile on the face before rolling over {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}, pointing to the ace for a runner runner miracle. It was all over after the {K-Spades} turn, making the {9-Diamonds} river a formality. "Now you have a free mind to play cash game," Paul Phua added. Kuznetsov joked "should I rebuy now?" as there was just one hand left for the night on his table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
520,000
260,000
260,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Timofey Kuznetsov ru
Timofey Kuznetsov
Busted

Tags: Paul PhuaSergio AidoTimofey Kuznetsov

Tsang Above a Million After Eliminating Peters

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Elton Tsang just knocked out David Peters to bump his stack above one million. The board was all but rushed away when Peters walked out of the tournament room, and showed {Q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{X-}. Tsang's winning {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts} were still tabled while the chips were pushed over to him.

According to Tsang and other players at the table, Peters defended his big blind against a raise of Tsang and check-called the flop, before check-shoving the turn from 50,000 to 175,000. Tsang called with the overpair and saw Peters turn over {A-}{Q-} for top pair, a blank river was of no help.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
1,020,000
240,000
240,000
Profile photo of David Peters us
David Peters
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: David PetersElton Tsang

Salter Wins a Flip to Double

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Timofey Kuznetsov raised to 15,000 and Jack Salter shoved from the small blind. "How much is that?" Kuznetsov asked and Salter replied "around 137,000", which prompted Kuznetsov to quickly call after.

"That is not good," Salter said and tabled his {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, then the Brit followed his statement up with a "that's good" when he spotted the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} of Kuznetsov.

The board came {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{2-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and Salter held up, doubled for 136,000. "One day I will get it in with a good hand for sure," the Brit joked and moved back above average stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
285,000
125,000
125,000
Profile photo of Timofey Kuznetsov ru
Timofey Kuznetsov
220,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Jack SalterTimofey Kuznetsov

Kanit Back to "Crushing"

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Rui Cao open-shoved twice to claim the blinds and antes. In the second hand, it folded around to Wai Kin Yong and the defending Triton Super High Roller Series Manila Main Event champion squeezed his second card after the first one was a spade face card. It was a deuce however, and the crowd walked back with a boo.

Over on table one, Mustapha Kanit faced a raise to 13,000 by Daniel Colman. Kanit three-bet to 40,000 on the button and Colman asked him "how much do you play? like 280?" to which Kanit replied "I think more than that, I am crushing." Colman then reraised to 90,000 and let go when Kanit went over the top.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Colman us
Daniel Colman
695,000
-105,000
-105,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
390,000
140,000
140,000
Winamax
Profile photo of Wai Kin Yong my
Wai Kin Yong
340,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
150,000

Tags: Daniel ColmanMustapha KanitRui CaoWai Kin Yong