Triton Poker Collection Goes Nicely for Jason Koon, however Not for Pixbet Sportsbook Boss
Jason Koon stands out as the unofficial king of the Triton Poker Collection. The American poker professional scored one other Triton victory this week, bringing to seven the variety of titles the GGPoker ambassador has collected as he bounces from occasion to occasion.
Jason Koon (proper) shakes fingers with Daniel Negreanu as he’s introduced as a brand new GGPoker ambassador. Koon received one other Triton Poker Foremost Occasion as he extends his lead. (Picture: Poker Trade Professional)
Koon has three first-place finishes in Triton tournaments in simply the previous two months, based on Hendon Mob. When he took down the Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection in Cyprus this week, he scored $2.45 million. With 32 Triton cashes, he has picked up $21.79 million of his $47.38 million complete.
Whereas he was busy celebrating his huge win, the CEO of sports activities betting operator Pixbet, Ernildo Santos, was giving it a go on the Triton $200K No-Restrict Maintain’em Luxon Invitational. Issues didn’t go as he anticipated, although, as he hit the rail earlier than reaching the cash.
Koon Strikes Once more
On the Triton Poker SHR Collection in Cyprus on Monday, the final 9 survivors of the $100K Foremost Occasion gathered across the desk. They have been all that remained of the preliminary 101 registrations who sought a bit of the motion.
The primary to fall have been Vlacheslav Buldygin, Stephen Chidwick, and Michael Watson in ninth, eighth, and seventh place, respectively. Subsequent to go have been Sean Winter, Dan Smith, and Henrik Hecklen.
Hecklen had gone into the ultimate battle main the pack, however finally couldn’t get previous fourth. It was a distinct story for Koon. He went from being the second-shortest stack when the playing cards started to fly to profitable the match and taking a brand new seven-figure prize.
After Hecklen bowed out, solely Koon, Sam Greenwood, and Steve O’Dwyer remained within the battle. It didn’t take lengthy for O’Dwyer to run into hassle. He fell after Koon picked up a straight, taking house $1.17 million within the course of.
This left the ultimate heads-up between Koon and Greenwood, however they lower a deal that left $84K on the desk. Even that ended up in Koon’s pocket after an all-in remaining hand paired his Q-10 towards Greenwood’s failed A-Okay. Greenwood picked up $1.92 million as runner-up.
Koon is now nearly able to take excessive spot within the all-time poker cash record. That spot nonetheless belongs to Stephen Chidwick, however perhaps not for for much longer. Koon is simply $900K down, and 2023 isn’t even half over but.
Grinding Halt for Santos at Invitational
Ernildo Santos began effectively within the Invitational, making it previous the primary day. The one Brazilian within the occasion, the Pixbet CEO continued his run alongside 53 different gamers.
As the sector continued to shrink, Santos maintained his momentum. Nevertheless, with simply 28 gamers left, issues took a flip for the more serious.
Defending his stack of 16 huge blinds, Santos opened sturdy whereas holding A-Okay. Russian professional Arthur Martirosian, with 100 huge blinds, and Turkey’s Orpen Kisacikoglu, defending simply eight huge blinds, stayed within the hand.
The two-3-8 didn’t appear to be hassle for Santos, and after Kisacikoglu checked, he went all-in. Martirosian exited, however Kisacikoglu, a WSOP bracelet winner with greater than $14.5 million in stay winnings, determined to experience it out.
Given the truth that he was holding 4-3 within the huge blind, it was a threat value taking. The flip revealed a 4 and the river introduced an 8, and Santos missed discovering a connector. With one hand, he went from a center stack to a brief stack.
That arrange his exit just a few fingers later. Right down to eight huge blinds, he went up towards Kisacikoglu as soon as extra, solely to overlook as soon as once more with a determined play with J-9. Santos hit the rail with no money whereas his conqueror bowed out in tenth place with $369,500. Azerbaijan’s Ramin Hajiyev finally received the occasion, taking house $4.12 million.
