2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro

HKD $1,000,000 Short Deck Ante-Only
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
28,102,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000,000 HKD
Prize Pool
96,902,400 HKD
Entries
103
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
100,000

Who Will Win the Second-Ever Short Deck Ante-Only Live Event in Montenegro?

Jason Koon sits in second place for Day 2
Jason Koon sits in second place for Day 2

The second-ever Short Deck Ante-Only live tournament has created a field of 50 entries (including 18 re-entries) so far, all ponying up the buy-in of HKD1,000,000 ($132,000) at the Maestral Resort & Casino in the final event of the 2018 Triton Super High Roller Series in Budva, Montenegro.

All deuces through to fives are removed from the traditional deck of 52 cards, the game plays with a deck of 36 and flushes beat full houses, while the aces also doubles as a five. The action-packed game further increased the aggressive playing style thanks to the six-max format and the vast majority of participants preferred to fire the stack of 300,000 as three single bullets of 100,000 each.

While only 13 players survived the carnage of the seven 60-minute levels on Day 1, the final day of the high stakes festival won't be over in a hurry with hundreds of antes at disposal upon restart at 3 p.m. local time. Late registration remains open for another two levels and the field is expected to grow further, it may in fact even surpass the 63 entries of the HKD1,000,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event. When the registration has officially closed, the remaining unused 100,000 bullets will be redeemed all at once.

Leading the field into Day 2 after using just a single bullet so far is China's Devan Tang with 2,300,000. Jason Koon, who already finished fourth in the HKD250,000 Short Deck Ante-Only here in Montenegro, sits in second place with 1,810,000 and four other players advanced with more than one million in chips in Wang Qiang (1,490,000), Main Event third-place finisher Peter Jetten (1,451,000), Jaime Kaplan (1,401,000) and HKD250,000 Short Deck Ante-Only champion Phil Ivey (1,083,000).

The other Day 1 survivors also include Marius Torbergsen (985,000), Andrew Robl (887,000), Gabe Patgorski (750,000), Triton co-founder Paul Phua (610,000), Xuan Tan (421,000), Wai Leong Chan (213,000) and Alan Sass (100,000).

Among those to be expected to likely join the action again on Day 2 are Richard Yong, Mikita Badziakouski, Rui Cao, Dan Cates and Tom Dwan. Action gets back underway with an ante of 6,000 and button double ante of 12,000. The live stream with English commentary by Kane Kalas and Randy Lew will kick off after the first break of the day at around 5.10 p.m. local time and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until a champion is crowned.

Day 2 Draw

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountAntes
11Gabe PatgorskiUnited States750,000125
12Phil IveyUnited States1,083,000181
13Paul PhuaMalaysia610,000102
15Peter JettenCanada1,451,000242
16Jason KoonUnited States1,810,000302
      
21Marius TorbergsenNorway985,000164
22Wai Leong ChanMalaysia213,00036
23Alan SassUnited States100,00017
25Xuan TanChina421,00070
      
31Andrew RoblUnited States887,000148
33Devan TangHong Kong2,300,000383
35Wang QiangChina1,490,000248
36Jaime KaplanUnited States1,401,000234

Tags: Alan SassAndrew RoblDevan TangGabe PatgorskiJaime KaplanJason KoonMarius TorbergsenPaul PhuaPeter JettenPhil IveyWai Leong ChanWang QiangXuan Tan