Event #5: $75,000 Short Deck
Day 2 Completed
2022 Triton Poker Cyprus
Event #5: $75,000 Short Deck
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 Triton Poker Cyprus
Buy-in
$75,000
Entries
41
Level
22
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
300,000
Entries
22
Players Left
1
Level 22
: 0/0, 300,000 ante
It was the final event of the 2022 Triton Poker Cyprus stop after a 33-month hiatus due to the global pandemic and Winfred Yu topped the field of 41 entries to claim his second Triton Poker crown. Yu outlasted one of his close friends Ivan Leow to take home the top prize of $1,010,000.
Yu began the heads-up match with a chip deficit but favorable runouts in the final two hands of the tournament quickly turned the tide and he found himself on the top spot of the podium. Yu managed to double up with ace-jack vs the pocket jacks of Leow and then in the next hand held ace-queen vs Leow's pocket queens. An ace on the river was devastating for Leow who was forced to settle for second place and a $699,500 payday.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | $1,010,000 |
| 2nd | Ivan Leow | Malaysia | $699,500 |
| 3rd | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | $447,000 |
| 4th | Elton Tsang | Hong Kong | $343,000 |
| 5th | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | $268,000 |
| 6th | Ferdinand Putra | Poland | $208,500 |
Final Table Action
After 41 entries were recorded on the day, only the top six players would reach the money. It was Wei Hsiang Yeu who was the unfortunate one to be eliminated on the money bubble when he ran ace-jack into Elton Tsang's pocket queens. Despite flopping two pair, Yeu was unable to hang on as the board ran out with four clubs and Tsang made a flush.
Ferdinand Putra was left on the short stack and wasted little time before his chips went into the middle but was unfortunately eliminated in sixth place with a min-cash. The final five players battled for over two hours until the next elimination occurred. It took two premium hands to see all of the chips go in the middle with Daniel Dvoress holding ace-king while Yu picked up pocket kings. A nine-high board provided no help to Dvoress who was ousted in fifth place.
Just moments later, Tsang also ran his ace-queen into the pocket kings of Danny Tang. Within a matter of three minutes, the field was dwindled down to just three players. Tang rode the momentum of his recent knockout to take over the chip lead but eventually, his aggression caught up with him. Tang took his chance with queen-ten but once again it was the pocket kings of Leow who quickly called. Tang managed to flop a lot of equity with a pair and straight draw but was unable to improve from there.
That left the final two players, Yu and Leow to battle it out for the title which saw Yu come out on top after a couple of coolers.
The first Triton Poker series in nearly three years was a great success and attracted many of the top poker players in the world. Fans were able to tune into the coverage to catch a glimpse of Phil Ivey returning to the poker scene and capturing another Triton Poker title. Teun Mulder and Andras Nemeth also made their way into the winner's circle with victories in the No-Limit Hold'em variant.
The next stop for Triton Poker will be a new stop as the circuit heads to Madrid, Spain for the first time ever. That wraps up our coverage of the 2022 Triton Poker Cyprus but stay tuned to PokerNews for many other events coming up in the future.
Level 22
: 0/0, 300,000 ante
Winfred Yu limped in from the cutoff and Ivan Leow jammed all in for 3,770,000 on the button. Yu quickly called and Leow on the ropes.
Ivan Leow: 
Winfred Yu: 
The flop fell 
which left Leow in the lead but Yu picked up some more outs. The 
on the turn changed nothing but it was the 
on the river that vaulted Yu to the lead. Yu came from behind in the heads-up match to eliminate Leow in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,300,000
4,100,000
|
4,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Ante: 150,000 - Button: 300,000
Level 21
: 0/0, 250,000 ante
Winfred Yu was down to just over 4 million chips and shipped all in from the cutoff. Ivan Leow quickly called from the button and the cards were on their backs.
Winfred Yu: 
Ivan Leow:
The flop came 
and Yu picked up a straight draw to go with his one overcard. The on the turn gave Yu a couple of more outs and it was the 
on the river that counterfeit Leow to give Yu a crucial double up to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,200,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
|
|
4,100,000
-3,800,000
|
-3,800,000 |
Level 21
: 0/0, 250,000 ante
Winfred Yu shoved all in from the cutoff with 
which got Ivan Leow to fold his button and did the same thing two hands later with the 
and got the same result.
Leow just called with 
in the cutoff and Winfred Yu checked his 
on the button. The flop of 
gave both players a pair of sevens, with Leow holding the better kicker. Leow checked to Yu who threw in a bet of 300,000 and Leow quickly threw away the best of it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
4,400,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Level: 21
Ante: 125,000 - Button: 250,000
Level 20
: 0/0, 200,000 ante
Winfred Yu limped in with 
and Ivan Leow checked his . The flop came 
giving both players a pair and Yu led out with a bet of 200,000. Leow just called and the 
paired the board on the turn.
Yu checked this time and Leow checked it back to the on the river. Yu checked once more and Leow sized up a bet of 650,000. Yu paid him off and Leow dragged in the pot to extend his lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,700,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
4,600,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
Level 20
: 0/0, 200,000 ante
Danny Tang was on the short stack and shoved all in for 2,515,000 in the hijack. Ivan Leow looked down at a premium in the cutoff and quickly re-shoved all in to put Tang at risk.
Danny Tang:
Ivan Leow: 
The flop came 
to give Tang a pair and a straight draw. The 
bricked on the turn, leaving Leow still in the lead. The 
on the river changed nothing and Tang was ousted in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,600,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
|
|
5,700,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 20
: 0/0, 200,000 ante
Ivan Leow limped in from the cutoff with 
and Winfred Yu checked his on the button. The flop came 
and Leow led out with a bet of 175,000. Yu called and the peeled off on the turn.
Leow fired out another bet of 375,000 this time and Yu stuck around to see the on the river. Leow slowed down as he checked the river and Yu checked it back to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
3,700,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||