Second Day of £100,000 Short Deck Main Event Kicks-Off at 1PM
The Triton Poker Super High Roller Series is known for the best Short Deck tournaments in the world and obviously, all were enthused knowing that the first day of the £100,000 Short Deck Main Event was now finally here. A total of 91 entries were compiled after seven levels of play and just 41 survived to see the second day. Anyone looking to fork up the buy-in can do so until the end of level eight when the late registration period ends, in what is expected to be another huge event.
There were many players to bag a healthy stack and Russia's Furkat Rakhimov bagged the biggest, ending the first day with 2,180,000. Rakhimov is a relatively unknown player outside of the Triton events, with two million in live earnings all coming in them. The Russian is no stranger to Short Deck as his biggest cash came when he placed third during the Jeju series in HK$ 1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Short Deck Ante Only - for a staggering $ 1,330,021. He has proven that it was not just luck that took him that far last time and is running here again in London.
Four partypoker pros, Isaac Haxton (1,906,000), Timofey Kuznetsov (1,206,000), Jason Koon (1,051,000), and Mikita Badziakouski (535,000) all made Day 2. Haxton is the only one of the four to not take down a Triton Poker Super High Roller title yet. He will be starting the day second in chip and will be looking for his first Triton victory, along with another immense cash to add to his resume.
£100,000 Short Deck Main EventTop 10 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furkat Rakhimov | Russia | 2,180,000 | 436 |
| 2 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 1,906,000 | 381 |
| 3 | Cary Katz | United States | 1,660,000 | 332 |
| 4 | David Benefield | United States | 1,660,000 | 325 |
| 5 | Tan Xuan | China | 1,541,000 | 308 |
| 6 | Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | 1,355,000 | 271 |
| 7 | Elton Tsang | Hong Kong | 1,350,000 | 270 |
| 8 | Rui Cao | France | 1,289,000 | 258 |
| 9 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 1,271,000 | 254 |
| 10 | Wai Leong Chan | Malaysia | 1,255,000 | 251 |
All players will have until the start of the eighth level to late register for the tournament before the late registration period ends. Anyone who joins today will automatically be using their three 100,000 bullets upon buying in. Once late registration closes, the prize pool and payouts will be announced in what is sure to be another hefty event.
Day 2 will start at 1 p.m. local time in the seventh level with a 6,000 ante and a 12,000 button ante. The tournament will continue with levels of 60 minutes in length and there will be a 15-minute break at the end of every two levels. No dinner break is scheduled as of yet but that is subject to change depending on the players. The plan for Day 2 is to play down until a final table before bagging up and headed into the third and final day of the Short Deck Main Event at Triton London.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the coverage throughout the event, so stay tuned as all of the action unfolds!
Day 2 Seating Chart
| Table | Seat | Player | County | Chip Count | Antes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Wai Leong Chan | Malaysia | 1,255,000 | 251 |
| 1 | 3 | Ben Lamb | United States | 240,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 5 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 408,000 | 82 |
| 1 | 8 | Tom Dwan | United States | 993,000 | 199 |
| 2 | 1 | Gabe Patgorski | United States | 551,000 | 110 |
| 2 | 2 | Cary Katz | United States | 1,660,000 | 332 |
| 2 | 3 | Elton Tsang | Hong Kong | 1,350,000 | 270 |
| 2 | 7 | Wang Jun | China | 1,125,000 | 225 |
| 3 | 1 | Mike Watson | Canada | 1,178,000 | 236 |
| 3 | 3 | Vivek Rajkumar | India | 90,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 6 | Jason Koon | United States | 1,051,000 | 210 |
| 3 | 7 | Choon Tong Siow | Malaysia | 739,000 | 148 |
| 3 | 8 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 587,000 | 117 |
| 5 | 1 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,047,000 | 209 |
| 5 | 3 | Luc Greenwood | Canada | 979,000 | 196 |
| 5 | 6 | Rui Cao | France | 1,289,000 | 258 |
| 5 | 7 | Furkat Rakhimov | Russia | 2,180,000 | 436 |
| 6 | 1 | Romain Arnaud | France | 1,050,000 | 210 |
| 6 | 3 | Tan Xuan | China | 1,541,000 | 308 |
| 6 | 6 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 1,211,000 | 242 |
| 6 | 7 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 455,000 | 91 |
| 6 | 8 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 535,000 | 107 |
| 7 | 1 | Jesus Cortes | Spain | 100,000 | 20 |
| 7 | 2 | Richard Yong | Malaysia | 543,000 | 109 |
| 7 | 3 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 1,025,000 | 205 |
| 7 | 7 | Liang Xu | China | 1,104,000 | 221 |
| 7 | 8 | Esti Wang | China | 235,000 | 47 |
| 8 | 1 | Marius Torbergsen | Norway | 235,000 | 47 |
| 8 | 3 | Peter Jetten | Canada | 921,000 | 184 |
| 8 | 6 | Bjorn Li | Hong Kong | 1,080,000 | 214 |
| 8 | 7 | Qiang Wang | China | 1,070,000 | 214 |
| 8 | 8 | Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | 1,355,000 | 271 |
| 9 | 1 | Timogey Kuznetsov | Russia | 1,206,000 | 241 |
| 9 | 6 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 381,000 | 76 |
| 9 | 7 | Robert Flink | Sweden | 1,143,000 | 229 |
| 9 | 8 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 1,906,000 | 381 |
| 10 | 2 | Ming Zhong Liu | Hong Kong | 407,000 | 81 |
| 10 | 6 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 1,271,000 | 254 |
| 10 | 7 | Andrew Robl | United States | 592,000 | 118 |
| 10 | 8 | David Benefield | United States | 1,626,000 | 325 |
, keeping his lead but seeing Haxton pick up the straight draw. 
fell on the turn to completely switch the advantage in Haxton's favor, and the 
on the river sealed the Russian's exit.
, action checked to Wai Leong Chan who bet 31,000 and Tom Dway raised to 135,000. Chan moved all in for 856,000 and Dwan snap-called .
landed on the turn and Chan was still in need of help to stay alive against the straight of Dwan. The 
, and Cary Katz called on the button with 
. Benefield moved all in for 2,205,000 and Jun called before Yong and Katz folded. 
and Jun had gone from top-five stack to eliminated in the blink of an eye.
behind and Yu Feng Peng checked the button. The dealer spread out 
on the flop and Koon bet 40,000.
completed the board, giving Koon his flush to take down the pot. Kuznetsov was eliminated in the process and Koon added another healthy pot to his stack.
and the two tabled their hands.
