£100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London
£100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London
Buy-in
£100,000
Prize Pool
£12,200,000
Entries
130
Level
27
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Level 27
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Wai Kin Yong battled through a record-breaking 130 entrants to win the 2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London £100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event for £2,591,695 ($3,148,391) following a heads-up deal.
In what turned out to be the largest field in Triton history, it suited the occasion that Triton co-founder Paul Phua would come up against Yong, the son of his business partner, Richard Yong.
Their heads-up match was never going to be about money, and the final two agreed to a deal with an extra £150,000 and the trophy on the line.
Yong looked to secure his second Triton Main Event title, whereas Phua hoped it would be third time lucky after two previous Triton runner-up finishes.
It looked for a long time that Phua was going to get the monkey off of his back as he won pot after to pot to increase his chip advantage, but with the board down king-ten-five-seven-seven and Phua all in, Yong made the correct call for his tournament life with two pair and changed the dynamics of the match completely.
Ultimately, Phua's exit was confirmed when his queen-six lost out king-jack after Yong found a dramatic pair on the river, having seen Phua lead on the turn.
"It feels great to play against Paul; it's not happened before. I'm just going to play my best and go for the win" said Yong ahead of the heads-up match.
Phua spoke of his pride surrounding the success of the event in London and was pleased to see so many new faces.
"The brand is growing stop after stop, and we are very lucky to have many friends and professional players who support us," he said. "We try to make the event as fun and comfortable as it can be. Players want to come back because of that, and I've seen a lot of new faces, maybe 30 percent are new players in London. I'm very, very happy".
Triton £100,000 Main Event Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Country | Prize (£) | Prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | £2,591,695* | $3,148,391 |
| 2 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | £2,558,305* | $3,107,828 |
| 3 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | £1,350,000 | $1,644,718 |
| 4 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | £1,120,000 | $1,364,507 |
| 5 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | £902,000 | $1,098,915 |
| 6 | Michael Chi Zhang | United Kingdom | £711,000 | $866,218 |
| 7 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | £544,000 | $662,760 |
| 8 | Daniel Cates | Unites States | £410,000 | $499,507 |
| 9 | Wai Leong Chan | Malaysia | £305,000 | $371,584 |
Final Table Action
The extra day of action got off to a fast start as Yong sent compatriot Wai Leong Chan (9th - £305,000) to the rail on the third hand of the day, before Daniel Cates (8th - £410,000) and Stephen Chidwick (7th - £544,000) fell in the same hand.
Cates' ace-three and Chidwick's ace-seven were no match for Michael Soyza's ace-queen, and the field was reduced to six in the blink of an eye.
The UK's Michael Chi Zhang (6th - £711,000) ran pocket nines into Phua's pocket queens to take a walk to the payout desk, and after holding on for a very long time, Sam Greenwood (5th - £902,000) finally saw his run ended by Yong.
When Soyza (4th - £1,120,000) exited, it meant the possibility of a Malaysian final three disappeared after Yong flopped the flush with queen-deuce after Soyza had shoved preflop with pocket eights.
Ben Heath (3rd - £1,350,000) was looking to emulate the achievement of his friend Charlie Carrel, who earlier this week won a Triton title, but it wasn't meant to be after Heath saw pocket kings cracked by ace-king.
Yong then sealed the win against Phua to claim the trophy.
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Level 27
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Paul Phua moved all in for 4,250,000 with 
, and Wai Kin Yong called with 
.
Phua was at risk and behind, needing the board to help with his bid for survival.
The flop fell 
, and Phua picked up the flush draw to increase his outs.
The 
saw Phua take the lead and on the verge of a double up.
However, a dramatic 
appeared on the river, and in an instance, Phua was eliminated.
Phua takes away £2,558,305 for his share of the heads-up deal, while Yong was awarded £2,591,695 as champion.
A recap of the day's action will follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,500,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 27
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Wai Kin Yong moved all in for 27,600,000 with 
, and Paul Phua called for 4,450,000 with 
.
The board ran out 
, and Phua survived with a chop pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,500,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
4,600,000
-3,300,000
|
-3,300,000 |
|
|
||
Level 27
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Wai Kin Yong raised to 800,000 with and Paul Phua called with 
.
The flop fell 
, and Phua check-folded to a 1,200,000 bet from Yong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000,000 | |
|
|
7,900,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
Level 27
: 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Paul Phua called for 400,000 with , and Wai Kin Yong checked with 
.
The flop fell 
, and Phua checked with the nuts. Yong checked behind before the hit the turn, and Phua bet 500,000.
Yong folded, and Phua showed his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
8,000,000
-4,400,000
|
-4,400,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 27
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Level 26
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Wai Kin Yong raised to 700,000 with 
, and Paul Phua called with 
and the flop fell 
.
Phua check-called an 800,000 bet from Yong, and the hit the turn.
The 
appeared on the river, and the action checked through before they went to a showdown as Yong took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
12,400,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
|
|
||
Level 26
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Wai Kin Yong raised to 700,000 with 
, and Paul Phua called with 
.
The flop fell 
, and Phua check-called a 900,000 bet.
After the hit the turn, both players checked, with the hitting on the river.
The players checked to a showdown, and Phua picked up the pot with top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,900,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
|
|
13,600,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
||
Level 26
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Paul Phua raised to 650,000 with 
, and Wai Kin Yong called with 
.
The flop fell , and Yong checked before Phua bet 700,000.
Yong called, and the 
hit the turn. Yong again check-called a bet from Phua, this time for 2,200,000, before the appeared on the river.
The third check came from Yong, and Phua thought, throwing a time bank card into the middle before he moved all in.
Yong needed time to think and sat silently for over a minute before he placed calling chips into the middle.
Phua immediately threw his hands into the air with a smile on his face in recognition of a right call by Yong, who secured a massive double up to take the lead for the very first time heads-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000,000
11,000,000
|
11,000,000 |
|
|
12,100,000
-9,900,000
|
-9,900,000 |
|
|
||