The current edition of Triton Jeju, in South Korea, had a special attraction on the schedule. Event 12 was an anniversary tournament, with a US$ 150,000 buy-in, celebrating the ten years of the Super High Roller series. And fate willed that Paul Phua, one of the circuit’s creators, would achieve the ultimate glory.
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A player from Malaysia, Paul Phua is known in the Triton halls as “Boss”. This is because, in addition to being the creator and founder, he has been part of the organization from the very first moment, always believing in the success of the series, which is seen in practice today. Moved, the Malaysian had a great celebration in the hall last Friday (27).
The expensive tournament attracted 81 entries, generating a prize pool of US$ 12.150.000. The largest share, belonging to Paul Phua, was simply US$ 3.226.000, the biggest of a career that dates back to 2012 and already accumulates more than US$ 37,5 million in payouts, according to Hendon Mob.
Phua started the final table with an intermediate stack, but while the others got involved in big pots and all-ins, the Malaysian managed his stack. That’s how he reached heads-up against Brandon Wilson, with the advantage for the American. Phua, however, turned it around and confirmed the victory with QQ versus A8. Even as runner-up, Wilson also achieved his biggest career score.
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Check out the final standings of Event 12:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | US$ 3.226.000 |
| 2 | Brandon Wilson | USA | US$ 2.241.000 |
| 3 | Elton Tsang | Hong Kong | US$ 1.482.000 |
| 4 | Johannes Straver | Netherlands | US$ 1.161.000 |
| 5 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | US$ 936.000 |
| 6 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | US$ 729.000 |
| 7 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | US$ 577.000 |
| 8 | Klemens Roiter | Austria | US$ 450.000 |
| 9 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | US$ 340.000 |
Furthermore, throughout the weekend, Triton Jeju saw two more champions. In Event 13 (US$ 30.000 PLO/NLH), Thailand’s Punnat Punsri, who had already reached seven figures in the Main Event, now reached the top of the podium, beating 60 entries to take home US$ 504,000.
See how Event 13 ended:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | US$ 504.000 |
| 2 | Quan Zhou | China | US$ 356.000 |
| 3 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | US$ 240.000 |
| 4 | Matthew Wantman | USA | US$ 183.000 |
| 5 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | US$ 144.000 |
| 6 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | US$ 112.000 |
| 7 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | US$ 87.000 |
| 8 | Jesse Lonis | USA | US$ 69.000 |
| 9 | Biao Ding | China | US$ 56.000 |
In Event 15 (US$ 50.000 PLO Mystery Bounty), Artur Martirosian shouted “champion” once again, performing well both with the four cards and the envelopes. Adding the prize for beating 73 entries plus the bounties, he reached US$ 1.044.000.
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Check out the final numbers for Event 15:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | US$ 1.044.000 |
| 2 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | US$ 551.000 |
| 3 | Seth Davies | USA | US$ 351.000 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | UK | US$ 324.000 |
| 5 | Jason Koon | USA | US$ 264.000 |
| 6 | Cesar García | Spain | US$ 611.000 |
| 7 | David Wang | Australia | US$ 88.000 |
| 8 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | US$ 60.000 |
| 9 | Sean Rafael | USA | US$ 210.000 |
