Fedor Holz Wins Fifth Triton Title in Montenegro Mystery Bounty Event

Fedor Holz, a renowned poker player, has added another impressive victory to his career by winning the $40,000 no-limit hold’em mystery bounty event at the 2026 Triton Montenegro festival. This win marks his fifth Triton title, solidifying his status as one of the top players in the tournament series.

Holz earned $528,811 from the main prize pool and accumulated 11 bounty envelopes, each containing $40,000 or more. This means Holz is assured of adding $440,000 to his earnings from this event alone. With this victory, Holz became just the ninth player in the tour’s history to have won five or more titles, tying with notable players like Phil Ivey, Bryn Kenney, Mikita Badziakouski, Danny Tang, and Mike Watson for third on the titles leaderboard.

The event featured a strong turnout, with a total prize pool of $4,440,000, half of which was set aside for bounties. The final day began with 23 players remaining and just 17 set to cash in from the main prize pool. The bubble burst thanks to a double-knockout from Holz, sending Alex Theologis packing empty-handed while Lee earned $35,500 as the first to bust inside the money. Several other big names hit the rail on the march to the final table, including Christoph Vogelsang, Joao Simao, and Punnat Punsri. Leonard Maue won a flip against Punsri to send the six-time champion packing with $45,500 for his efforts. Orpen Kisacikoglu was the next to be sent packing. He got the last of his stack in with A♠3♦ leading the 9♣7♦ of Holz in a battle of the blinds, but the board came down 9♦7♠7♥8♦6♥ and Kisacikoglu was eliminated in eighth place ($74,000). A three-way all-in spelled the end of Mikhail Soltanov’s run in seventh place ($99,000). Jean-Noel Thorel then ran pocket sixes into the pocket jacks of Nick Petrangelo to finish sixth ($129,000). Mike Watson’s run ended thanks to a preflop cooler, with his pocket tens running into the pocket queens of Ponakovs. Ponakovs overtook the chip lead heading into four-handed play thanks to this knockout. Holz’s lead expanded even further when he picked up pocket queens in the big blind facing a button limp from Maue, who held A♥5♣. The final showdown began with Holz holding 18,150,000 to the 4,050,000 of Ponakovs. The two reportedly struck a heads-up deal that redistributed the prize money a bit, with $508,811 guaranteed for Holz and $407,189 for Ponakovs.