Mikita Badziakouski took down the 2024 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju $100,000 buy-in quick deck occasion, topping a 34-entry area to earn $1,153,000 and his fifth Triton title. The 32-year-old now sits in a three-way tie for second on the tour’s title leaderboard alongside Phil Ivey and Danny Tang.
The solely participant forward of this trio of five-time champions is ten-time Triton winner Jason Koon, who joined Badziakouski at this occasion’s last desk. Koon completed fifth this time round, incomes $306,000 for his forty sixth in-the-money end in a Triton event. He now has greater than $27.1 million in earnings in Triton occasions, which accounts for nearly half of his whole profession earnings of greater than $56.2 million.
Koon now sits fourth on poker’s all-time cash listing, only one spot forward of Badziakouski. The Belarusian poker professional’s profession whole grew to $55,265,551 because of this newest victory. He is one in all solely 5 gamers in poker historical past to money for greater than $55 million on the event circuit.
This was Badziakouski’s first Triton win since taking down a €50,000 no-limit occasion in Madrid within the spring of 2022. He’s had just a few shut calls within the interim, however lastly battled his approach again to the winner’s circle in South Korea.
“Back in Cyprus (in 2022), I got second twice and I wasn’t really caring about winning another one,” Badziakouski advised Triton reporters. “But then I went to London and Monte Carlo and didn’t get close. And by that time I’ve really been wanting to win one. I’m really happy.”
This was the primary title and third final-table end of the yr for Baziakouski. The 480 Card Player Player of the Year factors he secured for the win moved him into 57th place within the 2024 POY standings introduced by Global Poker.
Only the highest six finishers made the cash on this occasion. The second and last day of play started with 10 contenders remaining. Isaac Haxton, Kiat Lee, Daniel Dvoress, and Sam Greenwood hit the rail exterior of the cash. Greenwood ran A-Q into the pocket aces of Badziakouski, who was already sitting atop the chip counts. Wu Xiao was the primary to be knocked out inside the cash, incomes $240,000 for his first money on the tour.
Koon’s run concluded when his final antes went in with 9-7. He was up towards pocket aces for Triton co-founder Paul Phua, which held to slender the sphere to 4 contenders. Phua held pocket aces once more within the subsequent key conflict. They held up towards the A-Q of two-time Triton champion Winfred Yu to see him end in fourth place ($391,000).
The final of Sun Ya Qi’s chips went into the center together with his pocket tens trailing the pocket aces of Badziakouski. The greater pair held up by way of the river and Qi was despatched house with $510,000 for his third-place displaying.
Badziakouski held roughly a 3:1 chip lead over Phua, who was searching for his second victory on the tour. Phua managed to overhaul the chip lead at one level, however Badziakouski edged again out in entrance in time for the ultimate hand of the event. His A
J held up towards the A
7 of Phua. The board got here down 1086
8Q and Badziakouski pale Phua’s flopped flush draw to lock up the pot and the title. Phua earned $800,000 because the runner-up, rising his profession event earnings to greater than $30.1 million.
Here is a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the last desk:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Mikita Badziakouski | $1,153,000 | 480 |
| 2 | Paul Phua | $800,000 | 400 |
| 3 | Sun Ya Qi | $510,000 | 320 |
| 4 | Winfred Yu | $391,000 | 240 |
| 5 | Jason Koon | $306,000 | 200 |
| 6 | Xiao Wu | $240,000 | 160 |
Photo credit score: Triton Poker / Joe Giron.
