Hungarian PLO wizard Gergo Nagy has claimed his second Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection title after successful the $30,000 PLO Bounty Quattro Turbo in Jeju.
Australia’s David Wang completed as runner-up after solely becoming a member of the occasion on the final minute when he busted from one other closing desk simply in time. Triton co-founder Paul Phua took the ultimate step of the rostrum.
Nagy is starting to love the Jeju venue. He gained his maiden title there final 12 months, after cashing in all three of his occasions, and now he racked up one other three cashes plus his second Triton win.
He was clearly thrilled throughout his winner’s interview as he defined simply how properly he ran in the course of the occasion and paid tribute to his fellow Hungarian PLO masters who push him to ever higher heights.
“I used to be positively operating pure. It was a loopy curler coaster actually. It was a tough begin, I simply doubled up one man, however after that I ran pure principally. I caught fairly large fingers. I additionally performed OK, in order that’s all.
“However positively they’re giving me sufficient motivation to push myself. I want to be the No 1 in Hungary, actually.”
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The 54 entries constructed a prize pool of $1,620,000 with $560,000 of that put aside for the bounties. Solely 9 gamers would obtain a payout from the primary prize pool of $1,060,000, however there was nonetheless lots to be gained from the bounties.
The official closing desk of seven was set after Artur Maritosian, contemporary from his win within the $25,000 PLO occasion, knocked out Phil Ivey in ninth after which Eelis Parssinen in eighth to assert the primary two bounties.
PlayerChipsBBsArtur Martirosian2,560,00051David Wang2,250,00045Paul Phua1,970,00039Gergo Nagy1,940,00039Lautaro Guerra985,00020Robert Cowen890,00018Alex Foxen205,0004
Alex Foxen‘s 4 large blind stack was by no means going to go wherever at this desk and he failed so as to add to his Triton tally, going out in seventh.
Brit Robert Cowen is becoming in properly among the many powerful Triton fields however sixth was the perfect he might do immediately after Paul Phua rivered a straight to ship him out in sixth for $66,000 and no bounties.
Now it was Maritosian’s time to undergo some misfortune this week. He may need gained the Participant of the 12 months award and gained his third Triton title however Gerg0 Nagy relieved the Russian of his final 22 large blinds.
Maritosian noticed a flop of J♦ Q♥ 5♣ with Q♦ 9♠ 8♦ 7♠ and determined to go together with it. Sadly for him Nagy’s Ok♠ J♣ 10♠ 8♣ made a straight on the A♣ Ok♦ run out. $85,000 for fifth place and $80,000 in bounties was nonetheless a good day.
Spain’s Lautaro Guerra was out shut behind Maritosian after Paul Phua crippled him in an enormous pot.
Nagy completed the job for his final 12 blinds when his Ok♥ Q♥ J♣ 5♣ got here out on prime in opposition to A♦ Ok♣ Q♣ 4♣. $109,000 from the primary prize pool and an additional $40,000 in bounties was nonetheless a very good day.
Paul Phua was now aiming to be the second Triton co-founder to win in Jeju after Richard Yong’s victory, and it was going properly. However then Nagy took 20 blinds from Phua’s 30-blind stack to go away him open to shedding the opposite 10 solely three fingers later.
$305,000 for third place and $160,000 in bounties is a good end result however Paul Phua is itching to get that second Triton title on the board.
The heads-up battle was a bloodbath. Nagy had 97 blinds to David Wang’s 11 and there was nothing to be accomplished.
The tip got here when Wang’s 5♣ 6♦ 7♥ 8♠ failed to beat Nagy’s 10♣ Q♦ Ok♦ A♠. He scooped $262,000 with $40,000 coming from bounties.
Nagy took the most important prize with $510,000 and $200,000 from the bounty pool.
Occasion #17: Triton Jeju $30,000 PLO Bounty Quattro Turbo Last Desk Outcomes
PlacePlayerCountryPayoutBounty1stGergő NagyHungary$310,000$200,0002ndDavid WangAustralia$222,000$40,0003rdPaul PhuaMalaysia$145,000$160,0004thLautaro GuerraSpain$109,000$40,0005thArtur MartirosianRussia$85,000$80,0006thRobert CowenWales$66,0007thAlex FoxenUnited States$52,000$40,000
