Sam Greenwood picked up his second Triton Poker title with victory in the 20,000 buy-in Short Deck Ante-Only event at the Super High Roller Series in Vietnam.
The Canadian collected 207,000 for defeating Malaysia's Lun Loon in the final event of the series after going into the heads-up battle with a sizeable chip advantage.
It was Greenwood's second Triton trophy after he scooped the 50,000 buy-in Short Deck event in Cyprus last year.
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🇨🇦 @SamGreenwoodRIO wins EVENT #15 20k SHORT DECK! 🥳
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Sam Greenwood defeats 🇲🇾 Lun Loon in a head-to-head match to claim his second 🔱 Triton trophy and 207,000 in winnings! Congratulations! 🎉@GGPoker @pokerstakecom @secretlabchairs #shamballajewels pic.twitter.com/fMkWo5o7T9
With only 28 entrants in the last Triton event in Vietnam, only five places were paid with American duo Isaac Haxton and Seth Davies continuing their impressive series to place in third and fourth.
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Malaysia's strong showing at the series continued with Loon joined by Wei Hsiang Yeu with his fifth-place finish.
Payouts for 20,000 Short Deck Ante-Only Event
Total prizepool: 560,000
| Position | Name/Country | Prizemoney |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Sam Greenwood (Canada) | 207,000 |
| 2nd | Lun Loon (Malaysia) | 143,000 |
| 3rd | Isaac Haxton (USA) | 91,000 |
| 4th | Seth Davies (USA) | 65,800 |
| 5th | Wei Hsiang Yeu (Malaysia) | 53,200 |