Alex Theologis impressively secured victory in the $15,000 NLH 8-handed event at the 2026 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju II at Les A Casino on Jeju; his first Triton trophy earned him $642,000 in prize money.
206 entries (123/83) created a prize pool of $3,090,000, with the top 34 players guaranteed €25,500. The money had already been reached on Day 1, and the final table began with 28 players remaining. Kiat Lee was the chip leader ahead of Punnat Punsri, while Alex Theologis had lost a pot shortly before the end and had fallen back to third place.
On the final day, Alex Theologis reclaimed the lead when he crushed Bernhard Binder’s aces with a flopped set of kings, sending him home in 15th place. Daniel Rezaei secured his spot at the final table when he eliminated 
eliminated Joao Simao with pocket 5s.
Alex Theologis (74 BBs) started the final table as the clear chip leader, with Daniel Rezaei in second place. With an average stack of 31 BBs, there was room to maneuver, but also plenty of action. Wang Yang was the first to leave the table; with 
, he initially lost most of his chips to Yin Tao’s aces, and shortly thereafter, he was eliminated with 
against .
Adrian Mateos managed to double up with 
against Victor Chong’s 6s, but then lost all his chips with 
against Victor’s 8s. The action continued at a brisk pace, and Ehsan Amiri was eliminated with 
against Daniel Rezaei’s 
. Daniel Rezaei had to give up chips to Victor Chong with 
against Jacks, and ultimately it was Chong who, with 
, ended Daniel Rezaei’s tournament against 
. The ace on the turn left Daniel with no chance, so he had to settle for 6th place and $147,000.
Yin Tao was eliminated with 
against Kiat Lee’s , though Lee himself was then eliminated next when his lost to Alex Theologis’s 
because the 
came right on the flop.
In terms of chips, Alex Theologis was now the narrow chip leader ahead of Victor Chong. Punnat Punsri was short-stacked and tried his luck with 
against Chong’s ; the board didn’t help, so it was now Victor Chong (47 BBs) and Alex Theologis (22 BBs) facing off heads-up. With , Alex already won a big pot against 
; shortly thereafter, the chips went all-in on the board 
. Victor Chong bet with ; Alex Theologis managed to call with 
, leaving Victor with just two big blinds. Those went to Alex with 
against Alex’s , and with that, Alex Theologis celebrated his first Triton trophy and $642,000.
Event #1 – $15K NLH 8-Handed
Buy-in: $15,900
Entries: 206 (123/83)
Prize Pool: $3,090,000
Paid Places: 34
Payouts
| Rank | Name | Country | Prize Money |
| 1 | Alex Theologis | Greece | $642,000 |
| 2 | Victor Chong | Malaysia | $431,000 |
| 3 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | $302,000 |
| 4 | Kiat Lee | Malaysia | $245,500 |
| 5 | Yin Tao | China | $194,500 |
| 6 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | $147,000 |
| 7 | Ehsan Amiri | Australia | $108,000 |
| 8 | Adrian Mateos Diaz | Spain | $79,000 |
| 9 | Wang Yang | China | $65,000 |
| 10 | Joao Simao | Brazil | $56,000 |
| 11 | Manuel Fritz | Austria | $56,000 |
| 12 | Foo Tuck Wai | Malaysia | $50,000 |
| 13 | Nick Petrangelo | USA | $50,000 |
| 14 | Jesse Lonis | USA | $44,500 |
| 15 | Bernhard Binder | Austria | $44,500 |
| 16 | Li Yuan | China | $40,000 |
| 17 | Liu Qiang | China | $40,000 |
| 18 | Justin Saliba | USA | $35,500 |
| 19 | Huang Hongbiao | China | $35,500 |
| 20 | Ryuta Nakai | Japan | $35,500 |
| 21 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | $32,000 |
| 22 | James Mendoza | USA | $32,000 |
| 23 | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | $32,000 |
| 24 | Aleks Ponakovs | Latvia | $28,500 |
| 25 | Xuan Liu | Canada | $28,500 |
| 26 | Dan Dvoress | Canada | $28,500 |
| 27 | Ethan Yau | USA | $28,500 |
| 28 | Xu Yang | China | $25,500 |
| 29 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | $25,500 |
| 30 | Ho Bao Qiang | Singapore | $25,500 |
| 31 | Joshua Hamilton Duce | Australia | $25,500 |
| 32 | Elizabeth Chen | China | $25,500 |
| 33 | Batuhan Yildiz | Turkey | $25,500 |
| 34 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | $25,500 |
Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju II 2026
Date: September 4–17
Location: Les A Casino, Jeju
Events: 14
Buy-ins: $15,000 to $200,000
–> Triton SHRS Jeju II Schedule