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Semi Sun, a poker player from the Philippines, entered hand-for-hand play as the chip leader at the $200,000 buy-in Triton Invitational, part of the Triton Jeju Super High Roller Series Jeju II. Despite his commanding stack, Sun busted on the bubble, missing out on a $305,000 min-cash.
The tournament drew 172 entries, creating a massive $34,600,000 prize pool. Sun’s elimination came at the hands of Yang Wang, who ironically had been at risk himself just minutes earlier.
Wang survived a near-elimination by hitting pocket aces to double through Jesse Lonis’s pocket jacks, catapulting himself to the top of the chip counts at their table. That double-up set the stage for his clash with Sun soon after.
During Level 20, with blinds at 30,000/60,000/60,000, Wang raised and Sun called from the button. On a 7♣7♠8♠ flop, both players continued betting and calling through the A♥ turn, with Sun eventually raising Wang’s bet.
After the Q♠ completed the board, Wang checked and Sun shoved all-in for 2,100,000, attempting to represent a strong hand. Wang snap-called, revealing A♦7♥ for a full house, while Sun showed 8♣5♣, having turned a mere pair of eights into an unsuccessful bluff.
Sun’s elimination left 31 players to advance into the money. The event concludes Monday, September 14, with the eventual champion set to earn $7,250,000.
