They are saying there are solely two certainties in life: dying and taxes. In poker you’ll be able to add a 3rd, Stephen Chidwick profitable on the very highest stage.
The Englishman entered rarefied air on Friday on the Triton Poker Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection in Jeju, changing into simply the second participant within the historical past of the sport to surpass $70 million in dwell event earnings.
Chidwick captured the late-scheduled $200,000 Brief Deck for $3,455,000, the most important first-place rating of his profession, to affix all-time cash chief Bryn Kenney in poker’s most unique $70 million membership.
With whole earnings now standing at an eye-watering $71.7 million, the two-time bracelet winner, whose trio of Triton victories have all come within the Brief Deck format, has cemented his place because the undisputed challenger to Kenney’s $78.4 million benchmark, although he nonetheless has some floor to make as much as overtake the American.
Nevertheless, with each gamers right here on Jeju Island and a packed schedule of high-stakes motion forward, the query of whether or not Chidwick can proceed to chip away at Kenney’s lead is actually a storyline to observe right here on the Touchdown On line casino.
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Kenney, Chidwick, Koon Lead the Method
Poker’s all-time cash listing now mirrors the highest three earners in Triton historical past, as Chidwick’s victory final evening propelled him previous Mikita Badziakouski into third place on the sport’s premier high-stakes tour rankings.
Regardless of sitting second general on the all-time cash listing, Chidwick holds the bronze place on the Triton honor roll, whereas all-time cash listing third Jason Koon, a twelve-time Triton winner, at present occupies the silver medal spot.
Koon, having fun with an exceptional 2025 with victories at Might’s Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Collection Montenegro and a second WSOP bracelet, has additionally been grinding in South Korea and over the summer season leapfrogged Justin Bonomo to maneuver into the highest three on the all-time cash listing.
Nevertheless, each gamers face an uphill battle to catch Kenney on the Triton leaderboard, trailing the desk topper by practically $15 million.
The relentless tempo set by Kenney on the prime of the all-time standings continued this summer season because the New Yorker added over $2.4 million from the WSOP, coming near victory in each the $50,000 Poker Gamers Championship and $250,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler with second and fourth-place finishes, respectively.
In the meantime, he has already cashed in Jeju this week, ending tenth within the $25,000 WPT International Slam for $130,000, his twentieth money in Triton Poker occasions and a reminder of the dimensions of the problem going through each Chidwick and Koon.
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Wire-to-Wire Win Seals Chidwick’s Third Triton Crown
The British primary delivered a scorching efficiency on the ultimate day to say the $200K Brief Deck title, getting into the ultimate desk with a large chip lead and sustaining management all the way in which to victory.
The occasion, which was a late addition to the Jeju II Tremendous Excessive Curler schedule following participant demand, duly delivered a large prize pool of $12,200,000 from 61 entries.
Curiously, Chidwick’s victory marked his third brief deck title at Triton occasions, extending his exceptional report within the fast-paced, high-stakes format.
The rostrum noticed Malaysia’s Kiat Lee end second for $2,465,000, whereas the Netherlands’ Rene Van Krevelen took third with $1,591,000, each recording career-high scores for his or her efforts.
Nevertheless, it was the highest prize that went to Chidwick, who took $3,455,000, the biggest first-place rating of his profession, solely surpassed by his fourth-place end within the 2019 Triton Million for Charity, the place he earned $5,368,947.
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