2022 Triton Poker Cyprus

Event #3: $75,000 Short Deck
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 Triton Poker Cyprus

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$1,170,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$75,000
Prize Pool
$3,706,500
Entries
51
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
11
Players Left
1

Level: 15

Ante: 30,000 - Button: 60,000

Final Table Draw

Level 14 : 0/0, 50,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountAntes
1Phil IveyUnited States2,100,00084
2Ivan LeowMalaysia1,300,00052
3Richard YongMalaysia1,700,00068
4Jason KoonUnited States1,900,00076
5Wai Kiat LeeMalaysia2,300,00092
6Mike WatsonCanada4,100,000164
7Elton TsangHong Kong2,000,00080

Yong Bursts Money Bubble

Level 14 : 0/0, 50,000 ante
Wai Kin Yong
Wai Kin Yong

After Jason Koon doubled through Wai Kin Yong, Yong was left short and got his remaining chips in against Phil Ivey a short while later.

Wai Kin Yong: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Phil Ivey: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The {k-}{7-}{7-}{9-}{q-} board saw Yong eliminated on the money bubble, with the remaining palyers all guaranteed $194,500

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
2,090,000 345,000
Wai Kin Yong my
Wai Kin Yong
Busted

Watson Bests Tsang; Closing in on 4 Million

Level 14 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Elton Tsang {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} limped and Mike Watson {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and Wai Kiat Lee {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} both came along.

The flop {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} gave Tsang top pair and Watson middle set. Tsang checked to Watson who bet 50,000.

Lee folded and Tsang called. The turn was the {7-Clubs} and Tsang checked again. Watson bet 225,000 and Tsang called.

The river was the {j-Spades}. Both players checked and Watson won with his set.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
3,900,000 535,000
Wai Kiat Lee my
Wai Kiat Lee
2,435,000 -250,000
Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
2,100,000 -510,000
Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
1,620,000 120,000

Yong Gets There on the River to Double

Level 14 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

Richard Yong shoved from the hijack for 710,000 and Elton Tsang called on the button.

Richard Yong: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Elton Tsang: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

"Give him a ten!" said Tsang. "Keep him alive!"

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} with the river ten seeing Yong stay alive and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
3,365,000 -75,000
Wai Kiat Lee my
Wai Kiat Lee
2,685,000 995,000
Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
2,610,000 -690,000
Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
1,500,000 685,000