The Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju is currently underway at the Landing Casino Jeju. The prestigious series witnessed China’s Huang Wenjie achieving a career milestone by claiming his first Triton title in the $100k Main Event, while Portugal’s Joao Vieira celebrated his maiden Triton victory in the $150k NLH 8-Handed event. Adding to the excitement, Thailand’s Punnat Punsri continued his dominance by capturing his third Triton title in the $125k NLH 7-Handed event. Here is a recap of the recent events at the 2025 Triton Poker Jeju.
Joao Vieira Wins His Maiden Triton Poker Title
Portugal’s Joao Vieira took down his career’s first Triton Title, winning the Triton Poker SHRS Jeju Event #9: $150k NLH 8-Handed for a career-best payday of $4,610,000. Vieria in December 2024 came second in the WSOP Paradise $100k Triton Main Event, earning an impressive $2,590,000 payout. However, it took just three months for the three-time bracelet winner to add another trophy to his trophy tally. The Portuguese brought his lifetime poker earnings close to $17 million and solidified his position as the all-time money leader of Portugal.
The $150k buy-in no-limit hold’em 8-handed drew an entry field of 128 runners, generating a total prize pool of $19,200,000. The top 20 finishers each earned over $200k from that massive prize pool, with the top 6 collecting a seven-figure payday. China’s Ye Wang rounded out the podium to collect $2 million, whereas Aleksejs Ponakovs earned $3.13 million for his second-place finish.
Triton Poker SHRS Jeju Event #9 Final Table Payouts
1 – Joao Vieira – $4,610,000
2 – Aleks Ponakovs – $3,139,000
3 – Wang Ye – $2,074,000
4 – Dan Smith – $1,708,000
5 – Kiat Lee – $1,372,000
6 – Alex Foxen – $1,076,000
7 – Ding Biao – $807,000
8 – Fedor Holz – $595,000
Huang Wenjie Defeats Jungleman, Secures His Maiden Triton Title
Chinese poker amateur Huang Wenjie defeated Daniel Cates aka Jungleman, clinching his first Triton Title. Wenjie emerged victorious in the 2025 Triton Poker SHRS Jeju $100k Main Event, collecting his maiden poker title, and a career-defining $5,555,000 top prize. His latest victory pushed his live poker earnings past $5.6 million.
The $100k buy-in Main Event drew a star-studded entry field and saw numerous Triton regulars and poker elites, who were eying for the Main Event title. India’s Santhosh Suvaran made it to the top 5, finishing in 4th place to collect $2,140,000. Artur Martiosyan rounded out the podium to collect $2,644,000. Daniel Cates aka Jungleman gave tough competition to the amateur but eventually finished in 2nd place to collect $3,528,000.
The main event drew 285 players, creating a total prize pool of $28,500,000. That massive prize pool was paid out to the top 47th players.
Triton Poker SHRS Jeju Event #11: $100k Main Event Final Table Payouts
1 – Huang Wenjie – $5,555,000
2 – Dan Cates – $3,528,000
3 – Artur Martirosian – $2,644,000
4 – Santhosh Suvarna – $2,140,000
5 – Sam Greenwood – $1,687,000
6 – Alex Boika – $1,288,000
7 – Nacho Barbero – $946,000
8 – Clemen Deng – $695,000
9 – James Hopkins – $570,000
Asian Poker SuperStar Punnat Punsri Ships His 3rd Triton Title
Punnat Punsri secured his career third triton title, after winning Event #12: $125k NLH 7-Handed at the 2025 Triton Poker SHRS Jeju. Punsri, the Asian Poker Super Star, earned a whopping $2,594,555 payout, along with the Triton trophy. His latest victory pushed his live earnings past $23.6 million, to continue leading the all-time Money List of Thailand.
The $125k buy-in NLH 7-Handed drew an entry field of 93 runners, building up a total prize pool of $11,625,000. Of the 93 entries, the top 15 finishers collected a piece from the prize pool. Mikita Bodyakovsky finished in 3rd place, pocketing $1,348,000. Christoph Vogelsang had to settle with a payout of $2,456,445 for the runner-up finish. The pay gap between Vogelsang and Punsri is very small, as both of them agreed to an ICM deal.
Triton Poker SHRS Jeju Event #12: $125k NLH 7 Handed Final Table Payouts
1 – Punnat Punsri – $2,594,555*
2 – Christoph Vogelsang – $2,456,445*
3 – Mikita Badziakouski – $1,348,000
4 – Chris Brewer – $1,093,000
5 – Joao Vieira – $878,000
6 – Ben Tollerene – $686,000
7 – Kiat Lee– $540,000
8 – Dan Smith – $413,000
9 – Masashi Oya – $302,000
Source – Triton Blog
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