2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London

£100,000 Short Deck Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
£2,670,000
Event Info
Buy-in
£100,000
Prize Pool
£10,370,000
Entries
108
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Cao Takes Some from Phua with Snowmen

Level 15

Paul Phua limped from under the gun with {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}, Liang Xu called in the cutoff with {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and Rui Cao checked on the button, holding {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}.

The dealer spread out [ad1d8c] on the flop and Phua bet 180,000 with his top two. Cao called with his set of eights and the {9-Diamonds} peeled off on the turn.

Phua checked his two pair to Cao who bet 300,000 and Phua called. A {j-Hearts} landed on the river, both players checked and tabled their hands. Cao scooped in the pot with his set of eights, beating the two pair of Phua.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
4,600,000
600,000
600,000
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Paul Phua
4,400,000
700,000
700,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Liang XuPaul PhuaRui Cao

Yong Takes From Cao

Level 15

Liang Xu called with {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and Rui Cao raised to 330,000 with {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds} from the hijack. Wai Kin Yong called on the button with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and Liang folded.

Cao bet 350,000 after the flop fell {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{9-Spades} and Yong called to see the {q-Clubs} turn.

Cao slowed down and checked, with Yong checking behind before the {9-Diamonds} hit on the river. The players checked to a showdown and Yong won the 1.5million pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Wai Kin Yong
8,600,000
1,005,000
1,005,000
Profile photo of Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
4,000,000
-600,000
-600,000

Tags: Liang XuRui CaoWai Kin Yong

Phua Takes Down an Early Pot

Level 15

Paul Phua called in the hijack with {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}, Wai Kin Yong limped the cutoff with {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} and Isaac Haxton checked his option on the button, holding {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

The flop came down {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, action checked to Haxton who tapped the table with his two pair and a {j-Hearts} landed on the turn.

Action checked to Yong, he bet 100,000 and Phua called with his turned straight. A {10-Clubs} peeled off on the river, Phua pushed in 500,000 and Yong instantly mucked, sending the pot to Phua.

Player Chips Progress
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Wai Kin Yong
8,500,000
905,000
905,000
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Paul Phua
3,700,000
-205,000
-205,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Isaac HaxtonPaul PhuaWai Kin Yong

Straight For Cao

Level 15

The flop fell {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Rui Cao bet 125,000 from button with {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}. Isaac Haxton called with {a-Spades}{k-Spades} before Justin Bonomo folded {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and the {9-Diamonds} appeared on the turn.

Both players checked and when the {q-Spades} hit on the river, and Cao called Haxton's 400,000 bet. Cao flipped over his hand and revealed the straight to win the pot at Haxton's expense.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rui Cao fr
Rui Cao
4,600,000
225,000
225,000
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Isaac Haxton
3,800,000
-900,000
-900,000

Tags: Isaac HaxtonJustin BonomoRui Cao

Ming Zhong Liu Eliminated in 7th Place (£482,200)

Level 15
Elimination Ming Zhong Liu
Elimination Ming Zhong Liu

Ming Zhong Liu moved all in for 1,760,000 from the hijack and Justin Bonomo moved all in over the top from his left. Players turned over their hands and Liu was at risk of elimination.

Ming Zong Liu: {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Justin Bonomo: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The dealer fanned out {k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} on the flop and Bonomo was still ahead, improving to kings over sixes. A {j-Clubs} landed on the turn, giving Liu a backdoor flush draw.

The {8-Spades} completed the board and Liu was eliminated after failing to catch a club, sending a healthy pot to Bonomo.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Bonomo
7,400,000
1,490,000
1,490,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
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Ming Zhong Liu
Busted

Tags: Justin BonomoMing Zhong Liu

Haxton Hits a House

Level 15

The flop fell {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades}, and both Justin Bonomo and Isaac Haxton checked. Ming Zhong Liu bet 80,000 with {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} from the button, and Bonomo folded {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} before Haxton called with {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}.

Haxton hit two pair on the {k-Hearts} turn and checked before Liu continued for 225,000. Haxton called, and the {k-Spades} appeared on the river.

A third check came from Haxton, and Liu went for the three-barrel bluff, betting 600,000.

Haxton thought for a minute before he raised to 1,700,000 and Liu folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
4,700,000
1,190,000
1,190,000
Profile photo of Ming Zhong Liu cn
Ming Zhong Liu
2,600,000
-930,000
-930,000

Tags: Isaac HaxtonJustin BonomoMing Zhong Liu

Level: 15

Ante: 30,000 - Button Ante: 60,000

The Final Seven Return to Battle; £2,670,000 Up Top

Paul Phua
Paul Phua

The 2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London will conclude today after eight days of intense poker action saw the worlds best compete for millions of pounds in prizes.

At 1 PM local time, the £100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Short Deck Main Event final table will get underway with seven hopefuls battling for a £2,670,000 top prize.

£100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event champion Wai Kin Yong leads the way at the top of the chip counts with (7,095,000), as the Malaysian bids to become a double champion in London.

Yong, son of Triton co-founder Richard, will compete against all-time money list #2 Justin Bonomo (5,910,000), Triton Montenegro defending champion Rui Cao (4,375,000), Liang Xu (3,585,000), Ming Zhong Liu (3,530,000), partypoker pro Isaac Haxton (3,510,000) and Triton co-founder Paul Phua (3,905,000), who is one again looking to secure a first title after three runner-up finishes.

£100,000 Short Deck Main Event Final Table

SeatPlayerCountryChip Count
1Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong3,530,000
2Justin BonomoUnited States5,910,000
3Liang XuChina3,585,000
5Rui CaoFrance4,375,000
6Paul PhuaMalaysia3,905,000
7Wai Kin YongMalaysia7,595,000
8Isaac HaxtonUnited States3,510,000

The action will continue in level 15 with antes at 30,000 and a button ante of 60,000. The Shot Clock will also be in use, giving players 20-seconds to act preflop and on the flop, with 30 seconds on the turn and river.

The PokerNews live coverage will begin at 1:30 pm in correlation with the live stream. Join us back here then as the final Triton London Main Event trophy is awarded.

Tags: Isaac HaxtonJustin BonomoLiang XuMing Zhong LiuPaul PhuaRui CaoWai Kin Yong

£100,000 Short Deck Main Event

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