A final table burst from poker Hall of Famer member Phil Ivey was enough to see him triumph in Event #3: $75,000 Short Deck, taking home $1,170,000 in the process.
This is his third final-table in four events at the Triton Poker Cyprus festival.
Ferdinand Putra limped from under the gun and Wai Kin Yong three-bet all in from the button for 213,000. Putra called.
Wai Kin Yong: 
Ferdinand Putra: 
The flop 
kept Yong in the lead. However, the turn 
saw Putra take the lead and the 
improved him to two pair and sent Yong to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,214,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
Busted |
With just 20 players remaining — and late registration still open — all eyes will be on the Merit Crystal Cove Resort and Casino in North Cyprus to see who will win Event #5: $75,000 Short Dec here at the Triton Poker Special Edition.
Seth Davies leads the way in pursuit of his second High Roller title in eight months after previously winning a $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at the SHRB Europe festival.
Davies has never won a short deck tournament, finishing second to Santi Jiang in a $50,000 Short Deck event at the same festival.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Antes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Davies | USA | 1,019,000 | 85 |
| 2 | Wei Hsiang Yeu | Malaysia | 949,000 | 79 |
| 3 | Lun Loon | Malaysia | 821,000 | 68 |
| 4 | Ivan Leow | Malaysia | 821,000 | 68 |
| 5 | Ferdinand Putra | Indonesia | 816,000 | 68 |
| 6 | Phil Ivey | USA | 809,000 | 67 |
| 7 | Chris Brewer | USA | 779,000 | 65 |
| 8 | Kiat Lee | Malaysia | 747,000 | 62 |
| 9 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 706,000 | 59 |
| 10 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | 672,000 | 56 |
