The recent two events of the 2024 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series (SHRS) in Monte Carlo saw Finland’s poker star Patrik Antonius and American high roller sensation Jesse Lonis adding a seven-figure score to their poker resumes. With Poker Hall of Famer Patrik Antonius earning a career-best payday of $5.1 million, and his second triton title in event 8, Lonis won event 9 for his first-ever triton title, pocketing $1.5 million. Here is the recap:
Jesse Lonis Earns $1.5 Million and His First Triton Title
Jesse Lonis won the Triton SHRS Monte Carlo Event #9: $50,000 NLH 7-Handed at Sporting Monte-Carlo, scoring his first ever triton poker title, banking a seven-figure sum of $1,502,000. It was Lonis’ fourth poker title of 2024, which brought his live poker career earnings to $13 million.
The $50k buy-in 7-handed no-limit hold ’em event drew 125 entrants, building up a total prize pool of $6,250,000. Of the 125 players, the top 20 players shared the prize pool. The two-day event, saw 28 players returning to the final day, with Punnat Punsri leading the remaining players. Punsri also entered the final table as the chip leader, while Lonis held the third position in the chip lead.
Lonis became the table short during the three-handed play, which didn’t last long as he doubled up through the chip leader Punsri. Punnat Punsri covered the loss by knocking out Dan Smith in 3rd place. Punsir held a 3:1 chip advantage over Lonis in the heads-up, and both players discussed whether to opt for an ICM chop, but chose not to.
Finally both players got all of their chips into the middle. Lonis rolled out his Ac-9d against Punsri’s Ad-3c. The dry board favored Lonis’s ace-nine, crowning him the champion.
Punnat Punsri had to settle with $1,021,000, while Lonis banked his career second seven-figure score of $1.5 million.
Triton Poker SHRS Monte Carlo Event #9: $50,000 NLH 7-Handed Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (USD) |
| 1st | Jesse Lonis | $1,502,000 |
| 2nd | Punnat Punsri | $1,021,000 |
| 3rd | Dan Smith | $675,000 |
| 4th | Leonard Maue | $556,000 |
| 5th | Daniel Rezaei | $446,000 |
| 6th | Mario Mosbock | $350,000 |
| 7th | Anson Ewe | $262,000 |
Patrik Antonius Career Best Payday of $5.1 Million
Patrik Antonius showed the world why he is one of the best High-stakes poker pros, with a $5.1 million victory in the Event #8: $200,000 buy-in Invitational Game at the 2024 Triton Super High Roller Monte Carlo, adding a second triton poker title to his name. The victory brought his career earnings up to over $29 million, ranking up to 28th place on Hendon Mob’s all-time money list.
The $200k buy-in saw 102 turnouts, generating a massive $20,400,000 prize pool, split among the top seventeen players. The tournament ran from November 7th to November 9th, with the field quickly narrowing down to the final 9 on Day 2, who advanced to Day 3.
Antonius led the final table, while Morten Klein entered the table with the shortest stack, and soon became the first elimination of the final table in 9th place. Xuan Tan finished 8th, followed by Konstantin Maslak in 7th. Mikita Badziakouski, holding fifth place on the all-time money list, ended up in 6th place collecting $1,188,000. Badziakousk’s countryman Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, hit the rail in 4th place, banking $1,506,000. Recent Mystery Bounty 7-Handed winner Roman Hrabec took the 4th place for $1,867,000, pushing his career earnings over $11.5 million.
Vladimir Korzinin eliminated 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event Champ Espen Jorstad in 3rd kicking of the heads-up battle. Krozinin held 61 BBs against Antonius’s 41 BBs. The heads-up play was a thrilling battle, due to the unconventional play of the 69-year-old businessman Vladimir Korzinin. Due to his long white beard, he even got the nickname ‘Gambledore’ from the chats.
The chip lead swung back and forth several times, with Antonius eventually getting the lead to end the impressive run of Korzinin. The hour-long heads-up play ended when Antonius jammed with Qc-4c, and Korzinn called all-in holding 8s-4s, on a board of Jc-9h-4h-2c-9d.
Korzinn ended up taking home $3,470,000 for his runner-up finish. Meanwhile, Antonius took home his second triton title and a career-best payday of $5,130,000.
Event #8: $200K NLH TRITON INVITATIONAL Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (USD) |
| 1st | Patrik Antonius | $5,130,000 |
| 2nd | Vladimir Korzinin | $3,470,000 |
| 3rd | Espen Jorstad | $2,255,000 |
| 4th | Roman Hrabec | $1,867,000 |
| 5th | Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | $1,506,000 |
| 6th | Mikita Badziakouski | $1,188,000 |
| 7th | Konstantin Maslak | $908,000 |
| 8th | Tan Xuan | $684,000 |
| 9th | Morten Klein | $510,000 |
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