That was never more evident than on the bubble of this one, where Eibinger, for instance, was one of the shortest stacks but secured a double up and then went on a charge to be chip-leader. The fun of the turbo means that no one is ever really safe, but even a couple of blinds means you can still hope to turn things around. Many of the game’s top talents fell by the wayside as the day wore on, edging closer to the money. There were 104 entries by the time registration closed, including 25 re-entries, and the field quickly began to shrink. The first single-day event of this stop in Vietnam drew the masses searching for a quick payday, or a free evening to visit the player party. It will sink in tomorrow probably.” FAST AND FURIOUS “I sort of hung in to the final table, and it worked out. “I was determined not to bubble this one,” Leathem added. He also takes home the Shamballa Jewels bracelet handed to winners on the Triton Series. He bubbled the first event he played - “That was pretty horrible” - but rode the turbulent waters to the title this time, banking 670,000. “I’m just an amateur, really, but I try to play in different places, different countries,” he said. This mild-mannered 43-year-old software developer from Edinburgh, Scotland, usually plays only lower-stakes tournaments but said he liked the look of a trip to Vietnam and took a stab at the Triton Series. “You want to test yourself against the best players in the world.” “That’s the idea,” Leathem said, reflecting on his victory. When you add the fact that the fourth-placed finisher was Matthias Eibinger, winner of two previous Triton turbo titles, you get the full measure of Leathem’s achievement. The latest had to pick his way through a final table in the 25K Turbo at which three of the last four players had all previously hoisted a Triton trophy, two of them this week.īut in defeating Nacho Barbero heads up, after Dao Minh Phu had also hit the rail in third, Triton first-timer Andrew Leathem earns his own place on the Triton winners’ board. The Triton Series’ first stop in Vietnam is now seven tournaments through, and so far there have been five first-time Triton champions.
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