Triton Poker Series Jeju 2025: Spain’s Sergio Martinez Gonzalez Lands Biggest PLO Prize Ever, Outlasts Ding Biao in $100K PLO Main Event to Win $2.34 Million

The 2025 Triton Super High Roller Series in Jeju, South Korea, has been a stage for record-breaking performances, and Sergio Martinez Gonzalez (cover image) added his name to that list in spectacular fashion. The 33-year-old Spaniard, a former aerospace engineer, stepped out from relative obscurity and into the history books by taking down Event #16: $100K PLO Main Event, pocketing the largest first-place prize ever recorded in a Pot-Limit Omaha tournament: a colossal $2.34 Million. This victory barely but effectively eclipsed the previous record held by Jesse Lonis, who pocketed $2,303,017 at the 2023 WSOP $50K PLO High Roller.

🇪🇸 Sergio Martinez Gonzalez has claimed his first Triton Poker Series title, taking down the $100K PLO Main Event at 🔱 Triton Poker Series SHRS Jeju 2025 for $2,340,000 and the exclusive Jacob & Co. Main Event timepiece.

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The man who almost took the title, two-time Triton champion Ding Biao, fought hard, earning a considerable $1.61 Million for his runner-up finish. Reflecting on the wild ride of a heads-up match, Gonzalez admitted, “I had a huge chip lead, and all of a sudden, it disappeared. I even told my girlfriend to go back to sleep because I wasn’t sure what would happen.” Fortunately for him, the tide turned back his way. As poker commentator Ali Nejad perfectly put it: “You can’t hide anymore, Sergio.”

Before this career-defining win, Gonzalez’s biggest live cash was $1.40 Million from his second-place finish in the 2023 WSOP $25K PLO High Roller. Now, his total live earnings stand at $4.139 Million. Beyond the money, the victory came with the iconic Triton Trident trophy and that ultra-exclusive Jacob & Co. timepiece – a prize reserved only for Triton Main Event champions.

Triton Poker has constantly broken records throughout the 2025 Jeju festival, and this event gave it another to celebrate. With a massive 91 entries (including 44 re-entries), the tournament generated an insane $9.10 Million prize pool, making it the biggest six-figure buy-in PLO event the world has ever seen. The top 15 players were destined to share in the spoils from this enormous kitty, with even a min-cash worth a considerable $160,000.

The path to the final table was littered with the eliminations of well-known poker professionals. Players like Dylan Weisman, Jeremy Ausmus, and Isaac Haxton failed to reach the money.

The “bubble boy,” in a particularly cruel twist, was Canada’s Daniel Dvoress, who exited in 16th place with . After Zhikang Dai opened, Dvoress three-bet. Zhikang called, and they saw a flop of [d3d]. Zhikang bet and Dvoress committed the rest of his chips. Zhikang’s connected soundly on the flop, and he made a straight when the appeared on the river, bringing the rest of the field into the money.

It was a six-figure bubble, but once it burst, there was momentary relief. The path to the final table saw its fair share of poker legends falling short though, names like Ben Tollerene (9th for $235,000), Event #15: $50K PLO runner-up Joni Jouhkimainen (11th for $190,000), the same event winner Gergo Nagy (12th for $169,000), Triton Ambassador Jason Koon (14th for $160,000), and four-time Triton champion Michael Watson (15th for $160,000).

Final Table Set for Event #16: PLO Main Event! 🔥🔱

The final PLO showdown at 🔱 Triton Poker SHRS Jeju 2025 is here. Seven players remain, all chasing the $2,340,000 top prize and the exclusive Jacob & Co. Main Event timepiece. 💰⌚

🔥 Final Table Lineup:
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Featured table coverage from Day 2 of the PLO Main Event was streamed (on delay) on Triton Poker`s YouTube channel. You can watch the replay below.

Final Table Recap

1. Sergio Martinez – 6,345,000 (106 BBs)
2. Ding Biao – 4,280,000 (70 BBs)
3. Zhikang Dai – 4,025,000 (67 BBs)
4. Huang Wenjie – 3,070,000 (51 BBs)
5. Tom Vogelsang – 2,210,000 (37 BBs)
6. Mads Amot – 1,755,000 (29 BBs)
7. Lin Wei – 1,130,000 (19 BBs)

Final Table Recap

The final table presented a formidable lineup, with over half the players from China, including Huang Wenjie, who had just won the $100K NLH Main Event a few days ago. But all eyes were on Sergio Martinez, the Spaniard with the seemingly unshakeable chip lead.

The first fireworks came from Martinez and Huang Wenjie. It was a clash of styles and a clash of destinies. Martinez, holding , opened the betting, but Huang fired back with a three-bet. The flop landed – a board full of potential. Huang, with , had flopped a set of eights, a monster hand in most situations. He bet, and Martinez shoved all-in with his draw. Huang, pot-committed, made the call. The turn card, the , changed everything. Martinez had made his straight, dashing Huang’s quest for a double Main Event title. Huang exited in seventh place, $423,000 richer, but undoubtedly disappointed.

Next to hit the rail was Mads Amot, a Norwegian pro who knows his way around a PLO table. But the cards can be cruel, and he’d already taken a beating from Ding Biao. He found a spot to get his chips in, open-calling with after Tom Vogelsang popped it up from the big blind. Vogelsang’s was ahead, and the runout offered Amot no help. He bowed out in sixth, pocketing $536,000.

Martinez was on a roll, his chip stack growing with every hand. Then came the hand, the one that would be replayed and analyzed for days to come – a brutal beat that sent Tom Vogelsang packing. Both players went all-in pre-flop, and both flipped over pocket aces. A split pot seemed certain. But the poker gods had other plans. The flop came , and suddenly, Martinez’s was a monster – a flopped straight. Vogelsang’s two fours were now not just useless but actively blocking outs. He was out in fifth, taking home $686,000 and a story that would make any poker player wince. Martinez now held 70% of all the chips in play.

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Zhikang Dai‘s run ended next, his chips adding to the growing stack of Ding Biao, keeping Chinese hopes alive for the moment. Dai, down to a desperate seven big blinds, got it in on a flop with . Ding, holding , had a pair of jacks, and they held up. Dai was out in fourth, $854,000 richer, but surely feeling a little soar at coming so close but falling short.

Three-handed, Martinez still looked unstoppable, holding more than double the chips of his two remaining opponents combined. But in poker, nothing is guaranteed.

Lin Wei managed a vital double-up through Martinez, giving the underdog a glimmer of hope. Ding Biao, meanwhile, was on a mission, first overtaking Lin and then winning a monster pot from Martinez – his besting Martinez’s . This 6 Million pot wasn’t just a swing; it was an earthquake, shifting the balance of power and putting Ding in the lead! The pressure was ratcheting up, and Lin Wei‘s stack was feeling the squeeze. He had doubled up once, a brief reprieve, but his final stand, with , was crushed by Martinez’s . Wei was out in third, taking home a whopping $1.055 Million.

And then there were two. The heads-up battle between Gonzalez (56 big blinds) and Ding Biao (20 big blinds) was set. It was David versus Goliath, but with a twist – Goliath had already been wounded. Despite the late hour, and the sheer exhaustion both players must have been feeling, they chose to play it out, no deals, just pure, unadulterated poker.

Ding started strong, building on his momentum, and even took the chip lead. It was a back-and-forth slugfest, a true test of nerve. At one point, Gonzalez even told his girlfriend to go back to sleep, fearing that his lead had vanished. However, she ignored him and was there to witness a remarkable turnaround.

And Martinez gave her a turnaround to be proud of! He kept the fight on and even doubled up to level before going on a heater. The Spaniard won five hands in a row, a furious rally that left Ding Biao on the ropes, down to a paltry three big blinds.

The final hand was almost anticlimactic. Ding Biao, with , a hand that would normally be cause for celebration, moved all in. Martinez called with . A five on the flop, and it was all over. Ding Biao, a two-time Triton champion, had to settle for second place and $1.61 Million. Sergio Martinez Gonzalez, the former aerospace engineer who dared to dream, had reached the summit. He was the champion, a name that would forever be associated with one of the greatest PLO tournaments ever held.

Final Table Results (USD)

1. Sergio Martinez Gonzalez – $2,340,000
2. Ding Biao – $1,610,000
3. Lin Wei – $1,055,000
4. Zhikang Dai – $854,000
5. Tom Vogelsang – $686,000
6. Mads Amot – $536,000
7. Huang Wenjie – $423,000

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