Get Ready for the Short Deck Action in the HKD$250,000 Side Event
The Triton Super High Roller Series once again forays out of Asia and into Europe for it's second stint at the stunning Maestral Resort & Casino in Budva, Montenegro, from May 12th to 18th, 2018. There are four events in total taking place in the seaside resort in Sveti Stefan, two each of regular No Limit Hold'em and the exciting Short Deck Ante Only format.
Founded in 2015 by Malaysian businessman Richard Yong, Triton Poker delivers exclusive high stakes tournaments in the most luxurious locations world wide in the name of charity and the list of previous winners of Triton Poker events includes such big names as Daniel ‘Jungleman' Cates, Koray Aldemir, Stefan Schillhabel, and Dan Colman. Other superstars such as Erik Seidel, Fedor Holz and Phil Ivey also featured in the tournaments while the defending champion of the Main Event in Montenegro is Manig Loeser, who defeated Triton founder Yong to claim his first major victory.
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro Schedule
| Date | Time (CET) | Event | Buy-in | Blinds levels | Starting stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Short Deck Ante-Only 250k Day 1 | HKD 250,000 | 45 minutes | 100,000 (+ 2x 100,000 in extra bullets) |
| May 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Short Deck Ante-Only 250k Final Day | HKD 250,000 | 45 minutes | - |
| 1:00 p.m. | 6-Max Side Event Day 1 | HKD 250,000 | 40 minutes | 50,000 | |
| May 14 | 1:00 p.m. | 6-Max Side Event Final Day | HKD 250,000 | 40 minutes | - |
| May 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 1 | HKD 1,000,000 | 60 minutes | 250,000 |
| May 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 | HKD 1,000,000 | 60 minutes | - |
| May 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Main Event Final Day | HKD 1,000,000 | 60 minutes | - |
| 4:00 p.m. | Short Deck Ante-Only 1M HKD Day 1 | HKD 1,000,000 | 60 minutes | 100,000 (+2x 100,000 in extra bullets) | |
| May 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Short Deck Ante-Only 1M HKD Final Day | HKD 1,000,000 | 60 minutes | - |
The first of the four events is the two-day Short Deck Ante Only that comes with a buy-in of HKD250,000 (approximately $31,850 / €26,600). Compared to regular No-Limit Hold'em, this format features a 36-card deck with the 2s, 3s, 4s, and 5s removed, with aces doubling as a five instead. With just 36 cards instead of 52, straights become more common, while flushes are a rare sight. In order to adjust for this, the hand ranking chart has been updated and a flush beats a full house.
There's are no blinds; instead, the game is played ante-only, with the button posting a double ante. All players 100,000 in chips, plus two extra 100k bullets to be added at any time. Day 1 of the two-day event will feature 12 levels of 45 minutes each and multiple re-entry are available during the registration period until the end ofthe 15-minute dinner break after level nine.
Follow along as the PokerNews live reporting team will bring you all the action, and there will also be a live stream broadcast in multiple languages available for the first time as well.
and Leong looked him up with the 
. The board came 
and the jack on the turn was no good anymore for Wang, as the ace on the river gave Leung the better hand.
, Phil Ivey bet 10,000 and was called by Devan Tang while Wai Kin Yong folded on the button. After the 
turn, Ivey asked Tang for his remaining stack and the latter replied "less than a hundred," then counted out his remaining 87,000. Ivey bet 125,000 and Tang called all in.
for the nut straight and Tang only had 
, the 
and Yong called with the 
gave Yong the better straight and he sent the second player to the rail in quick succession.
flop gave Badziakouski the nut straight, while he 
river changed nothing and Rakhimov busted, Leow was sent into his final bullet which be lost soon after as well.
. The board came 
off suit into the 
. The final casualty will be revealed when the live stream has caught up on the action. All remaining updates will now be posted according to the stream time.
emerged and Gabe Patgorski bet 50,000 with the 
. Jason Koon moved all in with the 
for 840,000 and that forced out Patgorski, while Kaplan called all in for 734,000.
on the river failed to improve Kaplan and he was sent to the rail, while Koon, who had re-entered at the end of the dinner break, suddenly soared up to 2.6 million in chips.
