The Triton Poker series chose the Merit Casino Cyprus as its September stop, where it attracted world poker stars to a good event. The busy schedule was clearly dominated by the unique Coin River Invitational tournament, an event that, with a buy-in of $200,000, brought a unique field of players made up of 50:50 professionals and businessmen.
Although this tournament already know its champion, the Triton festival continued with no less interesting events. Among them, Punnat Punsri, Matthias Eibinger, and French businessman Karl Chappe-Gatien took home their trophy. Nobody knew Chappe before Coin Rivet, but after an incredible run, when he finished in third place, he quickly gained his supporters. In addition, his fan base expanded two days after, when he played his very first Short-Deck tournament in his life (the rules were explained to him by Danny Tang just a few hours before the tournament), in which he went all the way to the trophy and the prize of $565,000.
The second name that resonates throughout the world during this festival is none other than the legendary Phil Ivey. Considered by many to be the most legendary poker player of all time, Ivey proved his qualities again, specifically in the $30,000 event in his favorite Short Deck format, in which he already won two Triton titles in the past.
The third was born just two days ago, in an event that produced 38 entries. These meant a $1,140,000 prize pool that was waiting to be redistributed among the top six players. It was packed with quality as much as possible, see for yourself - Phil Ivey, Daniel Dvoress, Mikita Badziakouski, Sam Greenwood, Kiat Lee and Tom Dwan.
The early table chip leader was Tom Dwan, but Ivey sent him home in fifth place ($103,000) shortly after eliminating Daniel Dvoressa ($80,000) in sixth place. The new chip leader Ivey continued to mow down his opponents and Mikita Badziakouski ($131,000) was his next victim.
After Sam Greenwood sent home Kiat Lee ($171,000), a heads-up between two greats awaited us - Phil Ivey, who already has two Triton Short Deck event titles, and Sam Greenwood, who is still waiting for his first. Well, his wait will continue to be extended, as after the collision of J J with K Q , where Ivey hit all three remaining queens on the board, it was decided. Runner-up Sam Greenwood took home the consolation prize of $268,000, but champion Phil Ivey went home richer with a third trophy and $387,000 along with it!
Source: Triton-series.com
