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Jason Koon Wins 12th Triton Title, Ben Tollerene Claims Record PLO Prize

Jason Koon Wins 12th Triton Title, Ben Tollerene Claims Record PLO Prize
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Alex Sakuta Content Editor
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  • Last updated on: May 28, 2025 · 3 minutes to read

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The Triton Montenegro series has come to an end. Here are the results of the final four PLO events that closed out the festival.

Punnat Punsri Wins $25K PLO 6-Handed ($550,000)

Punnat Punsri during Triton.

Hold’em didn’t go his way, but Omaha did. Punnat Punsri took down Event #13 after a tough series where he fired $750K in Hold’em buy-ins (not including re-entries) and only managed one ITM for $272K.

In search of momentum, he switched to a game outside his specialty — Omaha — and it paid off. He entered the final table as chip leader and eliminated 4 of his 5 opponents. This is the fourth Triton title for Punnat Punsri.

Final Table Payouts – Event #13 $25K PLO 6-Handed:

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1stPunnat Punsri$550,000
2ndMartin Dam$380,000
3rdAlex Foxen$251,000
4thDirk Gerritse$201,000
5thIsaac Haxton$161,000
6thSean Rafael$125,000

Ben Tollerene Wins $100K PLO Main Event ($2,390,000)

Ben Tollerene with a Triton Cup.

This tournament broke multiple records:
• Largest PLO event with a $100K buy-in
• Biggest first-place prize in PLO tournament history — $100K more than the 2023 WSOP $25K PLO winner took

The tournament drew 93 entries and lasted three days.

Dan Cates busted in 4th in the final day. Martirosian lost his stack to Bujtas in two hands.
• A K J J > K K 9 4 – Jack hit the flop, 7 BB left.
• J J 9 8 on 9 8 3 board vs K Q Q 6 , turn 4 , river 7 .

Heads-up started with Bujtas holding 67 BB and Tollerene 49 BB. No deal. They played for another hour.

In the final hand, the money went in on a Q 8 5 flop.
– Bujtas: K Q 10 7
– Tollerene: A A 10 5
– Turn: 7 , River: A

Ben Tollerene cashed for over $6M this series, including a $3,437,344* deal in the $150K NLHE with Jason Koon.

Final Table Payouts – Event #15 $100K PLO Main Event:

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1stBen Tollerene$2,390,000
2ndLaszlo Bujtas$1,645,000
3rdArtur Martirosian$1,080,000
4thDan Cates$875,000
5thDan Dvoress$702,000
6thSean Rafael$549,000
7thPhil Ivey$433,000

Richard Gryko Wins First Triton Title in $50K PLO 6-Handed ($884,000)

Richard Gryko with the Triton Title.

Richard Gryko, who attends Triton stops only for Omaha, finally lifted his first trophy. It was his 5th Triton series and 4th ITM. The tournament had 62 entries, and Gryko beat Martin Dam heads-up.

Richard Gryko

“The evolution of PLO over the last 20 years is that it’s gone from a gambling game to a game where almost anyone who came to this table will have approached it through a studied, methodological lens.”

Final Table Payouts – Event #16 $50K PLO 6-Handed:

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1stRichard Gryko$884,000
2ndMartin Dam$626,000
3rdDanny Tang$410,000
4thEelis Parssinen$310,000
5thKlemens Roiter$245,000
6thDirk Gerritse$190,000
7thPaul Phua$150,000

Jason Koon Wins 12th Triton Title in $30K PLO Turbo Bounty Quattro ($385,176*)

Jason Koon with his 12th Triton title.

The $30K PLO Turbo Bounty Quattro attracted 51 entries. Heads-up came down to close friends Jason Koon and Seth Davies. They agreed to a deal, leaving $17K and the trophy to play for. Koon doubled in the second hand and sealed the deal soon after.

Final hand: Davies with A J 10 9 vs Koon’s A 7 6 5 on 2 5 8 7 K .

Final Table Payouts – Event #17 $30K PLO Turbo Bounty Quattro:

PlacePlayerCountryPayout
1stJason Koon$385,176*
2ndSeth Davies$336,824*
3rdGrego Nagy$221,000
4thJonas Kronwitter$187,000
5thAndrew Leathem$83,000
6thNacho Barbero$64,000
7thArtur Martirosian$170,000
8thSantosh Suvarna$81,000

The final stop of the 2024/2025 Triton season will take place in Jeju, from September 3 to 23.

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Written By: Alex Sakuta Content Editor
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