Ben Tollerene Goes Back-to-Back Deep in $50K Events, Walks Away With Fifth Triton Title

The Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju II S5 in LES A Casino has already produced several big results, and Ben Tollerene added another one to the list.

Tollerene had already put in a long night in Jeju, but there was still another $50K title waiting for him. The American returned to the final stages of the $50K Bounty Quattro after finishing third in the previous night’s $50K event , then found himself heads-up against Daniel Rezaei with only 21 big blinds.

Rezaei had controlled much of the final table and held three bounties, while Tollerene needed another comeback to add a fifth Triton Poker title to his record.

Ben Tollerene Wins $50K Bounty Quattro

Ben Tollerene took down the $50K Bounty Quattro  after a heads-up turnaround, earning $412,000 from the prize pool and another $240,000 in bounties for a total of $652,000.

“I’m having a lot of fun,” Tollerene said after the win. “I feel very motivated and I’m really not even that happy with how I’m playing, so I’m feeling motivated to get better and keep working.”

The result also extended an impressive run for Tollerene, who has now won five Triton titles. Despite playing deep into consecutive nights, he said the schedule was not taking much out of him.

“I feel good, I’m sad there’s no PLO, I want to play more,” he said. “I’m just trying to take good care of my sleep, get to the gym. I’ve been doing this a long time, it feels kind of normal. I feel fine.”

#13 $50k - NLH - TURBO Bounty Quattro ($50,000)

Total Prize USD

$1,750,000

Total Prize

1.8M USD

Entries

35

ITM

6

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	$652,000	BT Ben Tollerene United States of America	2,179.50
2	$465,000	DR Daniel Rezaei Austria	1,541.14
3	$241,000	BD Biao Ding China	1,258.34
4	$139,000	EP Eelis Parssinen Finland	1,089.75
5	$169,000	TF Tom Fuchs Germany	974.70
6	$84,000	MW Michael Watson Canada	889.78

Phil Ivey Falls on the Bounty Bubble

The Bounty Quattro attracted 35 entries, including seven re-entries, for a $1.75 million prize pool. The structure was slightly different from a regular high roller, with nine $60,000 bounties reserved for the final table.

That created an unusual situation near the bubble. The field had to reach nine players for the bounty to be in play, while only the final six players would officially make the money. Phil Ivey was the last player eliminated before the bounty came into play, committing his final chips with pocket threes against Daniel Dvoress’ A♥ 6♥ . Dvoress eventually made a flush on the river, sending Ivey out without a payout.

Stephen Chidwick was the next notable casualty. He flopped a full house with K♣ 4♣ on a 6♦ 4♥ 4♠ board against Rezaei’s pocket tens and got the money in on the turn. A T♦ on the river reversed the result, giving Rezaei the pot and another bounty.

Dvoress then failed to make the money, leaving six players to contest the official payouts.

Final Table Action

Michael Watson was already short and soon found himself down to three big blinds after losing pocket queens to Biao Ding , who had finished runner-up in the first-ever $200K Triton Invitational in Asia, which was also the biggest Triton Invitational ever held.

Watson managed to get those remaining chips in again in a three-way all-in with Tom Fuchs and Tollerene, holding 4♥ 4♦ against Fuchs’ K♦ 5♦ and Tollerene’s A♠ 8♠ . An ace on the flop gave Tollerene the pot, eliminating both opponents. Watson finished sixth for $84,000, while Fuchs earned $109,000 in fifth along with a $60,000 bounty.

Rezaei Keeps the Lead

Daniel Rezaei continued to hold the advantage after the elimination of Fuchs. Eelis Parssinen was next to go after moving all in on a Q♦ J♥ 2♠ flop. Ding called with Q♠ 9♦ , well ahead of Parssinen’s Q♣ 6♠ , sending the Finnish player out in fourth for $139,000.

Three-handed, the stacks were relatively even, but Rezaei soon opened up a lead after forcing Tollerene to fold to a turn shove on A♦ 3♥ 4♦ 10♥ . Tollerene doubled back with A♣ 2♠ against Rezaei’s 6♦ 3♥ , leaving Ding as the shortest stack.

Ding then made his move against Rezaei with K♥ 5♥ , but Rezaei’s T♠ 8♦ improved to a straight. Ding finished third for $181,000 plus a $60,000 bounty, following another deep run after his runner-up finish in the Triton Invitational the previous night.

That left Rezaei and Tollerene heads-up, with Rezaei holding the clear advantage.

Tollerene Turns It Around

Tollerene began heads-up play with only 21 big blinds, but started taking smaller pots from Rezaei rather than waiting for a double-up. He picked up value with 9♣ 8♠ after flopping a nine and later rivered a queen with Q♦ 3♦ , finding another successful value bet as the momentum began to shift.

The crucial double-up came when Tollerene held 6♣ 5♣ against Rezaei’s Q♣ 6♥ . Tollerene flopped a pair of fives and got most of the money in on the flop, doubling into the lead and moving ahead 32 big blinds to 24.

The tournament ended on the very next hand.

Tollerene was dealt A♥ K♥, while Rezaei found A♠ 5♠ . The chips went in preflop and the board ran J♥ 6♦ 9♦ 3♦ 8♥ , giving Tollerene the final pot and the last $60,000 bounty.

Rezaei finished runner-up for $465,000, including $180,000 in bounties, while Tollerene collected $412,000 from the prize pool and four $60,000 bounties.

After another long night in Jeju, Tollerene had turned a short heads-up stack into his fifth Triton title.

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