Brin Kenne's Triumph: Highlights from the May 2019 Triton Poker Series

The Triton Poker series in Budva, Montenegro, was the standout event of May 2019. The series featured high-stakes tournaments, including a mix of no-limit hold'em and short deck. Rui Chao won the main short deck tournament, earning $3,351,130. Brin Kenne dominated the series, winning the main no-limit hold'em tournament, earning $2,713,859, and another NLHE tournament, earning $1,431,376. His earnings for the year approached $10 million, leading the GPI rankings.

Other notable performances included Nikita Bodiakovsky, who won a significant short deck tournament, earning $1,694,397, and Timofei Kuznetsov, who earned two prizes in short deck tournaments, $243,340 and $335,113. Sergey Lebedev finished fifth in a short deck tournament, earning $159,258, and Vyacheslav Osipov, a businessman, finished third in an Omaha tournament, earning $143,982.

The Triton Poker series significantly reshuffled the top ten players by earnings. Paul Phua, a legendary amateur, finished second in both main tournaments in Budva. The series also featured a pot-limit Omaha tournament, initiated by players tired of two-card games, and saw ten prizes exceeding $1 million. Alex Foxen, who also played in Montenegro, had a less successful performance.