Jeremy Ausmus Wins First Triton Title in Record-Breaking Event; Career Score for Wolfgang
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The Triton Poker Jeju festival in South Korea continued to be one of the most exciting high-stakes festivals of the year with record-breaking numbers, big-name winners and new faces to the international high roller circuit.
Jeremy Ausmus won his first Triton title and second high-stakes tournament of the year in the $25,000 buy-in Event #3 for $1,892,000, while Azerbaijan's Ramin Hajiyev took down the $30,000 buy-in Event #5 for $1,517,000.
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Vloggers Shine in Triton
Event #3 drew 392 runners to set a new attendance record for Triton. According to Triton updates, Ausmus' maiden Triton victory came after he made a "misclick" with pocket kings by putting out the wrong size for a raise and being forced to call. The rare mistake from the elite American pro was the result of jetlag and tiredness, Triton reported.
The victory brings Ausmus his second trophy of the year after winning the PGT Championship for $ 500,000, continuing to make the strong case for being a first-ballot Poker Hall of Famer.
The high roller tournament field included top pros like Phil Ivey (38th - $52,000), Kristen Foxen (41st - $45,000) and recent GPI Toughest Opponent winner Adrian Mateos (24th - $71,000).
There was also a Triton newcomer in Alexander "Wolfgang" Seibt, one of the most popular poker YouTubers in the world, who finished fourth for a career-best $680,000. That's more than ten times his second-biggest score, which he earned days earlier in event #2 as he finished 22nd for $62,000.
Another popular poker vlogger, Ethan "Rampage" Yau, also cashed in Event #2.
Wolfgang nearly took a bad beat he'd remember for a lifetime as he was all in with pocket kings against the nines of Quan Zhou with 11 players left. His opponent flopped a set to take the life out of the poker vlogger, but the board ran out a straight for a chopped pot.
Triton Jeju Event #3 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (In USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $1,892,000 |
| 2 | Zhou Quan | China | $1,193,000 |
| 3 | Sim Kok Wai | Malaysia | $855,000 |
| 4 | Alexander Seibt | United States | $680,000 |
| 5 | Maksim Vaskresenski | Belarus | $532,000 |
| 6 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | Lithuania | $417,000 |
| 7 | Shunjiro Kita | Japan | $314,000 |
| 8 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | $222,000 |
| 9 | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | $178,000 |
Top Ramin
The $30,000 buy-in Event #5 drew 252 runners including Nick Petrangelo (38th - $52,000), Isaac Haxton (30th - $59,000) and Artur Martirosian (11th - $133,000).
The final table included high-stakes crushers from around the world including American David Peters (9th - $159,000), Australian Kahle Burns (8th - $190,000) and Canadian Sam Greenwood (6th - $353,000). But it was Azerbaijan's Ramin Hajiyev who won the event for $1,517,000 as he defeated Russia's Viacheslav Balaev.
According to Triton updates, the victory brings Hajiyev his second Triton title as he adds to his now $11.3 million in Hendon Mob earnings.
Triton Jeju Event #5 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (In USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramin Hajiyev | Azerbaijan | $1,517,000 |
| 2 | Viacheslav Balaev | Russia | $1,008,000 |
| 3 | Mao Renji | China | $737,000 |
| 4 | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | $595,000 |
| 5 | Manuel Fritz | Austria | $467,000 |
| 6 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | $353,500 |
| 7 | Brandon Wilson | United States | $259,000 |
| 8 | Kahle Burns | Australia | $190,000 |
| 9 | David Peters | United States | $159,000 |
The Triton Series in South Korea continues on with the final table of Event #6, a $25,000 buy-in tournament that will award $1,882,000 to the winner. Check out the stream of Event #6 on YouTube.
