2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro

HKD $1,000,000 Short Deck Ante-Only
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 Triton Super High Roller 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
Entries
103
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
100,000

Kings Times Two for Koon

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Rui Cao raised to 400,000 from the hijack with the {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and Jason Koon three-bet to 1,300,000 with the {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} on the button. Cao folded and the pot was shipped to Koon.

Cao limped the {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Ivey called with the {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}, Koon raised to 550,000 with the {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs} and just Ivey called. Both players checked the {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop and the same applied for the {7-Spades} turn.

On the {A-Spades} river, Ivey checked once more and Koon bet 675,000 to force a fold from Ivey.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
8,280,000 1,700,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
4,700,000 -800,000

Tags: Jason KoonPhil IveyRui Cao

Koon Jams Into Yu; Ivey Caught Bluffing

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Four way limped to the {A-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop, Winfred Yu bet 250,000 with the {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and Jason Koon raised to 800,000 with the {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for the nut straight. Yu called to see the {7-Spades} turn and checked. Koon moved all in for 4,630,000 and Yu folded quickly.

Yu bet a four-way flop of {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}{10-Spades} for 200,000 on the button with his {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} for two pair, Phil Ivey called with the {Q-Clubs}{9-Spades}. On the {7-Diamonds} turn, both players checked and the {6-Spades} appeared on the river. Ivey bet 500,000 and Yu called.

"You got it," Ivey admitted and briefly showed his cards, while Yu raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
7,450,000 50,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
6,580,000 450,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
5,500,000 -1,100,000

Tags: Jason KoonPhil IveyWinfred Yu

Yu Doubles Through Cao

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Jason Koon limped in with the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and Xuan Tan did so with {J-Clubs}{8-Clubs}, Winfred Yu raised small to 400,000 from the hijack and Rui Cao called in the cutoff with {9-Spades}{8-Spades}. Koon folded and Tan did so, too.

The flop fell {J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Yu checked. Cao bet 2,600,000 into 1,1 million and Yu shoved for 3,150,000 and Cao called off the rest.

The {A-Spades} turn gave Yu top pair and he locked up the double with the {K-Clubs} river, which improved him to a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
7,400,000 3,700,000
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
3,355,000 -3,545,000

Tags: Jason KoonRui CaoWinfred YuXuan Tan

Cao Bluffs Ivey; Gets Caught

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Phil Ivey limped with {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Jason Koon did so with the {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Ivey bet the {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{6-Spades} flop and just Cao called the 100,000 with his gutshot.

On the {J-Spades} turn, Ivey checked and Cao bet 375,000, Ivey called. After the {J-Diamonds} river, Ivey checked once more and Cao bet 800,000 with his busted straight draw. Ivey used a time bank extension and called, Cao tapped the table.

Player Chips Progress
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
6,900,000 -1,530,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
6,600,000 1,655,000

Tags: Rui CaoJason KoonPhil Ivey

Cao Back in the Lead; Play Remains Tight

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Rui Cao bet the {K-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{K-Clubs} turn for 200,000 and picked up calls by Xuan Tan with {9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Phil Ivey with the {A-Spades}{J-Clubs}. The {10-Clubs} river was checked through and Cao showed his full house to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
8,430,000 1,130,000
Xuan Tan cn
Xuan Tan
7,730,000 30,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
6,130,000 -1,070,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
4,945,000 -755,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
3,700,000 300,000

Tags: Rui CaoXuan TanPhil Ivey

Tan Takes the Lead

Level 17 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Xuan Tan bet to 175,000 with {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs} on the {K-Spades}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} turn and Phil Ivey called with the {J-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, Rui Cao raised it up to 700,000 with the {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Cao and Ivey both called and the {6-Spades} appeared on the river. All three players checked through and Cao won the pot with his trips.

Jason Koon bet the {J-Hearts}{8-Spades}{8-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} turn for 125,000 with {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and Tan called with the {J-Spades}{6-Clubs} from the button. On the {8-Hearts} river, Koon bet 800,000 and Tan called.

Player Chips Progress
Xuan Tan cn
Xuan Tan
7,700,000 500,000
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
7,300,000 1,700,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
7,200,000 -1,400,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
5,700,000 -600,000

Tags: Rui CaoXuan TanPhil IveyJason Koon

Level: 17

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 50,000

Cao's Starting to Make More Moves

Level 16 : 0/0, 40,000 ante

Rui Cao limped with {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, Phil Ivey called with {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and Jason Koon limped with {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}, Xuan Tan checked with {K-Spades}{Q-Clubs} on the button. On the {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}{6-Hearts} flop, Ivey bet 400,000 and Cao check-raised to 1 million to claim the pot.

Then, the flop showed {K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Cao raised Ivey's bet of 200,000 to 500,000 with just the {A-Clubs}{9-Spades}, Ivey was going nowhere with the {K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and called. The {A-Diamonds} turn and {10-Diamonds} river

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
6,300,000
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
5,600,000

Tags: Rui CaoXuan TanJason KoonPhil Ivey

The Stacks Even Out

Level 16 : 0/0, 40,000 ante

On the {J-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop with four players, Rui Cal called a bet of 100,000 with the {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for two pair. Jason Koon had bet with {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for the straight draw and Phil Ivey with the {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} check-raised to 1 million.

Koon folded and Cao also did so rather instantly.

The four-way flop of {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} saw Koon bet 200,000 with {Q-Clubs}{10-Spades}. Xuan Tan raised it up to 850,000 with the {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and won the pot.

Cao raised to 375,000 with the {Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Winfred Yu called with {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. The {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop was checked by Yu and Cao quickly bet 450,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
8,600,000 -400,000
Xuan Tan cn
Xuan Tan
7,200,000 400,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
6,300,000 400,000
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
5,600,000 -100,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
3,400,000 -430,000

Tags: Jason KoonPhil IveyRui CaoXuan TanWinfred Yu

Yu Doubles Through Koon

Level 16 : 0/0, 40,000 ante
Winfred Yu
Winfred Yu

Phil Ivey limped the {A-Hearts}{J-Spades} and Jason Koon raised to 380,000 in the hijack with the {A-Spades}{K-Spades}. Xuan Tan called in the cutoff with {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Winfred Yu moved all in for 1,685,000 with {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}.

Ivey snap-folded, Koon moved all in and Tan jokingly announced aces before folding. Koon picked up a gutshot on the {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop, but the {8-Diamonds} turn and the {Q-Diamonds} river were both blanks to let Yu double.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
9,000,000 -1,900,000
Xuan Tan cn
Xuan Tan
6,800,000 -100,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
5,900,000 -155,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
3,830,000 2,065,000

Tags: Jason Koon Winfred YuPhil IveyXuan Tan