Ike Haxton Breaks Triton Curse to Win First Title at 34th Final Table
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It took 64 cashes, 34 final table appearances, and around $19.5m in total earnings, but on Sunday at the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II, Isaac 'Ike' Haxton finally captured his first Triton Poker title, outlasting a record field in the $100K PLO Main Event to add his name to the honor roll of poker's most exclusive tour.
The unwanted record, which dates all the way back to the Super High Roller Series Manila in 2016, has lasted a long time for Haxton, but this time he sealed the deal, defeating Nacho Barbero (in his second heads-up encounter in as many days) in a dominant heads-up display, earning him $2,789,000 and that long-awaited maiden title.
It wasn’t the first time Haxton had to shake off a poker hoodoo. Long considered one of the best players never to win a WSOP bracelet, he finally ended that narrative in 2023 with victory in the $25K High Roller. Now, he joins an even more exclusive list of players to claim titles both at the World Series of Poker and on the Triton tour.
Speaking to Triton’s Ali Nejad after his win, Haxton was understated despite ending one of the most remarkable dry spells in Triton history, saying, “It feels pretty good, yeah. This is the outcome I was hoping for.”
The six-time Triton runner-up would also add, “There's a lot of noise in poker. I've won in other places, obviously. I've made a lot of final tables, it was bound to work out eventually.”
And work out it did as the man who has a remarkable ten cashes at Landing Casino this September, finally hoisted the Triton trophy above his head.
Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II $100K PLO Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Isaac Haxton | United States | $2,789,000 |
| 2nd | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | $1,897,000 |
| 3rd | Jesse Lonis | United States | $1,261,000 |
| 4th | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | $1,037,000 |
| 5th | Rahul Byrraju | Dominica | $838,000 |
| 6th | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | $655,000 |
| 7th | Klemens Roiter | Austria | $489,000 |
| 8th | Gergő Nagy | Hungary | $362,000 |
| 9th | Manuel Stojanović | Austria | $279,000 |
Nut Straight Ends Haxton's Heartache
Barbero opened to 600,000 from his 2.3 million stack holding A♠Q♣J♥2♣, and Haxton, sitting deep with 26 million and 6♠7♣8♦10♦, made the call.
The flop came 7♦9♦4♠, giving Haxton a monster holding with middle pair, a wrap, and both flush and straight-flush possibilities. He checked the action, and Barbero checked back behind.
The A♥ turn improved Barbero to top pair, and when Haxton led for 1.4 million into Barbero’s 1.7 million, the Argentinian moved all in. Haxton snap-called.
The river fell 6♥, sealing the deal with a ten-high straight and securing Haxton his maiden Triton title. Barbero’s aces were no good, and the two shook hands while still in deep discussion about a previous pot as Barbero made his way to the rail.
More PLO Action in Jeju Tonight
There may only be a few days left of what has been an epic Triton Poker Super High Roller Jeju II, but the action shows no sign of slowing down as the $25,000 PLO 6-Handed plays down to a champion tonight.
It is a final table brimming with star power, featuring Ben Tollerene, Santhosh Suvarna, Alex Foxen, Dirk Gerritse, Punnat Punsri, Kosei Ichinose, and Triton Ivan Leow Player of the Year leader Artur Martirosian.
Fans can follow every hand across Triton Poker’s social media platforms, including the live Twitch stream linked below.
*Photos courtesy Triton, Drew Amato, Enrique Malfavon & Spenser Sembrat
