2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro

HKD $250,000 Short Deck Ante-Only
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
4,749,200 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
250,000 HKD
Prize Pool
14,347,200 HKD
Entries
61
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
100,000

Up to 26 Entries

Level 3 : 0/0, 2,000 ante

The latest players to join the field were Jason Koon and Dan Cates, Alan Sass has tripled up his first bullet with two bullets behind. Mikhail Smirnov redeemed all three bullets at once after buying back in the second attempt.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Sass me
Alan Sass
320,000
320,000
320,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
300,000
300,000
300,000
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
280,000
180,000
180,000
Dan Cates us
Dan Cates
170,000
170,000
170,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Alan SassDan CatesMikhail SmirnovJason Koon

Ivey Flops the Nuts to Bust Tang

Level 3 : 0/0, 2,000 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

On the three-way flop of {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{J-Spades}, Phil Ivey bet 10,000 and was called by Devan Tang while Wai Kin Yong folded on the button. After the {9-Clubs} 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.

Ivey turned over {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for the nut straight and Tang only had {K-Hearts}{10-Spades}, the {Q-Diamonds} river was a blank.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
450,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Devan Tang hk
Devan Tang
100,000
-130,000
-130,000

Tags: Devan TangPhil Ivey

Triple Up for Leow

Level 3 : 0/0, 2,000 ante

Ivan Leow was all in preflop for 182,000 and was called by big stack Cheong Cheok Leng, while Paul Phua also called all in for fewer chips than Leow.

Paul Phua: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Ivan Leow: {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Cheong Cheok Leng: {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}

The board came {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and Leow flopped quads to nearly triple up, while Phua remeeded his second bullet right after.

Player Chips Progress
Cheong Cheok Leng ph
Cheong Cheok Leng
900,000
900,000
900,000
Ivan Leow my
Ivan Leow
540,000
440,000
440,000
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
100,000
-160,000
-160,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Cheong Cheok LengIvan LeowPaul Phua

Level: 4

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 2,000

Phua Doubles Koon; Gets Chips Back After

Level 4 : 0/0, 2,000 ante

Jason Koon was all in and at risk for 140,000 with the {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and Paul Phua was covered with the {J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. While Phua flopped best on {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, the {K-Spades} turn and {A-Clubs} river run out gave Koon the better pair.

Right after, Phua was all in for 100,000 after he had redeemed his final bullet and Koon had him all in and at risk with the {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}. Phua had picked up {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} and Koon said "I have a good feeling about this one." That feeling got even stronger on the {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop, giving Koon a gutshot and flush draw on top. However, the {9-Clubs} turn and {7-Hearts} river were both blanks.

Player Chips Progress
Chan Wai Leong my
Chan Wai Leong
900,000
-50,000
-50,000
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
450,000
170,000
170,000
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
225,000
125,000
125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
180,000
-120,000
-120,000

Tags: Chan Wai LeungJason KoonPaul Phua

Triple Up for Koon

Level 4 : 0/0, 2,000 ante

After a raise and a call, Jason Koon moved all in for 192,000 and was called by Paul Phua for less, as well as Mikhail Smirnov as the biggest stack of the trio.

Paul Phua: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}
Jason Koon: {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Mikhail Smirnov: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}

The board came {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Koon flopped trips, then turned a full house to triple up. The side pot was shipped over to Smirnov, while Phua re-entered for attempt two and moved over to the feature table.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
580,000
400,000
400,000
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
310,000
-140,000
-140,000
Paul Phua my
Paul Phua
100,000
-125,000
-125,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Devan Tang hk
Devan Tang
100,000

Tags: Jason KoonMikhail SmirnovPaul Phua

Patgorski Busts Bullet to Ng; Weng to Sass

Level 4 : 0/0, 2,000 ante
Alan Sass
Alan Sass

Gabe Patgorski was all in with the {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} against table neighbor Kin Wah Ng with the {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}. The board ran out {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and Ng rivered the straight to take the first bullet of Patgorski.

The same happened to Malaysia's Beh Kok Weng, who got it in flush over flush with {J-Spades}{7-Spades} against Alan Sass' {Q-Spades}{6-Spades} on a board of {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}{K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Alan Sass me
Alan Sass
485,000
165,000
165,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Kin Wah Ng hk
Kin Wah Ng
320,000
220,000
220,000
Gabe Patgorski us
Gabe Patgorski
100,000
100,000
100,000
Beh Kok Weng my
Beh Kok Weng
100,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Alan SassBeh Kok WengGabe PatgorskiKin Wah Ng

Double Knockout for Smirnov

Level 4 : 0/0, 2,000 ante

Yet another three-way preflop all in created a massive pot and Jason Koon was all in with the {10-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. Devan Tang held {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} and Mikhail Smirnov looked them both up with the {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}. The board came {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Hearts} gave Koon a full house, yet it was no good as Smirnov's nut flush took both bullets of his opponents.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
920,000
610,000
610,000
Devan Tang hk
Devan Tang
100,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
100,000
-480,000
-480,000

Tags: Devan TangJason KoonMikhail Smirnov