Triton’s Top Dogs
With the prestigious Triton Super High Roller Series attracting an eclectic mixture of affluent recreational players and some of the international poker circuit’s top pros, a great deal of cold, hard cash has changed hands over the Series’ short history.
With the smallest side event buy-in coming in at HKD 250,000 (~$31,850), the Main Events boasting an HKD 1-million entry (~$127,385) and the tournament formats offering either single or unlimited re-entries, the Triton Super High Roller prize pools are just that – super high.
Since its inception in 2015, the Triton Super High Roller Series has awarded a massive $48.6 million in prize money over 12 high-stakes tournaments (as of May 16, 2018).
The Triton Series has plenty of regular players, all of whom are fans of the format, the excellent event structures, and the luxurious tournament locations. Several of these players also return because they have enjoyed a great deal of success at the tables, so let's see who are the Triton Super High Roller top dogs:
Germany's Fedor Holz tops the Triton Super High Roller Series in terms of money won, having made an impressive $5,617,727 at the Series' tournament tables. Holz closest rival, in terms of money won, is poker stalwart John Juanda, who has $4,050,233 in tournament winnings, over three cashes, just like Holz.
The Germanic poker prodigy is tied for the number of titles with Malaysia's Wai Kin Yong, with both players holding two; Holz in the inaugural Triton event and the 2017 Triton Super High Montenegro 6-Max, Yong in the 2016 Triton Charity Tournament and the 2016 Triton Super High Roller Manila.
When it comes to the number of cashes is Wai Kin Yong who is ahead of Holz but is tied with Spain's Sergio Aido, with both having four on their resume.
There are with eleven players tied on three cashes with Holz, Juanda, the USA's David Peters, Germany's Manig Loeser, Triton founder Richard Yong, Daniel "jungleman12" Cates, the USA's Steve O'Dwyer, Macau's Paul Phua, Hong Kong's Winfred Yu, Malaysia's Chan Wai Leong and the USA's Isaac Haxton all on the level.
Of these, it is Juanda who has won the most in cash, with the US pro also holding the title for the 2017 Triton Super High Roller Macau Main Event - the largest and richest event of the series to date.
| Name | Country | # of Triton SHR Titles | # of Triton SHR Cashes | Prize Money Won (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedor Holz | Germany | 2 | 3 | 5,617,727 |
| John Juanda | Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 4,050,233 |
| Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | 2 | 4 | 3,222,837 |
| David Peters | USA | 3 | 2,989,418 | |
| Maniq Loeser | Germany | 1 | 3 | 2,773,331 |
| Sergio Aido | Spain | 4 | 2,461,481 | |
| Bryn Kenney | USA | 2 | 1,903,219 | |
| Richard Yong | Malaysia | 1 | 3 | 1,897,730 |
| Daniel Cates | USA | 1 | 3 | 1,767,109 |
| Devan Tang | Hong Kong | 2 | 1,763,640 | |
| Steve O'Dwyer | USA | 3 | 1,360,022 | |
| Kahle Burns | Australia | 1 | 1,300,035 | |
| Koray Aldemir | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1,292,509 |
| Phil Ivey | USA | 1 | 2 | 1,261,492 |
| Peter Chan | Hong Kong | 2 | 1,179,322 | |
| Dan Colman | USA | 1 | 2 | 971,246 |
| Adrian Mateos | Spain | 1 | 890,084 | |
| Michael Watson | Canada | 2 | 840,476 | |
| Paul Phua | Macau | 3 | 806,007 | |
| Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 1 | 1 | 752,446 |
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before the river was checked through. Koon showed the 
, which O'Dwyer had beat with the 
.
and check-called a bet of 35,000 by Tan before check-calling another 82,500 on the 
turn. Haxton then bet the 
river for 90,000 and Tan eventually called to muck to the 
of Haxton.
, the action checked to Christian Christner on the button, who bet 32,000. Steffen Sontheimer called in the small blind, as did Orpen Kisacikoglu in the big blind. Mikita Badziakouski let go from the cutoff and the 
on the turn was checked through.
river, Sontheimer bet 67,000 and Kisacikoglu folded, while Christner reluctantly called. "I have three pair," Sontheimer announced and rolled over the 
flop, prompting Leong to fire a bet of 65,000 in order to win the pot uncontested.
only to see Jason Koon snap-call with the 
. The board came 
to see Lim double to 80,000 while Yong dropped to around 280,000.
and Kenney scored the double knockout to jump up to more than a million in chips.
, Yong folded. The flop fell 
and Fast checked his top pair and gutshot. Kenney moved all in and Fast called it off for the last 230,000.