Triton Million for Charity The
Triton Million for Charity was the first ever invitational tournament hosted by
Triton Poker and was held from August 1 to 3, 2019 at London Hilton on Park Lane in
London. With a total of 54 participants and a buy-in of £1,050,000, the
Triton Million for Charity was the most expensive poker tournament to date. £50,000 was collected from each buy-in, which amounted to a massive £2,750,000, and distributed to 15 notable charity bodies around the world including the
One Drop Foundation,
Raising for Effective Giving (REG), and Malaysian Red Crescent. The prestigious tournament was on a strict invitation-only basis, attended by star-studded names in both the business and poker and fields, and commentated by poker legend
Daniel Negreanu and television personality
Ali Nejad. The 54 players generated an eye-watering total prize pool of £54,000,000. In the first six blind levels, each lasting an hour, the recreational and professional players were placed at separate tables. Ten blind levels were played on the first day of the tournament. As the tournament progressed, 36 of the 54 players were still in the competition with
Bill Perkins as the chip leader. On the second day of the
Triton Million for Charity, the prize money ranks were reached with the elimination of
Igor Kurganov. The day ended with the eight-handed final table and
Vivek Rajkumar leading the field. On the final day of the tournament,
Bryn Kenney and
Aaron Zang reached the final heads-up and agreed to an
ICM deal, giving Zang a payout of £13,779,491 and Kenney £16,890,509, the largest payout in poker tournament history. Shortly after, Zang regained the lead after two big pots and won the title.
Coin Rivet Invitational The
Coin Rivet Invitational was the second invitational tournament in the
Triton Super High Roller Series. It was held from September 10 to 12, 2022 at the Merit Royal Hotel & Casino in
Northern Cyprus. The inaugural tournament had a buy-in of $200,000, making it one of the most expensive poker tournaments in 2022. Not unlike the
Triton Million for Charity, the
Coin Rivet Invitational was by invitation-only, pitting world class poker professionals against high-rolling VIPs from various business backgrounds in the fight to win the biggest chunk from the massive prize pool of $23,000,000. The elite tournament had a total of 90 participations, which included 45 top players such as
Phil Ivey and
Jason Koon who were paired against 45 VIP recreationals including
Paul Phua and
Tony G. The players were split into two camps on the first day and later merged into one on the second day, which remained until the end of the tournament. One of the highlights of the tournament was the participation of the American professional poker player Ebony Kenney, who was invited by Phil Nagy. Kenney made history by being the first woman to participate as a professional in a major invitational tournament of this scale, and finished in fifth place, taking home $1,700,000. Two other women who attended the tournament were businesswomen
Sosia Jiang and
Melika Razavi. During the tournament, every player was allowed a single re-buy after being eliminated in one of the first 10 blind levels. On the first day of the tournament, 80 players were still in the event with
Leon Tsoukernik as the chip leader. On the second day of the tournament, where the recreational and professional players were mixed for the first time, 16 players remained with
Fedor Holz leading the field. The final table was reached on the third day with Karl Chappe-Gatien starting as the chip leader. After his elimination in third place, Sam Grafton went heads-up against
Linus Loeliger with a clear lead and won the tournament. The British professional poker player received a payout of $5,500,000 for his win, along with the much coveted trophy. == List of events ==