{"id":54772,"date":"2022-04-08T17:09:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T17:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=54772"},"modified":"2022-04-08T17:09:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T17:09:52","slug":"phil-ivey-among-triton-winners-in-cyprus-pokergo-high-roller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/phil-ivey-among-triton-winners-in-cyprus-pokergo-high-roller\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Ivey Among Triton Winners in Cyprus, PokerGO European Series Next Up for High Rollers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Triton Poker<\/strong> Cyprus Special Edition wrapped up Thursday after four events and millions of dollars awarded to winners. One name stood out among the rest as 10-time World Series of Poker<\/a> champion Phil Ivey<\/strong> grabbed a Short Deck title.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Poker Hall of Famer added to his extensive poker<\/a> resum\u00e9. This added a nice bullet point to the series, Triton\u2019s first in three years. Here\u2019s a quick look below at all the Triton winners from the Merit Hotel and Casino<\/a><\/strong> in North Cyprus.<\/span><\/p>\n

The action in Cyprus now shifts to the PokerGO<\/a> Super High Roller Series Europe<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Event 5: $25,000 Short Deck<\/span><\/h2>\n

The second straight short deck tournament saw Hong Kong\u2019s Winfred Yu<\/strong> emerge as the winner. Well-known among Asian<\/a> poker circles, Yu topped a field of 41 entries for a\u00a0 $1 million<\/strong> top prize.<\/span><\/p>\n

This was the second Triton title of his career after winning a short deck event in Montenegro<\/strong> in 2019. Yu has a reputation as the go-to organizer of high stakes cash games in Asia. Many of the region\u2019s top pros took to the stage to celebrate with the winner.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Malaysia\u2019s Ivan Leow<\/strong> took the runner-up spot for $699,500 and Danny Tang<\/strong>, of Hong Kong, took third for $447,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*<\/span> Note: There was no fourth event scheduled, per Triton custom.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Event 3: $75,000 Short Deck<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ivey showed his poker skills in this one, topping a field of 51 entries<\/strong> for his second Triton title. This score brought a payday of almost $1.2 million<\/strong>, the largest share of a $3.7 million prize pool.<\/span><\/p>\n

Away from the live poker scene for a few years, the 45-year-old certainly made his presence known in Cyprus. Along with the title, Ivey made two other final table appearances. That fact wasn\u2019t lost on fellow poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou love to see it!\u201d he noted on Twitter. \u201cOne of his biggest strengths has always been figuring out new games<\/a> faster than everyone else, and it appears he gets short deck.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That appears to be true and Ivey\u2019s previous Triton win also came in this format in Montenegro in 2018<\/strong>. In this week\u2019s win, he eliminated five of his final six opponents.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Malaysia\u2019s Kiat Lee<\/strong> finished runner-up for $840,000 with Mike Watson<\/strong>, of Canada<\/a>, finishing third for $538,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

Event 2: $100,000 NLHE Eight-handed<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Triton action ramped up to a six-figure buy-in for this one with Dutchman Teun Mulder<\/strong> coming out on top. He prevailed over a field of 69 entries, which produced a prize pool of $6.6 million<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mulder won $1.9 million<\/strong> for his efforts after beating his best friend and countryman Tom Vogelsang<\/strong> heads-up. The two even predicted their own heads-up battle.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We talked about it,\u201d Mulder said. \u201cWe said today it’s going to be the Dutch guys first and second.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Vogelsang grabbed almost $1.4 million<\/strong> for runner-up and Jake Schindler<\/strong>, of the United States<\/a>, won $903,000 for third.<\/span><\/p>\n

Event 1: $50,000 NLHE Six-handed<\/span><\/h2>\n

Online poker superstar Andras Nemeth, of Hungary, kicked off the series with a nice win for $1.1 million. He topped a field of 82 entries that produced a $3.9 million prize pool.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn’t easy,\u201d Nemeth said. \u201cThe final table was really tough. I was a little bit nervous at the start and I made a couple of … well, it was close but I made some not good decisions. Then when we got short stacked, it was all about who was going to win the first major all-in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nemeth found himself heads-up against friend and fellow Hungarian Laszlo Bujtas for the title. Bujtas added $770,000 for second place.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was surreal to play for the first time and to then get heads-up against one of my best friends in poker,\u201d Nemeth said. \u201cI had to pinch myself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s Tommy Kim placed third for $503,800 and Ivey finished fourth for $387,100.]<\/span><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd31 It might be our final table in Cyprus but the Triton Series is far from done! <\/p>\n

\ud83d\udca5 Get ready for more high-stakes #poker<\/a> action coming to you live from @CasinoGranVia<\/a> from May 13th – 25th, 2022. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a sneak peek of what\u2019s in the works. \u00a1Vamos! \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 pic.twitter.com\/8Xmc9f5ChR<\/a><\/p>\n

— Triton Poker (@tritonpoker) April 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n