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: 14

Ante: 25,000 - Button: 50,000

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
3,440,000
1,140,000
1,140,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer
Busted

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

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

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
2,090,000
345,000
345,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Wai Kin Yong my
Wai Kin Yong
Busted

Chip Counts at the Break

Level 14 : 0/0, 50,000 ante

The players are taking a short break before redrawing around the final table of seven.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
4,165,000
265,000
265,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
Wai Kiat Lee my
Wai Kiat Lee
2,310,000
-125,000
-125,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
2,090,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner
Elton Tsang hk
Elton Tsang
1,985,000
-115,000
-115,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
1,900,000
150,000
150,000
Richard Yong my
Richard Yong
1,670,000
50,000
50,000
Ivan Leow my
Ivan Leow
1,240,000
-100,000
-100,000