Triton Poker Series

The tournament was immediately cancelled upon his death to allow family, friends, and the poker community who was present to pay tribute to his memories.

With a total of 54 participants and a buy-in of £1,050,000, the Triton Million for Charity was the most expensive poker tournament to date.

£50,000 was collected from each buy-in, which amounted to a massive £2,750,000, and distributed to 15 notable charity bodies around the world including the One Drop Foundation, Raising for Effective Giving (REG), and Malaysian Red Crescent.

On the second day of the Triton Million for Charity, the prize money ranks were reached with the elimination of Igor Kurganov.

Not unlike the Triton Million for Charity, the Coin Rivet Invitational was by invitation-only, pitting world class poker professionals against high-rolling VIPs from various business backgrounds in the fight to win the biggest chunk from the massive prize pool of $23,000,000.

The elite tournament had a total of 90 participations, which included 45 top players such as Phil Ivey and Jason Koon who were paired against 45 VIP recreationals including Paul Phua and Tony G. The players were split into two camps on the first day and later merged into one on the second day, which remained until the end of the tournament.

One of the highlights of the tournament was the participation of the American professional poker player Ebony Kenney, who was invited by Phil Nagy.

Kenney made history by being the first woman to participate as a professional in a major invitational tournament of this scale, and finished in fifth place, taking home $1,700,000.

After his elimination in third place, Sam Grafton went heads-up against Linus Loeliger with a clear lead and won the tournament.

Sam Grafton