Full details of everything that happened at the Triton Super High Roller Series in Monte Carlo, which ran from October 24 through November 4, 2023
Jason Koon
EVENT #13 – $25,000 POT LIMIT OMAHA TURBO
PERFECT 10 FOR KOON, CLOSES MONTE CARLO EVENT IN STYLE
It looked for a moment as though Jason Koon had forgotten to win a title at Triton Monte Carlo, but on the final night, in the final tournament, Koon came good to land his 10th career title.
Top five finishers:
1 – Jason Koon, USA – $365,000
2 – Eelis Parssinen, Finland – $262,000
3 – Joao Vieira, Portugal – $171,000
4 – Sam Greenwood, Canada – $129,000
5 – Laszlo Bujtas, Hungary – $100,000
50 entries | $1,250,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
Dan Dvoress
EVENT #12 – $50,000 POT LIMIT OMAHA
DVORESS BAGS TITLE NUMBER TWO AS $50K PLO CONCLUDES
On the last night of the Monte Carlo festival — just as he had done when he had a flight to catch out of Cyprus — Dan Dvoress stormed through a final day final table to win the second title of his Triton career.
Top five finishers:
1 – Dan Dvoress, Canada – $956,000
2 – Danny Tang, Hong Kong – $664,000
3 – Nacho Barbero, Argentina – $439,000
4 – Chris Parker, UK – $344,000
5 – Keith Lehr, USA – $277,000
72 entries | $3,600,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
Gavin Andreanoff
EVENT #11 – $30,000 POT LIMIT OMAHA – BOUNTY
ANDREANOFF COMES OUT OF THE SHADOWS TO CLAIM MAIDEN TRITON WIN
A PLO cash-game pro, Gavin Andreanoff cashed the first Triton title he played in London, then travelled to Monte Carlo to win the second. It’s his first live tournament victory and earned him more than $500K, including bounties
Top five finishers:
1 – Gavin Andreanoff, UK – $387,000 (+ $160,000 in bounties)
2 – Quan Zhou, China – $269,000 (+ $120,000 in bounties)
3 – Danny Tang, Hong Kong – $178,000 (+ $120,000 in bounties)
4 – Laszlo Bujtas, Hungary – $139,000 (+ $160,000 in bounties)
5 – Dan Dvoress, Canada – $112,400 (+ $40,000 in bounties)
74 entries | $2,220,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
Webster Lim
EVENT #10 – $25,000 NLH 8-HANDED GG MILLION$ LIVE
THREE UP FOR LIM AS MALAYSIA DOMINATES GG MILLION$
Webster Lim is the man to beat in the GG Poker Million$ tournaments on the Triton Series as the Malaysian followed up success in this event in Vietnam with another victory, over a record field, in Monte Carlo. He beat his countryman Hing Yang Chow heads up.
Top five finishers:
1 – Webster Lim, Malaysia – $899,893*
2 – Hing Yang Chow, Malaysia – $760,107*
3 – Ren Lin, USA – $468,000
4 – Ben Heath, UK – $380,000
5 – Igor Yaroshevskyy, Ukraine – $301,000
187 entries | $4,675,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
Danny Tang
EVENT #9 – $50,000 NLH 7-HANDED
FAMOUS FIVE FOR TANG AS IN-FORM TITANS CLASH IN MONTE CARLO
There’s no stopping Danny Tang on the Triton Series as he completed an incredible fifth triumph in 2023, downing the Super High Roller scene’s other leading tournament winner, Ike Haxton, heads up.
Top five finishers:
1 – Danny Tang, Hong Kong – $1,580,000
2 – Isaac Haxton, USA – $1,070,000
3 – Fahredin Mustafov, Bulgaria – $715,000
4 – Chris Brewer, USA – $585,000
5 – Pedro Garagnani, Brazil – $469,000
136 entries | $6,800,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
Mario Mosböck
EVENT #8 – $40,000 NLH 7-HANDED – MYSTERY BOUNTY
SUPER MARIO IN MONTE CARLO AS MOSBÖCK BLITZES BOUNTY
After coming up agonisingly short in the $200K Invitational, Austrian former soccer player Mario Mosböck made it count in the $40K bounty, landing his first Triton title.
Top five finishers:
1 – Mario Mosböck, Austria – $718,000 (+$720K from 10 bounties)
2 – Imad Derwiche, France – $484,000 (+$80K from one bounty)
3 – Michael Soyza, Malaysia – $333,000 (+$280K from five bounties)
4 – Steve O’Dwyer, Ireland – $272,000 (+$240K and Bombay yacht stay from three bounties)
5 – Axel Hallay, France – $216,500
162 entries | $6,480,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
Ognyan Dimov
EVENT #7 – $30,000 NLH 7-HANDED
DIMOV PUTS BULGARIA ON THE BOARD WITH FIRST-TIME SUCCESS
A strong Bulgarian contingent of players arrived to Monte Carlo for the Triton Series this week, and Ognyan Dimov landed the country’s first win in only his third tournament.
Top five finishers:
1 – Ognjan Dimov, Bulgaria – $1,010,000
2 – Juan Pardo, Spain – $685,000
3 – Ole Schemion, Germany – $457,000
4 – Luc Greenwood, Canada – $374,000
5 – Travis Endersby, Australia – $300,100
145 entries | $4,350,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
Christoph Vogelsang
EVENT #6 – $100,000 NLH 8-HANDED
VOGELSANG BATTLES BACK FROM ONE BLIND TO END TROPHY DROUGHT
He’s been playing on the Triton Series since the very start, and finally Christoph Vogelsang landed a debut title, coming back from near-elimination to land a $2.6m prize.
Top five finishers:
1 – Christoph Vogelsang, Germany – $2,644,000*
2 – Nacho Barbero, Argentina – $2,190,000*
3 – Danny Tang, Hong Kong – $1,296,000
4 – Punnat Punsri, Thailand – $1,068,000
5 – Ben Heath, UK – $858,000
*denotes heads-up deal
120 entries | $12,000,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
Steve O’Dwyer
EVENT #5 – $25,000 NLH TURBO
O’DWYER AT THE DOUBLE AS LATEST TURBO HEADS TO AMERICAN
It might have looked like a short-stack shootout, but Steve O’Dwyer picked his spots the best to claim a second Triton title, four years after he earned his first.
Top five finishers:
1 – Steve O’Dwyer, USA – $416,000
2 – Dimitar Danchev, Bulgaria – $299,000
3 – Mike Watson, Canada – $195,000
4 – Henrik Hecklen, Denmark – $147,000
5 – Michael Soyza, Malaysia – $114,000
57 entries | $1,425,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
Matthias Eibinger
EVENT #3 – $125,000 NLH MAIN EVENT
EIBINGER OUTLASTS MATEOS TO SNATCH MAIN EVENT TRIUMPH
The Austrian turbo specialist Matthias Eibinger managed to overhaul an enormous Adrian Mateos chip lead to claim the biggest cash of his career and a Triton Main Event title.
Top five finishers:
1 – Matthias Eibinger, Austria – $3,461,261*
2 – Adrian Mateos – $3,120,739*
3 – Santhosh Suvarna, India – $1,772,000
4 – Chris Brewer, USA – $1,450,000
5 – Quan Zhou, China – $1,165,000
*denotes heads up deal
135 entries | $16,875,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
Dan Smith
EVENT 2 – $200,000 TRITON INVITATIONAL
SMITH HALTS MOSBÖCK TO LAND MONTE CARLO INVITATIONAL
The American pro Dan Smith overcame Mario Mosböck’s heads-up chip lead to bank a $3.8 million first prize and secure his first title on the Triton Series. The event featured a specially invited field of VIPs and elite pros.
Top five finishers:
1 – Dan Smith, USA – $3,870,000
2 – Mario Mosböck – Austria – $2,690,000
3 – Elton Tsang, Hong Kong – $1,780,000
4 – Jean Noel Thorel, France – $1,390,000
5 – Alexander Shelukhin, Russia – $1,125,000
73 entries | $14,600,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
Jonathan Jaffe
EVENT 1 – $50,000 NLH TURBO
JAFFE BLASTS THROUGH BOUNTY EVENT TO CLAIM FIRST TITLE
Triton Monte Carlo got up and running with a swashbuckling performance from Jonathan Jaffe who tore through the $50K bounty tournament to claim his first title — and picking up nine scalps, worth $20K each, along the way.
Top five finishers:
1 – Jonathan Jaffe, USA – $501,000 (+ $180,000 in bounties)
2 – Brian Kim, USA – $359,000 (+ $80,000)
3 – Leonard Maue, Germany – $233,000 (+ $80,000)
4 – Viacheslav Buldygin, Russia – $176,000 (+$60,000)
5 – Aleks Ponakovs, Latvia – $136,000 (+$120,000)
57 entries | $1,710,000 prize pool
FULL REPORT AND RESULTS
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