HK$2,000,000 Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju
HK$2,000,000 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju
Buy-in
2,000,000 HKD
Entries
55
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Sam Greenwood has already made for a headline at Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju. He topped Day 1 in the HK$500k 6-Max event and now he put his name atop of the leaderboard again. This time, it's in the marquee event of the festival with a jaw-dropping buy-in of HK$2,000,000 (approximately $255,000).
The Main Event has drawn 42 entries so far and Greenwood closed the day with 865,000 in chips to lead 22 survivors after the first eight levels of play.
While he finished at the top, Greenwood's start to the tournament wasn't ideal. He was among several players who made a pit stop at the registration desk after busting their first bullet. His first entry was dusted by David Peters on the last hand before the second break.
Peters overbet the pot on the river of a nine-high paired board and Greenwood pulled off a bold check-shove for less than double of the size price of the original bet. Peters tank-called with pocket jacks and Greenwood showed only seven-six for the second pair. He wasted only a short period on the sidelines and then fired another shell.
Greenwood took a seat on the secondary feature table and his second attempt worked out much better. While there were other hot contenders for the lead during the day, Greenwood was the only player to eventually eclipse the 800,000-mark. He eliminated Wai Kin Yong towards the end of the day when they tangled in a blind-versus-blind battle which saw Greenwood's pocket fives prevail against king-queen suited.
The following players on the leaderboard are tight within a narrow chip-range as Chan Wai Leong (790,000), Peters (742,000), Winfred Yu (731,000), Jason Koon (710,000) and Mikita Badziakouski (707,000) all put heaps of chips in their bags.
Sam's brother Luc Greenwood has also had a strong showing on Day 1, having amassed 599,000 ahead of Day 2. The rest of the standings features some of the absolutely most accomplished players of all times, including Patrik Antonius (577,000), Phil Ivey (330,000) and John Juanda (329,000).
With late registration still going, it is likely that we'll see some more additions to the field tomorrow when the play gets underway with the 3,000/6,000 blinds and the 6,000 big-blind ante. Players such as Paul Phua, Richard Yong, Rui Cao and others have already tested the Main Event waters but they might be eager to give it another shot. The total prize pool is already guaranteed to surpass $10 million so the incentive is strong for anyone with a big bankroll as well as a strong courage.
Come back to PokerNews on Tuesday, July 31 at 2 p.m. local time for more updates from the star-studded tournament with one of the highest buy-ins of the year.
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Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
PokerNews catches Bryn Kenney shortly after he busted his first bullet of the $250K Triton Super High Roller Series Main Event.
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and the 22 remaining players bagged their advancing stacks after eight levels of play. The registration will remain open through the first three 60-minute levels on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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865,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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790,000
-60,000
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-60,000 |
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742,000
-68,000
|
-68,000 |
|
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731,000
-84,000
|
-84,000 |
|
710,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
||
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707,000
-193,000
|
-193,000 |
|
|
||
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613,000
-103,000
|
-103,000 |
|
|
599,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
577,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
|
559,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
435,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
418,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
407,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
|
338,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
||
|
330,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
329,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
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|
327,000
327,000
|
327,000 |
|
317,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
|
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213,000
-412,000
|
-412,000 |
|
|
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185,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
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185,000 | |
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128,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Cary Katz was down to only 90,000 and he got his chips in from the small blind. Chan Wai Leong took a shot to bust Katz and he was a slight favorite with 
versus 
. Katz was able to pull ahead on the 
board and doubled just in time before bagging.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
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Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Sam Greenwood called in the small blind with 
and Wai King Yong raised to 20,000 in the big blind With 
Greenwood then moved all in with a covering stack for about 182,000 effective and Yong tanked a bit before calling.
The board ran out 
which didn't provide much excitement as Greenwood flopped the world and Yong didn't catch up. Yong was eliminated while Greenwood moved to nearly 850,000 chips, giving him the chip lead as the day headed to it's closed with just a few hands left to be played.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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844,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Philipp Gruissem moved all in under the gun with 
for about 38,000. Nick Schulman was on the button with 
and he called, everyone else folded so it was on to a showdown.
The board ran out 
and that meant that Grussiem would be eliminated with the worse pair while Schulman took down the pot and moved over 400,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
411,000
411,000
|
411,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Chan Wai Leong and Paul Phua were all in on the flop of 
with Chan holding the 
while Phua turned up 
. Phua wasn't able to catch up and Chan magnetized his stack, sending him out only a few minutes before the end of Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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850,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Luc Greenwood made it 12,000 on the button and Dominik Nitsche reraised from the big blind, firing 50,000. Greenwood responded with a four-bet to 112,000 and Nitsche called.
The 
flop was checked by both players and the landed on the turn. Nitsche checked again and Greenwood slid in a bet of 80,000. Nitsche wasn't able to continue.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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485,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
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315,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
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Level 8
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Koon led out with a bet of 35,000 on a flop of 
and Philipp Gruissem raised, making it 80,000. Nich Schulman folded in the cutoff, but Koon called after giving it some thought.
The turn was the and Koon checked this time. Gruissem put out a bet of 225,000, enough to put Koon all in. Koon tanked his way through two time extensions before he finally decided to call.
Jason Koon:
Philipp Gruissem: 
The river was the 
and that gave Koon a straight, allowing him to double up to 636,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
636,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
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|
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28,000
-137,000
|
-137,000 |
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