HK $1,000,000 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila
HK $1,000,000 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila
Buy-in
1,000,000 HKD
Prize Pool
37,073,400 HKD
Entries
39
Level
21
Blinds
50,000 / 10,000
Ante
15,000
Only Six Players Remain for the Final Showdown in Manila
The final day of the exclusive 2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila has come and just six players out of a 39-entry strong field, including 10 re-entries, remain to battle for the title and a massive payday in the HK$ 1,000,000 Main Event (approx. $128,800) here at the Solaire Resort and Casino in the capital of the Philippines.
Many big names of the international high-stakes poker circuit made the trip to Manila, and superstars such as Daniel Colman, Phil Ivey and Erik Seidel missed out on the money last night. 2016 Big One For One Drop Extravaganza champion Elton Tsang was denied a second high-roller title after he was eliminated on the money bubble and that set up the final six for today's showdown.
Leading the finalists is Sergio Aido, who claimed 2,490,000, just two big blinds ahead of Germany's Koray Aldemir (2,420,000). The other finalists include defending Triton Super High Roller Manila Main Event champion Wai Kin Yong (1,705,000), 2016 Triton Suncity Cup winner Dan Cates (1,475,000), Devan Tang (1,045,000) and Bryn Kenney (615,000).
Seat Assignments for the Final Day
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 2,490,000 | 83 |
| 2 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 615,000 | 20 |
| 3 | Devan Tang | China | 1,045,000 | 35 |
| 4 | Dan Cates | United States | 1,475,000 | 49 |
| 5 | Koray Aldemir | Germany | 2,420,000 | 80 |
| 6 | Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | 1,705,000 | 57 |
Within less than one year, Aido has reached his fourth final table and cash during the high-stakes festival and also won the HK$100,000 Single Day High Roller of the Macau Poker Cup just one week ago for a payday of HK$2,074,000 (~USD $268,000). Aldemir finished third in the 2016 $ 111,111 No Limit Hold'em High Roller for One Drop during the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas last summer, while Yong may even top the payday of HK$ 16,135,550 from last November after emerging victorious to take down the first ever HK$ 500,000 Triton Super High Roller Series Main Event.
Cates claimed the title of the Suncity Cup during the same festival and Kenney needs little introduction as well, having amassed more than $13.7 million in tournament cashes. Tang's biggest score comes off a third-place finish in the inaugural $200,000 Triton Super High Roller Series as part of the World Poker Tour National Philippines in January 2016, earning him a payday of $1,405,500.
The six finalists are playing for their share of the massive HK$ 37,073,400 (approximately $4,776,484) prize pool, and the payouts are as follows:
| Place | Prize (HKD) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13,717,400 | 1,783,262 |
| 2 | 8,898,000 | 1,156,740 |
| 3 | 5,561,000 | 722,930 |
| 4 | 3,893,000 | 506,090 |
| 5 | 2,780,000 | 361,400 |
| 6 | 2,224,000 | 289,120 |
Kenney will be the short stack with just over 20 big blinds when action resumes in two hours from now at 1 p.m. local time with 26:33 minutes left in level 16 at blinds of 15,000-30,000 and a running ante of 5,000. Representatives of Triton Poker, the Solaire Resort and Casino as well as Hublot, the official timekeeper of the 2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila, will present the trophies to the 6-Max and Main Event champion once the last river card has been dealt, and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all action until then.
Level: 16
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila HK $1,000,000 Main Event Final Table
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
First Pot to Aido
Level 16
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Koray Aldemir raised from the dead button in the first hand and Sergio Aido called in the big blind. The flop fell 
and Aido check-called a continuation bet worth 45,000. On the 
turn, Aido checked and Aldemir checked behind.
The Spaniard took the lead with a bet of 80,000 on the 
river and Aldemir folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,645,000 | 155,000 |
|
2,310,000 | -110,000 |
Yong Takes from Cates with Big Bet Poker
Level 16
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Wai Kin Yong raised to 60,000 and Sergio Aido called on the button. The flop fell 
and Yong continued for 60,000, but folded to a raise of 200,000 by Aido.
Koray Aldemir then took the blinds and antes with a raise to 65,000 before a big hand took more than 14 minutes.
Yong opened to 65,000 from under the gun and Dan Cates defended the big blind, quickly checked the 
flop. Yong continued for 70,000 and Cates called.
Both saw the appear on the turn and Cates quickly checked again. Yong made it 120,000 to go and Cates check-raised to 250,000 after some consideration, which Yong called.
The 
river saw both players stare at the board for a good two minutes before Cates elected to check. Yong fired 420,000, almost half the stack Cates had left, and his opponent took another three minutes. After silently talking through the hand, Cates folded and said after the hand "you either have some bullshit or ten nine."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,850,000 | 205,000 |
|
1,990,000 | 285,000 |
|
1,030,000 | -445,000 |
Small Pots for Kenney and Tang
Level 16
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Bryn Kenney raised to 65,000 and Wai Kin Yong defended his big blind. The flop came 
and Yong check-folded to a bet worth 65,000.
The same action applied to the last hand of the level between initial raiser Devan Tang and Sergio Aido in the big blind. Tang made it 65,000 to go and Aido called. The flop came 
and Aido checked, folded when Tang continued for 70,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000 | -50,000 |
|
|
1,900,000 | -90,000 |
|
1,100,000 | 55,000 |
|
600,000 | -15,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Tang Takes from Aldemir
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Devan Tang raised to 95,000 from the button and Koray Aldemir called in the big blind. The flop fell 
and both players checked. On the 
turn, Aldemir bet 125,000 and Tang called before the river paired the board and provided a four-card flush.
Aldemir checked and Tang checked behind to see the German turn over 
for trips tens. Tang first flipped over the followed by the 
, to claim the pot with a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,050,000 | -260,000 |
|
|
1,460,000 | 360,000 |
Aido Takes it on the Flop
Level 17
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Wai Kin Yong opened to 95,000 from the small blind and Sergio Aido called in the big blind. On the flop, Aido bet 110,000 and Yong folded.
The defending champion of this very event didn't slow down though, as Yong made it 85,000 to go on the button the next hand. Bryn Kenney, who started the day as shortest stack, was in the big blind and elected to fold. He dropped to around 12 big blinds as a result after the blinds had gone up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,825,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
1,910,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
475,000 | -125,000 |