Chris Frank Wins Triton Montenegro $100,000 PLO Main Event ($2,008,910*)
Seven years ago, Chris Frank won a maiden bracelet aged just 22. In his winner's interview, he told PokerNews that he'd "always dreamt of winning something big."
Well, something big just got a whole lot bigger with a $2 million payday after defeating Dylan Weisman heads-up and taking down the Triton Montenegro $100,000 PLO Main Event.
The pair agreed to a heads-up deal, with Frank holding a commanding chip lead, which saw both players record the biggest live tournament scores of their careers. They fought on for the extra $70,000 and title, with Frank emerging victorious.
Triton Montenegro $100,000 PLO Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Frank | Germany | $2,008,910* |
| 2 | Dylan Weisman | United States | $1,666,090* |
| 3 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | $982,000 |
| 4 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | $795,000 |
| 5 | Tomas Ribeiro | Portugal | $635,000 |
| 6 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | $495,000 |
| 7 | Ben Tollerene | United States | $391,000 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Final Table Recap
The final table of seven was led by Laszlo Bujtas ahead of Frank, with Ben Tollerene bringing up the rear with just ten big blinds. He lost out to Danny Tang early on and was eliminated.
Tang was next to be eliminated, ousted by Bujtas, but sixth place was not for nothing. The result��combined with other Triton results��meant that he locked up the Ivan Leow Player of the Year award after a stellar year. He took home $495,000 for his sixth place.
The elimination of Tang saw Bujtas return to the top of the chip counts but wasn't there for long. Frank sent Portugal's Tomas Ribeiro to the rail, holding K?Q?10?6? against Ribeiro's A?A?K?Q?. The pair got it in on 8?9?3?, but the J? turn gave Frank a straight to eliminate his opponent.
Frank now surged ahead, holding almost double the rest of the table combined. He soon knocked out PLO regular Eelis Parssinen to hold 80% of the chips in play three-handed.
Both Bujtas and Weisman were wary of each other, but eventually, the Hungarian lost out, finishing third for $982,000. The two remaining players agreed to an ICM deal, playing on for $70,000, as well as the trophy and exclusive Jacob & Co watch.
But Frank had things under control. He rivered a full house with K?K?J?6? on Q?9?4?4?K? and got all but one of the big blinds in Weisman's stack after the American showed J?10?7?2? for a rivered straight. The last blind also went the way of Frank, and he picked up the largest score of his career.
*Photos courtesy Joe Giron/Triton Poker
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- 1 Poker's Superstars Set to Descend on Montenegro for the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series
- 2 Chris Moneymaker Kicks Off Triton Montenegro with Stunning High-Roller Win
- 3 Three Way All-In Hands Andy Ni First Triton Poker Victory as Chris Brewer Faces Huge ICM Spot
- 4 Mike Watson Claims First Seven-Figure Score of the Triton Poker Montenegro Series
- 5 Artisom Lasouski Takes Down a $40K Event on His Triton Poker Debut
- 6 Haxton Triton Drought Continues as Yaroshevskyy Wins First Title
- 7 Mateos' Incredible Legacy Continues at Triton Montenegro w/ $1.76M Score
- 8 Young Poker Star Wins First Triton Title & $2.5 Million With Parents on Rail
- 9 Petrangelo Shakes Off Triton Hoodoo; Ivey Makes the FT in $125K Main Event
- 10 Ivey Out in Fourth as Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Wins Triton Montenegro $125K Main Event for $4.7M
- 11 PLO Specialist Sipila Denies Vaskaboinikau Back-to-Back Triton Montenegro Victories
- 12 Wiktor Malinowski Proves His Skills are "Limitless" in $4.7 Million Triton Poker Win
- 13 Chris Frank Wins Triton Montenegro $100,000 PLO Main Event ($2,008,910*)
- 14 Koon Stunned as Sipila Wins Second Triton Title in Two Days
- 15 Triton Montenegro Wraps Up as Dam Denies Chidwick in PLO Bounty
