$100,000 NLHE Main Event
Day 1 Completed
$100,000 NLHE Main Event
Day 1 Completed
There was glory for Christoph Vogelsang on Thursday night as the German poker legend captured the headline Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju II Main Event, banking just shy of $4.1 million.
The 40-year-old from Sassenberg added a second Triton title to his lengthy list of accomplishments, following a maiden triumph in Monte Carlo in 2023, after defeating Austria’s Samuel Mullur in a short but dramatic heads-up battle.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | $4,099,975* |
| 2nd | Samuel Mullur | Austria | $3,509,025* |
| 3rd | Benjamin Heath | Great Britain | $2,223,000 |
| 4th | Xu Liang | China | $1,795,000 |
| 5th | Aleks Poņakovs | Latvia | $1,409,000 |
| 6th | Wu Kuisong | China | $1,065,000 |
| 7th | Musk Thomas | Cambodia | $782,000 |
| 8th | Yu Lei | China | $575,000 |
| 9th | Ho Bao Qiang | Singapore | $477,000 |
*denotes heads-up deal
With an ICM deal agreed once the pair had outlasted the rest of the world-class 228-entry field, it didn’t take long for the Main Event to find its champion, with Vogelsang wrapping proceedings up in just three hands.
The German has been a model of consistency throughout the Jeju II stop, cashing in four of the six events he has played across the last ten days, though it'll hardly be a surprise to those who follow the Triton tour closely.
Still, a Main Event title is the biggest of them all, and Vogelsang, who carried himself with his trademark calm demeanour at the final table, was visibly delighted as the result was sealed.
It would be a dominant display throughout as he entered the final table with the chip lead and never looked in danger of missing out on at least a podium finish, despite the elite lineup in Jeju’s showpiece event.
As play narrowed to the final three, Vogelsang’s grip on the tournament would only tighten. After Ben Heath’s exit in third place, he faced Mullur with around a 2:1 chip advantage.
Given the Austrian’s reputation as one of the game’s fastest-rising stars, many expected an attritional battle for the trophy. Instead, the contest ended within minutes.
On just the third hand of play, Vogelsang rivered a higher two pair and shoved, with Mullur making the call that crowned the German as champion and reaffirmed his place as No. 2 on the country’s all-time money list. The win moves him within striking distance of Fedor Holz at the top, and few would dispute his chances of getting there.
*Photos courtesy Triton, Drew Amato, Enrique Malfavon & Spenser Sembrat
$100,000 NLHE Main Event
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