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Triton: Phil Ivey almost wins another trophy, 50k PLO winner Biao Ding
Yesterday was the final day of the 50k PLO 6-Handed tournament with 84 entries and a prize pool of $4,200,000. There was a prize of $1,107,000 waiting for the winner and 18 players battled it out on the final day.
Leading the way was Nacho Barbero, who had won the trophy the day before. However, he didn't make it to the 7-seat final table in the end. Biao Ding was already the chipleader here.
The final table
As you can see the final table was full of the world's poker stars. The first to leave this lineup was Patrik Antonius, who pocketed $200,000. He was followed by Ole Schemion, Stephen Chidwick, Paul Phua and Jared Bleznick.
The final heads-up match was between 5-time Triton champion Phil Ivey and Biao Ding. Phil started with a stack of 10.6 million and Biao with a stack of 6.2 million. Phil was on his way to another title.
In the end, however, Biao Ding was able to beat him, for which he took home his second triton trophy and $1,107,000 to boot. Phil Ivey had to settle for second place and $755,000.
| # | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1. | Biao Ding | China | 1.107.000$ |
| 2. | Phil Ivey | USA | 755.000$ |
| 3. | Jared Bleznick | USA | 490.000$ |
| 4. | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 401.000$ |
| 5. | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 317.500$ |
| 6. | Ole Schemion | Germany | 247.500$ |
| 7. | Patrik Antonius | Finland | 200.000$ |
Short Deck Tournaments Kick Off
Yesterday marked the start of the last Triton Jeju tournaments to be held in the Short Deck format. The first such tournament is the $25,000 Short Deck Ante Only event with 52 entries and a prizepool of $1,300,000. There is $380,000 waiting for the winner.
Both Phil Ivey and Biao Ding immediately sat into this tournament, but in the end neither made it to the ITM. Seven players have made it through to today's final table, and all of them already have at least $64,000 in their pockets. The chipleader of the final table is Michael Watson with a stack of 5,465,000.
| Name | Country | Stack |
| Michael Watson | Canada | 5.465.000 |
| Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 2.520.000 |
| Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | 2.320.000 |
| Dong Chen | China | 1.720.000 |
| Ren Lin | China | 1.675.000 |
| Seth Davies | USA | 945.000 |
| Lun Loon | Malaysia | 860.000 |
The final 50k PLO event will kick off at 1:00pm local time, which is 4:00am our time, when the 50k/100k blinds will start and players will run 30 minute levels.
Source - Triton Series, Joe Giron - poker photo archive