The Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II started at high speed. After all, the first two events have already crowned new champions in the circuit. Alex Theologis and Klemens Roiter took advantage of the first opportunities and won US$ 642,000 and US$ 771,000, respectively.
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Thus, the results had a common point. Both players arrived at the South Korean stage with great campaigns in Triton but were still seeking their first trophy. So, Theologis and Roiter managed to turn good trajectories into important titles right at the start of the series.
Additionally, Event #1: US$ 15,000 NLH 8-Handed, Theologis overcame a field of 206 entries. As a result, the tournament formed a prize pool of US$ 3,090,000. The Greek maintained a competitive stack during Day 2 and reached the final table among the main title contenders.
However, the decision still required a great comeback. Victor Chong started the heads-up with an advantage, but Theologis managed to change the scenario. After that, the Greek confirmed the victory and ended a streak of significant results without a title. Punnat Punsri finished third, while Chong took second place.
Check out the prize money for the Event 1 final table:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Theologis | Greece | US$ 642,000 |
| 2nd | Victor Chong | United States | US$ 431,000 |
| 3rd | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | US$ 302,000 |
| 4th | Kiat Lee | Malaysia | US$ 245,500 |
| 5th | Yin Tao | China | US$ 194,500 |
| 6th | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | US$ 147,000 |
| 7th | Ehsan Amiri | Iran | US$ 108,000 |
| 8th | Adrian Mateos Diaz | Spain | US$ 79,000 |
Roiter beats Papo MC and also debuts at the top of Triton
However, Event #2: US$ 20,000 NLH 8-Handed presented another new champion. This time, Klemens Roiter prevailed among 174 entries. The tournament distributed US$ 3,480,000, and the Austrian secured the highest prize of the first two events, with US$ 771,000.
Thus, Roiter had to overcome a difficult situation on the Final Day. The player started with a short stack and was down to only seven big blinds when 14 competitors remained. Even so, he managed to rebuild his stack and reached the heads-up against Alejandro Lococo, aka Papo MC.
Finally, Lococo started the heads-up with an advantage of 51 against 19 big blinds. However, Roiter reacted and took control of the decisive pots. The Argentine ended with less than one blind before elimination. Thus, he received US$ 520,000 for second place, while Justin Saliba completed the podium with US$ 358,000.
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Check out the prize money for the Event 2 final table:
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klemens Roiter | Austria | US$ 771,000 |
| 2 | Alejandro Lococo | Argentina | US$ 520,000 |
| 3 | Justin Saliba | United States | US$ 358,000 |
| 4 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | US$ 292,000 |
| 5 | Chu Chi-Jen | Taiwan | US$ 233,000 |
| 6 | Lim Chin Wei | Malaysia | US$ 179,000 |
| 7 | Yu Zhang | China | US$ 130,000 |
| 8 | Jesse Lonis | United States | US$ 94,000 |
| 9 | Ding Biao | China | US$ 78,000 |
