Final Day of HK$1,000,000 Triton Hold'em (Short Deck) Starts at 2 p.m.
When it comes to high stakes poker tournaments with a six-figure buy-in, it used to be only no-limit hold'em to attract dozens of poker's most well-known faces to take a seat and battle for the whopping prizes. But the landscape has changed now with the Triton Hold'em (Short Deck Ante-Only) gaining traction. The first HK$1 Million (around $127,000) tournament took place a few months back in Montenegro and there's another such event running at 2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju.
With 41 entries already made to the tournament, the prize pool is guaranteed to exceed $4 million. And there is one more hour of play left to fire new bullets and new entries so it's likely that we'll see some more registrations today.
Favorites to cruise through the rest of the registration period without a need to reload are Romain Arnaud and Kenneth Kee who both crossed 1.5 million on Day 1. Kee's play has been particularly impressive in Jeju. He's been showing great composure in the Triton Hold'em events here. He notched a runner-up finish in the opening HK$100k tournament but what makes Kee's performances truly outstanding is the way he's been navigating his stack in all events. In such a high-variance game, Kee seems to be capable to avoid massive chip-swings. He controls his stack with excellent precision.
Kee was trending practically only up on Day 1 and that's surely the direction he'd like to keep today. Some of his rivals weren't as fortunate. Phil Ivey vaulted over 400,000 early only to bow out twice. It's possible that Ivey will try his third chance today.
Who will definitely be among at least 16 runners to come back are Peter Jetten, Jason Koon, Tom Dwan, Andrew Robl and Ben Lamb so there is plenty of notable names to look forward to. PokerNews will bring you live updates from the final day so tune back at 2 p.m. to follow the coverage from the highest buy-in Triton Hold'em tournament in Jeju.
Day 2 seat draw:
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Tom Dwan | 386,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Andrew Robl | 610,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Marius Torbergsen | 756,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Wai Kin Yong | 1,284,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Romain Arnaud | 1,580,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Jason Koon | 837,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Ben Lamb | 315,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Winfred Yu | 366,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Kenneth Kee | 1,515,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Peter Jetten | 1,169,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Devan Tang | 344,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Alan Sass | 1,130,000 |
| 4 | 2 | Chan Wai Leong | 802,000 |
| 4 | 4 | Mikita Badziakouski | 176,000 |
| 4 | 5 | Xuan Tan | 690,000 |
| 4 | 6 | Richard Yong | 401,000 |