Ossi “Monarch” Ketola once again starred in a million-dollar battle at the Triton Series tables. This time, the Finn faced Wiktor “Limitless” Malinowski in a heads-up during the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II. Each player put US$ 1 million at stake in the first confrontation, forming a US$ 2 million battle.
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However, the duel ended much faster than expected. Malinowski started better and even caught a bluff from his opponent in one of the first important pots. A few hands later, the two were involved in a US$ 1.81 million cooler, which decided the first confrontation in favor of “Limitless.”
Thus, in the decisive hand, Malinowski held K♣K♦ against Ketola’s 9♥6♣. The flop K♥8♥7♣ gave the Pole a set, while “Monarch” gained a straight draw. However, the 5♠ on the turn completed Ketola’s straight, giving him the nuts and seeing the pot grow quickly after a series of bets.
However, the river completely changed the outcome of the battle. After all the chips went to the center, the 5♥ paired the board and completed a full house for Malinowski. Thus, “Limitless” took the pot of US$ 1,810,000 and ended the first duel. “I knew it would be an expensive slow roll. You shouldn’t mess with the universe. But I did it for the clip”, said Ketola
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Ketola and Malinowski double the stakes after US$ 2 million duel
However, Ketola and Malinowski decided to raise the stakes even further. The two agreed on a rematch and doubled the amounts, putting US$ 2 million each on the table. Thus, the second heads-up began with an impressive US$ 4 million in play during the Triton stage in Jeju.
Additionally, matches of this size are not new to Ossi Ketola. In 2025, the Finn played six heads-ups against Dan “Jungleman” Cates at the Onyx Super High Roller Series Cyprus. The confrontations reached €6 million per player, while Cates ended the series with €13 million in profit.
Finally, Ketola starred in some of the biggest pots broadcast in poker during another stint in South Korea. Against Li, he took a pot of US$ 12.7 million with 99 against 88 and finished the five confrontations with US$ 4 million in profit. Moreover, a few days earlier, “Monarch” had already won US$ 10.99 million in a single hand against Alex Foxen.
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