It's Finally Time for Some No-Limit Hold'em Action in Jeju
While the first couple events of this series have been no-limit hold'em short deck ante-only action, it's finally time to kick off some regular no-limit hold'em action here in Jeju at the Triton Super High Roller Series. At the last series in Montenegro, there was a HK$250,000 6-max event, but this event will be a bit larger at a HK$500,000 price point, or roughly USD $65,000.
The event in Montenegro was won be Richard Yong, one of the tournament's founders, and he bested a field of 35 players to take down the first place prize of HK$3,046,000 or roughly USD $388,030. This event will likely see a much larger prizepool as well with the buy-in being doubled.
Several faces have been seen wandering around the Triton tournament area but haven't joined the tournament just yet. We're likely to see some of the familiar faces so far such as Ben Lamb, Stephen Chidwick, Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman, but also some new faces as well such as Sergio Aido, Steve O'Dwyer, and Fedor Holz, who announced he would be at this event earlier but hasn't made an appearance yet.
This event features 40-minute levels with a starting stack of 50,000. Blinds will begin at 100/200. When antes are introduced in level two, they will be posted by the big blind. Registration will be open until the 12th level and players will have a chance for multiple entries before the registration is closed. Breaks will be every three levels and will be ten minutes each except for a 15-minute break after level 6. Action is set to begin at 4 p.m. local time and the event will be live streamed with a 30-minute delay once the HK$500,000 Short Deck Ante-Only tournament comes to a close. PokerNews will provide live coverage from the event from start to finish so make sure to tune in.