Vietnam’s Ngo Khoa Anh Becomes First Triton ONE Double Champion

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Do you remember the history made when Joshua Gebissa won the first-ever Triton ONE Main Event last September 2025? Now, Vietnam’s Ngo Khoa Anh has added another remarkable chapter, becoming the first player to claim two Triton ONE trophies.

Ngo Khoa Anh - Triton ONE $10K 7-Handed Champion
Ngo Khoa Anh – Triton ONE $10K 7-Handed Champion

Ngo made history as Triton ONE’s first-ever double champion, capturing the $10K 7-Handed event in Jeju. The tournament drew 347 entries, creating a total prize pool of $3,154,577. Previously, he won the $2K Single-Night Turbo at Triton ONE’s debut stop in LES A Casino last September 2025 for $58,700. This time, with 347 entries at a higher buy-in, Ngo turned a short-stack into a $612,000 payday.

Reflecting on his achievement, he said,

I’m speechless. It’s beyond any expectation. They’ve made a perfect stage for mid-stakes players. It’s very professional, and I’ve enjoyed every moment here.

#8 Triton One - NLH-7-Handed - USD 10,000 ($10,000)
Triton One - NLH-7-Handed - USD 10,000
Total Prize
$3,154,577
Entries
347
ITM
55
#PayoutPlayer
SPI
1$612,000
KA
Khoa Anh Ngo
Viet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
3,887.78
2$388,000
YW
3$280,000
2,244.61
4$227,000
1,943.89
5$180,000
YZ
1,738.67
6$138,000
YY
1,587.18
7$103,000
YT
1,469.44
8$75,000
1,374.54
9$60,077
1,295.93
Check the 55 Payouts & Results ...

Ngo Khoa Anh Climbs From Short Stack To Victory

Ngo started the final table as the shortest stack with just six big blinds but quickly doubled up with pocket kings against Ander Vallinas . He later won a key pot with aces against Yixi Tang’s king-queen to move up the counts.

Triton ONE $10K 7-Handed Final Table
Triton ONE $10K 7-Handed Final Table

The final table began with seven players. Tang was the first out in 7th place, her pocket jacks falling to Yinan Zhou’s set of nines, earning $103,000. Yilu Yuan finished 6th after running queen-jack into a stronger hand, taking home $138,000. Zhou finished 5th for $180,000 after his pocket kings ran into Meng Ling Lin’s aces. Vallinas went out 4th after losing a pocket nines to Ngo’s ace-eight, collecting $227,000.

With three players remaining, Ngo climbed from the shortest stack and eliminated Lin with ace-nine against her ace-five, leaving her in 3rd place for $280,000.

Triton ONE $10K 7-Handed Heads Up
Triton ONE $10K 7-Handed Heads Up

Ngo faced Wang heads-up with 25 blinds to Wang’s 18. On the final hand, Wang moved all-in with ace-three, and Ngo called with ace-four. The board completed a straight for Ngo on the turn, securing his second Triton ONE title and $612,000 in winnings.

Triton ONE $10K 7-Handed Winning Moment
Triton ONE $10K 7-Handed Winning Moment

Read the full story on the Triton Poker Series website.

About Triton ONE & Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju

The Triton Poker Series returned to Jeju, South Korea, in March for the second-ever Triton ONE festival, followed by a stop on the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju S5 2026 .

Triton ONE ran from March 5-15, 2026, with the Super High Roller Series taking place from March 14-April 1. Both events were held at the luxurious Les A Casino at Jeju Shinhwa World, previously known as the Landing Casino & Resort.

All quotes, images, and figures courtesy of Triton Poker Series.