Triton Million - A Helping Hand for Charity
Jour 1 a débuté
Triton Million - A Helping Hand for Charity
Jour 1 a débuté
Cards will shortly be in the air in London for Triton Super High Roller Series, but the opening turbo is a mere appetizer compared to the titanic tournament on tap for Thursday. For the fifth time in the history of poker, tournament with a 1 million buy-in will run, and this one will be bigger than all the rest.
After editions in 2012, 2014, and 2018 with a $1,000,000 buy-in in Las Vegas, and an edition costing €1,000,000 ($1,097,140) in 2016, it's now time for the most expensive poker tournament in the history of the game. The Triton Million costs £1,050,000 to enter, the equivalent of $1,283,324 at the current exchange rate. The event runs Aug. 1-3 at London Hilton on Park Lane. Triton Million Live Reporting updates can be found in the PokerNews Live Reporting section once action gets underway.
The Triton Million website has released a list of players who have signed up for this unique event. While it's not set in stone that all of them will actually take their seat, the list is impressive already. Some of the richest recreational players and the best professional poker players have made their deposit for a chance of what's likely to be the biggest first-place prize in poker history.
What's more, they'll be entering play in a format different than any used before in poker. The field is evenly split between invited players — typically businessmen and recreational players — and their professional-playing guests. Not only that, each side of the field will be segregated for the first six levels of play, with no late registration allowed. After that tournament staff will still do their best to keep the tables relatively balanced between invited players and guests. Finally, an invited player and his or her guests will be kept separate until the final table.
In advance of the start of play — Thursday at 1 p.m. local time, 8 a.m. EDT — we've taken a close-up look at all the players, with attention to their lifetime results, biggest cashes, ranking on the all-time money list and Global Poker Index. We've also checked which previous 1 million buy-in events they've played before.
Read on to get all the key facts and figures in advance of what promises to be the biggest 1 million event yet, with more than 50 players registered. In addition, PokerNews will post a seat draw when it's made available after 9 p.m. in London.
Player | Country | Status | Earnings | ATML | GPI | Best Cash | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Justin Bonomo | United States | PRO | $45,014,705 | 1 | 45 | $10,000,000 | ✓ | |||
Bryn Kenney | United States | PRO | $34,942,306 | 4 | 4 | $3,062,513 | ✓ | |||
David Peters | United States | PRO | $33,146,068 | 5 | 8 | $2,699,752 | ✓ | |||
Fedor Holz | Germany | PRO | $32,556,377 | 6 | 6,435 | $6,000,000 | ✓ | |||
Jason Koon | United States | PRO | $28,915,360 | 8 | 22 | $3,579,836 | ✓ | |||
Dan Smith | United States | PRO | $27,921,941 | 9 | 215 | $4,000,000 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | PRO | $25,169,363 | 15 | 16 | $5,257,027 | ✓ | |||
Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | PRO | $25,166,430 | 16 | 2 | $1,618,417 | ✓ | |||
Sam Trickett | United Kingdom | PRO | $20,924,052 | 21 | 26,607 | $10,112,001 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | PRO | $20,181,475 | 23 | 74 | $6,000,000 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Cary Katz | United States | REC | $19,904,059 | 24 | 48 | $1,929,203 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sam Greenwood | United States | PRO | $18,753,213 | 27 | 12 | $1,853,387 | ||||
Igor Kurganov | Russia | PRO | $18,429,469 | 29 | 189 | $1,559,373 | ✓ | |||
Nick Petrangelo | United States | PRO | $17,318,983 | 32 | 46 | $2,910,227 | ✓ | |||
Timothy Adams | Canada | PRO | $15,070,654 | 37 | 23 | $3,536,550 | ||||
Elton Tsang | Hong Kong | PRO | $12,752,989 | 49 | - | $12,248,912 | ✓ | |||
Richard Yong | Malaysia | REC | $12,254,112 | 56 | 1,734 | $2,130,848 | ✓ | |||
Paul Phua | Malaysia | REC | $11,437,324 | 67 | 650 | $2,178,871 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Rick Salomon | United States | REC | $9,906,283 | 87 | - | $3,307,206 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | PRO | $8,150,450 | 111 | 301 | $2,990,088 | ||||
Stanley Choi | Hong Kong | REC | $7,768,874 | 122 | 5,564 | $6,465,574 | ✓ | |||
Rui Cao | France | PRO | $7,753,864 | 124 | 1,601 | $3,351,130 | ||||
Ivan Leow | Malaysia | REC | $7,597,279 | 129 | 127 | $1,422,140 | ||||
Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | REC | $7,354,464 | 136 | 790 | $1,188,000 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Matthias Eibinger | Germany | PRO | $7,162,469 | 140 | 59 | $1,006,060 | ||||
Dan Cates | United States | PRO | $6,882,879 | 148 | 4,827 | $1,774,145 | ✓ | |||
Wai Leong Chan | Malaysia | PRO | $6,797,407 | 152 | 296 | $3,252,348 | ||||
Danny Tang | Hong Kong | PRO | $6,310,799 | 172 | 11 | $1,796,498 | ||||
Antanas "Tony G" Guoga | Lithuania | REC | $6,094,182 | 182 | 11,515 | $552,239 | ||||
Andrew Robl | United States | PRO | $5,780,890 | 200 | 6,574 | $1,055,699 | ✓ | |||
Michael Soyza | Malaysia | PRO | $5,542,534 | 207 | 13 | $1,420,581 | ||||
Timofey Kuznetsov | Russia | PRO | $5,428,099 | 212 | 11,201 | $2,150,000 | ||||
Vivek Rajkumar | India | PRO | $4,427,667 | 282 | - | $1,424,500 | ✓ | |||
Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | REC | $4,259,848 | 298 | 2,945 | $2,080,556 | ||||
Andrew Pantling | Canada | REC | $4,055,438 | 317 | 12,465 | $1,653,603 | ✓ | |||
Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | REC | $3,906,078 | 334 | 2,172 | $1,172,727 | ||||
Leon Tsoukernik | Czech Republic | REC | $3,545,175 | 397 | 3,236 | $1,800,000 | ||||
Tan Xuan | China | PRO | $3,425,035 | 423 | 4,096 | $2,308,384 | ||||
Tom Dwan | United States | PRO | $3,166,253 | 478 | 72,770 | $447,844 | ✓ | |||
Haralabos Voulgaris | Canada | REC | $3,091,797 | 492 | 119,754 | $1,158,883 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | REC | $3,066,484 | 495 | 92 | $271,118 | ||||
Bill Perkins | United States | REC | $2,711,086 | 568 | 9,370 | $1,965,163 | ✓ | |||
Bobby Baldwin | United States | REC | $2,354,179 | 708 | - | $1,408,000 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Sosia Jiang | New Zealand | REC | $1,177,584 | 1,633 | 1,434 | $498,073 | ||||
Liang Yu | Marshall Islands | REC | $1,100,618 | 1,751 | 51,580 | $453,243 | ||||
Zang Shu Nu | China | REC | $857,413 | 2,312 | 33,866 | $248,200 | ||||
Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | REC | $806,635 | 2,471 | 839 | $200,908 | ||||
Chow Hing Yaung | Malaysia | REC | $772,825 | 2,585 | 7558 | $336,383 | ||||
Qiang Wang | China | REC | $745,514 | 2,680 | 18,561 | $726,170 | ||||
Pat Madden | United States | REC | $677,640 | 1,577 | - | $185,310 | ✓ | |||
Rob Yong | United Kingdom | REC | $330,349 | 6,389 | - | $111,518 | ||||
Alfred DeCarolis | United States | REC | $290,622 | 7,300 | - | $290,622 | ✓ | |||
Ben Wu | United States | REC | $35,195 | 54,745 | 44,890 | $30,453 | ||||
Ferdinand Putra | Indonesia | REC | $46,418 | 39,175 | 16,077 | $20,200 |
* PRO = professional poker player, REC = recreational poker player (status defined by Triton Poker)
* ATML = All-Time Money List
* The buy-in of the One Drop events in Las Vegas in 2012, 2014, and 2018 was $1,000,000
* The buy-in of the One Drop event in Monaco in 2016 was €1,000,000
* All earning stats via TheHendonMob.com. GPI status via GlobalPokerIndex.com.
* We're unsure of the accuracy of the stats for the latest addition to the list of players, Ben Wu from the United States.
PokerNews will be on the ground for the Triton Million in London. We'll bring you live updates from the tournament floor for the £1,050,000 event, and the £100,000 Main Event and £100,000 Short-Deck events.
PokerNews has been present for all four previous 1 million buy-in events:
Position | Player | Country | Prize | Triton Million? |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop | ||||
1 | Antonio Esfandiari | United States | $18,346,673 | |
2 | Sam Trickett | United Kingdom | $10,112,001 | ✓ |
3 | David Einhorn | United States | $4,352,000 | |
4 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | $2,645,333 | |
5 | Guy Laliberté | Canada | $1,834,666 | |
6 | Brian Rast | United States | $1,621,333 | |
7 | Bobby Baldwin | United States | $1,408,000 | ✓ |
8 | Richard Yong | Malaysia | $1,237,333 | ✓ |
9 | Mike Sexton | United States | $1,109,333 | |
2014 $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop | ||||
1 | Daniel Colman | United States | $15,306,668 | |
2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $8,288,001 | |
3 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | $4,480,001 | ✓ |
4 | Rick Salomon | United States | $2,800,000 | ✓ |
5 | Tobias Reinkemeier | Germany | $2,053,334 | |
6 | Scott Seiver | United States | $1,680,000 | |
7 | Paul Newey | United Kingdom | $1,418,667 | |
8 | Cary Katz | United States | $1,306,607 | ✓ |
2016 €1,000,000 Big One For One Drop | ||||
1 | Elton Tsang | China | €11,111,111 | ✓ |
2 | Anatoly Gurtovoy | Russia | €5,427,781 | |
3 | Rick Salomon | United States | €3,000,000 | ✓ |
4 | James Bord | United Kingdom | €2,100,000 | |
5 | Cary Katz | United States | €1,750,000 | ✓ |
6 | Andrew Pantling | Canada | €1,500,000 | ✓ |
2018 $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop | ||||
1 | Justin Bonomo | United States | $10,000,000 | ✓ |
2 | Fedor Holz | Germany | $6,000,000 | ✓ |
3 | Dan Smith | United States | $4,000,000 | ✓ |
4 | Rick Salomon | United States | $2,840,000 | ✓ |
5 | Byron Kaverman | United States | $2,000,000 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Hing Yang Chow |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Stanley Choi |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Qiang Wang
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Andrew Pantling |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Stephen Chidwick |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
Michael Soyza |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Jason Koon |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
David Peters |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
Sam Trickett |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
Bryn Kenney |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
Aaron Zang |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Richard Yong |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Ferdinand Putra |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Matthias Eibinger |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Pat Madden |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Bobby Baldwin |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
Bill Perkins |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Talal Shakerchi |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Paul Phua |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
Rob Yong
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
Leon Tsoukernik |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Orpen Kisacikoglu |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
Winfred Yu |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Alfred DeCarolis |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Rick Salomon |
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Starting Stack |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Hing Yang Chow | Malaysia | 1,000,000 |
1 | 3 | Richard Yong | Malaysia | 1,000,000 |
1 | 5 | Alfred De Carolis | United States | 1,000,000 |
1 | 6 | Rick Salomon | United States | 1,000,000 |
1 | 7 | Sosia Jiang | New Zealand | 1,000,000 |
1 | 8 | Qiang Wang | China | 1,000,000 |
1 | 9 | Andrew Pantling | Canada | 1,000,000 |
2 | 1 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,000,000 |
2 | 2 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 1,000,000 |
2 | 3 | Jason Koon | United States | 1,000,000 |
2 | 5 | David Peters | United States | 1,000,000 |
2 | 6 | Sam Trickett | United Kingdom | 1,000,000 |
2 | 7 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 1,000,000 |
2 | 8 | Matthias Eibinger | Germany | 1,000,000 |
3 | 1 | Ferdinand Putra | Indonesia | 1,000,000 |
3 | 2 | Tony G | Lithuania | 1,000,000 |
3 | 3 | Stanley Choi | Hong Kong | 1,000,000 |
3 | 6 | Pat Madden | United States | 1,000,000 |
3 | 7 | Bobby Baldwin | United States | 1,000,000 |
3 | 8 | Bill Perkins | United States | 1,000,000 |
3 | 9 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 1,000,000 |
5 | 1 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 1,000,000 |
5 | 2 | Rob Yong | United Kingdom | 1,000,000 |
5 | 3 | Leon Tsoukernik | Czech Republic | 1,000,000 |
5 | 5 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 1,000,000 |
5 | 7 | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | 1,000,000 |
5 | 8 | Aaron Zang | China | 1,000,000 |
6 | 2 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 1,000,000 |
6 | 3 | Dan Smith | United States | 1,000,000 |
6 | 6 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 1,000,000 |
6 | 7 | Andrew Robl | United States | 1,000,000 |
6 | 8 | Fedor Holz | China | 1,000,000 |
6 | 9 | Tan Xuan | China | 1,000,000 |
7 | 1 | Cary Katz | United States | 1,000,000 |
7 | 2 | Yu Liang | Marshall Islands | 1,000,000 |
7 | 3 | Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | 1,000,000 |
7 | 5 | Ivan Leow | Malaysia | 1,000,000 |
7 | 6 | Haralabos Voulgaris | Canada | 1,000,000 |
7 | 7 | Chin Wei Lim | Malaysia | 1,000,000 |
7 | 8 | Benjamin Wu | United States | 1,000,000 |
8 | 1 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 1,000,000 |
8 | 2 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 1,000,000 |
8 | 3 | Rui Cao | France | 1,000,000 |
8 | 6 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 1,000,000 |
8 | 7 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,000,000 |
8 | 8 | Daniel Cates | United States | 1,000,000 |
8 | 9 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 1,000,000 |
10 | 1 | Elton Tsang | China | 1,000,000 |
10 | 2 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 1,000,000 |
10 | 3 | Igor Kurganov | Russia | 1,000,000 |
10 | 5 | Timofey Kuznetsov | Russia | 1,000,000 |
10 | 7 | Wai Leong Chan | Malaysia | 1,000,000 |
10 | 8 | Tom Dwan | United States | 1,000,000 |
10 | 9 | Vivek Rajkumar | India | 1,000,000 |
The opening event of the partypoker LIVE Triton Super High Roller Series London was the £25,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Turbo that was scheduled to crown its champion after a single day’s action. After a full day’s play, only seven players remain and it is Switzerland’s online legend Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger who returns to action on Sunday 4th August as the tournament’s chip leader.
A field of 117 players created a £2,925,000 prize pool that is being shared among the top 17 finishers.
Loeliger’s 5,055,000 stack is worth 51 big blinds when the action resumes on Aug. 4. The Swiss pro recently finished third in the HK$250,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Turbo at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series event in Montenegro for HK$1,720,000 ($219,262). Now he is hoping to go a couple of places deeper in this London-based tournament.
Canada’s Luc Greenwood (4,400,000) and Timothy Adams (4,090,000) are the only other players with more than four million chips. They are joined by Australia’s Kahle Burns (3,755,000), Cary Katz (2,540,000) representing the United States, and Malaysian star Michael Soyza (2,055,000). Elior Sion of the United Kingdom brings up the rear with 1,500,000 chips.
Seat | Player | County | Chips | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 2,055,000 | 21 |
2 | Linus Loeliger | Switzerland | 5,055,000 | 51 |
3 | Kahle Burns | Australia | 3,755,000 | 38 |
4 | ||||
5 | Timothy Adams | Canada | 4,090,000 | 41 |
6 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 1,500,000 | 15 |
7 | Cary Katz | United States | 2,540,000 | 25 |
8 | Lucas Greenwood | Canada | 4,400,000 | 44 |
Each of the seven returning players is guaranteed to pad their bankroll with at least £122,300 after the money bubble burst on Jul. 31. With £690,000 awaiting the champion, none of those players will be happy with the smaller amount.
Patrik Antonius was the first player to lock up some prize money, the Finn’s 17th place finish banked him £43,100. Others to reach the money places included Ben Heath (16th for £43,100), Dan Smith (15th for £45,300) Ben Lamb (12th for £49,500), and Erik Seidel (11th for $56,300).
Position | Player | Country | Prize (GBP) | Prize (USD) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | £690,000 | $835,411 | ||
2 | £466,600 | $564,931 | ||
3 | £307,000 | $371,697 | ||
4 | £251,500 | $304,501 | ||
5 | £202,900 | $245,659 | ||
6 | £160,000 | $193,718 | ||
7 | £122,300 | $148,079 | ||
8 | Carlston Kyle | United States | £92.100 | $111,489 |
9 | Tong siow Choon | Malaysia | £68.700 | $83,162 |
10 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | £56.300 | $68,152 |
11 | Erik Seidel | United States | £56.300 | $68,152 |
12 | Ben Lamb | United States | £49.500 | $59,920 |
13 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | £49.500 | $59,920 |
14 | Wai Leong Chan | Malaysia | £45.300 | $54,836 |
15 | Dan Smith | United States | £45.300 | $54,836 |
16 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | £43.100 | $52,173 |
17 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | £43.100 | $52,173 |
A whole host of stellar names failed to reach the top 17 places and endured an expensive day instead. Triton Poker High Roller series regulars Mikita Badziakouski, Tom Dwan, Justin Bonomo, and Isaac Haxton busted before the money, as did the likes of British duo Toby Lewis and Talal Shakerchi. Tennis legend Boris Becker participated as well but came up short, as did recent World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winners Luke Schwartz and Stephen Chidwick who also failed to add a Triton title to the gold they secured in Las Vegas.
Play has been suspended until Aug. 4 as Soyza, Adams, and Katz are set to compete in the largest buy-in poker tournament of all-time.
At 1 p.m. London time (8 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. PT), cards will be in the air for the richest poker event the world has ever seen. Fifty-four of the world's best professional poker players and richest recreational players will square off in the Triton Million - A Helping Hand for Charity with a buy-in of £1,050,000.
The event is the brain child of Triton Poker co-founders Paul Phua and Richard Yong, as well as partypoker LIVE's Rob Yong. With the combined efforts of Triton Poker and partypoker LIVE, what started as a dinner conversation during the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe will become a reality today. All eyes of the poker world will be glued to the screen to see who will etch his or her name in the poker history books as the champion of the richest poker tournament ever held.
As the name suggests, the tournament's primary goal is to provide a helping hand for charity, with £50,000 of the £1,050,000 buy-in going to charitable initiatives. With 54 players confirmed, a total of £2,700,000 has already been raised for charity. For a complete oversight of the beneficiaries, check the official Triton Million website.
A unique tournament like the Triton Million comes with an exceptional set of rules. The tournament consists of 27 businessmen/recreational players ("Invitation Holders") who were each allowed to invite a professional poker player ("Guests") of their choosing to bring the field to 54 total. The "rec's" have been separated from the "pro's," as the table draw shows. They will remain apart from one another for the first six levels of play.
After the dinner break (Level 6), there will be a new seat draw; merging the two groups. After the conclusion of Day 1, another redraw is to take place. Each Invitation Holder will be separated from their Guest until the final table.
Players will not be allowed to cover any part of their body from the neck up. This includes, but is not limited to, wearing scarves, funnel neck sweatshirts, turtle neck jumpers, hats, and caps. The only exception exists for sunglasses and hats that don't obscure any part of the face at any time due to stage lighting. Hoodies are not recommended to follow the rules above.
The nine players to make the final table will be required to wear a formal suit, something earlier seen at the final table of the 2016 Big One for One Drop.
PokerNews will be on the floor in the Hilton Hotel on Hyde Park to cover all the action of the biggest poker tournament of all time! In addition, the Triton live stream will be running continuously throughout the day with English, Chinese, Norwegian, Danish, and Russian commentary. Ali Nejad, Nick Schulman, Lex Veldhuis, Randy Lew, and Jeff Gross will be on commentary duties while, Marle Cordeiro, Liv Boeree, and Pete Latham will all be hosting.
Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 60 min. | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
2 | 60 min. | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
Break | 15 min. | |||
3 | 60 min. | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
4 | 60 min. | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
Break | 15 min. | |||
5 | 60 min. | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
6 | 60 min. | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
Dinner Break* | 60 min. | |||
7 | 60 min. | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
8 | 60 min. | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
Break | 15 min. | |||
9 | 60 min. | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
10 | 60 min. | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
* Color up 500 chips, redraw to 50/50 Recreational & Professional players
Photos: ©Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive.com
With mere minutes to go before the tournament gets underway, Triton founders Richard Yong and Paul Phua took the stage to say a few words. After Yong spoke in his native language first, Phua then welcomed everyone to the Triton Million and said the biggest challenge was to get a big enough field to make the event a success and generate enough for charity.
Phua feels an immense sense of honor and pride in the fact that they did it and brought together a field of 54 players, making it a roaring success and raising at least £2,700,000 for charity. He thanked all those that made the event possible.
Rob Yong of partypoker LIVE, sponsor of the event, took the stage next to announce the shuffle up and deal. "Shuffle up and deal, guys!" he said with a smile, ready to get things underway. Triton Poker tournament director Luca Vivaldi then drew for the button, which will start in seat 7 at each table. Shortly after, cards went in the air to officially kick off the Triton Million.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Shortly before play got underway, tournament director Luca Vivaldi announced the payouts for the event. Eleven players will finish in the money, with £1,100,000 awarded as the "min-cash".
The winner of the richest poker tournament of all time will receive £19,000,000 ($23,019,609), surpassing the $18,000,000 awarded to Antonio Esfandiari for winning the inaugural Big One for One Drop back in 2012, and making it officially the biggest prize ever to be awarded in the history of poker.
Place | Prize (GBP) | Prize (USD*) |
---|---|---|
1 | £19,000,000 | $23,019,609 |
2 | £11,670,000 | $14,138,780 |
3 | £7,200,000 | $8,723,155 |
4 | £4,410,000 | $5,342,923 |
5 | £3,000,000 | $3,634,737 |
6 | £2,200,000 | $2,665,474 |
7 | £1,720,000 | $2,083,916 |
8 | £1,400,000 | $1,696,211 |
9 | £1,200,000 | $1,453,945 |
10 | £1,100,000 | $1,332,783 |
11 | £1,100,000 | $1,332,783 |
* XE.com exchange rate - 8/1/2019
The PokerNews live updates for this event will be in sync with the Triton live stream and on a 30-minute delay.