Level: 6
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 4,000
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju
HK$1,000,000 Short Deck Ante-Only
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju
Buy-in
1,000,000 HKD
Entries
60
Level
18
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
60,000
Ivey and Wai Kin Split
Level 6
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Paul Phua limped under the gun, Phil Ivey overlimped and Wai Kin Yong checked on the button.
Ivey fired 15,000 on the 
flop and Yong jammed. Phua folded within a second and Ivey put his chips into the middle just as fast.
Ivey: 
Yong: 
"Freeroll!" Yong said, hoping to catch running clubs. But his freeroll was over when the 
turn came out and they chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
105,000
-111,000
|
-111,000 |
|
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Ivey's Ace-King Holds
Level 6
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Phil Ivey was in the cutoff, peeling 
and he moved all in for 86,000. Paul Phua accepted his bid from the hijack and while he trailed, his 
was very much live.
The 
flop was good for Ivey but Phua could still catch some good cards on the turn. But he got the worst instead as the 
sealed it for Ivey. The 
river was irrelevant and Ivey stacked his newly earned chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
||
|
|
190,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
Katz Enjoys a Sweat With Aces
Level 6
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Cary Katz ended up all in preflop for 165,000, holding 
. He was a big favorite against the of Devan Tang but it's hardly over in the Triton Hold'em.
The flop came down 
and Tang's chances grew rapidly when the hit the turn.
"Oh f***, Cary. It's never easy!" Jason Koon commentated.
But the river missed Tang's outs and Katz doubled up. "Made it!" Koon said.
"Good sweat," Katz said in a calm voice while waiting for the dealer to ship him the chips from Tang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
45,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
Sass Peels Kings and Stacks Leow
Level 6
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Ivan Leow was all in for 320,000 in the cutoff, holding 
but ran into the 
of Alan Sass who picked up the high pair on the button. Sass had Leow covered and put him at risk.
The flop was great for Sass as Leow needed running cards to catch up. He was offered the on the turn to sweat a nine-ball but the 
locked it for Sass who increased his stack to 906,000. Leow fired a new bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
906,000
448,000
|
448,000 |
|
100,000
-204,000
|
-204,000 |
Tan Felts Yong
Level 6
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Xuan Tan limped 
under the gun and Richard Yong jammed from the next seat, making it 76,000 with . Xuan looked him up.
The 
board gave Tan full house and Yong was eliminated. He rejoined the action after a pitstop at the registration desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
689,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
100,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Lamb Gets a Full Double From Patgorski
Level 6
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
With the action picked up on the in a four-way limped pot, Jason Koon checked to Ben Lamb who fired 17,000. Devan Tang folded but Gabe Patgorski raised to 48,000 in position. Koon folded and Lamb used a time extension before making the call.
The river was the and Lamb checked to his opponent. Patgorski slid in a tower of 25,000-denomination chips to cover Lamb's remaining 133,000 and Lamb quickly called. He showed 
for a rivered straight and Patgorski mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
398,000
288,000
|
288,000 |
|
||
|
350,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
Yong Dusts a Bullet
Level 6
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Richard Yong peeled 
on the button and he puts his 96,000 in play, facing off against Andrew Robl with .
Robl was awarded a safe runout of 
and improved to 378,000 while Yong fired a new bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
378,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
|
100,000 |
Ivey Falls to Wai Kin Yong
Level 6
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Phil Ivey put all his chips into the middle with but he ran into the of Wai Kin Yong. The board of brought him two pair but Yong finished with superior two pair to dust Ivey's last bullet on his second entry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Yu Peels Aces on the Button
Level 6
: 0/0, 4,000 ante
Tom Dwan limped in early position and Chan Wai Leong overlimped in the cutoff with . Winfred Yu looked down at on the button and he raised to 38,000. Yu decided to call and they went heads-up to the 
flop.
Chan checked and Yu fired 55,000, leaving himself with 95,000. Chan paused and then threw his cards away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
246,000
146,000
|
146,000 |