David Yan emerged as the triumphant winner in the 2023 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London event, featuring an $200,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em eight max format. The talented New Zealander not only claimed his first Triton title but also earned an impressive $3,052,002 in prize money.

This victory marked Yan’s second seven-figure win of the year, having secured the third spot in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure’s $250,000 buy-in event, which awarded him nearly $1.5 million.

The event held at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London drew 81 entries and generated a substantial prize pool of $16,200,000. The top 13 finishers shared this impressive pool. Unfortunately, Mikita Badziakouksi, a four-time Triton event winner, was eliminated on the $325,000 money bubble, guaranteeing six-figure earnings for the remaining participants. Among those who made it to the money but couldn’t reach the final table were Christoph Vogelsanf (13th), Daniel Dvoress (12th), Sam Grafton (11th), and Seth Davies (9th).

The final table featured eight players, and Spain’s Juan Pardo was the first to exit in 8th place, securing $600,000. Chris Brewer followed closely, finishing in 7th place with a cash prize of $770,000 after losing a preflop coin flip against Timothy Adams, who held pocket tens to Brewer’s A-Q suited. Despite his exit, Brewer’s impressive performance throughout the year, including five titles and over $10.3 million in POY earnings, earned him the fourth spot in the POY rankings.

The pace quickened as two players were swiftly eliminated, reducing the field to four contenders. Aleksejs Ponakovs’ A-2 suited couldn’t outlast David Yan’s K-8, who made a bold open-shove from the button. Ponakovs earned $970,000 for his sixth-place finish. Following him, Danny Tang, a bracelet winner and three-time Triton champion, hit the rail in 5th place, taking home $1,247,000. Unfortunately, Tang’s A-8 couldn’t overcome Jose ‘Nacho’ Barbero’s A-K suited.

As the event reached its climax, the remaining players considered a prize money deal, but negotiations ultimately fell through. Timothy Adams, a bracelet winner himself, eventually exited in fourth place, cashing for an impressive $1,550,000. His pocket nines couldn’t escape the flush draw of Jose Barbero, who secured the win. With this cash, Adams’ career earnings now exceed an astounding $33.8 million.

Nacho Barbero: $3,445,807
David Yan: $2,952,002
Espen Jorstad: $2,766,191

Barbero secured the top payout early on, thanks to his commanding chip lead. However, David Yan managed to narrow the gap by delivering a stunning blow to Espen Jorstad’s pocket queens with his pocket nines, as four hearts hit the board, with one in Yan’s hand. Jorstad exited the tournament area with the substantial seven-figure prize he had previously negotiated. As the 2022 World Series of Poker main event champion and recent winner of the $40,000 mystery bounty at this series, Jorstad’s career tournament earnings now stand at an impressive $15.2 million.

Yan took the lead as heads-up play began. Though there were some swings in momentum during the match, the decisive hand saw David Yan holding ADiamond Suit4Club Suit against Barbero’s KHeart Suit6Club Suit. Yan’s hand held strong, and Barbero was eliminated, securing second place.

For Barbero, this marked his 13th final-table finish of the year, having won three titles and amassing nearly $7.6 million in POY earnings along the way. With these exceptional achievements, the Argentine bracelet winner now claims the second position on the 2023 POY leaderboard, with his 7,790 points only 448 points behind the current leader, Bin Weng.

Triton London SHRS $200,000 NLH 8-Handed Payouts

Jason Koon, a prominent figure in the Triton Poker circuit, has once again demonstrated his prowess in the poker world. The 37-year-old American poker pro secured victory in the 2023 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London, a $60,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em seven-max event, claiming an impressive $1,570,000 in winnings.

With this triumph, Jason Koon now boasts an astounding eight Triton wins, doubling the number of victories of his closest competitor, Mikita Badziakouski, who holds four wins on the tour. Koon’s exceptional performance has led to earnings exceeding $23.7 million in Triton events, and his 35 in-the-money finishes have earned him the distinction of holding the most cashes on the tour.

In a post-win interview, Jason Koon humbly expressed his love for the game, noting that while he plays less frequently nowadays, he remains focused and strives to bring his best self to the table whenever he competes.

This victory has also propelled Koon’s total career tournament earnings to over $49 million, solidifying his position as the fifth-ranked player on poker’s all-time money list. The tournament attracted 104 entries, generating a prize pool of $6,240,000, which was divided among the top 17 finishers. Notable players such as Fedor Holz, Daniel Dvoress, Sam Greenwood, Leon Sturm, Jose ‘Nacho’ Barbero, and Alex Kulev, made it to the money but fell short of reaching the final table.

At the official seven-handed final table, Jason Koon dominated as the chip leader, while two-time Triton winner Matthias Eibinger held second place, and the other five contenders struggled with fewer than 25 big blinds.

Throughout the intense gameplay, notable players like World Series of Poker main event champion Espen Jorstad and ten-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey were eliminated. Ultimately, Koon faced off against Rodrigo Selouan in the heads-up play, and Koon’s strategic moves and skillful play secured him the title, along with a prize of $1,570,000. Rodrigo Selouan, as the runner-up, achieved his first seven-figure tournament score, receiving $1,060,300 for his efforts.

Jason Koon’s remarkable achievements in the poker world continue to solidify his reputation as a titan in the Triton Poker circuit and one of the most successful poker professionals of all time.

Triton Poker $60k High Roller Final Table Results

In August, the prestigious World Series of Poker Circuit is making its way to Northern California. The WSOP recently announced that the Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park, CA will proudly host one of its upcoming stops, featuring exciting WSOPC gold ring events from Aug. 10-21.

This event will be part of the 19th season of the WSOP Circuit, which currently boasts 25 scheduled stops, and more stops are likely to be revealed in the future.

During the 11-day series, The Event at Graton Resort & Casino will be the center of action, offering a diverse schedule that includes no-limit hold’em events and mixed game options like Big O, limit Omaha eight-or-better, H.O.R.S.E., and pot-limit Omaha.

In total, there will be 78 main tables and three featured tables on stage, with an additional 20 tables for live action. Although the final schedule hasn’t been released yet, it’s expected to include several guaranteed events, with a whopping total of more than $1 million in prize money guaranteed.

If you’re looking to secure your spot in these thrilling events, satellites will be available from July through August. To learn more, make sure to visit Graton Resort & Casino’s official website for all the details.

About Graton Resort and Casino:

Nestled in the picturesque Sonoma County amidst the beautiful rolling hills of Northern California’s wine country, Graton Resort and Casino is an impressive destination. Owned and operated by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, the resort offers an array of attractions, including table games, state-of-the-art slot machines, and a variety of upscale and casual dining options. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, you’ll find plenty of entertainment choices at Graton Resort and Casino.

You can easily locate the property at 288 Golf Course Drive West, Rohnert Park, California 94928. For more information, feel free to visit the casino’s webpage or call (707) 588-7100.

Ian Matakis has been a prominent figure in the tournament circuit for nearly five years, making his debut in live tournaments in early 2018. However, it was in 2023 that he truly made his mark as a remarkable 25-year-old poker player hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Throughout the 2023 World Series of Poker, Ian Matakis showcased an exceptional performance, cashing in an impressive total of 22 events. Among these, he achieved six top-nine finishes and managed to secure his first-ever gold bracelet by winning the WSOP Online $500 no-limit hold’em ‘Bankroll Builder’ event. Notably, nine of his 22 cashes occurred in WSOP Online events.

Ian Matakis’ extraordinary run resulted in total earnings of $881,682 and a remarkable 5,203 WSOP Player of the Year points, which ultimately led to him claiming this year’s POY honors and cementing his status as a rising star in the poker world.

As a reward for his outstanding achievement, Ian Matakis will have a POY banner displayed in the prestigious Horseshoe Grand Ballroom and will be granted free entry into the WSOP main event for the following year.

Across his 22 successful scores, Matakis averaged an impressive payday of $40,076, with his highest single payout being an astonishing $205,696 for finishing third in the $3,000 pot-limit Omaha six-max event. Interestingly, this event took place on one of the secondary featured tables while the WSOP main event was reaching its final table.

What makes Matakis’ performance even more remarkable is the fact that he demonstrated remarkable consistency, despite participating in mostly smaller buy-in, large-field events. The average field size for his in-the-money finishes during the series was just over 1,913 entries. His overall average buy-in for the events in which he cashed was $3,924, although this average would decrease to $1,730 if we excluded his one super high roller cash of $199,275, earned from a ninth-place showing in the $50,000 pot-limit Omaha event.

In the final POY standings, 2018 WSOP POY Shaun Deeb secured the second position, maintaining an impressive streak of finishing inside the top six for five consecutive years (2018-2023), excluding 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic when no POY race was held.

The third and fourth places in the final POY standings were claimed by Chris Brewer and Josh Arieh, both of whom had a remarkable summer, winning two bracelets each. Additionally, Mike Holtz, who finished 14th in the rankings, set a new record this year by securing 25 in-the-money finishes in a single series. Known as ‘BrockLesnar’ among WSOP.com regulars, Holtz narrowly surpassed Deeb, who achieved an impressive 24 cashes, breaking the previous record held by Chris Ferguson and Daniel Negreanu.

Alex Keating achieved the crowning moment of his poker career during the culminating day of the 2023 World Series of Poker. Outshining a staggering field of 813 participants in the $5,000 no-limit hold’em eight-max event, he claimed victory and his first gold bracelet, accompanied by a substantial prize of $701,688.

This substantial triumph pushed Keating’s total recorded tournament earnings beyond an impressive $3.5 million. His previous best performance had been in 2016, when he secured a commendable third-place finish in the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic main event, earning $423,890.

Although not officially classified as a turbo event, the tournament maintained an intense pace, culminating in just two days of play at the Horseshoe Las Vegas to identify a deserving champion. From the initial 813 contenders, only 122 made it to the money, dividing the substantial $3,739,800 prize pool among themselves.

As the first day came to an end, a mere 60 players remained, with four-time bracelet winner David Peters leading the pack, and Keating held a strong eighth chip position.

Throughout the course of the event, prominent figures in the poker world, including World Poker Tour champion and bracelet holder Phil Laak (35th), bracelet winner and WPT champion Ryan Tosoc (24th), Peters (20th), bracelet winner and WPT champion Pat Lyons (15th), and high-stakes tournament regular Punnat Punsri (10th), saw their journey come to an end before reaching the final table.

Heading into the final nine players as the chip leader, Keating continued to showcase his skills and determination. Along the way, he outlasted formidable opponents, including bracelet winner Mike Eskandari (9th), 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas main event winner Christian Harder (7th), 14-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Joshua Reichard (6th), and 2019 WSOP Europe main event champion Alexandros Kolonias (5th) on his path to securing the prestigious title.

Final Table Results

Alexandre Reard achieved a significant milestone on Monday at the 2023 World Series of Poker, securing a seven-figure victory and a prize of $1,057,663 by triumphing in the $10,000 six-max no-limit hold’em championship event.

This marked Alexandre Reard second gold bracelet, adding to his previous accomplishment in 2021 when he emerged victorious in the $5,000 no-limit hold’em tournament, earning $428,694. As a result, the French player’s total earnings from tournaments now exceed $5.2 million.

The competition attracted a field of 550 participants, generating a total prize pool of $5,115,000. The top 83 players were awarded cash prizes, with a minimum payout of $16,088.

Among the notable contenders who made significant progress were Andrey Pateychuk (finishing 26th), Barak Wisbrod (24th), Yueqi Zhu (22nd), Ben Diebold (21st), Taylor Paur (19th), Frank Lagodich (16th), Turbo Nguyen (15th), Felipe Ramos (13th), Farid Jattin (11th), Fabrice Bigot (8th), and Michael Rossitto (7th).

Phil Hellmuth, who had a chance at winning his 18th bracelet, fell just short of reaching the final table and finished in ninth place. Nevertheless, Hellmuth achieved his 13th cash of the summer, including a victory in the $10,000 super turbo bounty event.

Eric Baldwin aimed to secure his third career bracelet but was eliminated in sixth place. Following Baldwin’s exit, Eli Berg, Justin Liberto (a previous bracelet winner), and WSOP Global Casino champion AJ Kelsall followed suit.

This set the stage for an intense heads-up match between Alexandre Reard and high-stakes professional Stephen Chidwick. Reard began the final day with a considerable chip advantage, leading to a 5:2 ratio as they entered heads-up play.

The two players engaged in a battle for approximately 30 minutes until all the chips went into the pot with a board showing 8d 5h 2h 6d. Chidwick held 8s 3c, securing top pair and a gutshot straight draw, while Alexandre Reard had already completed a straight with 4d 3d.

Chidwick failed to hit his three-outer for a split pot, resulting in his elimination in second place. The runner-up received $653,688 for his remarkable performance, increasing his career earnings to $49.7 million, placing him just behind Daniel Negreanu in the all-time earnings rankings, occupying the third position.

Event #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship

After four starting flights, two day 2s, and five more days of intense competition, the main event of the 2023 World Series of Poker has whittled down to just 15 players. This prestigious tournament, featuring a $10,000 buy-in for no-limit hold’em, attracted a record-breaking turnout of 10,043 participants. The remaining contenders have all secured a minimum cash prize of $430,200 for making it this far, and they are now only 14 eliminations away from claiming the championship bracelet and the massive top payout of $12.1 million.

At the conclusion of day 7, Juan Maceiras Lapido emerged as the chip leader, holding a commanding stack of 108,000,000 chips. This Spanish poker pro is no stranger to success, having previously finished fifth in the 2011 European Poker Tour Grand Final main event, where he earned $467,532. With nearly 18 percent of the chips in play, Maceiras Lapido is in a formidable position.

Adam Walton from California secured the second-largest chip stack with 79,475,000 chips. He delivered the final knockout of the day, outplaying Anirban Das with a flopped full house that bested Das’s turned flush. Das finished in 16th place, taking home $430,200. Walton has accumulated $951,000 in prior earnings and had an impressive deep run in the 2021 main event, finishing in 42nd place.

Germany’s Jan-Peter Jachtmann sits in third place with 70,775,000 chips. Jachtmann, who won the 2021 WSOP $10,000 pot-limit Omaha championship event, boasts a solid track record with over $1.2 million in cashes from previous tournaments.

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The remaining players include other highly accomplished individuals, such as Toby Lewis, the 2010 EPT Vilamoura champion and the 2018 Aussie Millions main event winner, who holds 50,000,000 chips. Daniel Weinman, a two-time WPT main event champion and bracelet winner, has 21,750,000 chips. Alec Torelli, the 2008 WSOP heads-up no-limit hold’em championship runner-up, remains in the mix with 14,275,000 chips.

Weinman had a pivotal moment in the tournament when his set of jacks prevailed over Joe Ghio’s set of eights, resulting in Ghio finishing in 19th place. You can watch a replay of that crucial hand on PokerGO’s exclusive live-streaming coverage.

On day 7, a total of 49 players took their seats, which means that 34 contenders were eliminated before play concluded and chips were bagged up. Among the casualties were bracelet winners Mitchell Halverson (49th – $188,400), Sam Stein (46th – $188,400), and Raj Vohra (36th – $229,000), as well as accomplished players like Maurice Hawkins (35th – $229,000), Matthew Wantman (29th – $280,100), Gabi Livshitz (26th – $345,000), and Ryan Tosoc (25th – $345,000), who holds both a WPT championship and a bracelet.

Tosoc’s journey came to an end when his pocket sixes clashed with Jachtmann’s pocket tens. Neither player improved their hand, but Tosoc secured a six-figure payout, boosting his total recorded earnings to nearly $5.7 million.

One of the final knockouts of the night occurred when Andrey Pateychuk, a WPT champion and European Poker Tour main event winner, couldn’t overcome Juan Maceiras Lapido’s pocket kings with his pocket threes. Pateychuk finished in 17th place, earning $430,200. This represents the fifth-largest score in Pateychuk’s career.

The remaining 15 players will resume play at 2:00 PM local time, with blinds set at 400,000-800,000 and a big blind ante of 800,000 for level 36. The average stack of 40,172,000 chips represents slightly over 50 big blinds when play resumes, and the plan is to play until the final table of nine is reached before concluding the day’s action.

Top Ten Counts After Day 7

Only 149 players remain in the $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event of the 2023 World Series of Poker, out of a record-breaking 10,043 entries. The ultimate goal is to win the championship bracelet and the top prize of $12,100,000, which will be awarded in less than a week.

Leading the pack going into day 6 is Zachary Hall from Wilbraham, Massachusetts, with a chip count of 16,310,000. Zachary Hall played a significant role in the early career of vlogger Ethan ‘Rampage Poker’ Yau, who has since become a successful poker player, winning a WSOP bracelet, a World Poker Tour high roller event, and a Mid-States Poker Tour championship.

Three other players also ended day 5 with more than ten million chips: Bryan Obregon (12,295,000), Liran Betito (11,140,000), and Andrew Hulme (11,065,000).

Among the remaining players, several well-known figures have a shot at the title. This includes Tony Dunst, a bracelet winner and World Poker Tour champion (8,285,000), John Racener, a bracelet winner and the 2010 WSOP main event runner-up (7,670,000), Raj Vohra, a bracelet winner (7,650,000), Ryan Tosoc, a WPT champion and bracelet winner (7,625,000), Masato Yokosawa, a popular Japanese poker vlogger (6,740,000), Jan-Peter Jachtmann, a bracelet winner (6,375,000), Maurice Hawkins, a 15-time WSOP Circuit ring winner (6,145,000), Amit Makhija (6,045,000), and Daniel Weinman, a two-time WPT champion and bracelet winner (5,340,000).

Even Nate Silver, the founder of FiveThirtyEight and a former professional poker player, remains in the competition with a chip count of 2,130,000. In 2021, he came close to winning a bracelet, finishing as the runner-up in the $10,000 limit hold’em championship and earning $151,842.

It is worth noting that both the winners of the previous events who made it to day 5 were eliminated. Chris Moneymaker, the 2003 main event winner, finished in 403rd place, while Joe Hachem, the 2005 winner, finished in 402nd place.

At the start of day 5, there were 441 players remaining, but by the end of the day, only 149 players remained, meaning that 292 players were eliminated. Among those eliminated were notable players like Jason Koon, Jason Somerville, and Andrew Neeme, as well as football player Richard Seymour.

One of the significant hands of the day resulted in the elimination of Chance Kornuth, a WPT champion and three-time bracelet winner. Despite his previous success this summer, Kornuth couldn’t survive the hand against Nichola Rigby and finished in 301st place ($44,700).

The remaining players will return for day 6 with blinds of 40,000-80,000 and an 80,000 big blind ante. The average stack is 4,044,161 chips, representing 50.5 big blinds. All players still in the competition are guaranteed a minimum payout of $67,700, and the first six-figure paydays will start at 80th place.

WSOP Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts

Once again, Phil Hellmuth has achieved a remarkable feat, further solidifying his position as the leading title holder in the history of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). He emerged victorious in the 2023 WSOP $10,000 no-limit hold’em super turbo bounty event, securing an unprecedented 17th gold bracelet.

With this extraordinary accomplishment, Phil Hellmuth now possesses a staggering seven more bracelets than his closest competitors, including esteemed players such as Phil Ivey, Johnny Chan, and the late Doyle Brunson, all of whom have ten wins each.

In this recent triumph, the 58-year-old Phil Hellmuth triumphed over a field of 642 participants in a lightning-fast tournament that concluded within a single day. Despite the rapid structure, the final hand was not dealt until approximately 5:20 in the morning, resulting in a total duration of over 15 hours.

In addition to the prestigious bracelet, Hellmuth’s victory earned him a substantial prize of $803,818 as the champion of the event. This significant payout now brings his lifetime earnings to an impressive sum of more than $26.4 million. Notably, Hellmuth has accumulated over $17.7 million from his 197 cashes at the WSOP, placing him in third position for the highest earnings in the series’ history, behind only Antonio Esfandiari ($21.9 million) and Daniel Negreanu ($20.9 million).

This particular triumph marked Hellmuth’s 14th hold’em bracelet, with his first coming from his memorable victory in the 1989 WSOP main event. Additionally, Hellmuth triumphed in the WSOP Europe main event in 2012, making him the sole player to have won both of these esteemed titles. He has also secured three non-hold’em bracelets, with one in no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw lowball and two in razz.

For this win, Hellmuth received 2,100 Card Player Player of the Year points. It served as his second title and third final-table finish of the year, as he previously emerged victorious in a U.S. Poker Open event in March and secured fifth place in another tournament of the same series. With a total of 2,755 points, Hellmuth has risen to 35th place in the 2023 POY race standings presented by Global Poker.

Moreover, Hellmuth’s victory propelled him up the rankings of the PokerGO Tour leaderboard. The 804_PGT_ points he accumulated allowed him to claim the sixth-place position in those rankings.

The event rewarded the top 97 finishers with monetary prizes, attracting notable players who made deep runs, including Joe McKeehen, the 2015 WSOP main event champion (77th place), long-time High Stakes Poker host Gabe Kaplan (27th place), Tom Marchese (25th place), World Poker Tour champion Markus Gonsalves, two-time bracelet winner Lawrence Brandt (10th place), and high-stakes tournament regular Brandon Steven (7th place).

Remarkably, Phil Hellmuth was not the only top-ranked player on the bracelet leaderboard to reach the final table. Phil Ivey came agonizingly close to winning his 11th bracelet but was ultimately eliminated in 6th place ($133,461). During six-handed play, Ivey’s KDiamond Suit10Diamond Suit fell to Hellmuth’s AHeart SuitADiamond Suit when the turn failed to improve Ivey’s open-ended straight draw, leading to his elimination shortly before 4:00 AM local time. Ivey’s career tournament earnings now exceed $38.1 million.

Another significant moment occurred when Justin Zaki’s Q-9 defeated Chris Savage’s pocket kings (5th place – $181,230), securing trips and narrowing the field to four players. Subsequently, Tom Kunze eliminated Kelvin Kerber (4th place – $249,876) with K-3, surpassing Kerber’s Q-10 suited.

Kunze found himself all-in with an open-ended straight draw against Hellmuth’s turned top pair. Although Kunze managed to make a pair on the river, it was insufficient to surpass Hellmuth’s kings, resulting in Kunze’s elimination in third place ($349,737).

The heads-up play lasted only one hand. In a pot with a limp, Phil Hellmuth led out on a KClub Suit8Spade Suit4Spade Suit flop with 8Club Suit4Heart Suit. Zaki responded by moving all-in with 7Spade Suit6Spade Suit, holding a gutshot straight flush draw. Hellmuth made the call, and the turn revealed the 4Diamond Suit, granting Phil Hellmuth fours full of eights. Although the river presented the 5Spade Suit, Zaki’s KSpade Suit was not enough to secure a double-up. Consequently, Zaki finished in second place, earning a career-best payday of $496,801. With this result, Zaki’s recorded tournament earnings now approach $4.5 million.

Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Final Table Results