$50k NLH 8-Handed | 2026 Triton Poker Series Montenegro

$50k NLH 8-Handed

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Christopher Nguyen Triumphs in the $50,000 NLH 8-Handed Event ($1,535,000)

Josh Noy

It's quite ridiculous to think that Christopher Nguyen's first live tournament cash came in December 2022 because the 26-year-old now has more than $10 million in live earnings, and five $1 million+ prizes on his Hendon Mob profile. The fifth of those seven-figure scores, $1,535,000, came on May 18 when he took down the $50,000 NLH 8-Handed event at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro festival.

The talented German's first million-dollar score came in December 2024 when he finished fifth in the $25,000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Main Event for $2,100,000. Six months later, Nguyen won the €100,000 EPT Monte-Carlo Super High Roller for €2,022,000.

He then became a WSOP bracelet winner courtesy of triumphing in the €20,000 Super High Roller 8-Max (€1,100,000) at the 2026 WSOP Europe festival before finishing third in the €250,000 EPT Monte Carlo Super High Roller for €1,443,100 earlier this month.

Speaking to Triton commentator, Henry Kilbane, shortly after securing his latest massive core, Nguyen said, "I'm very happy. It was one of the toughest fields. All Tritons are very tough, so I'm very happy with it."

Superstars Compete For Slice of $6,600,000 Prize Pool

Nguyen's $50,000 buy-in was one of 132 entries, which created a $6,600,000 prize pool. David D'Alessandro was the unfortunate bubble boy; his departure in 24th place locked in a min-cash for the 23 surviving players.

Such luminaries as Ramin Hajiyev, Alexandre Reard, Nick Petrangelo, Daniel Dvoress, and D'Alessandro's executioner, Wai Kiat Lee, all cashed and saw a return on their hefty investments.

$50,000 NLHE 8-Handed Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Country	Prize
1	Christopher Nguyen	Germany	$1,535,000
2	Kristen Foxen	Canada	$1,039,000
3	Daniel Rezaei	Austria	$693,000
4	Daniil Kiselev	Armenia	$568,000
5	Thomas Muehloecker	Austria	$456,000
6	Alisson Piekazewicz	Brazil	$353,000
7	Patrik Antonius	Finland	$261,000
8	Jason Koon	United States	$192,000
9	Joao Simao	Brazil	$153,000

Joao Simao doubled through Thomas Muehloecker early into the final table action, but then moved all-in with pocket jacks and ran into Nguyen's superior queens to end any hopes of a comeback for the ages.

Nguyen then sent a short-stacked Jason Koon to the rail in eighth before the German completed a hat trick of eliminations by sending Patrik Antonius to the cashier's desk to collect seventh-place money.

Simao's fellow Brazilian, Alisson Piekazewicz, was the next star to be relieved of their stack. Piekazewicz was left with less than a solitary big blind after their pocket sevens lost to Daniel Rezaei's pocket tens, and he crashed out a couple of hands later in a clash with Kristen Foxen.

Foxen added Muehloecker's chips to her stack shortly after a scheduled dinner break. Muehloecker's fifth-place finish came with a cool $456,000.

Nguyen resumed his role of executioner to send Daniil Kiselev home in fourth. Nguyen turned two pair with his ace-six, with Kiselev backing into an inferior two pair with his king-queen. Kiselev couldn't find a fold on the river and crashed out.

That hand gave Nguyen a massive chip advantage, his 75 big blinds eclipsing the 20 of Foxen and 11 of Rezaei. The rich became richer when Rezaei three-bet over a Nguyen open before calling off his stack when Nguyen jammed all-in. Nguyen showed pocket sevens, which were racing against king-ten of clubs. A jack-high board kept Nguyen's hand the best, and the $50,000 NLH 8-Handed event progressed to heads-up.

Foxen trailed Nguyen by more than three-to-one in chips, and it only took four hands of one-on-one action for Nguyen to help himself to Foxen's 15 big blinds. The final hand saw Nguyen move all-in with nine-seven, Foxen call with king-nine of diamonds, and the eight-nine-six-six-five board improve Nguyen to a straight.