Pieter Aerts Banks $2.3 Million In Triton Super High Roller Poker Series In Monte Carlo

Pieter Aerts – Photo Credit: Triton Super High Roller Poker Series

Pieter Aerts topped the sector within the $100,000 buy-in eight-max no-limit maintain’em occasion on the Triton Super High Roller Poker Series at Sporting Monte-Carlo, banking $2.2 million. The Belgian poker participant now holds over $7.3 million in profession earnings, and this was his fourth dwell event win.

“It was definitely really long, we made a deal four-handed, then the play changed a lot because we’re playing just for that first prize. I was down to five big blinds four-handed and four big blinds heads up, but I came back. That’s how it goes sometimes,” stated Aerts to reporters after an extended day.

“Of course not doing well in the first events is not what you’re looking for, but it’s important to keep your cool, stay calm. I didn’t let it affect me too much. Being able to take it home after this marathon session feels good.”

The whole area was set at 131 entries to pump up the prize pool to $13.1 million general. The high 23 gamers all cashed for a minimum of $152,000. Day 2 noticed the 52 remaining gamers return to play right down to the cash, and notables that scored a money featured a powerful lineup of high professionals with greater than eight figures in profession earnings together with Phil Ivey (eleventh), Orpen Kisacikoglu (twelfth), Luc Greenwood (thirteenth), Alex Kulev (14th), Artur Martirosian (fifteenth), Stephen Chidwick (seventeenth), Biao Ding (twenty second), and Nick Petrangelo (twenty third).

Aerts was forward when the ultimate desk started, and Christoph Vogelsang kicked off the motion by exiting in eighth place. Roland Rokita was out subsequent in seventh place. It was throughout seven-handed play that Michael Soyza stormed to the chip lead earlier than Kiat Lee busted in sixth place, and American-Irish skilled Steve O’Dwyer hit the rail in fifth place.

O’Dwyer pocketed $904,000 for his deep run, bringing his profession recorded earnings to almost $46,000, good for thirteenth place on the all-time cash record.

Aerts scored his first knockout taking out O’Dwyer, and that began his rise. The remaining 4 gamers then determined to cut up the remaining prize pool with the Triton trophy left up high to play for. Action picked up quick to result in the exit of Mario Mosbock in fourth place, after which highly-decorated event skilled Fedor Holz was out quickly after that in third place to take issues right down to the ultimate match.

Holz banked $1.5 million, giving him $45 million for his profession. That places him only one spot behind O’Dwyer in 14th place on the all-time cash record.

Aerts had mounted a comeback after the deal was struck, however nonetheless had a barely chip drawback to beat towards Soyza at first of the heads-up remaining. Aerts doubled up, and that set the marathon remaining match in movement with a number of lead modifications. The whole blinds in play whittled down to only 33 whereas the event continued late into the night time in Monaco.

Aerts was right down to 4 large blinds at one level, however he doubled up twice in a row throughout consecutive arms to take the lead. The remaining hand noticed Soyza get all in holding J-10 suited, however he was dominated by the A-10 offsuit held by Aerts. The board modified nothing, and Aerts took house the victory and Triton trophy.

Soyza settled for $2,305,000 as a pleasant runner-up comfort prize to take the poker participant from Malaysia’s profession earnings as much as over $18.4 million.

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The Triton Super High Roller Poker Series in Monte Carlo is hitting the mid-way level with tournaments working from Nov. 1-14 on the shores of the Mediterranean. Stay tuned to Card Player for recaps all through this marquee event collection that includes one of the best poker gamers on the earth.