HKD $1,000,000 Main Event Dia 1 | 2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro

2018-05-15 20:58 UTC

Torbergsen Takes from Aldemir

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Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Xuan Tan raised to 6,500 with the and Koray Aldemir three-bet with the to 16,500. Marius Torbergsen four-bet to 42,000 with on the button and Aldemir was the only caller. The flop fell and Aldemir checked to Torbergsen, who continued for 25,000.

Aldemir called with 71,000 behind and checked again the turn. Torbergsen moved all in and Aldemir quickly folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Marius Torbergsen	316,700 57,700	57,700
Koray Aldemir	71,000 -74,000	-74,000

Tags: Koray Aldemir Marius Torbergsen Xuan Tan

2018-05-15 21:02 UTC

Kisacikoglu Sends Cates to the Rail

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Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Dan Cates opened to 7,000 from the cutoff and picked up no fewer than three callers behind in Orpen Kisacikoglu on the button, Alan Sass in the small blind and Stephen Chidwick on the big blind. The flop fell and all four players checked.

After the turn, Cates bet 15,500 and Kisacikoglu raised it up to 44,000, which Sass called and Chidwick folded. Cates moved all in for around 220,000 and Kisacikoglu jammed over the top for 234,200 to force a fold from Sass.

Cates flipped over and was drawing dead against the of Kisacikoglu. Once the stacks were verified, Paul Phua asked "Finished? Re-entry now or tomorrow? to which Cates replied "now is a bad idea" before leaving the tournament area.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Orpen Kisacikoglu	530,000 370,000	370,000

Alan Sass	150,000 -100,000	-100,000
Stephen Chidwick	140,000 -90,000	-90,000

Dan Cates	Eliminado

Tags: Alan Sass Dan Cates Orpen Kisacikoglu Stephen Chidwick

2018-05-15 21:05 UTC

Tan Gets Arnaud

Nível 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Over on the feature table a short-stacked Romain Arnaud raiseed to 34,000 from the hi-jack and big blind Xuan Tan made the call to put the Frenchman at-risk.

Romain Arnaud:
Xuan Tan:

The flop was a good one for Arnaud’s jacks and the turn kept him in front until calamity came in with the river and Arnaud hits the rail while Tan climbed to 375100.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Xuan Tan	375,100 58,100	58,100
Romain Arnaud	Eliminado

Tags: Xuan Tan Romain Arnaud

2018-05-15 21:12 UTC

O'Dwyer Flips Well Against Jetten

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Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

A preflop raising war saw Peter Jetten all in and at risk out of the small blind with the and Steve O'Dwyer held the superior stack and the . While the flop improved Jetten to top two pair, the turn and river gave O'Dwyer a four-card flush and Jetten was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Steve O'Dwyer	435,000 185,000	185,000

Peter Jetten	Eliminado

Tags: Peter Jetten Steve O'Dwyer

2018-05-15 21:20 UTC

Last Break of the Night

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Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The field size has increased to 36 entries thanks to the re-entries of Jason Koon and Peter Jetten, the latter in fact received the very same seat he had previously busted from.

Once the level came to an end, the remaining players were sent into a 15-minute break in which the black T,100 chips will be raced off.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jason Koon	250,000 200,000	200,000

Peter Jetten	250,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Jason Koon Peter Jetten

2018-05-15 21:23 UTC

Double for Aldemir

Nível 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Xuan Tan opened the action with a raise to 6,500 from the button and Koray Aldermir jammed from the small bind for 58,200. Tan made the call and the cards were turned over.

Koray Aldemir:
Xuan Tan:

The board ran out to see Aldemir climb to 122,400, while Tan dropped some to 316,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Xuan Tan	316,000 -59,100	-59,100
Koray Aldemir	122,400 51,400	51,400

Tags: Koray Aldemir Xuan Tan

2018-05-15 21:32 UTC

High Stakes Cash Player Rui Cao is a Man of the World

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Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

French poker player Rui Cao was the last player to buy in to the 1m HKD Main Event at the Triton Super High Roller Series and the first one to bust out. He chats to PokerNews' Laura Cornelius about the crazy end of his first bullet, busting to Richard Yong, his "small" last longer with Paul Phua and where he travels to play the best cash games in the world.

Tags: Triton Super High Roller Series Rui Cao Short Deck Ante Only High Stakes cash Macau Montenegro Richard Yong Paul Phua

Nível: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

2018-05-15 21:44 UTC

One Hand on Bullet Number Two for Aldemir

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Nível 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Xuan Tan made it 9,000 to go first to act and Koray Aldemir, who had just re-entered, called. Dominik Nitsche came along from the small blind and Chan Wai Leong three-bet to 44,500 in the big blind. Tan called and Aldemir moved all in for the starting stack minus the ante.

That forced out Nitsche, while Leong moved all in over the top, which also got rid of Tan.

Koray Aldemir:
Chan Wai Leong:

The same two players had clashed before the break with Aldemir losing a flip with ace-king versus queens, and he would do so again on a blank board of to join the rail for a second time.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Wai Leong Chan	775,000 321,300	321,300

Koray Aldemir	Eliminado

Tags: Chan Wai Leong Dominik Nitsche Koray Aldemir Xuan Tan

2018-05-15 21:45 UTC

Yong Doubles Through Smirnov

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Nível 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Mikhail Smirnov faced a raise to 9,000 by Steffen Sontheimer and a three-bet to 24,000 by Wai Kin Yong. The Russian four-bet all in to fold out Sontheimer and Yong instantly called for his last 133,000.

Wai Kin Yong:
Mikhail Smirnov:

The board came and Smirnov was left with just four big blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Wai Kin Yong	280,000 110,000	110,000
Mikhail Smirnov	16,000 -174,000	-174,000

Tags: Mikhail Smirnov Steffen Sontheimer Wai Kin Yong