2018 Triton Poker Series Montenegro

HKD $1,000,000 Main Event
Day: 1
123
Event Info
2018 Triton Poker Series Montenegro
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
19,618,400 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000,000 HKD
Prize Pool
59,270,400 HKD
Total Entries
63
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
25,000
Players Left 1 / 63

Near Triple Up for Cates; Big Double for Schillhabel

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Dan Cates
Dan Cates

On the three-way flop of {9-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}, Patrik Antonius bet 25,000 into Dan Cates and Stephen Chidwick and the former moved all in for just 46,100, whilc Chidwick moved all in over the top. Antonius folded and said in table chat he had pocket queens.

Dan Cates: {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Stephen Chidwick: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}

The {9-Clubs} turn and {10-Clubs} river further improved Cates to a full house and he nearly tripled up. Paul Phua double checked with Antonius whether or not he really folded queens and the Finn replied "I am a tight player."

One table over, a massive double for Stefan Schillhabel took place while Jason Koon's cards were already in the muck. Schillhabel had doubled for massive 269,900 with the {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} on a board of {A-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and it was confirmed by Steffen Sontheimer as to what happened.

According to Sontheimer, Mikhail Smirnov had raised, Schillhabel three-bet and Koon cold four-bet with pocket queens out of the big blind. Smirnov folded and Schillhabel five-bet jammed to win a big flip on his second bullet.

Tags: Dan CatesJason KoonMikhail SmirnovPaul PhuaStefan SchillhabelSteffen SontheimerStephen Chidwick