Nick Petrangelo Wins $150K Triton Anniversary Event

Nick Petrangelo closed out Triton Jeju II S5 by winning the final multi-day open event of the festival, defeating Joao Simao in the $150,000 NLH 10th Anniversary Special.

The pair agreed to an ICM deal before playing for the title, with Simao securing the tournament’s biggest payout of $2,517,090. Petrangelo locked up $2,132,910 before winning the additional $80,000 and his second Triton title, taking his total prize to $2,212,910.

It was a fitting end to a long festival for Petrangelo, who had been competing on the Triton Poker Series since its early years.

“It was a long trip, had a lot of deep runs, it was nice to finish with a good one,” Petrangelo said.

#15 $150k - NLH - 10th Anniversary Special ($150,000)

Total Prize USD

$10,050,000

Total Prize

10.1M USD

Entries

67

ITM

11

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	$2,212,910	NP Nick Petrangelo United States of America	4,349.12
2	$2,517,090	JS Joao Simao Brazil	3,075.29
3	$1,286,000	AM Adrian Mateos Spain	2,510.96
4	$990,000	MA Miroslav Atanasov Bulgaria	2,174.56
5	$783,000	TB Thomas Boivin Belgium	1,944.98
6	$613,000	MM Murly Manokharan Malaysia	1,775.52
7	$483,000	DT Danny Tang Hong Kong	1,643.81
8	$377,000	SD Seth Davies United States of America	1,537.65
9	$286,000	DD Daniel Dvoress Canada	1,449.71

Check the 11 Payouts & Results ...

Nick Petrangelo Wins $150K Triton Anniversary Special

The final multi-day open event of the series attracted 67 entries, with only 11 players reaching the money. The field included many of the regular names from the Triton Poker Series , including several players who had already recorded deep runs in Jeju.

Seth Davies led at the end of Day 1 and survived a scare on the money bubble, doubling with ace-king against Petrangelo’s ace-queen.

The bubble eventually ended with a clash between Wai Kiat Lee and Danny Tang . Lee committed his final 12 big blinds with ace-queen, but Tang held ace-king and sent his close friend out without a payout.

Alex Foxen and recent turbo champion Ben Tollerene were then eliminated in 11th and tenth, respectively, bringing the remaining players together at the final table.

20 Triton Titles at the Final Table

The nine finalists had already won a combined 20 Triton titles. Thomas Boivin led with 66 big blinds, followed by Petrangelo with 54 and Tang with 51.

Murly Manokharan found an early double with pocket queens against Dan Dvoress , leaving Dvoress with eight big blinds.

Dvoress later picked up pocket queens of his own, but they were beaten by Miroslav Atanasov . Atanasov flopped trip aces and improved to a full house on the turn, eliminating Dvoress in ninth for $286,000.

Davies was the next player eliminated. He three-bet with ace-eight from the small blind after Petrangelo opened the button, then called when Petrangelo moved all-in. Petrangelo revealed ace-queen and stayed ahead, sending Davies out in eighth for $377,000.

Atanasov Moves Ahead

Tang and Atanasov then played the biggest pot of the final table to that point. Petrangelo opened before Tang three-bet with ace-king. Atanasov four-bet with pocket jacks, Tang moved all-in, and Atanasov called.

The low board provided no help for Tang, giving Atanasov the pot and eliminating the Triton ambassador in seventh for $483,000.

Adrian Mateos then sent Manokharan to the rail. Manokharan moved all-in from early position with ace-queen, only for Mateos to find pocket queens in the small blind.

Manokharan received $613,000 for sixth place, the biggest Triton score of his career.

Boivin had led at the start of the final table but lost almost his entire stack in a clash with Simao. After Atanasov opened, Boivin three-bet with ace-jack before Simao moved all-in for 24 big blinds.

Boivin called and found himself against pocket aces. Simao’s hand held, reducing Boivin to less than one big blind.

Boivin managed to rebuild to nine big blinds, but his recovery ended when Mateos’ seven-six defeated his pocket fours. Boivin collected $783,000 for fifth.

Simao Takes Control

Atanasov, Mateos and Simao each held 35 big blinds when the final four went on a break, while Petrangelo remained close behind with 30.

Atanasov’s stack began to fall after he lost pots to both Simao and Petrangelo. He was eventually left with less than one big blind, but his final hand developed into a much larger confrontation between Simao and Mateos.

Simao raised before Mateos called on the button. Simao bet the ten-eight-three flop and Mateos called before a king arrived on the turn. Mateos bet when checked to and Simao called.

A four completed the board. Simao led, Mateos raised and Simao called after a lengthy decision. Mateos showed queen-jack for a missed flush and straight draw, while Simao held king-queen for top pair.

Simao collected the pot and Atanasov was eliminated in fourth for $990,000. It was another major result for Atanasov, who finished 12th in the Main Event during his Triton debut before reaching the final table of the $150K.

Mateos doubled once but was eliminated shortly afterwards. His ace-ten failed to improve against Simao’s pocket threes, ending his run in third for $1,286,000.

Petrangelo Overturns Heads-Up Deficit

Simao began heads-up play with 69 big blinds against Petrangelo’s 21. The players quickly agreed to an ICM deal, with Simao locking up $2,517,090 and Petrangelo securing $2,132,910.

Another $80,000 and the Triton title remained in play.

Petrangelo erased the deficit almost immediately. He doubled with ace-jack against Simao’s nine-four on the opening heads-up hand, then won the next pot with ten-two against pocket threes.

Simao was left with five big blinds and moved all-in again. Petrangelo held ace-nine and won the final hand, completing the comeback and claiming the additional $80,000.

The victory gave Petrangelo his second Triton title and ended the American’s long wait for another trophy on the tour.

For Simao, the runner-up finish completed the best week of his poker career. The Brazilian had already won the $200K Triton Invitational for $7.25 million, bringing his combined payouts from the two tournaments to almost $10 million.

“Feels like I’m dreaming,” Simao said. “I can’t believe what’s happening all this trip. It’s my first time in Asia, I really love this place. Jeju is amazing.”

Simao also explained why sharing the closing moments with Petrangelo remained special despite missing out on the trophy.

“It feels incredible to be battling with people that I used to watch,” Simao said. “I open my phone and get messages from my idols. It’s unbelievable what I’m living, so I’m very thankful.”

Petrangelo left LES A Casino with his second Triton trophy, while Simao completed his first trip to Asia with one title and almost $10 million in prize money.

Images, quotes, and information courtesy of Triton Poker Series.

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