Dvoress Embraces the Chaos to Win Triton PLO Main as Eibinger Claims Seventh Title

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May 27, 2026 4 min read

Daniel Dvoress underlined his status as one of the best all-around players in the world on Wednesday, storming from the bottom of the chip counts on the final day of the $100,000 Triton PLO Main Event to capture the title and a $2,018,000 payday at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro.

The victory marked Dvoress’ second title of the Montenegro stop, coming just two weeks after he opened the festival by taking down the $25,000 Golden Decade event. The latest triumph also brought the Canadian’s career tally to five Triton titles, placing him among the tour’s most decorated regulars, while giving him his first-ever Triton Main Event crown.

One such decorated regular being the incomparable Matthias Eibinger, who further reinforced his reputation as a PLO wizard by taking down the $50,000 PLO Mystery Bounty on a day when the game’s elite once again rose to the top at Triton.

Chaos is a Ladder for Dvoress

“Amazing,” Dvoress told Triton media after the win. “Some of the other wins that I’ve had were in smaller tournaments or smaller fields, and it feels absolutely incredible to get one in the Main Event.”

The tournament attracted 76 entries and built a $7.6 million prize pool, but by the start of the final day only six players remained, with Dvoress returning to the streamed feature table as the short stack. In true PLO fashion, however, the swings were swingy.

“I came into the final table being last and mentally I was preparing to think of techniques to try to ladder, try to sneak in a pay jump,” Dvoress admitted. “And then things turned around really quickly. I just feel really fortunate.”

"I tend to thrive in high-pressure environments and environments where things are a little bit chaotic."

“I do think that I tend to thrive in high-pressure environments and environments where things are a little bit chaotic,” he said.

The grind of a Triton stop is not limited to the table, with long days, deep structures and short turnarounds testing even the most experienced high rollers. Dvoress acknowledged the physical challenge, but suggested it may actually work in his favor.

“Part of that is, of course, unpleasant, but everyone else is going through the same thing and part of me welcomes the chaos and I think I handle that a little bit better.”

After beginning the day sixth in chips, Dvoress completed the comeback by defeating Manuel Stojanovic heads-up. Martin Dam finished third, while fellow Canadian Mike Watson joined Dvoress as the second player of the series to record multiple titles in Montenegro after his fifth-place finish in the event.

$100K Triton PLO Main Event Final Table Results

Seventh is Heaven for the Incomporable Eibinger

Elsewhere in Montenegro, Austria’s Matthias Eibinger proved there are few, if any, better players in the game right now, as he captured his seventh Triton title after winning the $50,000 PLO Mystery Bounty event for a combined payout of $1.053 million.

Eibinger collected $353,000 from the regular prize pool before pulling the tournament’s largest mystery bounty, collecting an additional $700,000 overall from his haul of seven envelopes.

It was a final table packed with the usual smorgasbord of Triton talent. Brazil’s Joao Simao finished runner-up for $255,000, while Spain’s Cesar Garcia took third and boosted his total payout to $489,000 after adding $325,000 in bounty prizes.

“Seven Triton titles, three PLO events, a second place and a fifth place also,” Eibinger said while reflecting on his Triton achievements. “This one was a lot of luck, of course.”

"I would say it’s another pretty good Triton stop for me."

“I played a million hands online of short-stack PLO,” he explained. “Some people might not know that, but there’s a format called ‘All-in or Fold,’ and I played this in PLO during Covid, two years straight. Some know it, but many think I’m a complete newcomer.”

The victory also salvaged what had initially been a frustrating trip to Montenegro for the Austrian.

“The series started very rough,” Eibinger told Triton after the win. “Lifetime, I’ve had one Triton stop where I had no cashes, and it was about to repeat that in the hold’em section. But in the last one, the $150K, was the savior. I had a cash of $1 million. PLO Main Event, cashed it. Next PLO event I win it, so I would say it’s another pretty good Triton stop for me.”

$50K PLO Mystery Bounty Final Table Results

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_{*Photos courtesy of Triton Poker.}

Eliot Thomas is an Editor at PokerNews, specializing in casino and poker coverage. He has reported on major events around the world, including the World Series of Poker, European Poker Tour, and Triton Super High Roller Series.

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