Daniel Dvoress Wins $100K Triton Short Deck Title, Defeats Jason Koon

Daniel Dvoress won the $100,000 Triton Short Deck event in Jeju, earning a first-place prize of $1,380,000. This victory marked Dvoress' third career Triton title and his first since 2023. His win also pushed his career earnings to over $53 million and earned him 600 Card Player Player of the Year points, moving him into the top 100 of the yearlong leaderboard presented by CoinPoker.

Jason Koon, known for his impressive Triton record, finished in second place, earning $997,000. Koon, who has 12 Triton titles, more than any other player, has a 12-3 heads-up Triton record. His lifetime career earnings are $71,812,748, placing him third on poker’s all-time money list, trailing only Bryn Kenney ($82,040,039) and Stephen Chidwick ($77,037,386).

A total of 46 entrants put up the six-figure buy-in to play this short deck showdown. The tournament featured a grueling final table, with notable players like Ferdinand Putra, Michael Zhang, Michael Watson, Wai Leong Chan, Ruslan Khadartsev, Kiat Lee, and Winfred Yu competing for the top spots. Ferdinand Putra was eliminated in ninth place by Jason Koon, while Michael Zhang finished in eighth place. Michael Watson, a five-time Triton champion, WSOP bracelet winner, World Poker Tour, and European Poker Tour winner, earned $235,000 for his seventh-place finish. Wai Leong Chan was eliminated in sixth place, and Ruslan Khadartsev was eliminated in fifth place. Kiat Lee finished in fourth place, earning $487,000, and Winfred Yu finished in third place, earning $646,000.