Three big tournaments concluded in South Korea as part of the 2024 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju at Landing Casino Jeju. These events, numbers 3 to 5 out of 17 events, attracted a total of 788 players and paid out over $20.6 million in prize money. Each of the three champions took home a seven-figure cash prize. Given below is a quick rundown of all three Triton tournaments.
Triton Jeju Event 3 – $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Eight Max
In the third event, a $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Eight Max tournament, 298 players competed, building a $7,450,000 prize pool. Paulius Vaitiekunas emerged victorious, claiming the top prize of $1,077,499. This was his biggest win and propelled him to 19th place on the POY leaderboard.
The top 47 finishers made the money in this event, including Isaac Haxton (15th), all-time Triton Poker titles leader Jason Koon (9th), Dan Smith (7th), and Joseph Cheong (4th). Vaitiekunas secured the win after a three-way deal, taking home the largest payout. Oganyan walked away with $989,501 for his third-place finish in the tournament, while Tkatschew was awarded $1,002,000 as the runner-up.
Final Table Payouts (USD)
- Paulius Vaitiekunas $1,077,499
- Alexander Tkatschew $1,002,000
- Aram Oganyan $989,501
- Joseph Cheong $560,000
- Roman Hrabec $441,000
- Maksim Vaskresenski $337,000
- Dan Smith $248,000
- Chen Guangcheng $182,000
Triton Jeju Event 5 – $30,000 No-Limit Hold’em Eight Max
The $30,000 buy-in event at Triton Jeju drew 185 entries, building a $5,550,000 prize pool. The top 31 players were paid out with Adrian Mateos, a four-time bracelet winner from Spain, claiming the lion’s share with $1,175,000. This marked his first Triton victory and a historic moment for Spanish players.
Mateos’ win boosted his live earnings to $41,800,226, placing him 12th on poker’s all-time money list. He now ranks sixth in the 2024 POY standings with 2,006 total points and $1.7 million in earnings.
Several notable players, including Fedor Holz (12th), Phil Ivey (9th), Patrik Antonius (7th), and Joao Vieira (5th) ran deep in this event. David Peters, a four-time bracelet winner, secured $790,000 as the runner-up, adding to his impressive track record with his fifth final-table finish of the year.
Final Table Payouts (USD)
- Adrian Mateos $1,175,000
- David Peters $790,000
- Yulian Bogdanov $557,000
- Seth Gottlieb $452,000
- Joao Vieira $358,000
- Ramin Hajiyev $271,500
- Patrik Antonius $198,000
- Lun Loon $145,000
Triton Jeju Event 6 – $25,000 GG Million$ No-Limit Hold’em
The GG Million$ $25,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event drew the largest field yet at the festival, with 305 entries building a $7,625,000 prize pool. Austria’s Mario Mosbock emerged as the victor, earning $1,191,196. He eventually defeated Spain’s Sergio Aido in the heads-up. The final two had struck a deal, with Aido taking a larger payout of $1,237,804 for his efforts.
After the win, Mosbock now has $10.9 million in career earnings. His largest score came when he finished second in the WPT Big One For One Drop last December for more than $4.6 million.
Plenty of other stars ran deep in this event, including Fedor Holz (10th), Timothy Adams (6th), and Daniel Dvoress (5th).
Final Table Payouts (USD)
- Mario Mosbock $1,191,196
- Sergio Aido $1,237,804
- Alexandros Theologis $707,000
- Adrian Boon Chye Chua $573,000
- Daniel Dvoress $452,000
- Timothy Adams $345,000
- Jesse Lonis $253,000
- Kosei Ichinose $186,000
- Ehsan Amiri $152,000
EVENT #2 – $20,000 NLH 8-HANDED
Cheered on by his Vienna-based friends Fedor Holz and Mario Mosboeck, Roland Rokita shipped the second event of 2024 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju, joining them as Triton champions. He overcame a field of 225 entries and took home the lion’s share of the $4,500,000 total prize pool.
Top Five Results
- Roland Rokita, Austria – $904,000
- Sirzat Hissou, Germany – $599,000
- Kiat Lee, Malaysia – $439,000
- Mikita Badziakouski, Belarus – $355,000
- Aleksandr Zubov, Russia – $278,000
EVENT #1 – $15,000 NLH 8-HANDED
The opening event in Jeju set a new record for Triton Series tournament entries but crowned a champion in a very familiar champion: German superstar Fedor Holz who bested 269 entries to win the lion’s share of the total $4,035,000 prize pool. This was his fourth Triton poker title.
Top Five Results
- Fedor Holz, Germany – $786,000
- Seth Gottlieb, USA – $500,000
- Dimitar Danchev, Bulgaria – $375,000
- Nick Petrangelo, USA – $303,000
- Dominykas Mikolaitis, Lithuania – $240,000
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