£100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day 3 Started
2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London
£100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London
Buy-in
£100,000
Prize Pool
£12,200,000
Entries
130
Level
27
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
£100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Final Table Resumes at 1 p.m.
The Triton £100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event final nine will return to action at 1 p.m. local time, with an extra day's play set to decide the champion.
A Triton record of 130 entrants took part in the event at London Hilton Park Lane and created a £12,200,000 prize pool.
A £3,080,000 first-place prize lays in wait for the victor, with three other players also guaranteed a seven-figure payday.
Triton co-founder Paul Phua (5,875,000) just about holds the advantage over the UK's Ben Heath (5,790,000), with Wai Kin Yong (5,050,000), son of Phua's fellow Triton co-founder Richard Yong, also one of the top challengers.
Michael Soyza (3,870,000), Michael Chi Zhang (3,740,000), Stephen Chidwick (2,955,000), Sam Greenwood (2,385,000), Wai Leong Chan (1,650,000) and Daniel Cates (1,200,000), completed yet another stellar Triton line-up.
£100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Final Table
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 5,875,000 | 36 |
| 2 | Wai Leong Chan | Malaysia | 1,650,000 | 10 |
| 3 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 2,955,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 3,870,000 | 24 |
| 6 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 2,385,000 | 14 |
| 7 | Michael Chi Zhang | United Kingdom | 3,740,000 | 23 |
| 8 | Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | 5,030,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 5,810,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Daniel Cates | United States | 1,200,000 | 8 |
Triton £100,000 Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Position | Prize (GBP) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £3,080,000 | $3,752,394 |
| 2 | £2,070,000 | $2,521,901 |
| 3 | £1,350,000 | $1,644,718 |
| 4 | £1,120,000 | $1,364,507 |
| 5 | £902,000 | $1,098,915 |
| 6 | £711,000 | $866,218 |
| 7 | £544,000 | $662,760 |
| 8 | £410,000 | $499,507 |
| 9 | £305,000 | $371,584 |
The play will begin in level 23 with blinds at 80,000-160,000-160,000 big blind ante.
PokerNews live coverage will continue on a 30-minute delay in correlation with the live stream, which is scheduled to begin at 12:30 with the pregame coverage featuring the likes of Randy Lew, Jeff Gross, and Marle Cordeiro.
Stay tuned to find out which of the lucky nine will take away the Triton Super High Roller Series London Main Event trophy!
Shuffle Up and Deal
The tournament director has now instructed the dealer to shuffle up and start pitching the cards to the remaining nine players.
Level: 23
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Greenwood Three-Bet Shoves
Level 23
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Michael Soyza raised to 320,000 with 
from the button and Sam Greenwood three-bet all in for 2,385,000 with 
and won the pot after all his opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000 | -370,000 |
|
2,700,000 | 315,000 |
Wai Leong Chan Eliminated in 9th Place (£305,000)
Level 23
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Wai Leong Chan moved all in from late positon with 
for 1,650,000 and Wai Kin Yong snap-called in the big blind after looking down at his 
.
Wai Leong Chan:
Wai Kin Yong:
The flop came down 
and Yong's set of sixes took a commanding lead. A 
landed on the turn and Chan was now drawing dead to the 
river. Yong scooped in the pot with his set of sixes, eliminating Chan from the tournament in ninth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,800,000 | 1,750,000 |
|
Busted |
Yong Extends His Lead
Level 23
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Wai Kin Yong called for 160,000 in the small blind with 
, and Ben Heath raised to 540,000 with 
from the big blind.
Yong called, and the flop fell 
. Both players checked, and the 
hit the turn.
Yong checked with the nut flush, and Heath checked behind with top pair.
The 
appeared on the river, and Yong bet 700,000.
Heath took a final look at his cards before he paused for 30 seconds. The Brit threw in a time bank card for extra thinking time, and then another.
After 90 seconds in total had passed, Heath called and saw the bad news.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,180,000 | 3,130,000 |
|
4,400,000 | -1,390,000 |
Cates Doubles Early Thanks to a Lady
Level 23
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick opened to 400,000 from early position with and Daniel Cates moved all in for 1,030,000 in the big blind with his 
. Chidwick called and the two tabled their hands.
Daniel Cates:
Stephen Chidwick:
The flop came down huge for Cates when the dealer fanned out 
on the flop, giving him the lead with his newly acquired pair of queens.
An landed on the turn and Chidwick now picked up a straight draw, but the 
changed nothing as Cates scooped in the pot with his two pair for a double through the Brit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000 | 1,110,000 |
|
1,900,000 | -1,055,000 |
Another Win for Yong
Level 23
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Wai Kin Yong raised to 340,000 from the cutoff with 
, and Ben Heath called from the button with 
. Paul Phua then called from the big blind with 
and the flop fell 
.
Yong bet 450,000 after the action checked to around, and won another pot to add to his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,100,000 | 920,000 |
|
5,400,000 | -475,000 |
|
|
4,000,000 | -400,000 |
Zhang Knocks Cates Back Down
Level 23
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Daniel Cates opened to 320,000 from middle position with and Michael Chi Zhang defended his big blind, holding 
. The dealer spread out 
, Zhang checked to Cates who bet 250,000 and Zhang called.
A 
landed on the turn, both players checked to the 
and once more to showdown. Zhang tabled for two pair and Cates mucked, shipping the pot to Zhang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000 | 130,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | -600,000 |