He quickly grabbed the attention of almost the entire poker community due to a series of deep runs and crazy bold play at the Triton Monte Carlo series. Poker fans quickly dubbed him as “Gambledore” as he put several top pros including recent poker hall of famer Patrik Antonius and German poker superstar Fedor Holz in Monte Carlo. Here we bring you one of his craziest hands that he played in heads-up against Ossi Ketola from Finland in Event #12 – $150K NLH 8-Handed.

In the final hands-up battle of Event #12 – $150K NLH 8-Handed against Finland’s Ketola, Korzinin shoved for around 15 big blinds with 7 2, the widely considered worst starting hand in Texas Hold’em. Ketola, holding a stronger hand with  K 9, quickly called the shove.

Risky Bluff or Genius Play? And Why It Stunned the Community?

Shoving 7-2 especially in a high-stakes tournament worth millions is a little unconventional and shocking. It was a crazy move and stunned the community with some in the community questioning Korzinin’s rationale, while others admiring the old man for his fearless and crazy playing style.

Flop Drama

 The 5 6 4 flop gave the 69-year old man both a flush and straight draw and unpredictability of the 7-2 shove made some sense on the dramatic flop.  

River Magic

The turn 9 gave Ketola top pair but the magical river 3 completed straight for Korzinin, leaving his opponent reeling and the viewers gasping. This once again reminded of the volatile nature of poker where even the worst hands like 7-2 can prevail and shift the momentum with the right combo of luck and bold play.

Impact of the Hand

The hand gave Korzinin the much-needed double up, shifting the heads-up momentum in his favor and he later went on to close it out in style. His daring shove not only helped him secure the title but also a career-high $4.35 million, which boosted his live tournament earnings to $7,896,800.

Final Words

The way Korzinin played this hand in the heads-up play might seem reckless to some, but it will be remembered as one of the craziest moments in history. It indicates that it is not just the cards but the courage to play them in certain moments makes the real difference sometimes. Although it must have looked a crazy move to some, it was probably Korzinin’s a little unconventional but highly effective bold play in the given moment and it eventually worked out for him.

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The first of the two big winners of the series was  Estonia’s Vladimir Korzinin, a white-bearded high-stakes newcomer, who started his career only one year ago and got his first live cash with a third-place finish in the Mystery Bounty at European Poker Tour (EPT) Cyprus last month.

Just days earlier, he made his Triton poker debut, finishing runner-up to Poker Hall of Fame inductee Patrik Antonius in Event# 8 – $200K Triton Invitational for $3.4 million. He continued his hot run and won Event #12 – $150K NLH 8-Handed, claiming his second seven-figure score and first Triton title. The latest win marked his career high-score and took his live earnings to $7,896,800.

Triton Monte SHRS Carlo $150,000 NLH 8-HandedQuick Recap

Korzinin overcame a star-studded field of 122 runners in the $150K No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed event and outlasted a tough final table featuring the likes of Stephen Chidwick, Fedor Holz and Bryn Kenney, who earlier in the series made history as the first player to cross $70 million in live earnings by shipping the $125,000 Main Event.

Korzinin battled it out in the heads-up against Finnish poker player Ossi Ketola, another newcomer to poker. Korzinin’s strategic play made him an instant favorite among viewers of the Triton stream and he eventually took it down. On the final hand, they got all their chips in on the turn of the  Q J T 7 board. Ketola held top pair with Q 6, while Korzinin had a ten pair and a flush draw with T 6. The 9 fell on the river sealing the win for Korzinin and ending Ketola’s run in second place.

The $150K No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed ran from November 11-13 and drew a total of 122 entries for a prize pool of $18,150,000, which was finally shared by the top 20 players. Some notables to finish in the money were Malaysia’s Paul Phua (10th for $363,000),Mikita Badziakouski of Belarus (12th for $318,000), China’s Ren Lin (13th for $318,000), & the $50K NLH 7-Handed winner Jesse Lonis (14th for $290,500)

Triton Monte Carlo $150,000 NLH 8-Handed Final Table Results

1 – Vladimir Korzinin – $4,350,000

2 – Ossi Ketola – $2,970,000

3 – Fedor Holz  – $1,962,000

4 – Bryn Kenney – $1,616,000

5 – Stephen Chidwick – $1,300,000

6 – Dan Smith – $1,016,000

7 – Tom Fuchs– $762,000

8 – Sam Greenwood– $562,000

9 – Thomas Boivin – $435,000

 Ben Tollerene Clinches PLO Title At Triton Super High Roller Poker Series

Following his seventh place finish in Event  7: $30K – NLH Bounty Quattro last week, the American poker pro Ben Tollerene finally secured the first victory of the series by taking down Event 13: $50K – PLO 6-Handed for $1,070,000 – his second biggest score of the year after the $ 3,537,135 for the runner-up finish in the WSOP 2024 Super High Roller.

This marked his second Triton title and third live title of 2024, following his PGT title victories coming  in October and September this year. “It’s great, I was having a terrible trip. A couple of bubbles. I was just excited to play a different game, play some PLO,” said the elated Tollerene to reporters after his first Triton victory.

Triton Poker Super High Roller Series 13: $50K – PLO 6-Handed Quick Recap

Tollerene started the final table second in chips and busted Mads Amot in sixth place to grow his advantage. Joni Jouhkimainen, who started the final table as chip leader, was Tollerene’s next victim. He fell in fifth place, cashing for $217,000.

Tollerene continued his domination and took out Zhou Quan and finally Michael Duek in the heads-up. On the final hand, Duek opened with Ac9h7h3c and Tollerene called with KdQd6s4d. Tollerene check-raised all in on the 2d4cQc flop. Duek called with his flush draw but failed to hit the flush, leaving the title for Tollerene

This was a two-day event drawing 84 entries and generating $4,100,000 in prize pool. The top 14 players cashed the tournament, including WSOP bracelet winner Jason Koon (11th for $87,000), and India’s two-time WSOP bracelet winner Santhosh Suvarna, who exited in 10th place, earning $87,000 – his second cash of the series.

Triton Poker Super High Roller Series 13: $50K – PLO 6-Handed Final Table Results

1 – Ben Tollerene – $1,070,000

2 – Michael Duek – $736,000

3 – Maxi Lehmanski – $485,000

4 – Zhou Quan, China – $393,000

5 – Joni Joukemainen– $314,500

6 – Mads Amot – $244,500

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