Triton's 75,000 No Limit Hold'Em Eight-Handed event has a familiar face as its winner. Orpen Kisacikoglu already had one Triton title in the 2019 100,000 Super High Roller in Rozvadov. He added his second title and a cool 1,753,000 by taking down Tuesday's tournament.
Kisacikoglu overcame a chip disadvantage at the start of heads-up play, battling with thin value bets and strong bluffs. The tide swung when Kisacikoglu doubled up through Chidwick with top-and-bottom two pair versus Chidwick's worse two pair.
With Chidwick down to less than three big blinds following that cooler, play lasted only a few more hands before Kisacikoglu finished the job. Chidwick jammed with the king-six suited, and Kisacikoglu called with his own king-six suited. Kisacikoglu made a flush to take the last pot of the tournament down.
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Michael Soyza was the first player eliminated from the final table in ninth place, getting all of his money in preflop with his aces against the jacks of Chidwick. A jack on the flop spelled the end of Soyza's day.
Rob Yong and Punnat Punsri were eliminated in eighth and seventh place, respectively. Punsri jammed under the gun with pocket fives. Yong, the short stack at the table, jammed his ace-king offsuit next to act. Both ran into the pocket aces of Santhosh Suvarna, who had them covered and had the best hand hold.
Sixth place went to Jason Koon, who jammed his ace-ten offsuit in the small blind over Kisacikoglu's button open. Unfortunately for Koon, Kisacikoglu had a real hand with the ace-queen offsuit, taking Koon out when his hand failed to improve.
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Henrik Hecklen was third in chips but finished in fifth place when he called Chidwick's jam with ace-jack offsuit. Chidwick was behind with the ace-eight offsuit, but his turned flush knocked Hecklen out.
Suvarna was next to go in fourth. Suvarna, on a short stack, jammed ace-seven offsuit on the button. Chidwick called with queen-jack offsuit in the big blind, and the turned flush for Chidwick took down the pot.
Steve O'Dwyer busted out in third in brutal fashion. Chidwick jammed 8-7 offsuit in the small blind, and O'Dwyer woke up with pocket queens in the big blind. Chidwick flopped an open-ended straight draw and made his straight on the river.
Kisacikoglu burned his feet on the hot sandy beaches of Vietnam before the tournament's start. He continued that hot run in winning his second title.
75,000 No Limit Hold'Em Eight-Handed final results, champion, prizemoney
Total field: 85
Total prize pool: 6,375,000
Places paid: 11
Tournament structure: Click here
| Finish | Name/Country | Prizemoney |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Orpen Kisacikoglu (Turkey) | 1,753,000 |
| 2. | Stephen Chidwick (United Kingdom) | 1,245,000 |
| 3. | Steve O'Dwyer (Ireland) | 816,000 |
| 4. | Santhosh Suvarna (India) | 628,000 |
| 5. | Henrik Hecklen (Denmark) | 497,500 |
| 6. | Jason Koon (USA) | 389,000 |
| 7. | Punnat Punsri (Thailand) | 306,000 |
| 8. | Rob Yong (United Kingdom) | 239,000 |
| 9. | Michael Soyza (Malaysia) | 182,500 |
| 10. | David Yan (New Zealand) | 159,500 |
| 11. | Adrian Mateos (Spain) | 159,500 |
Notable eliminated players
| Finish position | Name/Country | Prizemoney |
|---|---|---|
| 12. (bubble) | Daniel Dvoress | 0 |
| 14. | Sam Greenwood (Canada) | 0 |
| 16. | Justin Bonomo (USA) | 0 |
| 35. | Jason Koon (USA) | 0 |
| 36. | Michael Watson (Canada) | 0 |
| 37. | Erik Seidel (USA) | 0 |
| 39. | Steve O'Dwyer (Ireland) | 0 |
| 40. | Sam Grafton (UK) | 0 |
| 43. | Daniel Cates (USA) | 0 |