Triton Poker co-founder wins short deck tournament

Triton Poker’s Short Deck event attracted 38 participants and a prize pool of $950,000. Just under a million dollars, but that didn’t stop Richard Yong. The series co-founder not only competed in the event, he became a champion.

“I know everyone loves the Triton Championship Series because we are all so friendly and like family. That’s what I would do. “If Triton becomes the best championship series in the world, I will It’s a pleasure,” said Yong.

This is the Malaysian’s second Triton win in history. He can confidently be described as a regular in short deck – his favorite event. 15th Participants at the final table of this event included strong players such as Mike Watson, Nikita Bodiakovsky, Stephen Chidwick and Chris Brewer.

Chris was the last one to try to resist Richard. Gradually, everyone Some of the chips were transferred to Yong’s stack until he had a 10 to 1 chip advantage. Brewer had pocket jacks, which seemed like a good starting hand to double down on. The American went all-in, and Richard Called with A-7. An A came on the flop and Brewer did not wait for a J on the turn or river. At this point, the Short Deck event is over.