Talal Shakerchi Wins Triton Vietnam SHR Main Event for $3.2 Million

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After two weeks of high-stakes poker action, the 2023 Triton Super High Roller Series Vietnam wrapped up with the completion of Event #15: $20,000 NLH Short Deck, which Canada's Sam Greenwood took down for $207,000 to close out the series.

The Super High Roller Series in Southeast Asia consisted of over a dozen No-Limit Hold'em and Short Deck events. It culminated with the $100,000 buy-in Main Event, which saw England's Talal Shakerchi topping the field of 135 runners and defeating Malaysia's Michael Soyza to earn the trophy and a career-best $3,250,000.

Triton Vietnam $100,000 NLH Main Event Final Table Results

 PLACEPLAYERCOUNTRYPRIZE (IN USD)
 1Talal ShakerchiUnited Kingdom$3,250,000
 2Michael SoyzaMalaysia$2,207,000
 3Daniel SmiljkovicGermany$1,450,000
 4Adrian MateosSpain$1,201,000
 5Fedor HolzGermany$965,000
 6Timothy AdamsCanada$756,000
 7Nick PetrangeloUnited States$566,800
 8Winfred YuHong Kong$418,400
 9Roman HrabecCzech Republic$324,000

The victory brought Shakerchi, a 59-year-old hedge fund manager, his first Triton title after a runner-up finish in $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha at 2022 Triton Cyprus series for $190,000. Soyza, meanwhile, was after a second title after taking down the 2019 Triton Jeju Super High Roller for $1,420,581. He bested that with his runner-up finish as he took home a career-high $2,207,000.

��Poker is my hobby and I want to play the best players,�� Shakerchi told Triton after the victory. ��That��s how you get satisfaction out of any activity that you do. Challenge yourself and try to do the best you can.��

Talal Shakerchi
Talal Shakerchi and Michael Soyza

Other notables who made deep runs in the Triton Vietnam Main Event include Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel (18th - $175,000), the controversial Bryn Kenney (17th - $195,000) and Mike Watson (20th - $175,000), who went on to take down Event #12: $50,000 NLH Short Deck - Ante Only for $695,000.

Read about the early winners in the Triton Vietnam series!

Koon, Tang & Greenwood Grab Triton Vietnam Titles

PokerNews highlighted some of the early winners in the High Roller series including familiar names like Nacho Barbero (Event #2: $15,000 NLH 7-Handed - $600,000), Jans Arends (Event #5: $30,000 NLH 7-Handed - $921,178) and Orpen Kisacikoglu (Event #7: $75,000 NLH 8-Handed - $1,753,000).

The familiar faces kept winning as GGPoker ambassador Jason Koon topped a small field of 24 runners in Event #10: $50,000 NLH Turbo for $574,000. Koon defeated Russia's Artur Martirosian during heads-up play, while fellow American Chris Brewer finished in third. After that, Daniel Tang took down Event #11: $25,000 NLH Short Deck - Ante Only for $427,000.

Event #10: $50,000 NLH Turbo Final Table Results

 PLACEPLAYERCOUNTRYPRIZE (IN USD)
 1Jason KoonUnited States$574,000
 2Artur MartirosianRussia$395,000
 3Chris BrewerUnited States$252,000
 4Punnat PunsriThailand$182,000
 5Isaac HaxtonUnited States$147,000

Watson, another high-stakes regular, emerged the winner in the $50,000 Short Deck offering for $695,000. The Canadian had an incredible run throughout the series and managed to nab five cashes in addition to the first-place victory, including a six-place finish in Event #11 for $91,200.

Watson's recent heater didn't start in Vietnam. In February, he took down Event #20: �25,000 No Limit Hold'em at EPT Paris for $346,773. In his latest victory, Watson defeated heads-up opponent Isaac Haxton, who himself has been on quite a hot streak to start off the new year.

Mike Watson
Mike Watson and Isaac Haxton

Event #12: $50,000 NLH Short Deck - Ante Only Final Table Results

 PLACEPLAYERCOUNTRYPRIZE (IN USD)
 1Mike WatsonCanada$695,000
 2Isaac HaxtonUnited States$500,000
 3Michael ZhangUnited Kingdom$320,000
 4Phil ChiuHong Kong$242,000
 5Jason KoonUnited States$187,000
 6Mikita BadziakouskiBelarus$140,000
 7Xuan TanChina$116,000

Watson wasn't the only Canadian who found a trophy at Triton Vietnam. After China's Aaron Shu Nu Zang took down the $100,000 NLH Short Deck Main Event for $1,544,000, Greenwood defeated Malaysia's Lun Loon in the series finale to win $207,000, while others at the final table included Haxton (3rd - $91,000), Seth Davies (4th - $65,800) and Wei Hsiang Yeu (5th - $53,200).

A full list of winners at the Triton Super High Roller Series Vietnam festival is available in the table below.

2023 Triton Super High Roller Series Vietnam Winners

 DATEEVENTENTRANTSPRIZE POOLWINNERHOMETOWNPRIZE (IN USD)
 March 1Event #1: $25,000 NLH GG Super Millions166$4,150,000Chin LimMalaysia$965,000
 March 2Event #2: $15,000 NLH 7-Handed172$2,580,000Nacho BarberoArgentina$600,000
 March 3Event #3: $20,000 NLH 8-Handed Mystery Bounty89$1,790,000Mark RubbathanUnited Kingdom$396,000
 March 4Event #5: $30,000 NLH 7-Handed171$5,130,000Jans ArendsNetherlands$921,178
 March 5Event #6: $50,000 NLH 8-Handed139$6,950,000Dao PhuVietnam$1,670,000
 March 6Event #7: $75,000 NLH 8-Handed85$6,375,000Orpen KisacikogluTurkey$1,753,000
 March 7Event #8: $25,000 Turbo NLH104$2,600,000Andrew LeathemUnited Kingdom$670,000
 Mar8Event #9: $100,000 NLH Main Event135$13,500,000Talal ShakerchiUnited Kingdom$3,250,000
 March 9Event #10: $50,000 NLH Turbo24$1,550,000Jason KoonUnited States$574,000
 Mar10Event #11: $25,000 NLH Short Deck - Ante Only34$1,425,000Daniel TangHong Kong$427,000
 March 11Event #12: $50,000 NLH Short Deck - Ante Only25$2,200,000Mike WatsonCanada$695,000
 March 12Event #13: $100,000 NLH Short Deck Main Event26$4,900,000Aaron Shu Nu ZangChina$1,544,000
 March 13Event #15: $20,000 NLH Short Deck28$560,000Sam GreenwoodCanada$207,000

Photos courtesy of Triton Poker

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