Zhou, Barbero, and Ding Win Triton Poker Jeju Pot-Limit Omaha TitlesA Look At The Results From The Three High-Stakes PLO Events That Wrapped In South Korea |
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The majority of the 17 tournaments being run during the 2024 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju are no-limit hold’em contests. While the first ten events all featured NLH, the next three tournaments at the high-stakes festival were pot-limit Omaha events and the final four are set to be short deck events.
The trio of PLO events drew 257 total entries between them, resulting in nearly $7.9 million in prize money being awarded. Below we took a closer look at how those four-card showdowns played out.
Triton Jeju $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six Max
The first PLO event featured six-handed tables and a $25,000 buy-in. A total of 89 entries were made, resulting in a final prize pool of $2,000,000.
China’s Quan Zhou emerged victorious with the trophy and the top prize of $530,000. This was the fifth-largest career score for Zhou, who had a breakout run on the live circuit in 2023 to finish tenth in the final Card Player Player of the Year standings.
This was Zhou’s second final-table finish and first title of 2024. With 1,172 total points, he now sits in 63rd place in this year’s rankings. After this latest deep run, his career earnings now sit at nearly $8 million.
The top 13 finishers made the money in this event, with six-figure payouts for those who made the final table. Notables that cashed included Isaac Haxton (12th), Jared Bleznick (11th), Henrik Hecklen (10th), Fedor Holz (8th), Ole Schemion (7th), Jose ‘Nacho’ Barbero (5th), and Joao Vieira (3rd).
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Quan Zhou | $530,000 | 672 |
| 2 | Matthew Wood | $370,000 | 560 |
| 3 | Joao Vieira | $244,000 | 448 |
| 4 | Klemens Roiter | $191,000 | 336 |
| 5 | Jose Barbero | $154,000 | 280 |
| 6 | Laszlo Bujtas | $120,000 | 224 |
Triton Jeju $30,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty Six Max
The next day it was none other than 2023 POY race third-place finisher Jose ‘Nacho’ Barbero who emerged victorious in the $30,000 buy-in PLO six-max bounty event, securing $443,000 from the main prize pool as the champion. This was his second career win in a Triton event.
The Argentinian poker pro cashed in all three PLO events during this series, with this win, a fifth-place finish in the $25,000 buy-in, and an eighth-place showing in the $50,000 buy-in. He accumulated $749,500 in earnings across the three tournaments, bringing his lifetime tournament earnings to more than $17.5 million.
Barbero’s PLO spree also earned him 952 POY points. He now sits within reach of the top 100 on the 2024 leaderboard.
The top 14 finishers cashed in this event, each earning a share of the $1,680,000 main prize pool. Several players recorded their second PLO cash of the series, including Quan Zhou (13th), Ole Schemion (12th), Laszlo Bujtas (9th), Isaac Haxton (8th), and Matthew Wood (7th).
The final table featured several other big names, including Biao Ding (5th), Dan Smith (4th), Jan Peter Jachtmann (3rd), and Daniel Dvoress (2nd).
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Jose Barbero | $443,000 | 672 |
| 2 | Daniel Dvoress | $302,000 | 560 |
| 3 | Jan Peter Jachtmann | $196,000 | 448 |
| 4 | Dan Smith | $160,000 | 336 |
| 5 | Biao Ding | $127,000 | 280 |
| 6 | Kirk Steele | $99,000 | 224 |
Triton Jeju $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six Max
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The final PLO event saw 84 entries post the $50,000 buy-in to build a $4,200,000 prize pool. Biao Ding eventually topped a stacked final table to secure the $1,107,000 top prize and his second Triton title.
While this was Ding’s first title of 2024, this was already his fifth final-table showing. Earlier this series he finished runner-up in the $150,000 buy-in no-limit event for a career-best $2,870,000 payday. With 2,324 POY points and more than $4.2 million in to-date POY earnings, he has climbed to 10th place in the 2024 rankings presented by Global Poker.
After Jason Koon (14th), Dyland Linde (13th), Sam Greenwood (11th), Danny Tang (10th), Nacho Barbero (8th), and Patrik Antonius (7th) fell, Ding entered the final table as the chip leader. He then outlasted even more stars of the game, including Ole Schemion (6th – $247,500), Stephen Chidwick (5th – $317,500), Paul Phua (4th – $401,000), Jared Bleznick (3rd – $490,000), and Phil Ivey (2nd – $755,000).
Ivey, a ten-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, fell just short of his sixth Triton title. He remains tied for the second-most victories on the tour with Danny Tang at five wins. Only Jason Koon has secured more trophies in Triton events with ten wins.
| Place | Player | Earnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Biao Ding | $1,107,000 | 816 |
| 2 | Phil Ivey | $755,000 | 680 |
| 3 | Jared Bleznick | $490,000 | 544 |
| 4 | Paul Phua | $401,000 | 408 |
| 5 | Stephen Chidwick | $317,500 | 340 |
| 6 | Ole Schemion | $247,500 | 272 |
Photo credits: Triton Poker / Joe Giron.
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