HK$2,000,000 Main Event
Day 3 Started
HK$2,000,000 Main Event
Day 3 Started
Over the course of the last 10 days, the Landing Casino in Jeju, South Korea has had the privilege to host some of the finest high stakes poker tournaments of the year. It all culminates today with the HK$2,000,000 Triton Super High Roller Series Main Event set to reveal the name of the champion. There are only six players left in the conversation.
Each of the remaining finalists boasts experience with tough final tables but this one will be truly special. The winner will take home a gigantic HK$41,250,000 top-prize, the fourth-largest prize ever awarded outside of the World Series of Poker. While all the remaining contenders have some impressive notches on their résumés, neither of them has previously claimed such a hefty winner's cheque.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 3,000,000 | 100 |
2 | Chan Wai Leong | Malaysia | 1,055,000 | 35 |
3 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 1,715,000 | 57 |
4 | Jason Koon | United States | 2,500,000 | 83 |
5 | Richard Yong | Malaysia | 2,415,000 | 81 |
6 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 3,065,000 | 102 |
Leading the pack is Mikita Badziakouski who conquered the last Triton Main Event in Montenegro, banking around $2.5 million back in May. Badziakouski brings 3,065,000 to the final battles, just over 100 big blinds. He is just a hair ahead of Sergio Aido who possesses 3,000,000 in chips. Aido's best result came at Triton Series and now he's about to add another one.
The same applies for Jason Koon who has already nabbed three seven-figure prizes this year. He would need to bring home the title to top his career-highest payday which came in the Triton Montenegro HK$1 million Short Deck event. Koon claimed the trophy along with $3.5 million back then. Koon sits in third place on the leaderboard with 2,500,000.
Koon is practically tied with Triton founder Richard Yong who has 2,415,000. Yong might not be a professional player but he's already proved his qualities here in Jeju, having finished third in the HK$1 million Triton Hold'em event.
The fifth-biggest stack on the final table belongs to Sam Greenwood who has 1,715,000. Greenwood has been utilizing some unconventional plays over the course of the last few years. He isn't scared to put the chips into the middle no matter who he stands up against. The best demonstration of that came on the last two tables when he eliminated his twin brother Luc in 10th place.
While Greenwood's position is second-to-last on the six-handed table, he will still enjoy a deep-stacked play. Nobody is in a critical position. Even Chan Wai Leong, the shortest stack, will guard 1,055,000 which is still worth very comfortable 35 blinds.
So the stage is set for the exciting battles and PokerNews will be on the ground to provide live coverage of the final outcome in Jeju. Tune back at 2 p.m. local time to join us on a journey that leads towards crowning the 2018 Triton Jeju Main Event champion.
Position | Prize (HKD) | Prize (USD) |
---|---|---|
1st | 41,250,000 | 5,255,456 |
2nd | 25,520,000 | 3,251,376 |
3rd | 16,720,000 | 2,130,212 |
4th | 11,550,000 | 1,471,528 |
5th | 8,470,000 | 1,079,120 |
6th | 6,490,000 | 826,858 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Under the gun, Mikita Badziakouski opened to 60,000 with and Sam Greenwood peeled on the button. He three-bet to 210,000 and the action returned to Badziakouski who checked Greenwood's stack and then he decided to call. They continued to the flop and Badziakouski checked. Greenwood placed in a small bet of 100,000 and Badziakouski let it go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mikita Badziakouski
|
2,900,000 | -165,000 |
Sam Greenwood
|
1,900,000 | 185,000 |
Sergio Aido opened with a raise to 70,000 from under the gun holding . Sam Greenwood was in the cutoff holding and he three-bet, making it 220,000. action folded back to Aido and he called.
The flop was and Aido quickly checked. Greenwood put out a bet of 100,000 and Aido called.
On the turn, Aido checked again. Greenwood decided to fire once more, making it 400,000. Aido called again.
The river was the and Aido checked one more time. Greenwood decided to go for max value and he moved all in for right around 1,190,000.
Aido dropped into the tank using multiple time banks and he eventually decided to fold. That allowed Greenwood to take down the pot and chip up to 2,700,000 while Aido was left with 2,300,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Greenwood
|
2,700,000 | 800,000 |
Sergio Aido | 2,300,000 | -700,000 |
Richard Yong min-raised with in the hijack and Sam Greenwood defended his big blind, three-betting to 325,000 with . Yong let it go.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Greenwood
|
2,800,000 | 100,000 |
Richard Yong | 2,400,000 | -15,000 |
From hijack, Mikita Badziakouski raised to 75,000 with and Chan Wai Leong three-bet to 225,000, holding on the button. Badziakouski studied his opponent for a while and then called. Both players bricked the flop and Badziakouski checked. Chan continued for 175,000 and Badziakouski laid his hand down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mikita Badziakouski
|
2,600,000 | -300,000 |
Chan Wai Leong | 1,300,000 | 245,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Sergio Aido was in the small blind with and he called. Chan Wait Leong checked form the big blind with .
The flop was and both players checked to see the on the turn. There, Aido put out a bet of 40,000 after making a straight. Chan called with a flush draw.
On the river, Aido put out a bet of 240,000 and it would get through as Chan missed. So Aido took down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sergio Aido | 2,400,000 | 100,000 |
Chan Wai Leong | 1,200,000 | -100,000 |
Sergio Aido limped in the cutoff with and Jason Koon paused in the big blind before making it 200,000 with . Aido took the flop and it fell . They checked and then checked the turn as well. The river was the and Koon led out 320,000 with his eight-high. Aido quickly mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Koon | 2,600,000 | 100,000 |
Sergio Aido | 2,200,000 | -200,000 |