2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Macau

HK $1,000,000 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
22,410,400 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000,000 HKD
Entries
83
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Fresh Faces in the Field

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

A bunch of players came through the doors at the break and have taken a seat. Former champions Koray Aldemir, Wai Kin Yong, and Manig Loeser are now seated along with yesterday's 6-Mac champion Stefan Schillhabel.

Luc Greenwood is also back in the mix becoming this afternoon's first player to re-enter.

Player Chips Progress
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
Defending Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
250,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
WPT 1X Winner
250,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
250,000 250,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
250,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
250,000
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
250,000
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
250,000
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
250,000
Gabe Patgorski us
Gabe Patgorski
250,000
Wai Kin Yong my
Wai Kin Yong
250,000
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
250,000

Tags: Koray AldemirLuc GreenwoodManig LoeserWai Kin YongStefan Schillhabel

Level: 3

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Dvoress Doubles Through Greenwood

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Luc Greenwood - Daniel Dvoress
Luc Greenwood - Daniel Dvoress

An all-Canadian battle produced a massive pot during the final moments of the second level.

With about 75,000 in the middle and a board reading {4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, Daniel Dvoress bet 60,000 out of the small blind, and Luc Greenwood called on the button.

The {2-Diamonds} completed the board on the river and Dvoress took a moment before moving all-in. Greenwood snap-called and Dvoress showed him the bad news.

Dvoress tabled {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} for a turned set of kings and Greenwood smiled flashing a flopped set of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
WSOP 2X Winner
515,000 265,000
Luc Greenwood ca
Luc Greenwood
Busted

Tags: Daniel DvoressLuc Greenwood

Seidel Sends Chidwick to the Rail

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

It didn't take long for Erik Seidel to get into the action and get his whole stack in the middle.

From late position, Seidel bet 60,000 on the turn of a {4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{j-Spades} board. Stephen Chidwick called in the cutoff bringing the {10-Clubs} on the river.

Seidel slid his stack forward, moving all-in and Chidwick snap-called.

Seidel tabled {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs} making a straight on the river and Chidwick turned over {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}, having his aces cracked by the legend.

Fortunately, for Chidwick, this is a re-entry event so he has time to cool off before firing again.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
485,000 235,000
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Erik SeidelStephen Chidwick

Second All-Time Money Leader Takes a Seat

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

The man sitting in second place on the all-time money list has just arrived at the Main Event. American pro Erik Seidel has US $33,105,082 in career live-recorded tournament earnings, just over US $1,000,000 behind Canadian poker legend Daniel Negreanu.

Seidel has the opportunity to claim the number one spot if he is able to make a deep run over the next three days. Stay tuned.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
250,000

Tags: Daniel NegreanuErik Seidel

They Just Keep Piling in

Level 2 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

As expected, the stars keep walking through the doors here at the Galaxy Macau Hotel poker room. Recent entries include Fedor Holz, Nick Petrangelo, Christian Christner, and Quan Zhou.

Player Chips Progress
Kahle Burns au
Kahle Burns
WSOP 2X Winner
250,000 250,000
Quan Zhou cn
Quan Zhou
250,000
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
WSOP 4X Winner
250,000
Adrian Attenborough au
Adrian Attenborough
250,000 250,000
Peter Chan hk
Peter Chan
250,000
John Andress us
John Andress
250,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
250,000 250,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
WSOP 1X Winner
250,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
250,000
Christian Christner de
Christian Christner
250,000
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
250,000

Tags: Fedor HolzNick PetrangeloQuan Zhou

Level: 2

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Badziakouski Doubles Through Haxton

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

With just minutes left in the opening level here on Day 1, there has already been a double up.

It is unclear how many bets before Isaac Haxton's mid-position preflop raise to 13,300 but Mikita Badziakouski called on the button. The flop was {3-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Haxton bet 20,000. Badziakouski raised to 55,000 and Haxton called.

The {2-Clubs} hit the turn and Haxton checked. Badziakouski took several minutes before moving all-in for 163,600. Haxton went into the tank and eventually came out with a call.

Badziakouski: {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Haxton: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Haxton was drawing to a chop and unfortunately, for him, the {7-Diamonds} on the river sent the vast majority of his chips across the table.

Player Chips Progress
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
WSOP 1X Winner
480,000 230,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
WSOP 1X Winner
18,000 -232,000

Tags: Isaac HaxtonMikita Badziakouski