When the 2023 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London started on July 27, there have been two gamers on the earth who had gained 4 or extra Triton titles: Jason Koon with seven, and Mikita Badziakouski with 4.
Since then, three extra gamers have joined this record, whereas Koon added one more victory on the high-stakes tour to increase his document to eight wins. Joining Badziakouski in a four-way tie for second are Poker Hall of Fame member Phil Ivey, bracelet winner Danny Tang, and Wai Kin Yong.
Yong is the newest participant to have achieved this spectacular feat. The Malaysian participant took down the $30,000 buy-in quick deck occasion on Aug. 9, topping a 37-entry area to earn $350,000. He now has greater than $11.5 million in recorded event earnings, with almost $11.3 million of that coming from his 16 in-the-money finishes in Triton occasions.
Yong’s largest profession rating noticed him take down the 2019 Triton London £100,000 buy-in occasion for greater than $3.1 million. His first two titles on the tour got here at a 2016 cease within the Philippines, with victories in a 490,000 HKD charity occasion and the five hundred,000 HKD foremost occasion totaling greater than $2.8 million in earnings.
The high seven finishers cashed on this occasion, with among the most hottest gamers on the reside event circuit becoming a member of Yong on the last desk. Two-time Card Player Player of the Year award winner Stephen Chidwick positioned seventh ($58,200) for his sixteenth final-table end of the yr. With 4 titles and almost $5.9 million in to-date POY earnings, Chidwick now sits in fifth place within the 2023 POY standings introduced by Global Poker.
Triton co-founder Paul Phua was then eradicated in sixth place, including $72,100 to his profession totals to carry his lifetime earnings to almost $28.3 million.
Isaac Haxton was the subsequent to fall, along with his A-Ok unable to beat out the A-Q suited of a surging Yong. He took house $94,300 for his 18th final-table displaying of 2023. With six titles and greater than $9.7 million in POY earnings, Haxton is the third-ranked participant on the POY leaderboard.
Sam Greenwood’s run on this occasion concluded when his Ok-10 clashed with the pocket queens of Yong. Greenwood cashed for $122,000 because the fourth-place finisher. The rating elevated his profession cashes to almost $34.8 million.
2022 Triton Cyprus $40,000 quick deck champion Karl Chappe-Gatien was additionally knocked out by Yong, whose Ok-Q suited overcame the A-10 of the Frenchman. Chappe-Gatien settled for $161,000 when his high pair of aces completed second-best to the 2 pair of Yong.
Yong held greater than a 9:2 chip lead over two-time Triton champion and two-time bracelet winner Chris Brewer when heads-up play started. Brewer discovered a double-up to shut the hole however was nonetheless trailing when the ultimate hand of the event was dealt. All of the chips obtained in preflop with Yong holding Q
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towards Brewer’s JJ
. The board ran out Ok
76109 and the bigger pair held to lock up the pot and the title.
Brewer was awarded $252,400 because the runner-up. Like Haxton, this was his 18th last desk of the yr, with 5 titles earned alongside the way in which. Brewer has gathered greater than $10.6 million in POY earnigns throughout these scores, and because of this, has moved into fourth place on the 2023 POY leaderboard.
Here is a take a look at the payouts awarded a the ultimate desk:
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Wai Kin Yong | $350,000 | 336 |
| 2 | Chris Brewer | $252,400 | 280 |
| 3 | Karl Chappe-Gatien | $161,000 | 224 |
| 4 | Sam Greenwood | $122,000 | 168 |
| 5 | Isaac Haxton | $94,300 | 140 |
| 6 | Paul Phua | $72,100 | 112 |
| 7 | Stephen Chidwick | $58,200 | 84 |
Photo credit: Triton Poker / Joe Giron.
