HK $250,000 6-Max Event | 2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila

2017-02-18 12:02 UTC+8

Who Will Win the 2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila 6-Max Event?

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Triton Super High Roller Series 2017 Tournament Room

After nine levels of 45 minutes each, the 2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila 6-Max Event saw 24 players bag up chips and advance to day two of the HK$ 250,000 (approximately $32,200) buy-in at the stunning Solaire Resort and Casino. There were 35 unique entries and six re-entries to create a 41-entry strong field, but that number may still change with the registration being open until the start of Day 2 in one hour from now at 1 p.m. local time.

All players that busted on their first bullet yesterday are allowed to re-enter again, while four players already did so on Day 1 and failed to make Day 2. Among those was Phil Ivey, and the poker superstar is expected to be back in action for Day 1 of the HK$ 1,000,000 Main Event as of Sunday, Feb 19. Bryn Kenney and Mustapha Kanit were eliminated late on Day 1 and are among the candidates to take another shot at the juicy prize pool.

Timofey "Trueteller" Kuznetsov went on a hot run and claimed a massive lead going into Day 2 with 342,200, more than two times the stack of second-placed Sergio Aido (139,100) and third-placed Mikita Badziakouski (134,800) combined. Other notables and big stacks in a field of high-stakes experts are Dario Sammartino (129,200), Rainer Kempe (116,500), David Peters (83,400) and Pratyush Buddiga (77,800).

Erik Seidel (76,500), Founder of Triton Richard Yong (74,000), Dan Colman (56,600) and Dan Cates (52,100) also made it through, while defending Triton Super High Roller Main Event champion Wai Kin Yong (32,500), President of Poker King Club Winfred Yu (29,700) and Paul Phua (26,800) are among the short stacks coming back.

The action will recommence with level 10 and blinds of 800-1,600 with a running ante of 200. All new entries will receive 50,000 in chips and the tournament is scheduled to play down to a winner today. The prize pool information will be released as soon as the registration closes. As usual, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action.

Tags: Bryn Kenney Dan Cates Daniel Colman Dario Sammartino David Peters Erik Seidel Mikita Badziakouski Mustapha Kanit Paul Phua Phil Ivey Pratyush Buddiga Rainer Kempe Richard Yong Sergio Aido Timofey Kuznetsov Wai Kin Yong Winfred Yu

2017-02-18 13:42 UTC+8

Colman Busts Cates; Doubles Kenney

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Nível 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Dan Colman opened the action with a raise and called the three-bet shove of short stack Dan Cates from one seat over for less than 20 big blinds. It was a classic flip, as Cates had and Colman the . The flop of was bad news for Cates, and he was eliminated once the turn and river completed the board.

Cates and Bryn Kenney had a few more words, picking up on their previous table talk, and the next hand then got underway. Colman opened to 3,600 from the cutoff and Kenney moved all in for 38,000 from the small blind, Colman called.

Bryn Kenney:
Dan Colman:

The board came and Kenney rivered a set to stay in and swap stacks with Colman.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Bryn Kenney	80,000 39,000	39,000

Daniel Colman	46,000 -10,600	-10,600

Dan Cates	Eliminado

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2017-02-18 14:07 UTC+8

Kuznetsov Busts Salter to Increase Lead

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Nível 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Timofey Kuznetsov continues where he stopped last night and won yet another big pot to boost his stack further and eliminate Jack Salter. Kuznetsov defended his big blind and check-raised small on a flop of . Salter called and then faced the check of Kuznetsov on the turn.

Salter bed 8,300 into a pot of around 38,000 and called the shove of Kuznetsov for around 60,000.

Jack Salter:
Timofey Kuznetsov:

The on the river improved Kuznetsov to a straight and that was it for Salter.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Timofey Kuznetsov	425,000 82,800	82,800
Jack Salter	Eliminado

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2017-02-18 14:13 UTC+8

Kempe Takes Two - Busts Sanders and Phua

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Nível 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Hand 1

Rainer Kempe started the action with a raise to 4,500 and the action folded to Adam Sanders in the small blind, who moved all in for his last 32,000. Kempe called and the cards were tabled.

Adam Sanders:
Rainer Kempe:

The board came and Sanders failed to improve.

Hand 2

One hand later, David Peters made it 4,500 to go and Paul Phua moved all in from the small blind. "Can you count it?" Kempe asked and the shove of Phua was for 38,200. Kempe then called and Peters quickly folded.

Paul Phua:
Rainer Kempe:

"Oh come on. Ace queen, jacks, kings?" Phua asked, referring to the recent run-good of Kempe. The board came and Kempe sent the second player in a row to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rainer Kempe	225,000 75,000	75,000
Paul Phua	Eliminado

Adam Sanders	Eliminado

Tags: Adam Sanders David Peters Paul Phua Rainer Kempe

2017-02-18 15:02 UTC+8

Stanley Choi Eliminated

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Nível 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Hand 1

Marius Torbergsen open-shoved for his last 40,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Stanley Choi in the big blind, who called with the slightly superior stack.

Marius Torbergsen:
Stanley Choi:

The board came and Choi was left with next to no chips.

Hand 2

Erik Seidel raised the next hand and found a caller in Timofey Kuznetsov on the button. Choi called all in out of the small blind without looking at his cards and Torbergsen folded in the big blind.

On the flop, Seidel check-called a bet worth 8,000 by Kuznetsov and dud so again for 14,000 on the turn. Seidel also checked the river and Kuznetsov fired a third bet worth 26,000. Seidel called and Kuznetsov rolled over for trips jacks, which prompted Seidel to muck. Choi had a sweat, as he first turned over the . His second card however was the and that sent Choi to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Timofey Kuznetsov	520,000 60,000	60,000
Marius Torbergsen	85,000 25,000	25,000
Erik Seidel	82,000 -63,000	-63,000

Stanley Choi	Eliminado

Tags: Erik Seidel Marius Torbergsen Stanley Choi Timofey Kuznetsov

2017-02-18 17:22 UTC+8

Liang Doubles; Aldemir Busts

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Nível 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Hand 1

In a battle of the blinds, Rainer Kempe checked the turn and called a bet of Yu Liang in the big blind for 25,000. The river completed the board and Kempe checked again. Liang moved all in and Kempe asked for a count, then called when it was deemed to be for 66,500.

Liang turned over his for second pair, and Kempe mucked to let the Chinese double.

Hand 2

Liang wasn't even done stacking yet when Kempe raised to 11,000 from the button. Liang folded, and Koray Aldemir then shoved for around 50,000 from the big blind. Kempe quickly called and Aldemir was the player at risk with the worse kicker.

Koray Aldemir:
Rainer Kempe:

Both players paired their kicker on the flop, and the turn and river changed nothing to send Aldemir to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rainer Kempe	360,000 -30,000	-30,000
Yu Liang	250,000 130,000	130,000
Koray Aldemir	Eliminado

Tags: Koray Aldemir Rainer Kempe Yu Liang

2017-02-18 17:57 UTC+8

Kempe Busts Liang in Massive Pot

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Nível 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The hand that was still going several minutes into the break saw Rainer Kempe limp the small blind, and Yu Liang raised to 12,000, Kempe called. Both players checked the flop, Kempe then bet the turn for 13,500. Liang called and the duo headed to the river.

Kempe checked and Liang bet 50,000 with around 150,000 behind. Kempe check-raised to 270,000, enough to cover his opponent. Liang spent more than three minutes in the think tank before calling. Kempe flipped over for a set of eights and Liang sent his cards into the muck.

The tournament will continue hand-for-hand when everyone comes back from the break.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Rainer Kempe	635,000 275,000	275,000
Yu Liang	Eliminado

Tags: Rainer Kempe Yu Liang

2017-02-18 18:32 UTC+8

Richard Yong Bubbles the 6-Max Event

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Nível 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Richard Yong bubbles 2017 Triton Super High Roller Series ManilaHK $250,000 6-Max Event

Both tables had some action going. Over on table two, Dan Colman raised to 12,000 on the button and Mustapha Kanit defended the big blind. On the flop, both players checked. There was no betting action on the turn either and Kanit then bet 16,000 on the river. Colman moved him all in and Kanit eventually folded, flashing the .

At the same time, Sergio Aido had raised to 15,000 from the small blind and Richard Yong shoved for 91,000 in the big blind. Aido called and the duo had to wait until table two was finished before turning over their cards.

Richard Yong:
Sergio Aido:

The board came and Aido let the bubble burst with the nut flush. All remaining seven players have HK$ 405,000 locked up for their efforts, and will now redraw to the unofficial seven-handed final table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergio Aido	350,000 113,000	113,000
Daniel Colman	300,000 45,000	45,000

Mustapha Kanit	26,000 -45,000	-45,000

Richard Yong	Eliminado

Tags: Daniel Colman Mustapha Kanit Richard Yong Sergio Aido

2017-02-18 19:02 UTC+8

Mikita Badziakouski Eliminated in 7th Place (HK$ 405,000)

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Nível 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski took a long time to make a decision in the cutoff and Mustapha Kanit in the big blind then said "I have a good feeling about this hand bro, just go for it. The last time I was in the big blind, I doubled." Badziakouski took another minute before raising to 50,000 with only 40,000 behind.

Erik Seidel on the button min-raised to get everyone else out of the way and Badziakouski called all in.

Mikita Badziakouski:
Erik Seidel:

The board ran out and Badziakouski was eliminated in 7th place for HK$ 405,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Erik Seidel	525,000 155,000	155,000

Mikita Badziakouski	Eliminado

Tags: Erik Seidel Mikita Badziakouski Mustapha Kanit

2017-02-18 19:06 UTC+8

Mustapha Kanit Eliminated in 6th Place (HK$ 556,000)

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Nível 17 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Right after the elimination of Mikita Badziakouski, Mustapha Kanit open-shoved for his last 70,000 from the small blind and Sergio Aido looked him up from the big blind.

Mustapha Kanit:
Sergio Aido:

"What do you think I am pushing with in your big blind?" Kanit said, somewhat surprised when spotting the cards of his opponent. After the board ran out , Aido caught a queen on the river. Neither player had a club in the hand and that sent Kanit to the rail in 6th place for HK$ 556,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sergio Aido	334,000 64,000	64,000
Mustapha Kanit	Eliminado

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Mustapha Kanit Sergio Aido