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Nick Petrangelo has claimed victory in the Triton Poker Series Jeju II $150,000 10th Anniversary Special, defeating longtime friend Joao Simao heads-up at LES A Casino. The win came after nearly two weeks of deep runs for Petrangelo during the festival, capped by a heads-up deal that saw him collect $2,212,910.
Simao, who finished runner-up, still walked away with $2,517,090 under the agreement. The Brazilian had already enjoyed the best result of the series after winning the $200,000 Invitational for a career-high $7,250,000.
The final table featured a lineup of top-tier professionals, including Adrian Mateos, Thomas Boivin, Danny Tang, Dan Dvoress, and Seth Davies. A total of 67 entries were recorded across the two-day event, with Day 2 starting with 26 returning players plus nine late registrants.
Notable eliminations early on Day 2 included Phil Ivey, Jesse Lonis, and Punnat Punsri, while Isaac Haxton scored a double knockout before Dvoress trumped it with a triple knockout of Sam Greenwood, Matthias Eibinger, and Patrik Antonius.
After a series of dramatic all-ins, including a near-comeback from Boivin after dropping to 15,000 chips, the field narrowed to Petrangelo and Simao. The two, who have competed against each other since their online poker days in 2008, opted to settle the remaining chips through blind all-ins after agreeing to a deal.
It took just three hands for Petrangelo to double up twice and complete the win, closing out a tournament series in which he recorded five cashes overall.
