Daniel Chi Tang, also known as Danny Tang, received Triton’s Ivan Leow Player of the Year Award. The 32-year-old poker pro, part of the Natural8 Ambassador Roster Asia, has $28.6 million in live career earnings. Tang currently holds the 1st place on the Hong Kong All-Time Money List and ranks 14th on the Global Poker Index.
Tang began competing in Triton High Rollers in 2019, and since then, he has become a regular. He has cashed in 36 Triton Poker events and scored five Triton titles, establishing himself as one of the most successful players in Triton Poker. Due to his impressive performance in the Triton Poker Series, he has banked over $17.6 million from high-roller events.
Winning the Ivan Leow Player of the Year
Danny Tang performed exceptionally well in the Ivan Leow POY Season 3. In Season 3, Tang cashed in 19 Triton events, made 13 final table finishes, and won two Triton titles.
Tang was not the only player in contention for the award; another Triton regular, Jason Koon, was also in the running for the Season 3 title, missing it by just 352 points. Danny Tang earned 3,700 Triton POY Points, while Jason Koon finished with 3,348 points.
Jason Koon won the Ivan Leow Player of the Year in Season 2 with 3,858 points. Danny Tang came close to winning it in Season 2 but finished in 4th place with 2,880 points. Indian poker pro Santhosh Suvarna, who finished 16th in Season 2 with 1,689 points, placed 20th in Season 3 with 2,146 points.
Danny Tang collected the award at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club during the ongoing 2024 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Monte Carlo. Triton co-founders Paul Phua and Richard Yong announced the winner and presented the spectacular new Triton Player of the Year Trophy, hand-crafted by the prestigious London silversmiths Fox Silver.
A Quick Look at Danny Tang’s Player Of The Year Performances
Triton Poker Montenegro Performances
- $50k Pot Limit Omaha: 7th place for $146,000
- $100k PLO Main Event: 6th place, for $495,000
- $100K NLH 8-Handed: 5th place, for $752,000
- $50K NLH 8-Handed: 15th place, for $119,200
- $40K NLH 7-Handed Mystery Bounty: 7th place, for $114,000 + $100,000 bounty
- $25K NLH 8-Handed: 6th place, for $180,500
Triton Poker Jeju Performances
- $50k Pot Limit Omaha: 10th place, for $92,500
- $150k NLH 8-Handed: 11th place, for $351,000
- $20k NLH 8-Handed: 11th place, for $78,700
Triton Poker Monte Carlo Performances
- $50k Pot Limit Omaha: 2nd place, for $664,000
- $30k Pot Limit Omaha Bounty: 3rd place, for $298,000
- $50k NLH 8-Handed: 1st place, for $1,580,000
- $100k NLH 8-Handed: 3rd place, for $1,296,000
- $200k NLH Invitational: 6th place, for $875,000
Triton Poker London Performances
- $25k Short Deck Ante-Only: 2nd place, for $193,800
- $60k NLH 8-Handed: 1st place, for $1,600,000
- $200k NLH 8-Handed: 5th place, for $1,247,000
- $50k NLH 8-Handed: 9th place, for $134,000
- $25k NLH GGMillion$: 21st place, for $44,500
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