Artsiom Lasouski Wins Triton Montenegro $40,000 Mystery Bounty Event

Belarus’ Artsiom Lasouski made his debut on the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series tour on the ongoing cease at Maestral Resort & Casino in Montenegro. While the 25-year-old did not money within the first two occasions of the sequence, he managed to bounce again in a giant manner by rising victorious in occasion no. 3, the $40,000 buy-in no-limit maintain’em thriller bounty match.

Lasouski overcame a area of 151 entries to safe the title and the highest payout of $669,000 from the primary prize pool. Half of the $6,040,000 was put aside for Mystery bounties, which might be drawn a day after play concluded. Lasouski has 12 bounties to money in.

“I am very excited about this moment,” Lasouski informed Triton reporters through translator after closing out the victory. “I can’t believe how great it is.”

This win was by far the most important dwell poker rating but for Lasouski, simply surpassing the $63,000 he secured for a final-table end in a $2,200 buy-in occasion on the Mediterranean Poker Party competition simply eight days earlier. He now has almost $872,000 in recorded scores to his title.

When the sphere mixed onto a single desk, Lasouski sat in second chip place behind solely Nikita Kuznetsov. Big names fell early, with two-time Card Player Player of the Year award winner Stephen Chidwick (eighth – $82,000) and five-time Triton champion Danny Tang (seventh – $114,000) being the primary to go to the rail.

Lasouski then eradicated Daniel Rezaei (sixth – $156,000) to make him the chief heading into five-handed motion. His A-2 suited held towards the J-10 of Rezaei on an ace-high runout.

World Poker Tour champion and bracelet winner Dylan Linde received all-in with A-2 suited towards the Ok-J of Lasouski, who made two pair to win the pot and slim the sphere to 4.

Samuel Ju had been left on fumes earlier than Linde was knocked out, together with his A-8 suited dropping an all-in to the pocket jacks of Kuznetsov. He was quickly all-in with for simply greater than a single massive blind with A-J dealing with A-Q fitted to Lasouski and A-5 for Kuznetsov. Ju flopped a pair of jacks and held to win the primary pot, whereas Lasouski’s ace-queen excessive earned him the large aspect pot. Kuznetsov completed fourth for $253,000.

Recent Triton Montenegro kickoff occasion champion Chris Moneymaker was left because the brief stack. He shoved from the button for round 8 massive blinds with J-3 and Ju referred to as from the large blind with Ok-10. Neither participant improved and Moneymaker was knocked out in third place ($311,000). He managed to money in every of the three occasions which have wrapped up to date this sequence, accumulating greater than $1.26 million throughout the trio of deep runs. The 2003 World Series of Poker important occasion champion now has greater than $7.3 million in profession match earnings.

Heads-up play started with Lasouski holding 22,075,000 to eight,100,000 for Ju. Not too lengthy after being down almost a single massive blind, Ju managed to battle his manner into the lead with the title on the road. Lasouski edged his manner again in entrance in time for the ultimate hand. He appeared down at QQ after Ju limped the button with 86 for 600,000. Lasouski raised to 2,000,000 and Ju referred to as. The flop got here down J63. Lasouski guess 1,500,000 and Ju referred to as with second pair. The 9 rolled off on the flip and Lasouski fired one other 3,500,000. Ju referred to as and the 9 accomplished the board. Lasouski moved all-in and Ju, after loads of thought, made the decision for his final 6,800,000. Lasouski revealed his overpair to safe the pot and the title. Ju walked away with $452,000 because the runner-up.

Here is a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the ultimate desk:

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