Jason Kuhn could be the unofficial king of the Triton Poker Collection. The American poker professional has one other win at Triton this week, bringing him to seven titles the GGPoker ambassador has amassed from occasion to occasion.
Hendon Mobb mentioned Kuhn has received three Triton tournaments within the final two months alone. He earned $2.45 million when he received the Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection in Cyprus this week. With Triton’s 32 money, he obtained his $21.79 million out of a complete of $47.38 million.
Elnildo Santos, CEO of sports activities betting operator Pixbet, was busy celebrating massive wins whereas making an attempt out the Triton $200,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em Luxon Invitational. Nevertheless, issues did not go as he anticipated and he hit a rail earlier than he obtained to the cash.
Coon Do It Once more
The final 9 survivors of the $100,000 Major Occasion gathered across the desk on the Triton Poker SHR Collection in Cyprus on Monday. Of his unique 101 registrations in search of participation within the exercise, these had been the one ones left.
The primary to drop had been Vracheslav Bourdigin, Stephen Chidwick and Michael Watson, who completed ninth, eighth and seventh respectively. Then got here Sean Winter, Dan Smith and Henrik Hecklen.
Hecklen led the group going into the ultimate battle, however in the end failed to interrupt by to fourth place. It was a distinct story for Kuhn. Kuhn has gone from having the second shortest stack when the playing cards begin flying to successful tournaments and incomes new seven-figure money prizes.
After Hecklen withdrew, solely Kuhn, Sam Greenwood and Steve O’Dwyer remained within the combat. However it did not take lengthy for O’Dwyer to run into hassle. He fell after Kuhn picked up the straight, making $1.17 million within the course of.
This left a last heads-up between Kuhn and Greenwood, however either side got here to an settlement, leaving $84,000. Even that, within the all-in last hand, he discovered himself in Kuhn’s pocket after pairing a Q-10 with Greenwood’s failed AK. Greenwood was runner-up, incomes $1.92 million.
Koon is now all set to assert the all-time prime spot on the poker cash record. That seat nonetheless belongs to Stephen Chidwick, but it surely in all probability will not final lengthy. Kuhn is down $900,000 and 2023 is lower than midway by.
Santos interrupted at Invitational
Santos obtained off to a superb begin within the invitational event and made it by day one. Pixbet CEO, the one Brazilian to take part within the occasion, continued his run with 53 different gamers.
As the sphere continued to shrink, Santos maintained his momentum. However with solely 28 gamers left, issues obtained worse.
He defended a stack of 16 massive blinds and opened strongly whereas holding AK. Russian professional Artur Martirosyan, with 100 massive blinds, and Turkish Olpen Kisachikoglu, who guards simply eight massive blinds, remained within the hand.
A 2-3-8 appeared advantageous for Santos and he moved all in after Kisashkoglu checked. Martirosyan was despatched off, however WSOP bracelet champion Kisashkoglu, who boasts greater than $14.5 million in dwell prize cash, determined to go away.
Given the truth that he held 4-3 within the massive blind, it was definitely worth the danger. The flip confirmed a 4 and the river introduced an 8, however Santos could not discover a connector. He single-handedly went from center to quick stack.
This sealed his exit after a number of fingers. Huge Right down to eight in his blinds, he confronted Kisashkoglu as soon as extra, however once more fumbled with a determined play on J-9. Santos hit the rails with zero funding, however his Conqueror completed tenth with $369,500. In the long run, Azerbaijan’s Ramin Hajiyev received, taking house $4.12 million.
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