♠️ Two pair on a tricky turn

Hey grinders,

In this week's edition, we celebrate Kevin Rabichow's WPT title, gear up for the action as the Triton Series visits Monaco and we want your opinion on a tricky hand.

HEADLINES

• KRab. Kevin Rabichow triumphed at the WPT Playground CAD $10,500 High Roller event beating fellow Canadian pro Pascal Lefrancois heads-up to secure the trophy and CAD $211,120.

• Make room for slots. Sahara Casino in Las Vegas is set to close their seven table poker room which hosted nightly small stakes tournaments as well as cash games. They plan to use this space for an expanded slots area. 

• WSOP sold. Caesars Entertainment have announced the closing of the sale of the WSOP’s intellectual property rights to NSUS Group, who own GGPoker. Caesars will receive $250 million in cash and another $250 million as a promissory note due in 5 years.

THE STORY

Triton Action Underway In Monaco

Triton Poker's latest stop is in full swing in Monaco, where the top high-stakes tournament grinders are already battling it out at the tables.

Triton have made a name for themselves by being the highest buy-in tournament series with buy-ins ranging from $15K to $200K. The structures are fast to accommodate the recreational player pool, and the event itself is organized with a meticulous level of detail, matching the standards for the highest level of buy-ins.

The series kicked off with a $25K NLH event that attracted 170 entries and a $4.425 million prize pool where the World Series Main Event final tabler Brian Kim claimed his first Triton trophy and $941,000 in cash. 

The 2nd event of the series, the $30k NLH 8-max, saw 144 entries and Kayhan Mokri ended up victorious, adding his name to the list of first time Triton winners. Mokri got $1,005,000 for his efforts after beating a stacked final table that featured Patrick Antonius and Alex Kulev, amongst others.

Danny Tang received the Triton Player of the Year trophy, along with a $200,000 prize, named in honor of the late Ivan Leow. In the previous Triton Series season, Tang achieved 19 cashes, secured 2 titles, and earned a total of $10,361,200.

STRATEGY CORNER

This week's Strategy Corner is a little different. We want to know what you would do in the following hand. Share your thoughts, and next week, we’ll compare them with our own analysis.

25/50, 180bb effective

Hero opens Q♥️T♦️ OTB to $150, BB calls.

Flop ($325): Q♦️T♣️8♥️

X, $125, BB raises to $450, hero calls

Turn ($1225): 9♣️

BB bets $900, hero ?

What would you do if you were in the shoes of the Hero in this hand? Join the discussion and let us know.

ICYMI

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