Final Day of the 2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro 6-Max Set to Start; Wu Leads Star-studded Field
Day 1 of the 2017 Triton Super High Roller Montenegro 6-Max saw 25 players advance to Day 2 of the HK$250,000 (~$32,000) buy-in event, held at the magnificent Maestral Resort and Casino.
A total of 34 unique entries and four re-entries created a 38-strong field, though with registration remaining open until the event re-starts a 1pm CET on Monday 17 July, that number could still increase further.
China’s Zuo Wang, Canada’s Lucas Greenwood and Norway’s Marius Torbergsen were the only three players who chose to re-enter on Day 1 and while the first two managed to lock their Day 2 seat up – with Greenwood on his second bullet and Wang on his third – Torbergsen was not so fortunate.
However, with multiple re-entries allowed any player that failed to make the cut yesterday can opt to take a second (or third in Torbergsen’s case) shot at fortune and glory.
The man to catch at present is the USA’s Benjamin Wu, who bagged up an impressive 152,000 in chips at the close of play, closely followed by China’s Xuan Tan who ended Day 1 with a stack of 135,300, with high stakes crusher Steve O’Dwyer rounding out the top three with a stack of 129,100.
Other notables to make the cut in a field jam-packed with high rolling superstars included German’s Manig Loeser (114,400) and Fedor Holz (101,000), Daniel ‘Jungleman’ Cates (45,300), the UK’s Sam Trickett (45,000) and tournament poker stalwart John Juanda (38,200). Poker King President Winfred Yu (48,600) and Triton founder Richard Yong (45,700) are also still in the running.
With action recommencing at level 10 with blinds of 800/1,600 with a 200 running ante, the 50,000 starting stack still gives any last minute entrants a little over an extremely playable 31 big blinds.
Day 2 Seat Draw:
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lucas Greewood | Canada | 64,600 |
| 1 | 2 | Liang Yu | China | 61,500 |
| 1 | 4 | Steve O’Dwyer | Ireland | 129,100 |
| 1 | 5 | Su Hao | China | 53,900 |
| 1 | 6 | Alan Sass | USA | 66,300 |
| 2 | 1 | Daniel Cates | USA | 45,300 |
| 2 | 2 | Predrag Lekovic | Montenegro | 122,800 |
| 2 | 3 | Chi Ming Lee | Hong Kong | 92,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Xi Luo | China | 35,200 |
| 2 | 6 | Gabe Patgorski | USA | 68,500 |
| 3 | 1 | Sam Trickett | UK | 45,000 |
| 3 | 2 | John Juanda | Indonesia | 38,200 |
| 3 | 3 | Devan Tang | Hong Kong | 59,700 |
| 3 | 5 | Cheok Ieng Cheong | China | 80,600 |
| 3 | 6 | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | 48,600 |
| 4 | 1 | Richard Yong | Malaysia | 45,700 |
| 4 | 3 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 114,400 |
| 4 | 4 | Keith Gipson | USA | 82,900 |
| 4 | 5 | Salman Behbehani | USA | 84,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 101,000 |
| 5 | 1 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 43,500 |
| 5 | 2 | Xuan Tan | China | 135,300 |
| 5 | 3 | Zuo Wang | China | 78,200 |
| 5 | 5 | Alexandros Kolonias | Greece | 63,000 |
| 5 | 6 | Benjamin Wu | USA | 152,000 |
The tournament is scheduled to play down until a champion is crowned and prize pool information will be released as soon as the final numbers are in. As usual, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action as it happens so watch this space as we see who’s got what it takes to emerge triumphant.