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Last May, Xuan Liu defeated Daniel Dvoress in the WPT Global Slam at Triton Montenegro to win $860,000 and make history as the first woman Triton poker champion.
A year and some months later, the two Canadians again found themselves heads-up in $30,000 NLH 8-Handed at Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II, but it was Dvoress who pulled ahead this time to win $942,000 and his seventh Triton title.
But there was never any doubt this was Dvoress' event to win. The Canadian with over $54 million in live earnings started the day with the chip lead and never surrendered it as he hit card after card and eliminated opponent after opponent.
"I think I won every single all in," Dvoress told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "Or something close to that."
$30,000 NLH 8-Handed Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | $942,000 |
| 2 | Xuan Liu | Canada | $638,000 |
| 3 | Gytis Lazauninkas | Lithuania | $424,000 |
| 4 | Candy Lin | Taiwan | $348,000 |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | $279,000 |
| 6 | Jingyao Yan | China | $217,000 |
| 7 | Lun Loon | Malaysia | $160,000 |
| 8 | Ben Tollerene | United States | $118,000 |
Dvoress Steamrolls Way to Seventh Triton Title
Though Dvoress was always in control, it looked like Triton could see its second-ever woman champion today. Taiwan's Candy Lin also made the final table before going out in fourth place at the hands of Dvoress as her pocket nines were out-flopped by the champ's king-eight suited.
Dvoress then knocked out Lithuania's Gytis Lazauninkas to enter heads-up play with a dominant chip lead, but Liu had closed out from behind against Dvoress before.
"You know, she really tried to make it a deja vu because she's like, 'Deja vu. Remember last time you did all the work?" Dvoress recalled. "But yeah, I guess we're one-one though, so that's fair."
As is the norm at Triton events, there were no shortage of crushers at this final table. That included American high-stakes legend Ben Tollerene (8th - $118,000) and British end-boss Stephen Chidwick, who finished fifth and picked up $279,000 to get a little closer to Bryn Kenney on poker's all-time money list.
Dvoress was already faring well in the Triton Player of the Year race, and his chances of winning increased significantly with his latest Triton victory.
"The player of the year race is for sure important," said Dvoress. "It's obviously it's a prestigious thing to win. And then it's also quite a lot of money."
There was no time to celebrate as Dvoress immediately hopped into the $40,000 Mystery Bounty event. After all, he has a POY race to win.
*Photos courtesy of Triton
