£100,000 Short Deck Main Event
Day 3 Started
£100,000 Short Deck Main Event
Day 3 Started
The 2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London will conclude today after eight days of intense poker action saw the worlds best compete for millions of pounds in prizes.
At 1 PM local time, the £100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Short Deck Main Event final table will get underway with seven hopefuls battling for a £2,670,000 top prize.
£100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event champion Wai Kin Yong leads the way at the top of the chip counts with (7,095,000), as the Malaysian bids to become a double champion in London.
Yong, son of Triton co-founder Richard, will compete against all-time money list #2 Justin Bonomo (5,910,000), Triton Montenegro defending champion Rui Cao (4,375,000), Liang Xu (3,585,000), Ming Zhong Liu (3,530,000), partypoker pro Isaac Haxton (3,510,000) and Triton co-founder Paul Phua (3,905,000), who is one again looking to secure a first title after three runner-up finishes.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ming Zhong Liu | Hong Kong | 3,530,000 |
2 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 5,910,000 |
3 | Liang Xu | China | 3,585,000 |
5 | Rui Cao | France | 4,375,000 |
6 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 3,905,000 |
7 | Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | 7,595,000 |
8 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 3,510,000 |
The action will continue in level 15 with antes at 30,000 and a button ante of 60,000. The Shot Clock will also be in use, giving players 20-seconds to act preflop and on the flop, with 30 seconds on the turn and river.
The PokerNews live coverage will begin at 1:30 pm in correlation with the live stream. Join us back here then as the final Triton London Main Event trophy is awarded.
Level: 15
Ante: 30,000 - Button Ante: 60,000
The flop fell , and both Justin Bonomo and Isaac Haxton checked. Ming Zhong Liu bet 80,000 with from the button, and Bonomo folded before Haxton called with .
Haxton hit two pair on the turn and checked before Liu continued for 225,000. Haxton called, and the appeared on the river.
A third check came from Haxton, and Liu went for the three-barrel bluff, betting 600,000.
Haxton thought for a minute before he raised to 1,700,000 and Liu folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Isaac Haxton |
4,700,000
1,190,000
|
1,190,000 |
Ming Zhong Liu |
2,600,000
-930,000
|
-930,000 |
Ming Zhong Liu moved all in for 1,760,000 from the hijack and Justin Bonomo moved all in over the top from his left. Players turned over their hands and Liu was at risk of elimination.
Ming Zong Liu:
Justin Bonomo:
The dealer fanned out on the flop and Bonomo was still ahead, improving to kings over sixes. A landed on the turn, giving Liu a backdoor flush draw.
The completed the board and Liu was eliminated after failing to catch a club, sending a healthy pot to Bonomo.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Justin Bonomo |
7,400,000
1,490,000
|
1,490,000 |
|
||
Ming Zhong Liu | Busted |
The flop fell and Rui Cao bet 125,000 from button with . Isaac Haxton called with before Justin Bonomo folded and the appeared on the turn.
Both players checked and when the hit on the river, and Cao called Haxton's 400,000 bet. Cao flipped over his hand and revealed the straight to win the pot at Haxton's expense.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rui Cao |
4,600,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Isaac Haxton |
3,800,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Paul Phua called in the hijack with , Wai Kin Yong limped the cutoff with and Isaac Haxton checked his option on the button, holding .
The flop came down , action checked to Haxton who tapped the table with his two pair and a landed on the turn.
Action checked to Yong, he bet 100,000 and Phua called with his turned straight. A peeled off on the river, Phua pushed in 500,000 and Yong instantly mucked, sending the pot to Phua.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Wai Kin Yong |
8,500,000
905,000
|
905,000 |
Paul Phua |
3,700,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |
|
Liang Xu called with and Rui Cao raised to 330,000 with from the hijack. Wai Kin Yong called on the button with and Liang folded.
Cao bet 350,000 after the flop fell and Yong called to see the turn.
Cao slowed down and checked, with Yong checking behind before the hit on the river. The players checked to a showdown and Yong won the 1.5million pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Wai Kin Yong |
8,600,000
1,005,000
|
1,005,000 |
Rui Cao |
4,000,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Paul Phua limped from under the gun with , Liang Xu called in the cutoff with and Rui Cao checked on the button, holding .
The dealer spread out [ad1d8c] on the flop and Phua bet 180,000 with his top two. Cao called with his set of eights and the peeled off on the turn.
Phua checked his two pair to Cao who bet 300,000 and Phua called. A landed on the river, both players checked and tabled their hands. Cao scooped in the pot with his set of eights, beating the two pair of Phua.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rui Cao |
4,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Paul Phua |
4,400,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
The flop fell and Rui Cao bet 100,000 with . Isaac Haxton called with after two other opponents folded, and Justin Bonomo called from under the gun with .
The hit on the turn, and the three players checked to see the on the river. The players all checked and Cao won at showdown with trips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Justin Bonomo |
6,300,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
||
Rui Cao |
5,500,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
Isaac Haxton |
3,300,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |