Five Big Hands from Episode #6 of the £1,050,000 Triton Million Charity Event
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In 2019, 27 amateurs and 27 of the world’s best pros competed in the biggest buy-in event in history. Now, the Triton Million - A Helping Hand for Charity poker tournament is being released as a 10-episode series on Triton Poker's .
A total of 54 players stumped up the seven-figure entry fee with £50,000 of each buy-in going to benefit 15 different charities. As a result, this saw £2.7 million going to a plethora of good causes as well as generating a staggering £54 million ($73,993,800) pound prize pool.
Here's a look at five of either the biggest or most interesting hands from the sixth episode, which can be viewed in full below.
Hand #1: Terrible Beat For Choi
With blinds at 10,000/25,000/25,000, Alfred DeCarolis opened to 150,000 from a stack of 1,700,000 in early position, holding the 10♦10♥ and called when Stanley Choi moved all in from the big blind for 425,000, holding the 10♣10♠.
“And this should be a chopped pot,” said Daniel Negreanu in the commentary booth. Not quite.
A flop of J♥8♠3♥ produced a slight murmur of anticipation from the other players as DeCarolis picked up a backdoor flush draw. The K♥, on the turn, amplified that expectation, followed by a loud clapping of DeCarolis's hands as the 4♥ gave him a flush to send Choi to an unlikely rail.
Hand #2: Leow's Tournament Ends
The blinds were 15,000/30,000/30,000 when Vivek Rajkumar (lead picture) raised to 70,000 with the A♦A♠ from the button, and then called when Ivan Leow three-bet to 185,000 with the K♠8♣ from the blinds.
The dealer handed Leow top pair with a flop of 8♠2♠3♣, and he continued the pressure betting 190,000; Rajkumar once again called. The 2♥ paired the board, and Leow maintained his pace with a bet of 225,000, and Rajkumar again called. The K♥ on the river gave Leow an inferior two-pair hand, and he moved all in. Rajkumar made the call with his more substantial two-pair hand, ending Leow's tournament.
Hand #3: Putra Escapes
With blinds at 15,000/30,000/30,000, Ferdinand Putra started proceedings with a raise to 75,000 holding two black queens in the first position, and Alfred DeCarolis called with the K♦4♦ from the big blind.
DeCarolis flopped the flush draw when the dealer placed 9♦5♦3♣ on the flop and check-called when Putras fired out a 125,000 bet. The 6♣ on the turn gave DeCarolis more outs, and once again, he check-called after Putra bet 325,000.
DeCarolis made his flush on the river when the dealer brought the Q♦ out of the deck, which also gave Putra top set. DeCarolis sent 500,000 hurtling into a 1,095,000 pot, and with 1,400,000 behind, Putra folded his top set.
Hand #4: Rajkumar Wins Biggest Pot of the Tournament (Thus Far)
Cameras caught the action at 20,000/40,000/40,000, with 6,260,000 in the middle of the table. Rui Cao was the man with chips remaining, and his hopes rested on the 10♥10♠ holding up against the A♣K♥ of Rajkumar, fighting for his tournament life.
The board ran out K♦Q♥9♦5♥7♠ to leave Cao with chip dust, and Rajkumar ended the day as the chip leader. Cao would exit a few hands later at the hands of Dan Smith.
Hand #5: Tang and Zang - Set Over Set
With the blinds at 20,000/40,000/40,000, Danny Tang opened to 90,000 from under the gun with the 8♣8♥, and Aaron Zang made the call from the next seat holding the 10♦10♥. Two other players joined the action after Bill Perkins called with pocket sixes on the button, and Tony G called with the A♥Q♠ from the big blind.
The flop of 10♣8♠2♠ handed both Tang and Zang sets, with Zang flopping the best of it. The action checked to Zang, who parted with 150,000 from a stack of 3,500,000, and Tang was the only caller from a stack of 1,900,000.
The A♦ on the turn saw Tang check for the second time. Zang fired 290,000 into a 720,000 pot, and Tang moved all in.
Zang insta-called, and after the 2♦ hit the river, Tang slipped his rucksack straps over his shoulders and left the biggest tournament of his life empty-handed.
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