Padilha, Anton and Simao Lead Latest Triton Jeju II Results

The latest run of the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju II has produced three champions across three major events, with Pedro Padilha, Alex Anton and Joao Simao securing titles in the $50,000 NLH, $30K NLH Turbo and $200,000 Triton Invitational respectively.

Padilha defeated Nick Petrangelo heads-up to win the $50K NLH, while Anton overcame Artur Martirosian to claim his first Triton Poker title. Simao then completed the latest title run by defeating Ding Biao for the record $200,000 Triton Invitational and its $7.25 million first prize.

Pedro Padilha became the fourth player from Brazil to win a Triton Poker Super High Roller Series title in Jeju after taking down the $50,000 NLH event.

The tournament attracted 129 entries and generated a $6.45 million prize pool. Padilha defeated Nick Petrangelo heads-up for $1,400,860 after the pair agreed to an ICM chop, leaving $50,000 to play for the title.

Alex Anton became the next Jeju II champion by winning the $30K NLH Turbo for $577,000. The September 11 event attracted exactly 70 entries and generated a $2.1 million prize pool. 

Anton defeated reigning Triton Player of the Year Artur Martirosian heads-up after a final table defined by extremely short stacks.

The 25-year-old American had previously played Triton events earlier in the year, primarily competing in Triton ONE in Jeju and entering two smaller Super High Roller Series events. During the current trip, Anton had already reached a final table in the $40K Mystery Bounty.

The rapid structure saw the average stack fall to just six big blinds. Chen Mingcong finished ninth for $60,000, followed by Winfred Yu in eighth for $79,000. Five-time Triton champion Mikita Badziakouski finished seventh for $101,000.

Joao Simao then won the biggest Triton Invitational field ever assembled for a $200,000 event. Simao defeated Ding Biao heads-up to collect $7.25 million. It was his second Triton title after his $3 million victory in the Bahamas in December 2025, taking his lifetime Triton earnings past $13 million.

The Invitational attracted 173 entries and generated a $34.6 million prize pool, with 120 unique players before re-entries were counted.

The event used Triton's format in which elite professionals are invited to participate by players from the recreational side of the field. Simao's official Invitee was Winfred Yu, who finished sixth.

The final field reached 173 entries, with 31 places paid and $7.25 million reserved for the winner.

Phil Ivey, Dan Dvoress, Nick Petrangelo, Paul Phua and Richard Yong were among those who failed to reach the money.

Heads-up began with Simao holding 66 big blinds and Ding 38. The players discussed a potential deal but could not reach an agreement, continuing to play for the $7.25 million first prize and $4.94 million second-place payout.

The Jeju II series also featured a record $20 million heads-up poker match between Ossi “Monarch” Ketola and Poker Hall of Famer Patrik Antonius.

Both players entered with $10 million, creating the largest single-match defeat in livestream poker history for Antonius.

The Finnish high-stakes player ultimately secured the match after Antonius lost a final preflop all-in with AKsuited against Ketola's KJs, with a turn J giving Ketola the winning hand. The result added another major chapter to Ketola's high-stakes heads-up poker career.