It's Time for the Main Event! The Largest Buy-In of the Triton Super High Roller Series in Jeju Starts Today
It's been an exciting week of poker at the Triton Super High Roller Series in Jeju so far this week, but it's all been culminating to this; the HK$2,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, roughly USD $250,000. At the last Triton stop in Montenegro, it was Mikita Badziakouski who bested a field of 63 entries and re-entries to lift the trophy and take home the first place prize of HK$ 19,618,400 or roughly USD $2,499,090. That event was held at the price point of only HK$1,000,000 so we'll likely see these numbers tweaked slightly.
In that event, Badziakouski defeated Rui Cao heads-up to claim the title. Cao, as well as several others at that final table such as Peter Jetten, Chan Wai Leong, Ivan Leow, and Steve O'Dwyer, have all made an appearance over the course of the week here in Jeju with Ivan Leow having the most success of the bunch. Leow has made three final tables over the course of this series so far, even bringing home a victory in the HK$500,000 Triton Hold'em Short Deck Event for HK$8,470,000 or roughly USD $1,079,586. Steve O'Dwyer also came second in the HK$500,000 Six-Max Event for HK$ 5,850,000 or roughly USD $745,372, falling to David Peters, so we're likely to see him here today as well.
This event will kick off at 4 p.m. here at the Landing Resort and Casino on Monday, July 30th with the plan being to play nine, one-hour levels on Day 1. Players will begin with 250,000 chips and blinds at 500/1,000 and late registration will last a total of 12 levels, bleeding over several levels into Day 2. Players will be able to enter multiple times before registration closes. Also to note, this tournament will once again be played with a 30-second shot clock that has become a staple of these high roller events.
PokerNews will be around for coverage through the entire tournament, so make sure to not miss a beat as the event kicks off soon!
and Leow checked to O'Dwyer who put out a bet of 4,000. Yong called while Leow check-raised, making it 20,000. O'Dwyer folded while Leow called. 
and Leow put out another bet, making it 55,000. Yong thought for a while, then called. 
and Leow now moved all in for a bit more than 150,000. Yong dropped into the tank, using two time banks before he eventually decided to call. Leow showed down his 
but Yong had him beat and made a difficult call with 
for a straight. That would earn him the pot and boost him well
in the cutoff and Wai Kin Yong called in the big blind with 
and Yong checked a second time. Chidwick put out another bet, tis time for 15,000. Yong just called again. 
flop. Choi checked in the middle position and Badziakouski fired 25,000 from the hijack. Choi fired back, check-raising to 53,000 and Badziakouski three-bet shoved for 200,500. Choi called after 20 seconds or so.
gave Choi some chop outs should the king hit the river, but Badziakouski secured the double when the 
board, Sam Greenwood checked in the small blind and David Peters, who was sitting under the gun, fired 87,000 into about 75,000 pot. Greenwood check-shoved for 141,500 total and Peters fell deep into a tank-mode. Eventually, he was able to pull off the call and Greenwood turned up only 
and improved his stack to 560,000. 
and Ivan Leow three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind, holding 
. Ivey fired back, four-betting to 55,000 and Leow jammed all in for 186,500. Ivey called with the dominating hand. 
in the cutoff and Chan Wai Leong looked down at 
turn. 
flop in a single raised pot, Sergio Aido checked from the big blind with 
arrived on the turn. Ivey checked, Tan fired 24,500 and Ivey called again.
and Ivey checked one more time. Tan sized his third barrel at 95,000, almost the size of the pot. Ivey burned four timebank chips before making the call only to see his opponent show the set.
. Leow called. 
and Gruissem moved all in for 85,000. Leow thought for a while then eventually decided to call. Gruissem would double up with his set and move over 200,000 once again.
and action folded to the button where Gabe Patgorski called with 
and the three took the flop.
