Triton Poker Montenegro: Henrik Hecklen Takes Down Career-First Triton Title in Event #12: HK$250K NLHE Turbo (US$434,444)

Event #12: HK$250K NLHE Turbo, that was dubbed ‘The Tim Adams Invitational’, at the Triton Poker High Roller Series Montenegro was initially not on the schedule but arranged at the last minute at the request of the Triton Jeju reigning champion Timothy Adams. Adams had requested the tournament organizers to host one final full deck No Limit Hold’em event before a series of short deck tournaments began. Organizers obliged and the HK$250,000 buy-in event commenced yesterday, attracting 37 entries (including 15 re-entries) that helped generate a prize pool of HK$8.972 Million.

Denmark’s Henrik Hecklen (cover image) emerged victorious after several levels of play. He bested 2018 Global Poker Index Player of the Year – Alex Foxen heads-up, capturing his first-ever Triton title, along with a winner’s paycheque of HK$3,410,000. Hecklen has had an impressive start to the year with a runner-up finish in the $100K Super High Roller at the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). He is currently ranked fifth on the Denmark All-Time Money List with total live winnings of $3,672,603.

Final Table Recap

Following the eliminations of Ivan Leow (9^th), Michael Soyza (8^th) and Steve O’Dwyer (7^th), the money bubble was looming over the remaining six runners. With Timothy Adams eliminating Jun Wah Yap in sixth place, the five finalists were set to finish in the money.

The first player to finish in the money was Canada’s Mike Watson who exited in fifth place. Event #2: HK$500,000 NLHE 6-Handed runner-up Daniel Dvoress finished fourth, while the Triton Jeju Main Event champion Timothy Adams was dismissed in third place.

The final showdown between Alex Foxen and Henrik Hecklen began with the latter in the lead.

With only 10 big blinds left, Foxen jammed with and Hecklen called with . The runout offered no help to Foxen, and he busted out in second place, as Hecklen picked up his first-ever Triton title, along with HK$3,410,000 in cash prize.

Final Table Results (HKD)

1. Henrik Hecklen – HK$3,410,000

2. Alex Foxen – HK$2,200,000

3. Timothy Adams – HK$1,460,000

4. Daniel Dvoress – HK$1,052,500

5. Mike Watson – HK$850,000

Content & Images Courtesy: Triton Poker

Photography by Joe Giron

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