Once again, Alisson Piekazewicz put the Brazilian flag among the main results of the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II. This Friday (11), the Brazilian reached the podium of the US$ 30,000 NLH Turbo. Thus, Alisson finished in third place and pocketed US$ 269,000.
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Therefore, the Brazilian had to survive a final table full of world poker stars. Alisson started the decision with 775,000 chips and 13 big blinds, while Stephen Chidwick was leading. During the contest, the Brazilian was down to less than one blind but managed two doubles and entered the 3-handed.
However, Alisson’s comeback ended against the future champion. First, the Brazilian lost about half of his chips against a set of aces from Alex Anton. Soon after, he put the rest of his stack in play against Artur Martirosian and left the contest in third place, securing US$ 269,000.
Thus, Alex Anton completed a standout trajectory in the tournament. The 25-year-old American overcame a field of 70 entries, which formed a prize pool of US$ 2.1 million. Finally, Anton defeated Martirosian in the heads-up and won his first title at Triton, in addition to the prize of US$ 577,000.
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Check out the final table payouts:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Anton | United States | US$ 577,000 |
| 2nd | Artur Martirosian | Russia | US$ 411,000 |
| 3rd | Alisson Piekazewicz | Brazil | US$ 269,000 |
| 4th | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | US$ 207,000 |
| 5th | Adrian Mateos Diaz | Spain | US$ 164,000 |
| 6th | Byron Kaverman | United States | US$ 128,000 |
| 7th | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | US$ 101,000 |
| 8th | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | US$ 79,000 |
| 9th | Chen Mingcong | China | US$ 60,000 |
Alex Anton overcomes star-studded final table at Triton Jeju
However, besides Alisson and Martirosian, the decision gathered names such as Stephen Chidwick, Adrian Mateos, Byron Kaverman, Mikita Badziakouski, and Winfred Yu. Anton also had to deal with extremely short stacks during much of the final table. “It was fun, but we were basically flipping for a lot of money. The stacks were insane. It was very extreme”, said the champion
Additionally, Anton and Martirosian staged a heads-up battle marked by successive twists. They arrived at the confrontation with only 28 big blinds combined and exchanged the lead several times. After several all-ins, the American won the confrontation and left Martirosian with US$ 411,000 for second place.
Finally, the victory placed Alex Anton in a very exclusive group in the Triton Poker Series. At 25 years old, he became the second player born in the 21st century to win a circuit tournament. At the same time, Alisson Piekazewicz ended another outstanding campaign among the world poker elite.
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