button in SafariPoker Pro Hits Runner-Runner for Triple Knockout in $150K Tournament
Daniel Dvoress already has one Triton title this trip, and he is in good shape to nab a second one after a wild triple knockout at Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II in South Korea.
The four-way all in, which took place on Day 2 of the $150,000 buy-in Triton 10th Anniversary Special, catapulted Dvoress into the chip lead, while Matthias Eibinger, Sam Greenwood and Poker Hall of Famer Patrik Antonius all hit the rail.
Antonius' Bad Series Continues
The hand occurred outside the money with just two tables remaining during Level 14 with blinds of 10,000/20,000/20,000.
As reported by PokerNews live reporter Dan O'Hair off the Triton stream, Greenwood moved all in for his last 255,000 first to act and Eibinger went all in as well for 355,000 from the hijack.
Dvoress also shoved for 535,000 on the button and, amazingly, Antonius decided to call all in for 490,000 from the big blind for a rare four-way showdown.
Sam Greenwood: K♣Q♠
Matthias Eibinger: 8♣8♥
Patrik Antonius: A♠K♠
Dan Dvoress: J♦J♥
The 2♦A♥4♥ flop vaulted Antonius into the lead with a pair of aces, but the 7♥ turn gave Dvoress, who had all three players covered, a sweat with a flush draw.
Sure enough, the 2♥ appeared on the river — improving Dvoress to a flush for the triple knockout and sending his stack soaring to 1,700,000.
This isn't the first beat Antonius has taken this trip. The Poker Hall of Famer lost a historic $20 million heads-up match earlier in the festival, losing $10 million in just a couple of hours.
Later, the Finnish poker legend was eliminated from a tournament after flopping a set, only for his opponent to go runner-runner for a better full house.
Nor was this the first triple knockout of the festival. Wai Kiat Lee picked up aces in $40,000 NLH Mystery Bounty to eliminate Samuel Mullur, Seth Davies and Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey.
Triton Jeju II has been much kinder to Dvoress, who won his seventh Triton title by taking down $30,000 NLH 8-Handed for $942,000.
The Canadian with over $55 million in Hendon Mob earnings is now in prime shape to win an eighth Triton title. As of writing, Dvoress sits as one of the big stacks with just 11 players remaining in the $150,000 10th Anniversary special, which will award $2,765,000 to the eventual champion.
PokerNews is live reporting the event, which drew 67 runners for a prize pool of $10,050,000.
*Photos courtesy of Triton poker
