Talal Shakerchi Wins Triton Vietnam SHR Main Event for $3.2 Million
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After two weeks of high-stakes poker action, the 2023 Triton Super High Roller Series Vietnam wrapped up with the completion of Event #15: $20,000 NLH Short Deck, which Canada's Sam Greenwood took down for $207,000 to close out the series.
The Super High Roller Series in Southeast Asia consisted of over a dozen No-Limit Hold'em and Short Deck events. It culminated with the $100,000 buy-in Main Event, which saw England's Talal Shakerchi topping the field of 135 runners and defeating Malaysia's Michael Soyza to earn the trophy and a career-best $3,250,000.
The Triton 100k main event ended with a DECISIVE victory for Talal Shakerchi. He will take a hefty sum of 3,250,000�� https://t.co/3J10BcATt8
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Triton Vietnam $100,000 NLH Main Event Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | $3,250,000 | |
| 2 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | $2,207,000 | |
| 3 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | $1,450,000 | |
| 4 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | $1,201,000 | |
| 5 | Fedor Holz | Germany | $965,000 | |
| 6 | Timothy Adams | Canada | $756,000 | |
| 7 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | $566,800 | |
| 8 | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | $418,400 | |
| 9 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Republic | $324,000 |
The victory brought Shakerchi, a 59-year-old hedge fund manager, his first Triton title after a runner-up finish in $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha at 2022 Triton Cyprus series for $190,000. Soyza, meanwhile, was after a second title after taking down the 2019 Triton Jeju Super High Roller for $1,420,581. He bested that with his runner-up finish as he took home a career-high $2,207,000.
��Poker is my hobby and I want to play the best players,�� Shakerchi told Triton after the victory. ��That��s how you get satisfaction out of any activity that you do. Challenge yourself and try to do the best you can.��
Other notables who made deep runs in the Triton Vietnam Main Event include Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel (18th - $175,000), the controversial Bryn Kenney (17th - $195,000) and Mike Watson (20th - $175,000), who went on to take down Event #12: $50,000 NLH Short Deck - Ante Only for $695,000.
Read about the early winners in the Triton Vietnam series!
Koon, Tang & Greenwood Grab Triton Vietnam Titles
PokerNews highlighted some of the early winners in the High Roller series including familiar names like Nacho Barbero (Event #2: $15,000 NLH 7-Handed - $600,000), Jans Arends (Event #5: $30,000 NLH 7-Handed - $921,178) and Orpen Kisacikoglu (Event #7: $75,000 NLH 8-Handed - $1,753,000).
The familiar faces kept winning as GGPoker ambassador Jason Koon topped a small field of 24 runners in Event #10: $50,000 NLH Turbo for $574,000. Koon defeated Russia's Artur Martirosian during heads-up play, while fellow American Chris Brewer finished in third. After that, Daniel Tang took down Event #11: $25,000 NLH Short Deck - Ante Only for $427,000.
Event #10: $50,000 NLH Turbo Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Koon | United States | $574,000 | |
| 2 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | $395,000 | |
| 3 | Chris Brewer | United States | $252,000 | |
| 4 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | $182,000 | |
| 5 | Isaac Haxton | United States | $147,000 |
Watson, another high-stakes regular, emerged the winner in the $50,000 Short Deck offering for $695,000. The Canadian had an incredible run throughout the series and managed to nab five cashes in addition to the first-place victory, including a six-place finish in Event #11 for $91,200.
Watson's recent heater didn't start in Vietnam. In February, he took down Event #20: �25,000 No Limit Hold'em at EPT Paris for $346,773. In his latest victory, Watson defeated heads-up opponent Isaac Haxton, who himself has been on quite a hot streak to start off the new year.
Event #12: $50,000 NLH Short Deck - Ante Only Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Watson | Canada | $695,000 | |
| 2 | Isaac Haxton | United States | $500,000 | |
| 3 | Michael Zhang | United Kingdom | $320,000 | |
| 4 | Phil Chiu | Hong Kong | $242,000 | |
| 5 | Jason Koon | United States | $187,000 | |
| 6 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | $140,000 | |
| 7 | Xuan Tan | China | $116,000 |
Watson wasn't the only Canadian who found a trophy at Triton Vietnam. After China's Aaron Shu Nu Zang took down the $100,000 NLH Short Deck Main Event for $1,544,000, Greenwood defeated Malaysia's Lun Loon in the series finale to win $207,000, while others at the final table included Haxton (3rd - $91,000), Seth Davies (4th - $65,800) and Wei Hsiang Yeu (5th - $53,200).
A full list of winners at the Triton Super High Roller Series Vietnam festival is available in the table below.
2023 Triton Super High Roller Series Vietnam Winners
| DATE | EVENT | ENTRANTS | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | Event #1: $25,000 NLH GG Super Millions | 166 | $4,150,000 | Chin Lim | Malaysia | $965,000 | |
| March 2 | Event #2: $15,000 NLH 7-Handed | 172 | $2,580,000 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | $600,000 | |
| March 3 | Event #3: $20,000 NLH 8-Handed Mystery Bounty | 89 | $1,790,000 | Mark Rubbathan | United Kingdom | $396,000 | |
| March 4 | Event #5: $30,000 NLH 7-Handed | 171 | $5,130,000 | Jans Arends | Netherlands | $921,178 | |
| March 5 | Event #6: $50,000 NLH 8-Handed | 139 | $6,950,000 | Dao Phu | Vietnam | $1,670,000 | |
| March 6 | Event #7: $75,000 NLH 8-Handed | 85 | $6,375,000 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | $1,753,000 | |
| March 7 | Event #8: $25,000 Turbo NLH | 104 | $2,600,000 | Andrew Leathem | United Kingdom | $670,000 | |
| Mar8 | Event #9: $100,000 NLH Main Event | 135 | $13,500,000 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | $3,250,000 | |
| March 9 | Event #10: $50,000 NLH Turbo | 24 | $1,550,000 | Jason Koon | United States | $574,000 | |
| Mar10 | Event #11: $25,000 NLH Short Deck - Ante Only | 34 | $1,425,000 | Daniel Tang | Hong Kong | $427,000 | |
| March 11 | Event #12: $50,000 NLH Short Deck - Ante Only | 25 | $2,200,000 | Mike Watson | Canada | $695,000 | |
| March 12 | Event #13: $100,000 NLH Short Deck Main Event | 26 | $4,900,000 | Aaron Shu Nu Zang | China | $1,544,000 | |
| March 13 | Event #15: $20,000 NLH Short Deck | 28 | $560,000 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | $207,000 |
Photos courtesy of Triton Poker
