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

Kings Cracked for Brewer to Bust

Level 14 : 0/0, 50,000 ante
Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer

Mike Watson limped under the gun and Chris Brewer three-bet all in for 865,000 from the cutoff. Watson called.

Chris Brewer: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Mike Watson: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

The flop {j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} gave Watson a gutshot, and the turn {a-Diamonds} improved himt o top pair. Brewer still had outs to trip kings or a flush, or even a chop, but the river was the {10-Hearts} and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
3,440,000 1,140,000
Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer
Busted

Level: 14

Ante: 25,000 - Button: 50,000

Running Clubs Send Cates to the Rail

Level 13 : 0/0, 40,000 ante
Dan Cates
Dan Cates

Daniel Cates shoved from the cutoff for 715,000 and Mike Watson called on the button.

Daniel Cates: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Mike Watson: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{8-Clubs} with the running clubs eliminating Cates in tenth place.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
2,300,000 835,000
Daniel Cates us
Daniel Cates
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tsang Bests Yong

Level 13 : 0/0, 40,000 ante

Richard Yong {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts} limped and Elton Tsang checked the button with {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Yong bet 40,000 on the {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}. Tsang called and the turn was the {6-Clubs}. Yong bet 75,000 and Tsang called again.

The {10-Spades} river gave Tsang two pair and the players both checked, with Tsang extending his chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
3,300,000 150,000
Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
815,000 -145,000

Badziakouski First Elimination of the Day

Level 13 : 0/0, 40,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 375,000 leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Daniel Cates three-bet all in and Badziakouski called.

Mikita Badziakouski: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Daniel Cates: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The flop {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} gave Badziakouski top pair. The turn was the {a-Spades} but the river {k-Hearts} gave Cates a pair and sent his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Cates us
Daniel Cates
WSOP 2X Winner
1,530,000 360,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tsang Above Three Million

Level 13 : 0/0, 40,000 ante
Elton Tsang
Elton Tsang

Elton Tsang {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} limped and Mikita Badziakouski {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades} checked his button.

The flop was {k-Spades}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Tsang bet and Badziakouski called.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and Tsang bet 130,000 having turned a straight. Badziakouski called.

Tsang bet 130,000 on the {9-Spades} river and Badziakouski called again, but handed over chips to Tsang who moved above three million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
3,000,000 385,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
WSOP 1X Winner
460,000 -415,000