2018 Triton Poker Series Montenegro

HKD $1,000,000 Short Deck Ante-Only
Day: 2
12
Event Info
2018 Triton Poker Series Montenegro
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
28,102,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000,000 HKD
Prize Pool
96,902,400 HKD
Total Entries
103
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 103
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Tan Jams Again

Level 19 : 0/0, 80,000 ante

In a limped pot to the {J-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop, Xuan Tan bet 200,000 with the {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Jason Koon with {Q-Clubs}{10-Spades} raise it up to 800,000, Tan called.

After the {K-Diamonds} turn, Koon made 1,500,000 to go and Tan moved all in to close the gap further.

Tags: Xuan TanJason Koon

Tan Gets Some Back

Level 19 : 0/0, 80,000 ante

Xuan Tan called with the {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Jason Koon called with the {K-Hearts}{9-Spades} . On the {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop, both players checked. Tan bet the {10-Clubs} turn for 600,000 and Koon called before improving to an inferior full house on the {9-Clubs} river.

Tan bet 1,550,000 and Koon called and dropped his previous profit.

Koon raised to 500,000 with the {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Tan called with {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. On the {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop, Koon checked and Tan bet 800,000, Koon called. The {Q-Hearts} appeared on the turn and Koon checked. Tan moved all in for 7,085,000 and Koon folded after using the last of his three time bank extensions.

Tags: Xuan TanJason Koon

Koon Starts Well Into the Heads Up

Level 19 : 0/0, 80,000 ante

The first limped pot to the {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} brought a bet of 225,000 by Xuan Tan called with the {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Jason Koon called with {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. On the {9-Clubs} turn, Tan bet 700,000 with his nut straight and the flush draw.

After the {7-Clubs} river, Koon further improved to a check and Tan checked, then folded to a bet o f2 million.

Tags: Jason KoonXuan Tan

Phil Ivey Eliminated in 3rd Place (HKD13,082,000/$1,666,516)

Level 19 : 0/0, 80,000 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey jammed for 5,290,000 in the cutoff and Jason Koon moved all in from the button with the superior stack.

Phil Ivey: {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}
Jason Koon: {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

The {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts} flop gave Koon a straight draw and he took the lead on the {7-Clubs} turn, the {7-Spades} river failed to improve Ivey and he was eliminated in third place. He takes home HKD13,082,000 ($1,666,516) for his efforts and Koon will enter heads up with a commanding lead.

Tags: Jason KoonRui Cao Phil Ivey

Winfred Yu Eliminated in 4th Place (HKD9,206,000/$1,172,752)

Level 19 : 0/0, 80,000 ante
Winfred Yu
Winfred Yu

Jason Koon raised to 600,000 with the {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and Xuan Tan called with {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}. Winfred Yu jammed for 3,015,000 with the {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and Koon reshoved to isolate.

The {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop improved Koon, and the {8-Diamonds} turn and {J-Spades} river eventually reduce the field to the last three hopefuls.

Tags: Winfred YuXuan TanJason Koon

More for Tan

Level 19 : 0/0, 80,000 ante

Jason Koon limped the {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Xuan Tan raised it up to 800,000 with the {Q-Hearts}{6-Spades}. Koon called and the flop fell {K-Clubs}{7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. Koon checked and Tan continued for 900,000, a quick fold followed.

Tan limped the {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Ivey did so with the {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, Koon checked {J-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. On the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop, Tan bet 300,000 and won the pot right there.

Ivey limped in with {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}, Koon limped with {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Tan checked the {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}. On the {J-Spades}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop, action checked to Tan and he bet 250,000, only Ivey called. The {6-Spades} on the turn brought no betting action and the {8-Diamonds} river was checked through.

Tags: Phil IveyJason KoonXuan Tan

Koon Starts Open-Shoving

Level 19 : 0/0, 80,000 ante

Winfred Yu limped the {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and Jason Koon raised it up to 800,000 on the button with {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Yu gave it some thought and folded.

Koon used his extended chip lead to put further pressure on and started open-shoving to claim a few antes more for his growing tower.

"How much do you have Phil?" Koon asked with {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} first to act and moved all in once more. Yu had {A-Spades}{J-Spades} in the cutoff and folded, Ivey let go of the {A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} on the button.

Tags: Phil IveyWinfred YuJason KoonXuan Tan

Level: 19

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 80,000

Ivey Takes One Down With Queens

Level 18 : 0/0, 60,000 ante

Winfred Yu raised to 500,000 with the {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Phil Ivey just called with the {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}, Xuan Tan came along with the {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} after the latter had limped.

On the {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop, all three players checked and the {J-Hearts} turn gave Yu an additional straight draw on top of the flush draw. Tan checked, as did his two opponents.

The {10-Diamonds} came on the river and the trio checked once more, awarding the pot to Ivey.

Tags: Phil IveyWinfred YuXuan Tan

Tan Ups the Aggression

Level 18 : 0/0, 60,000 ante

Phil Ivey with the {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}, Xuan Tan with {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Winfred Yu with the {J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} on the button checked through a flop of {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. On the {J-Spades} turn, it was Tan with the worst hand that bet 260,000 and Yu called, Ivey folded.

On the {10-Hearts} river, Tan bet 600,000 and Yu folded.

Tags: Phil IveyWinfred YuXuan Tan