Matthew Wantman secured the victory in the $50k NLH 7-handed event at the 2026 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju II, taking home $836,721 in prize money following a deal.
Of the 70 entries, 16 players remained as the tournament entered the final table. The money had not yet been reached; only players finishing 11th or higher would receive at least $88,000. The winner would take home $963,000.
The first player eliminated was Tom Fuchs with 
against 
held by Matthew Wantman; the second was Phil Ivey, who also lost his chips to Matthew Wantman. Christoph Vogelsang was well-positioned for the final, but then got off to a bad start and fell behind. Holding 7s, he eventually went all-in on the bubble against Aliaksandr Shylko’s 
and Danilo Velasevic’s 
; the board ran 
, and Christoph came away empty-handed.
The others now had $88,000 secured, and it was Bryn Kenney who was the first to cash out. After Mike Watson had been eliminated, Bernhard Binder also had to leave. With pocket nines, he was eliminated by Nick Schulman’s and had to settle for 9th place and $100,000.
That brought us to the final table, where Paul Manzanares Lozano was the first to be eliminated. Aliaksandr Shylko followed shortly after, going all-in short-stacked with 
against Ben Tollerene’s 
. Danny Tang, who had started the day as the chip leader, then went all-in from the SB with 
; Dan Dvoress called from the BB with in the BB and called. The board didn’t help Tang, and the field was down to five.
Danilo Velasevic then lost most of his chips with tens against Matthew Wantman’s kings; Nick Schulman took the rest with 
against 
. Dan Dvoress then fell behind and went all-in short-stacked with 
against Nick Schulman’s jacks, but had to settle for 4th place.
Nick Schulman was the massive chip leader. Ben Tollerene fell far behind, while Matthew Wantman was able to build his stack. Eventually, Ben was eliminated with 
against 
from Matthew Wantman, who was now just behind Nick Schulman.
With only one big blind separating them, a deal was struck that secured $810,279 for Nick Schulman and $806,721 for Matthew Wantman. $30,000 remained in the pot, and Matthew Wantman would ultimately take that as well. With 
, Nick Schulman’s last chips went to Matthew Wantman, who held . With that, Wantman celebrated his victory and $836,721.
Event #11 – $50k NLH 7-handed
Buy-in: $50,000
Entries: 70 (49/21)
Prize Pool: $3,500,000
Paid Places: 11
Payouts
| Place | Name | Country | Prize Money | Deal |
| 1. | Matthew Wantman | USA | $963,000 | $836,721 |
| 2. | Nick Schulman | USA | $684,000 | $810,279 |
| 3. | Ben Tollerene | USA | $448,000 | |
| 4. | Dan Dvoress | Canada | $344,000 | |
| 5. | Danilo Velasevic | Serbia | $273,000 | |
| 6. | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | $213,000 | |
| 7. | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | $168,000 | |
| 8. | Raul Manzanares Lozano | Spain | $131,000 | |
| 9. | Bernhard Binder | Austria | $100,000 | |
| 10. | Michael Watson | Canada | $88,000 | |
| 11. | Bryn Kenney | USA | $88,000 |
Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju II 2026
Date: September 4–17
Venue: Les A Casino, Jeju
Events: 14
Buy-ins: $15,000 to $200,000
–> Triton SHRS Jeju II Schedule