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New Name At High Stakes: Chen Mingcong Wins the $30K NLH Triton Jeju ($1,143,000)

New Name At High Stakes: Chen Mingcong Wins the $30K NLH Triton Jeju ($1,143,000)
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Alex Sakuta Content Editor
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  • Updated: March 26, 2026
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The 32-year-old player from Wuhan, China won his first Triton title, knocking out all opponents at the table one by one.

Chen Mingcong recorded a best cash of $30K NLH Triton Jeju

The surname Mingcong carries a very fortunate meaning. It combines two words: “bright” (明, ming) and “achievement” or “success” (聪, cong).

Chen Mingcong achieved a bright success last night at Triton, securing his biggest win.

He entered the final table as the chip leader. Then he sent his opponents to the rail one by one.

Here’s who Mingcong eliminated:

Brandon Wilson finished in 8th place: KK > AQo, pot 25 bb
Patrik Antonius finished in 7th place: J9s > 77, pot 14 bb, jack on the river
Aren Bezhanyan finished in 5th place: 77 > AJo, pot 30 bb
Ebony Kenney finished in 4th place: 66 > KQo, pot 14 bb
Danny Tang finished in 3rd place: A7o > KQs, pot 17.5 bb

Mingcong entered heads-up with 48 bb against Lee Chang Hwan with 9 bb. They played 12 hands. Watch the final hand on X.

This is the first seven-figure score in Chen Mingchong’s career. Since 2023, he has amassed a total of seven-figure cashes equal to his victory in this tournament.

$30K NLH 8-HANDED Final Table Payouts:

PositionNameCountryPayout
1stChen Mingcong$1,143,000
2ndLee Chang Hwan$771,000
3rdDanny Tang$531,000
4thEbony Kenney$432,000
5thAren Bezhanyan$345,000
6thPaulius Plausinaitis$265,000
7thPatrik Antonius$192,500
8thBrandon Wilson$139,000
9thRayan Chamas$116,000

Ander Vallinas recorded another $863K in prize money

The Spanish Triton regular is having a productive series in Jeju. At Triton One, he played 4 tournaments and cashed in each of them, including earning $1,337,000 for second place in the $8K Main Event. At Triton Super High Roller, the stats are “slightly worse”: 2 tournaments and 1 ITM.

Vallinas finished in 2nd place in the $25K NLH Jupiter Event ($863K). The victory was celebrated by Zhou “The King” Quan ($1,303,000).

$25K NLH – Jupiter Event Final Table Payouts:

PositionNameCountryPayout
1stZhou Quan$1,303,000
2ndAnder Vallinas$863,000
3rdJamil Wakil$632,000
4thJean-Noel Thorel$510,000
5thKelvin Brunetto Kerber$398,000
6thWu Kuisong$304,000
7thMario Mosböck$223,000
8thPaulius Vaitiekūnas$164,000
9thPedro Padilha$134,000

Live: $40K Mystery Bounty Final Table

The stream is running on Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. There are 7 players in the game, 160 entries in total.

  1. Alisson Piekazewicz – 196 BB
  2. Seth Davies – 80 BB
  3. Dominykas Mikolaitis – 37 BB
  4. Sean Winter – 34 BB
  5. Yahor Dambrouski – 19 BB
  6. Hannes Jeschka – 18 BB
  7. Adrian Mateos Diaz – 16 BB

Payout for 7th place = $120K. The winner will receive $709K.

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Written By: Alex Sakuta Content Editor

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