Orp the Turk Wins Big at Triton Vietnam: $1.75M Prize

Orpen "Orp the Turk" Kisacikoglu won event 7 at the Triton Poker SHR Vietnam stop, earning $1,753,000. He defeated Stephen Chidwick heads-up in the $75k buy-in tournament. The tournament featured 85 entries, with 57 unique players. The biggest money-bubble so far was $159,500 for 11th spot.

Phil Nagy, the boss of ACR, was among the players who busted before the money bubble. Daniel Dvoress, the day one chip leader, was eliminated on the money bubble. Rob Yong took his first chunk of Triton Vietnam gold, $239,000 for 8th spot. Jason Koon grabbed his first share of the Vietnam pot, a $389,000 for 6th spot.

Stephen Chidwick took care of Steve O’Dwyer in 3rd spot. The final results of the tournament were: 1st Orpen Kisacikoglu $1,753,000, 2nd Stephen Chidwick $1,245,000, 3rd Steve O’Dwyer $816,000, 4th Santhosh Suvarna $628,000, 5th Henrik Hecklen $497,500, 6th Jason Koon $389,000, 7th Punnat Punsri $306,000, 8th Rob Yong $239,000, 9th Michael Soyza $182,500, 10th David Yan $159,500, 11th Adrian Mateos $159,500.