Over $43.5 million in total live earnings, four World Series of Poker bracelets, a Main Event win on the European Poker Tour, and now a second Triton Poker title. Adrian Mateos has a poker resume that only a handful of poker players can best.
The Spanish maestro once again proved why he’s one of the best in the world after topping the 159-entry field in Event #7: $50,000 NLHE – 8-Handed at Triton Montenegro. The 29-year-old’s latest victory came with a $1,761,000 payout, the 12th seven-figure score of his career.
Justin Saliba was the runner-up, collecting $1,188,000 while the likes of Nick Petrangelo, poker icon Phil Ivey and Dan Smith were also in attendance at the final table.
Event #7: $50,000 NLHE – 8-Handed Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | $1,761,000 |
| 2 | Justin Saliba | United States | $1,188,000 |
| 3 | Joe Zou | China | $818,000 |
| 4 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | $667,000 |
| 5 | Ben Tollerene | United States | $532,000 |
| 6 | Phil Ivey | United States | $408,000 |
| 7 | Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | Belarus | $297,000 |
| 8 | Dan Smith | United States | $215,000 |
| 9 | Mario Mosboeck | Austria | $178,100 |
The sixth event of the series generated a prize pool of $7,950,000, with the top 27 players making the money. Click here for a full list of payouts.
Final Table Action
Chris Brewer, a player synonymous with bad beats, fell on the wrong side of lady luck once again, getting two-outered by Mario Mosboeck to burst the final table bubble.
Brewer’s eliminator was then the first to leave the final table. Mosboeck was left short after his set of queens ran into Joe Zhou’s flopped flush. The two-time Triton winner was finished off by Ivey’s ace-king shortly after.
Saliba found a three-outer to eliminate Smith in eighth place before Ivey bagged his second final table scalp. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau had two overcards to Ivey’s small pair but failed to connect on the runout to survive.
Despite chipping up, Ivey was next to depart, three-bet jamming king-eight for around 20 big blinds over Mateos’ open. The eventual champion called with ace-jack and paired up on the flop to see off the legend.
Mateos ousted Ben Tollerene, Petrangelo, and Joe Zou to set up his heads-up showdown with Saliba.
Saliba started heads-up with 16 big blinds and had all of his chips committed on the first hand. Saliba had A♠10♣ and was up against Mateos’ A♣7♥. Saliba made top-top on the flop, while Mateos had an open-ender with a backdoor flush draw. Mateos drilled the straight on the turn and was confirmed as the winner after a king came on the river.
Triton Montenegro Main Event Kicks Off Today
Next on the agenda is the series’ showstopper, the $125,000 NLHE Triton Main Event, which is currently playing out its first day of action.
At the time of writing, 50 players have registered for the tournament, with the likes of Mateos, Brewer, and Wiktor Malinowski already in attendance.
Entrants start with a stack of 250,000, which is good for 250 big blinds in Level 1. Want to see the other names featured? Then visit Triton Poker Plus to see the players on the outer tables while you watch the live stream embedded above.
Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro Remaining Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 20 May | 2:00 p.m. | #9 – $132,500 NLHE Triton Main Event Day 1 |
| Tue 21 May | 1:00 p.m. | $125,000 NLHE Triton Main Event Day 2 |
| 5:00 p.m. | #10 – $52,000 NLHE Turbo 8-Handed | |
| Wed 22 May | 1:00 p.m. | Triton Main Event Final Table |
| 2:00 p.m. | #11 – $212,000 NLHE 8-Handed Day 1 | |
| Thu 23 May | 1:00 p.m. | #11 – NLHE 8-Handed Day 2 |
| 4:00 p.m. | #12 – $26,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | |
| Fri 24 May | 1:00 p.m. | #12 – Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 |
| 2:00 p.m. | #13 – $26,000 PLO Main Event Day 1 | |
| Sat 25 May | 1:00 p.m. | #13 – PLO Main Event Day 2 |
| 4:00 p.m. | #15 – $52,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | |
| Sun 26 May | 1:00 p.m. | Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 |
| 4:00 p.m. | #16 – $31,200 Pot-Limit Omaha Quatro Bounty |
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Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game. Calum’s proudest poker achievement is winning the only tournament he has ever played in Las Vegas, the prestigious $60 Flamingo evening event.