Since the tournament kicked off with a considerable delay, the schedule for Day 1 has been adjusted and a total of seven levels of 60 minutes each will be played. At the end of level four there will be a 90 minute break with gala dinner for the participants and the action should wrap up around half past midnight.
The registration period remains the same until the start of level 12, but players can jump in for four levels on Day 2 instead of just two as previously planned.
The field has increased to 16 entries, two full ring tables of eight, and the most recent additions in the field were Triton co-founder Paul Phua, superstar and HKD250,000 Short Deck champion Phil Ivey and defending Montenegro Main Event champion Manig Loeser. Phua and Loeser took a seat on the outer table, while Ivey moved to the feature table.
All the action can be watched on a security delay of 30 minutes by clicking on the live stream above the updates.
Stephen Chidwick opened to 2,500 first to act over on the outer table and was called three ways by Christian Christner on the button, Richard Yong in the small blind and Stefan Schillhabel in the big blind. The flop came and all four players opted to check. On the turn, it was Chidwick that bet 3,300 and just Christner called.
After the river, Chidwick bet 20,000 and Christner raised it up to 70,000. Chidwick used one time bank extension and sent his cards into the muck.
A second table has opened and pretty much all Germans arrived at almost the same time to result in some confusion over the table setup. However, that was quickly sorted. Mikita Badziakouski also showed up and took a seat over on the feature table.
Over on the feature table, Isaac Haxton called a raise by Orpen Kisacikoglu out of the small blind and the flop fell . Haxton checked and subsequently check-raised to 12,200, which Kisacikoglu called. On the turn, Haxton fired a bet of 50,000 and that did the trick to force a fold from Kisacikoglu.
"Let's flip first hand, and one of us will be chip leader," Mikita Badziakouski joked after having taken a seat and spotting Isaac Haxton over on the feature table. Shortly after, Orpen Kisacikoglu also walked over to the same table as well.
After some time and the announcement by the floor staff, cards indeed got in the air on the feature table, which runs on a delay of 30 minutes. Among those to also take a seat were Xuan Tan, Stephen Chidwick and Richard Yong. Badziakouski should be joining shortly.
Richard Yong - Triton Super High Roller Series founder and 2018 Triton SHR 6-Max Champion
Founded in 2015 by Malaysian businessman and philanthropist Richard Yong, Triton Poker delivers exclusive high-stakes tournaments held in some of the most luxurious locations worldwide, all in the name of charity.
Its mission is to give back to society through charitable contributions by hosting high-end, high-stakes poker tournaments.
Since hosting their inaugural event in 2016, the US$200,000 No Limit Hold’em Triton Super High Roller, held at the Solaire Resort & Casino in Paranaque City, Manila, Philippines – won by German wunderkind Fedor Holz – the Triton Super High Roller Series is well on the way to establishing itself as a proving ground for some of the game’s top professionals.
With professionally run, high stakes poker tournaments that attract a mix of affluent recreational players and some of the international poker circuits top professionals, the tour is a perfect stage for participants to showcase their skills at the highest level.
Previous winners of Triton Poker events include some of the games’ biggest names with Fedor Holz, Daniel ‘Jungleman' Cates, Koray Aldemir, Stefan Schillhabel, Dan Colman and John Juanda just some of the past champions.
Other superstars such as Erik Seidel, and Phil Ivey have featured in their tournaments, with Ivey winning the most recent new addition to the Series - the HKD250,000 (~$38,150) Short Deck Ante Only Event.
Currently, both Fedor Holz and Wai King Yong are tied for the number of Triton titles, both holding two apiece and so far the Triton Super High Roller Series has awarded a monstrous USD45,725,824 in prize money (not including this Montenegro Event), so let’s take a look at the Series’ History to-date:
Fedor Holz
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
Triton SHR Series - Cali Cup
3-4 January 2016
$200,000
52
$10,039,120
Fedor Holz
$3,072,748
Holz defeated David Peters heads-up to win the inaugural Triton Event, seeing off challenges from the 52-strong field for a $3,072,748 payday, no mean feat when you consider the fact that Peters won the Global Poker Index Player of the Year race that year. Peters earned $2,699,752 for his runner-up finish. Other notables to make the money included Steve O'Dwyer (4th for $953,700), Phil Ivey (5th for $656,500) and Daniel Colman (6th for $502,000) with the total prize pool coming in at $10,039,120.
Wai Kin Yong
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
Triton Charity Poker Tournament
9-10 September 2016
$62,417
35
$2,186,499
Wai Kin Yong
$793,604
The son of the Triton founder Richard, Wai Kin Yong is an excellent player in his own right and earned bragging rights for becoming the first of the family to win a Triton title. Yong defeated the Philippines Oin Sinn for a $793,604 payday with other notables to make the money including Paul Phua (3rd for $331,592) and Winfred Yu (4th for $232,192).
Dan Cates
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
Suncity Cup
2-4 November 2016
$25,479
39
$970,882
Daniel Cates
$359,229
Cates bagged his Triton title in the 6-Max Event after besting France's Cyril Andre heads-up to take the trophy and $359,229 top prize, with Andre earning $233,004 for his runner-up finish. Other notables to cash included Sergio Aido (3rd for $145,631), Eric Seidel (4th for 101,944). Paul Phua made his third Triton final table, cashing for $72,815 and Sweden's Mikael Thuritz also cashed, coming in 6th for $58,258.
Wai Kin Yong
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
2016 TSHR Philippines Main Event
3-6 November 2016
$63,695
62
$6,285,640
Wai Kin Yong
$2,080,556
Wai Kin Yong became the first player to win two Triton titles with his victory in the 2016 Main Event, beating Bryn Kenney heads-up for a $2,080,556 payday. Kenney collected $1,401,694 for his runner-up finish with other big names to make the hallowed money spots including Sergio Aido, who made his second Triton final table, coming in third for $848,557. John Juanda (4th for 584,560) made his first Triton final table and David Peters (8th for $213,709) his second.
Daniel Colman
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
TSHR Philippines 6-Max
17-18 February
$34,847
43
$1,303,208
Daniel Colman
$469,246
Daniel Colman is another big name player who has enjoyed success on the Triton circuit, taking down the 2017 6-Max event for $469,246 after besting Erik Seidel heads-up. Seidel was making his second Triton final table appearence and took $299,721 for his second-place finish. Other big names to make the cash included Rainer Kempe (3rd for $188,904), Timofey 'trueteller' Kuznetsov (5th for 91,231), Mustapha Kanit (6th for $71,645) and Mikita Badziakouski (7th for $52,187). Spain's Sergio Aido made his third Triton final table, coming in 4th for $130,274.
Koray Aldemir
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
TSHR Series Philippines Main Event
19-21 February
$34,847
39
$4,814,720
Koray Aldermir
$1,292,509
Germany's Koray Aldemir became the 2017 Triton SHR Philippines champion after besting four-time finalist Aido heads-up for a $1,292,509 payday with the Spaniard bagging $1,337,019 after the two players cut a deal when play reached heads-up. Other notables to cash included Dan Cates (3rd for $1,000,365) and Bryn Kenney (4th for $501,525).
Fedor Holz
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
2017 TSHR Series Montenegro 6-max
16-17 July
$34,847
41
$1,235,582
Fedor Holz
$444,893
Fedor Holz became the second player to earn himself two Triton titles after beating China's Hao Su heads-up in the HKD250,000 6-Max, earning himself $444,893 in the process. Su took $284,192 for his runner-up finish with US players Alan Sass (4th for $123,517) and Gabe Patgorski (5th for $86,488) also making the money. Richard Yong also final tabled for a 6th place $67,909 payday.
Manig Loeser
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
2017 TSHR Series Montenegro Main Event
18-20 July
$127,401
52
$6,268,665
Manig Loeser
$2,162,644
It was another German, Manig Loeser, who won the 2017 Montenegro Main Event, beating Triton founder Richard Yong heads-up to take the trophy, title and $2,162,644 top prize. Yong, who was making his second final table appearance, earned $1,441,797 for his second-place finish. John Juanda (3rd for $595,581) made his second Triton final table, as did Malaysia's Wai Chan Leong (5th for $407,476). Steffen Sontheimer came in 6th for $313,423 and Mikita Badziakouski made his second Triton final, coming in 8th place for $219,370.
Stefan Schillhabel
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
2017 TSHR Macau 6-Max
16-17 October
$34,847
87
$2,621,009
Stefan Schillhabel
$752,446
The Germans have enjoyed a great deal of success at the Series, with Stefan Schillhabel winning the 2017 Macau event for $752,446 after defeating Canada's Mike Watson heads-up. Watson took $550,399 for his runner-up finish with other notables to make the money including Manig Loeser (3rd for $340,717), Dan Smith, Steve O'Dwyer and Isaac Haxton. David Peters narrowly missed out on making his third final table, coming in 10th for $75,957.
John Juanda
Event
Date
Buy-in (USD)
Entries
Prize Pool (USD)
Winner
Top Prize (USD)
2017 TSHR Macau Main Event
18-20 October
$127,401
83
$10,000,499
John Juanda
$2,870,092
It was seasoned professional John Juanda who won the richest and largest Triton event to-date, triumphing over Fedor Holz, who was in the hunt for a record third Triton title. Juanda's third final table appearance awarded him the title, trophy and $2,870,092 top prize, with Holz forced to settle for second best and a $2,100,086 payday. Other big names to make the money included Spain's Adrian Mateos (4th for $890,084), Germany's Dietrich Fast (5th for590,016), current GPI #1 Stephen Chidwick (6th for 440,047). Manig Loeser narrowly missed out on making his third Triton final table, eventually coming in 12th place for $269,970.
Christian Christner and Dominik Nitsche were among the German High Rollers to take a quick look into the tournament room, but it appears that the Main Event won't get underway before 2.30pm with three players registered thus far. The live stream crew is ready, as are the dealers on seven tables, and hopefully there will be news soon as to when the action is scheduled to kick off.
The HKD1,000,000 Main Event will feature a 30-second Shot Clock with 30 seconds to act preflop and on all further streets. Furthermore, all players receive three 60-second time bank extensions upon registration and the time banks will be refilled when the final table is reached.
Right now the tables are prepared and the action is expected to kick off soon, though no (Super) High Roller starts exactly on time on a Day 1.
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and all four players opted to check. On the 
turn, it was Chidwick that bet 3,300 and just Christner called.
river, Chidwick bet 20,000 and Christner raised it up to 70,000. Chidwick used one time bank extension and sent his cards into the muck.
. Haxton checked and subsequently check-raised to 12,200, which Kisacikoglu called. On the 
turn, Haxton fired a bet of 50,000 and that did the trick to force a fold from Kisacikoglu.
