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

Tan Jams Into Yu; Koon Into Tan

Level 15 : 0/0, 30,000 ante

Winfred Yu raised under the gun with the {K-Spades}{K-Clubs} and Xuan Tan called with the {J-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. On the {J-Spades}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop, Yu bet 300,000 and Tan moved all in for 4,705,000. Yu gave his opponent a stare down and sent his cards into the pot.

Tan raised it up to 460,000 with the {J-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Jason Koon jammed the {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} to put ultimate pressure on shorter stacks, forcing a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
10,000,000 240,000
Xuan Tan cn
Xuan Tan
5,225,000 220,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
2,100,000 -585,000

Tags: Winfred YuXuan TanJason Koon

Ivey Loses Big One to Cao

Level 15 : 0/0, 30,000 ante

The flop of {Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs} saw Rui Cao bet 125,000 with the {K-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and Phil Ivey called with the {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}, Jason Koon folded the {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. On the {A-Clubs} turn, Cao bet 325,000 and was called before the {9-Hearts} on the river brought a bet of 800,000 by Cao and a call.

Cao turned over the nut straight and scooped a big pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
9,760,000 60,000
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
6,500,000 1,250,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
5,820,000 -1,280,000
Xuan Tan cn
Xuan Tan
5,005,000 105,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
2,685,000 -115,000
Peter Jetten ca
Peter Jetten
1,225,000 -100,000

Tags: Jason KoonPhil IveyRui Cao

Tan and Jetten Chop It Up

Level 15 : 0/0, 30,000 ante
Xuan Tan
Xuan Tan

A limped six-way pot showed the {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop and Xuan Tan bet 200,000 from the cutoff with the {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Winfred Yu called with the {7-Spades} and Peter Jetten moved all in with the {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. Tan shoved and Yu folded.

Both players fist-pumped and the {Q-Diamonds} turn and {10-Spades} river chopped up the pot.

Rui Cao bet the {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop for 150,000 with the {K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Jetten called with the {8-Clubs}{7-Spades}. On the {A-Diamonds} turn, Cao bet 200,000 and forced the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
5,250,000 50,000
Xuan Tan cn
Xuan Tan
4,900,000 -300,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
2,800,000 -300,000
Peter Jetten ca
Peter Jetten
1,325,000 -510,000

Tags: Peter JettenWinfred YuXuan Tan

Ivey's Timing is Spot On

Level 15 : 0/0, 30,000 ante

On a four-way limped pot to the {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop, Phil Ivey bet 200,000 with the {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and got Jason Koon to fold, Winfred Yu laid down pocket tens as well. However, Rui Cao called with the {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and the {A-Spades} turn saw Ivey bet another 400,000 to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
9,700,000 640,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
7,100,000 -200,000
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
5,200,000 -750,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
3,100,000

Tags: Winfred YuRui Cao Phil IveyJason Koon

Level: 15

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 30,000

Ivey Chips Up Further

Level 14 : 0/0, 25,000 ante

Winfred Yu raised it up with the {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} when limped to him and Xuan Tan called with the {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}. On the {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{10-Clubs} flop, Tan checked and Yu bet 300,000. Tan folded and Yu won the hand after scooping the previous hand with a set of kings.

Jason Koon then called a bet of 75,000 by Phil Ivey on the {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop with {Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}. Ivey only had {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and the {7-Clubs} turn was checked. Ivey bet the {10-Clubs} river for 300,000 and Koon folded.

Tan limped the {J-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and Yu raised to 275,000 with {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}. Tan let go and Yu raked in yet another pot.

Cao limped in with the {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Phil Ivey raised to 375,000 with {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}, Cao called. On the {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop, Cao checked and Ivey bet 400,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
8,910,000 -190,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
7,300,000 400,000
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
5,950,000 -450,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
3,100,000 900,000

Tags: Winfred YuXuan TanJason KoonPhil IveyRui Cao

Cao Builds Stack at Expense of Yu

Level 14 : 0/0, 25,000 ante

Winfred Yu limped with the {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and Rui Cao raised to 275,000 with the {K-Spades}{K-Clubs} in the hijack, Jason Koon called with the {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs} on the button and Yu also called.

On the {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop, Yu checked and Cao continued for 400,000. Koon quickly let go and Yu called. The {K-Hearts} appeared on the turn and Yu checked once more. Cao made it 700,000 to go and that did the trick to force a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
9,100,000 -325,000
Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
6,400,000 1,100,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
2,200,000 -700,000

Tags: Winfred YuJason KoonRui Cao

Yu Gets Through with a Jam

Level 14 : 0/0, 25,000 ante

On the four-way limped pot to the {K-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop, Phil Ivey bet 200,000 with {K-Spades}{7-Spades} with top pair. Xuan Tan called with {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for middle pair and the nut flush draw. Winfred Yu in the cutoff held {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for two pair and moved all in for around 2.3 million.

Peter Jetten on the button let go of {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Ivey also quickly folded. Tan wasn't too happy and folded, smashing his cards onto the table.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
6,900,000 -290,000
Xuan Tan cn
Xuan Tan
5,200,000 -300,000
Winfred Yu hk
Winfred Yu
2,900,000 500,000

Tags: Winfred YuXuan TanPeter JettenPhil Ivey

Sean Dempsey Eliminated in 7th Place (HKD3,876,000/$493,764)

Level 14 : 0/0, 25,000 ante
Sean Dempsey
Sean Dempsey

Sean Dempsey moved all in for 850,000 and was called by Xuan Tan in the big blind.

Sean Dempsey: {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Xuan Tan: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}

The {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop gave Tan top set, while Dempsey had a gutshot and back door diamonds. It was all over after the {K-Hearts} turn, making the {J-Diamonds} river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Xuan Tan cn
Xuan Tan
5,500,000 1,000,000
Sean Dempsey us
Sean Dempsey
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Sean DempseyXuan Tan