The Triton Super High Roller Series, Jeju crowns yet another winner this week in Event #3: HKD500,000 (USD64,000) Six-Max Hold’em.
Malaysian poker pro Michael Soyza emerged victorious from a player field of 81 (including 32 re-entries), effectively reading into Sam Greenwood’s bluff during the final hand to win the biggest payout of his poker career to date, HKD 11.15M (USD1.44 million).
Two weeks before this event, Soyza apparently broke his hand while snowboarding in Japan, which explains the arm sling he wore during the event. The 29-year-old Natural8 ambassador had 10 screws and a titanium plate placed inside his hand, but this wasn’t going to stop him from joining in on the event.
In the final hand, it was Michael Soyza versus Canadian player Sam Greenwood.
Soyza got a pair of 7s
Greenwood had J-9
The board ran 8-10-3-8-K, which makes Soyza having two pair, and therefore winning the pot and the title.
Soyza said after the event, “Feels pretty good. It's nice to win something. You just play your hands and hopefully it works out well. Win flips, you know. That’s how you do it. Sam's a good player, so I'm just lucky I had a good spot.”
According to the Hendonmob, his total live earnings is at the $5 million mark, and is 5th in the Malaysia All-Time Money List. He started playing poker in 2008 when his friend forced him to play in a home game with $0.03/$0.06 blinds, and since then he was immersed in the world of poker and started to join both live and online poker events.
Triton Jeju Event #3: Six-Max Hold’em
Buy-in: HK$500,000 (US$63,700)
Entries: 81 (inc. 32 re-entries)
Prize pool: HK$38.07 million
Official Final Table results
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Player
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Country
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Prize (HKD)
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Prize (USD)
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1
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Michael Soyza
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Malaysia
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HK$11,150,000
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$1,449,500
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2
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Sam Greenwood
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Canada
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HK$8,000,000
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$1,040,000
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3
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Ivan Leow
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Malaysia
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HK$5,200,000
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$676,000
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4
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Bryn Kenney
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USA
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HK$3,921,000
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$509,730
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5
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Beh Kok
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Malaysia
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HK$3,040,000
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$395,200
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6
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Jason Koon
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USA
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HK$2,360,000
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$306,800
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7
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Xu Liang
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China
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HK$1,860,000
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$241,800
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8
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Tong Siow Choon
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Malaysia
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HK$1,439,000
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$187,070
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9
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Stanley Choi
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Hong Kong
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HK$1,100,000
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$143,000
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Source: https://triton-series.com/michael-soyza-stands-firm-to-win-event-3-and-hk11-million/
