Phil Ivey Bubbles the Record-Breaking $200K Triton Invitational Montenegro
The largest-ever Triton Invitational attracted 133 entries, including 96 unique players, with 23 participants finishing in the money.
Malinowski, Sturm, Ivey Eliminated Shortly Before ITM
Wiktor Malinowski busted in 26th place: he shoved 28.5 BB with aces against Aleksa Pavicevic’s queens — a queen on the river sealed his fate.
Leon Sturm was eliminated in 25th place. He started the hand with 12.6 BB; Javid Imsailov had 56 BB. Ismailov opened from the small blind, Sturm defended the big. Ismailov triple-barreled (2.5 BB flop, 5.5 BB turn, 2.5 BB river) on a board of J 9 7 4 J and showed A6o at showdown — enough to win. Sturm mucked. In the very next hand, he was forced all-in and made trips, but lost to Lim Chin Wei’s full house.
Phil Ivey was eliminated in 24th place in a classic coin flip against Maher Nouira: AKo > JJ for a 25 BB pot.
The game continued until there were 11 participants left in the tournament. Payout for 11th place = $519K. The winner will receive $6,180,000.
Final Day Chip Count in the $200K Triton Invitational
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Javid Imsailov |  | 68 BB |
| 2nd | Aleksa Pavicevic |  | 59 BB |
| 3rd | Eric Wasserson |  | 43 BB |
| 4th | Taylor von Kriegenbergh | | 36 BB |
| 5th | Maher Nouira |  | 27 BB |
| 6th | Joseph Oren | | 22 BB |
| 7th | Dejan Kaladjurdjevic | | 19 BB |
| 8th | Joni Jouhkimainen |  | 16 BB |
| 9th | Ramin Hajiyev | | 12 BB |
| 10th | Thomas Santerne |  | 10 BB |
| 11th | Seth Davies | | 6 BB |
Players Who Cashed in the $200K Triton Invitational
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th | Sergio Aido |  | $452,000 |
| 13th | Stanley Tang | | $452,000 |
| 14th | Artur Martirosian |  | $412,000 |
| 15th | Wang Ye |  | $412,000 |
| 16th | Linus Loeliger |  | $372,000 |
| 17th | Alex Boika |  | $372,000 |
| 18th | Paul Phua | | $335,000 |
| 19th | Christoph Vogelsang |  | $335,000 |
| 20th | David Nicholson |  | $335,000 |
| 21st | Brian Kim | | $311,000 |
| 22nd | Lim Chin Wei | | $311,000 |
| 23rd | Esti Wang | | $311,000 |
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Espen Jorstad Figured Out How to Pull Out the Biggest Mystery Bounty
The envelope draw ceremony for the $40K Mystery Bounty event was uploaded to YouTube.
Minor spoiler: the biggest bounty — $400K — went to Espen Jørstad.
Here’s the most interesting part: Espen scored just one knockout and decided to stay in his hotel room grinding online, watching the ceremony from the lodge. Instead, the envelope was drawn by Maja Kaladjurdjevic — the wife of Dejan Kaladjurdjevic. So if you ever need someone to pull a Mystery Bounty envelope for you, make sure to call Maja.
Kiat Lee Wins the One-Day $30K NLH 8-Handed Turbo for $586K
The tournament attracted a total of 71 entries.
This marks Kiat Lee’s second victory on the Triton Series. His previous win also came in a Turbo event — the $25K Short Deck during the Jeju 2025 stop.
Final Table Event #7 $30K NLH 8-Handed Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiat Lee |  | $586,000 |
| 2 | Stanley Tang | | $416,000 |
| 3 | Punnat Punsri |  | $272,000 |
| 4 | Thomas Santerne | | $210,000 |
| 5 | Alexandr Zubov | | $166,000 |
| 6 | Michael Soyza | | $130,000 |
| 7 | Aleks Ponakovs |  | $103,000 |
| 8 | Maksim Shornikau | | $80,000 |
| 9 | Adrian Mateos Diaz | | $61,000 |
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