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And with Daniel Dvoress' victory in the final event of the series, the curtain comes down on another memorable Triton Poker stop in Montenegro.
Over the course of 16 events, the festival awarded more than $100 million in prize money and produced no shortage of storylines. Adrian Mateos captured the prestigious $200,000 Invitational, Danny Tang claimed the Main Event title, Matthias Eibinger added a seventh Triton trophy to his collection, and Mike Watson picked up two victories.
The standout performer, however, was undoubtedly Dvoress. The Canadian opened the series by winning the Golden Decade event, added the $100,000 PLO Main Event, and then made Triton history by taking down the closing $25,000 PLO Turbo Bounty Quattro to become the first player ever to win three titles at a single Triton festival.
Below is a look back at all 16 champions crowned in Montenegro.
| # | Event | Winner | Entries | Prize Pool | 1st Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25,000 Golden Decade NLH | Daniel Dvoress | 146 | $3,650,000 | $849,000 |
| 2 | $25,000 Eight-Handed NLH | Anatoly Zlotnikov | 119 | $2,975,000 | $715,000 |
| 3 | $30,000 Eight-Handed NLH | Mario Mosboeck | 133 | $3,990,000 | $928,000 |
| 4 | $40,000 NLH Mystery Bounty | Fedor Holz | 111 | $4,440,000 | $1,208,811 |
| 5 | $50,000 Eight-Handed NLH | Christopher Nguyen | 132 | $6,600,000 | $1,535,000 |
| 6 | $30,000 NLH Turbo | Mike Watson | 84 | $2,520,000 | $659,000 |
| 7 | $200,000 NLH Triton Invitational | Adrian Mateos | 137 | $27,400,000 | $6,370,000 |
| 8 | $50,000 Seven-Handed NLH | Christopher Vogelsang | 118 | $5,900,000 | $1,037,858 |
| 9 | $100,000 NLH Main Event | Danny Tang | 159 | $15,900,000 | $3,522,000 |
| 10 | $50,000 NLH Turbo Bounty Quattro | Mike Watson | 32 | $1,120,000 | $621,000 |
| 11 | $150,000 NLH 10th Anniversary Special | Aleksejs Ponakovs | 76 | $11,400,000 | $3,027,000 |
| 12 | $30,000 PLO/NLH Mixed | Tobias Schwecht | 53 | $1,590,000 | $465,000 |
| 13 | $100,000 PLO Main Event | Daniel Dvoress | 76 | $7,600,000 | $2,018,000 |
| 14 | $50,000 PLO Mystery Bounty | Matthias Eibinger | 47 | $2,350,000 | $1,053,000 |
| 15 | $75,000 Six-Handed PLO | Richard Gryko | 59 | $4,425,000 | $1,243,000 |
| 16 | $25,000 PLO Turbo Bounty Quattro | Daniel Dvoress | 46 | $850,000 | $367,500 |
That wraps up PokerNews'live coverage from Montenegro. Thanks for following along, and we'll see you at the next Triton stop.
Daniel Dvoress has capped off a remarkable Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro by making history as the first player ever to win three titles at the same Triton festival.
The Canadian closed out the series in style by taking down the $25,000 PLO Turbo Bounty Quattro for $367,500, adding to his victories in the Golden Decade opener and the $100,000 PLO Main Event. The win also moved Dvoress to six career Triton titles and pushed his lifetime live tournament earnings beyond the $50 million mark.
An exhausted but delighted Dvoress admitted the grind of the series had begun to catch up with him by the final event.
"Right now, I have no words," Dvoress told Triton Poker. "The hours leading up to this, I was really running on fumes."
The final event of the festival drew 46 entries and generated a $1.15 million prize pool. Dvoress emerged on top of another stacked field, defeating Spanish PLO specialist Lautaro Guerra heads-up, while Poker Hall of Famer Patrik Antonius completed the podium.
The victory was particularly fitting given Dvoress' dominance across multiple formats throughout the series. Having already completed a rare Triton trifecta by winning titles in No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, and Short Deck during his career, he now leaves Montenegro with an achievement no player has managed in Triton's ten-year history.
$25k PLO Turbo Bounty Quattro Final Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | $255,000 |
| 2 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | $184,000 |
| 3 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | $119,000 |
| 4 | Joao Simao | Brazil | $90,000 |
| 5 | Sean Rafael | United States | $70,000 |
| 6 | Manuel Stojanovic | Austria | $54,500 |
| 7 | Ye Wang | China | $43,500 |
| 8 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | $34,000 |
Daniel Dvoress is one step away from making Triton Poker history.
The Canadian high roller holds the chip lead in the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Turbo Bounty Quattro and has a chance to become the first player ever to win three titles at the same Triton series.
Dvoress has already enjoyed a phenomenal stop in Montenegro, opening the festival by taking down the $25,000 Golden Decade No-Limit Hold’em for $849,000 before adding another title in the $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Main Event for a massive $2,018,000 payday.
Now, he has the chance to complete a remarkable hat-trick.
The Turbo Bounty Quattro drew 46 entries, generating an $850,000 prize pool, with the top eight places paid. Only seven players remain after Robert Cowen bowed out in eighth place for $34,000. The event is playing down to a winner.
Dvoress entered the final seven with 2,770,000 chips alongside two bounty tokens, putting him narrowly ahead of Spain’s Lautaro Guerra, who sits second with 2,750,000. Patrik Antonius rounds out the top three with 1,410,000.
Already guaranteed at least $43,500 plus bounty rewards, Dvoress is now assured of a fifth cash of the series, adding to the $3,271,000 he has already collected in Montenegro. Awaiting the winner is a top prize of $255,000, along with whatever bounty prizes they accumulate along the way.
Also still in contention are Joao Simao, Manuel Stojanovic, Sean Rafael, and Wang Ye, with the latter as the short stack.
$25K PLO Turbo Bounty Quattro Final Table Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Bounty Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 2,770,000 | 55 | 2 |
| 2 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 2,750,000 | 55 | 1 |
| 3 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | 1,410,000 | 28 | 1 |
| 4 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 1,015,000 | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | Manuel Stojanovic | Austria | 580,000 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Sean Rafael | United States | 430,000 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Wang Ye | China | 250,000 | 5 | 0 |
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Bounty | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $255,000 | ||
| 2 | $184,000 | ||
| 3 | $119,000 | ||
| 4 | $90,000 | ||
| 5 | $70,000 | ||
| 6 | $54,500 | ||
| 7 | $43,500 | ||
| 8 | Robert Cowen | $34,000 |
It would be fair to say that Montenegro is becoming a happy hunting ground for Richard Gryko.
Twelve months after capturing his first Triton title in the $50,000 PLO 6-Handed for $884,000, the British Pot-Limit Omaha specialist was back in the winner's circle at the 2026 Triton Montenegro festival. This time, Gryko conquered the $75,000 PLO 6-Handed for $1,243,000, the second-largest score of his career and his third seven-figure payout on the live felt.
The victory also marked Gryko’s first cash of the series after earlier falling short in both the $100,000 PLO Main Event and the $50,000 PLO Mystery Bounty.
The tournament drew 59 entries at Maestral Resort & Casino, generating a $4,425,000 prize pool, and Gryko entered the final day with the chip lead. Standing between him and another Triton trophy was none other than Jason Koon, the most decorated player in Triton history.
Koon continued his remarkable consistency in Montenegro with a runner-up finish worth $879,000. The result marked his seventh cash of the series, a run that has also included six final table appearances and more than $2.6 million in total earnings so far.
Cesar Garcia completed the podium in third place, while Mike Watson added yet another deep run to his standout series. Watson’s fourth-place finish was his sixth final table appearance of the festival, tied with Koon for the most at the stop. Impressively, all six of Watson’s cashes in Montenegro have ended with a final table appearance.
The Canadian has already captured two titles this series — the $30,000 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo and the $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Bounty Quattro — and his latest $164,000 payout pushed his series earnings to $2,941,000.
Ben Tollerene was the first player eliminated at the final table, but the American still strengthened his case as the series’ most consistent performer. Tollerene has now recorded eight cashes during the festival, the most of any player.
$75,000 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Gryko | $1,243,000 |
| 2 | Jason Koon | $879,000 |
| 3 | Cesar Garcia | $593,000 |
| 4 | Mike Watson | $448,000 |
| 5 | Martin Dam | $354,000 |
| 6 | Chan Wai Leong | $274,000 |
| 7 | Ben Tollerene | $191,500 |
| 8 | Espen Jorstad | $191,500 |
| 9 | Punnat Punsri | $136,000 |
| 10 | Patrik Antonius | $115,000 |
Day 1 of Event #17: $75,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro is in the books, with 16 players advancing from a 49-entry field.
Britain’s Richard Gryko leads the way after bagging 1,510,000 (126 big blinds), edging ahead of a chasing pack filled with some of the game’s biggest names.
Spain’s Cesar Garcia sits second on 971,000, with Jason Koon close behind on 948,000. Artur Martirosian, Wang Ye and Gergo Nagy also return well placed.
Further down the counts, Ben Tollerene, Stephen Chidwick, Isaac Haxton and Daniel Dvoress all remain in contention heading into Day 2, where late registration stays open until cards go in the air at noon local time.
$75K PLO 6-Max Day 1 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 1,510,000 |
| 2 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 971,000 |
| 3 | Jason Koon | United States | 948,000 |
| 4 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 866,000 |
| 5 | Wang Ye | China | 860,000 |
| 6 | Gergo Nagy | Hungary | 743,000 |
| 7 | Michael Watson | Canada | 706,000 |
| 8 | Ben Tollerene | United States | 566,000 |
| 9 | Espen Myrmo | Norway | 511,000 |
| 10–11 | Manuel Stojanovic | Austria | 394,000 |
| 10–11 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 394,000 |
| 12 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 335,000 |
| 13 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 331,000 |
| 14 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 284,000 |
| 15 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | 200,000 |
| 16 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 182,000 |
Matthias Eibinger added another major Triton result to his already remarkable résumé after winning the $50,000 PLO Mystery Bounty at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro.
The Austrian continued his superb record on the tour by capturing his seventh Triton title and banking a combined payout of $1,053,000, helped significantly by pulling the tournament’s largest mystery bounty envelope.
Eibinger earned $353,000 from the standard prize pool before adding another $700,000 in bounty prizes after collecting seven envelopes during the event.
The victory further strengthened Eibinger’s growing reputation as one of the best all-around PLO tournament players in the world. While many fans associate him primarily with no-limit hold’em, Eibinger revealed after the win that he spent years grinding short-stack PLO online during the pandemic.
“I played a million hands online of short-stack PLO,” Eibinger told Triton after the win. “Some people might not know that, but there’s a format called ‘All-in or Fold,’ and I played this in PLO during Covid, two years straight.”
The result also capped a strong turnaround after a difficult start to the Montenegro stop. Eibinger had endured a frustrating opening stretch during the hold’em portion of the series before a deep run in the $150K event and now this victory completely changed the complexion of his trip.
Brazilian pro Joao Simao finished runner-up, while Spain’s Cesar Garcia secured third place and boosted his payout significantly with several strong bounty pulls.
$50K PLO Mystery Bounty Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | $1,053,000* |
| 2 | Joao Simao | Brazil | $255,000 |
| 3 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | $489,000* |
| 4 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | $199,000* |
| 5 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | $96,000 |
| 6 | Ben Tollerene | United States | $75,000 |
| 7 | Jason Koon | United States | $60,000 |
| 8 | Ding Biao | China | $123,000* |
*Includes bounty pulls.
Daniel Dvoress completed a stunning comeback victory in the $100,000 Triton PLO Main Event at Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro, turning the shortest stack at the start of the final day into a career-defining title and a $2,018,000 payday.
The Canadian high-stakes star came into the six-handed finale with little room to maneuver, but thrived in the chaos that only Pot-Limit Omaha can provide. By the end of the night, Dvoress had secured his fifth Triton title and his first-ever Triton Main Event crown.
$100K Triton PLO Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | $2,018,000 |
| 2 | Manuel Stojanovic | Austria | $1,402,000 |
| 3 | Martin Dam | Denmark | $927,000 |
| 4 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | $726,000 |
| 5 | Mike Watson | Canada | $585,000 |
| 6 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | $456,000 |
| 7 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | $361,000 |
| 8 | Sean Rafael | United States | $281,000 |
| 9 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | $212,000 |
“Amazing,” Dvoress told Triton after the win. “Some of the other wins that I’ve had were in smaller tournaments or smaller fields, and it feels absolutely incredible to get one in the Main Event.”
The event attracted 76 entries and generated a $7.6 million prize pool, with some of the world’s best PLO players returning for the final day. Dvoress eventually defeated Austria’s Manuel Stojanovic heads-up after a rollercoaster final table that also featured Martin Dam, Patrik Antonius and fellow Canadian Mike Watson.
Dvoress admitted he arrived at the final table preparing more for survival than victory.
“I came into the final table being last and mentally I was preparing to think of techniques to try to ladder, try to sneak in a pay jump,” he said. “And then things turned around really quickly. I just feel really fortunate.”
The win capped off a remarkable Montenegro series for Dvoress, who had already taken down the $25,000 Golden Decade event earlier in the stop.
The Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) events continue coming thick and fast at Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro, with a $75,000 buy-in PLO 6-Handed tournament scheduled to get underway from 5:00 p.m. local time.
Although this particular event wasn't part of the Montenegro schedule in 2025, the equivalent event at Triton Jeju a couple of months ago drew 60 entrants, creating a $4,500,000 prize pool.
Alex Foxen was the player who came out on top in Jeju; he walked away with $1,260,000 for his victory. Others who cashed in that event included runner-up Eelis Parssinen, Isaac Haxton, Laszlo Bujtas, Paul Phua, and Stephen Chidwick. Expect a similarly all-star cast here in Montenegro.
Entrants start their quest for glory with 75,000 chips, with the aim on Day 1 to navigate through 10 levels, each spanning 40 minutes. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 11, which will be 12:00 p.m. local time on Day 2 (May 28).
Day 1 of the $50,000 PLO Mystery Bounty drew in a 47-strong crowd, but only 12 of those players who started the day with high hopes had chips requiring bagging at the close of play. Spain's Cesar Garcia is the name at the top of the overnight chip counts.
Garcia was one of four players to finish Day 1 with at least one million chips. The Spaniard's 1,310,000 stack, the equivalent of 66 big blinds, will be the largest in the room when play resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on May 27. The Canary Islands native comes into this tournament in solid form, having won a $50,000 PLO event in North Cyprus for a career-best $1,200,000.
Ben Tollerene (1,220,000), Joao Simao (1,155,000), and Stephen Chidwick (1,075,000) are the other chip millionaires going into Day 2 of this event.
Others to look out for include Matthias Eibinger (945,000), Punnat Punsri (870,000), and Triton legend Jason Koon (350,000).
$50K PLO Mystery Bounty End of Day 1 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 1,310,000 | 66 |
| 2 | Ben Tollerene | United States | 1,220,000 | 61 |
| 3 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 1,155,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,075,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 945,000 | 47 |
| 6 | Ding Biao | China | 870,000 | 44 |
| 7 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 870,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 620,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Espen Myrmo | Norway | 470,000 | 24 |
| 10 | Jason Koon | United States | 350,000 | 18 |
| 11 | Klemens Roiter | Austria | 345,000 | 17 |
| 12 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 175,000 | 9 |
