Who Will Win the 2018 Triton Super High Roller in Sochi?
After the end of level eight, nine players out of 14 entries bagged up chips in the most expensive event of the 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Russia poker festival at the Casino Sochi and Resort, and that field is expected to grow when cards get back in the air at 1 p.m. local time for the Triton Poker Super High Roller.
The event comes with a buy-in of RUB6,000,000, which equals approximately $100,000, and such a price tag tends to attract some of the biggest names in poker. Leading the field into the final day is German High Roller regular Manig Loeser with 782,000, and he jumped to the top of the counts after eliminating Dietrich Fast in one of the last hands of the previous night. Timothy Adams is second in chips with 558,000 followed by none other than Phil Ivey, who bagged up 517,500.
Furthermore, Chin Wei Lim (378,000), Abraham Passet (337,000), Niall Farrell (316,000), Johannes Becker (276,000), Devan Tang (186,000) and Wai Leong Chan (158,500) will all be back in action for Day 2.
Triton Poker was founded by Malaysian businessmen Richard Yong and Paul Phua, who both made the trip over to Sochi after their successful festival at the Landing Casino in Jeju only a few days ago. Phua busted Yong on the way to finishing 5th in last night's RUB3,000,000 High Roller, and both are expected to possibly enter the tournament during the remaining three levels of late registration as of 1 p.m. local time.
Yong's son, two-time Triton champion Wai Kin Yong, may also take another shot at the event after he was eliminated on Day 1, and RUB3,000,000 Triton Poker High Roller champion Aymon Hata confirmed he will join the field.
All new entries will receive up to 50 big blinds, as Day 2 recommences with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and a button ante of 5,000. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide the action and the updates will be published according to the 30-minute security delay of the live stream with hole cards.
Day 2 Seat Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 1 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 378,000 | 76 |
| 55 | 3 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 782,000 | 156 |
| 55 | 4 | Abraham Passet | United Kingdom | 337,000 | 67 |
| 55 | 5 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 558,000 | 112 |
| 55 | 6 | Devan Tang | Hong Kong | 186,000 | 37 |
| 56 | 1 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 276,000 | 55 |
| 56 | 2 | Wai Leong Chan | Malaysia | 158,500 | 32 |
| 56 | 3 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 316,000 | 63 |
| 56 | 5 | Phil Ivey | United States | 517,500 | 105 |
and Koray Aldemir three-bet to 33,000 from one seat over with 
. Ivey just called and the flop brought 
. Ivey checked and called a bet of 40,000 by Aldemir before checking again the 
turn.
on the river completed the board and Aldemir doubled.
brought the shove of Becker for what appeared to be 125,000 and Chan called after some consideration.
turn and 
river run out gave Chan a four-card flush and Becker could all but grin before heading to the payout desk and re-entering.
turn over on the outer table, Johannes Becker bet 46,000 out of the big blind and Timothy Adams called from two seats over. The 
for two pair and Adams mucked 
.
hit on the turn, making the 
river a formality.
and the kicker played to eliminate Gruissem. Prior to that, Aymon Hata had departed from the other feature table. The RUB3,000,000 High Roller champion three-bet all in for 120,000 with king-jack and Ivan Leow called with 
. On the 
and Timothy Adams in the small blind with 
and the higher flush on the board denied Yong an urgently needed double.
