Elton Tsang Evolves from Tournament Fish to Triton Champion; Tom Dwan Reels in $400K Score

Triton Poker Jeju is in the tail end of its No Limit Hold’em Events, with only the $100K Main Event left to play out.

There have been several high-profile winners across the festival, with plenty of seven-figure scores handed out but those paydays pale in comparison to the figurative treasure chest Elton Tsang just unearthed in South Korea.

After 71 bites of the cherry, the Hong Kong cash game specialist finally bagged his maiden Triton title after reigning supreme in the biggest event of the series, Event #9 – $150K NLH 8-Handed for $4,210,000.

Tsang, who’d made 11 Triton final tables prior to the triumph, employed the help of a poker coach after noting himself to Triton media as a “tournament fish.” His investment immediately paid dividends as he overcame a stacked final table and Biao Ding in heads-up.

Event #9 – $150K NLH 8-Handed Final Table Results

Place Player Country Prize
1 Elton Tsang Hong Kong $4,210,000
2 Biao Ding China $2,870,000
3 Mike Watson Canada $1,895,000
4 Liang Xu China $1,563,000
5 James Chen Taiwan $1,254,000
6 Alex Kulev Bulgaria $983,000
7 Wang Ye China $737,000
8 Sean Winter United States $544,000
9 Sam Grafton United Kingdom $422,000

Tsang’s Route to Victory

The FT of nine was formed on Day 2, with play stopping when six remained. The late-night eliminations of Sam Grafton, Sean Winter and Wang Ye confirmed the player list for the finale.

Tsang was in pole position for the end stage of the tournament, with Ding and Liang Xu as his closest rivals, while Alex Kulev, two-time EPT champion Mike Watson and James Chen rounded out the bottom half of the counts.

Kulev, who has been a breakout star on the high roller circuit over the last 12 months, bowed out in sixth-place after his ace-jack was straightened out by Watson’s ace-ten after the chips piled in preflop. The Bulgarian has had another impressive showing with poker’s elite, with $1,332,500 added to his live earnings across his three cashes in Jeju.

Watson found good fortune again with ace-ten, as he flipped out Chen after the latter moved in preflop with pocket nines. Ding then made it three-handed play after his aces remained best against Xu, who check-jammed with top pair on a king-high flop. Chen and Xu both received $1m+ payouts with $1,254,000 and $1,563,000 going into their respective pockets.

<a href='/news/202403/elton-tsang-evolves-from-tournament-fish-to-triton-champion-tom-dwan-reels-in-400k-score/'>Elton</a>_Tsang_Evolves_from_Tournament_Fish_to_Triton_Champion_<a href='/news/202403/elton-tsang-evolves-from-tournament-fish-to-triton-champion-tom-dwan-reels-in-400k-score/'>Tom</a>_<a href='/news/202403/elton-tsang-evolves-from-tournament-fish-to-triton-champion-tom-dwan-reels-in-400k-score/'>Dwan</a>_Reels_in_400K_ScoreDespite securing two knockouts, Watson was the short stack at three-handed play, and even with receiving a double-up from Tsang, the eventual winner ended the Canadian’s hope of a third Triton title.

Tsang looked down at ace-queen and raised from the button. He then called when Watson shoved with his dominated ace-deuce. A drama-free runout for Tsang confirmed that he and Ding would battle it out for the winner’s spoils.

Tsang and Ding traded pots, with little separating them until Ding put on his cape at the wrong time and hero-called with king-high after Tsang rivered a pair of aces in a tournament-defining pot.

Ding ended up being forced all-in from the big blind, and his ten-three failed to hold against Tsang’s seven-high, who flopped a pair and held out to see his arm raised after the bell rang.

Smith Edges Coleman; Dwan in the Spotlight

Elton_Tsang_Evolves_from_Tournament_Fish_to_Triton_Champion_<a href='/news/202403/elton-tsang-evolves-from-tournament-fish-to-triton-champion-tom-dwan-reels-in-400k-score/'>Tom</a>_<a href='/news/202403/elton-tsang-evolves-from-tournament-fish-to-triton-champion-tom-dwan-reels-in-400k-score/'>Dwan</a>_Reels_in_400K_ScoreDan Smith added his name to the series’ list of winners after he took down Event #10 – $50K NLH Turbo $15K Bounty Quattro. He defeated David Coleman in heads-up that saw him bank the $951,000 up top along with another $300,000 in bounties.

From the 108 entries, 17 places were paid a portion of the $3,780,000 prize pool, which saw the likes of Seth Davies and Tom Dwan reel in significant scores. Davies’ run ended in third-place while “durrrr” received $406,000 for his fourth-place finish.

It’s been an eventful few weeks for Dwan, who has been put on blast over alleged unpaid debts to Peter Jetten and Haralabos Voulgaris. In a 45-minute interview with PokerNews, Dwan addressed his accusers and tried to shed light on the list of events. However, some viewers found themselves with more questions than answers from the conversation.

But there does appear to be some movement in the fiasco as Jetten posted on X (formerly Twitter) “Tom has agreed to escrow the money and go to arbitration! Thanks everyone for the support.”

Event #10 – $50K NLH Turbo $15K Bounty Quattro Final Table Results

Place Player Country Payout Bounties Total Prize
1 Dan Smith United States $951,000 $300,000 $1,251,000
2 David Coleman United States $642,900 $300,000 $942,900
3 Seth Davies United States $418,000 - $418,000
4 Tom Dwan United States $346,000 $60,000 $406,000
5 Sirzat Hissou Germany $279,000 $120,000 $399,000
6 Punnat Punsri Thailand $220,000 $240,000 $460,000
7 Webster Lim Malaysia $168,000 $120,000 $288,000
8 Tom Heung China $126,000 $60,000 $186,000
9 Damir Zhugralin Kazakhstan $94,500 $120,000 $214,500

Triton Poker 2024 Jeju Remaining Schedule

Date Day Buy-in (USD) Event
March 14, 2024 1 $100,000 #11 NLH - Main Event
March 15, 2024 2 $100,000 #11 NLH - Main Event
March 15, 2024 1 $25,000 #12 Pot Limit Omaha - 6 Handed
March 16, 2024 FT $100,000 #11 NLH - Main Event
March 16, 2024 2 $25,000 #12 PLO - 6 Handed
March 16, 2024 1 $30,000 #13 PLO - Bounty Quattro - 6 Handed
March 17, 2024 2 $30,000 #13 PLO - Bounty Quattro - 6 Handed
March 17, 2024 1 $50,000 #15 PLO - 6 Handed
March 18, 2024 2 $50,000 #15 PLO - 6 Handed
March 18, 2024 1 $25,000 #16 Short Deck Ante-only - 2 Bullets
March 19, 2024 2 $25,000 #16 Short Deck Ante-only - 2 Bullets
March 19, 2024 1 $50,000 #17 Short Deck - Main Event
March 20, 2024 2 $50,000 #17 Short Deck - Main Event
March 20, 2024 1 $100,000 #18 Short Deck Ante-only (Non Tv)
March 21, 2024 2 $100,000 #18 Short Deck Ante-only (Non Tv)
March 21, 2024 SINGLE $20,000 #19 Short Deck Ante-only

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