{"id":4936,"date":"2022-05-19T09:03:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T09:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=4936"},"modified":"2022-05-19T09:03:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T09:03:52","slug":"rui-cao-and-chris-brewer-win-big-six-figure-payouts-at-triton-series-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/rui-cao-and-chris-brewer-win-big-six-figure-payouts-at-triton-series-madrid","title":{"rendered":"Rui Cao &amp; Chris Brewer Win Big Six Figure Payouts at Triton Series Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/05\/rui-cao-and-chris-brewer.jpg\" alt=\"Rui Cao and Chris Brewer\" width=\"300\" title=\"Rui Cao And Chris Brewer Win Big Six Figure Payouts at Triton Series Madrid\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/05\/rui-cao-and-chris-brewer.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/05\/rui-cao-and-chris-brewer-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rui Cao won the \u20ac25K Short Deck event for $521,850<\/li>\n<li>Chris Brewer took down the \u20ac20K Short Deck tournament for $390,600<\/li>\n<li>Tom Dwan has so far made it to two final tables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rui Cao<\/strong> emerged victorious in the <em>\u20ac25,000 Short Deck event<\/em> at the <strong>2022 Triton Series Madrid<\/strong>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/fr\/\">French poker<\/a> pro finally added another major victory to his poker resume after taking a break from the tables for almost three years. <\/p>\n<p>Cao topped a 68-entry field, defeating <strong>Richard Yong<\/strong> heads-up to secure the title and \u20ac497,000 ($521,850) in top prize.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second Triton title for the poker pro who also won the <em>Triton Montenegro Short Deck Main Event<\/em> back in May 2019 for more than $3.3 million, his largest cash to date.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"final-action\">Final Action<\/h2>\n<p>The final table was made up of nine players who were guaranteed to take home at least $51,870. The first player to bust was <strong>Ryan Rum<\/strong> (9th, $51,870), followed by <strong>Isaac Haxton<\/strong> (8th, $67,830). Cao scored his first elimination when he defeated <strong>Santi Jiang<\/strong> during a battle of pairs. Jiang walked away with $87,675 for finishing 7th. <\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IrqNfsqUjbs?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The star-studded final table also included no other than three-time Triton winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/jason-koon-joins-ggpoker-to-help-strengthen-us-presence\"><strong>Jason Koon<\/strong><\/a>. His quest for a fourth Triton trophy ended after his 10-9 suited was defeated by Cao\u2019s A-10. Koon secured a 6th-place finish that came with a $100,670 payout. <\/p>\n<p>Next to go was <strong>Choon Saw<\/strong> who busted in $5th place for $142,800. Another prominent pro on the final line-up, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/phil-hellmuth-to-face-new-opponent-in-high-stakes-duel-round-4\">Tom Dwan<\/a>,<\/strong> ended his bid in 4th place for $183,855 after his Q-10 lost to the K-10 of Cao. It was the second final table score for Dwan in the ongoing series.<\/p>\n<p>Next to hit the rail was <strong>Kenneth Kee<\/strong>, again courtesy of Cao. He claimed the 3rd sport for $243,600, giving Cao a 2:1 advantage over Yong when heads-up play began. Yong managed to grab the lead at some point, but Cao regained his dominance and never looked back. Yong took home $374,850 as runner-up.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chris-brewer-triumphs-in-e20k-short-deck-event\">Chris Brewer Triumphs in \u20ac20K Short Deck Event<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/player.php?a=r&amp;n=432935\">Chris Brewer<\/a> may have crashed on the bubble in the tournament won by Cao, but he already secured a victory a day prior, in the <em>\u20ac20,000 Short Deck event<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>The up-and-coming poker pro outclassed a field of 62 entries and defeated <strong>Michael Watson<\/strong> heads-up to take home $390,600 in first-place prize and his third tournament title of 2022. Watson walked away with $282,555 for finishing second.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tQH3ER6YiFE?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Rui Cao won the \u20ac25K Short Deck event for $521,850 Chris Brewer took down the \u20ac20K Short Deck tournament for $390,600 Tom Dwan has so far made it to two final tables Rui Cao emerged victorious in the \u20ac25,000 Short Deck event at the 2022 Triton Series Madrid. 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