Facts and Stats: The Field for Triton Million, Poker's Richest Event

July 31, 2019 Frank Op de Woerd

Cards will shortly be in the air in London for Triton Super High Roller Series, but the opening turbo is a mere appetizer compared to the titanic tournament on tap for Thursday. For the fifth time in the history of poker, a tournament with a 1 million buy-in will run, and this one will be bigger than all the rest.

After editions in 2012, 2014, and 2018 with a $1,000,000 buy-in in Las Vegas, and an edition costing €1,000,000 ($1,097,140) in 2016, it's now time for the most expensive poker tournament in the history of the game. The Triton Million costs £1,050,000 to enter, the equivalent of $1,283,324 at the current exchange rate. The event runs Aug. 1-3 at London Hilton on Park Lane. Triton Million Live Reporting updates can be found in the PokerNews Live Reporting section once action gets underway.

The Triton Million website has released a list of players who have signed up for this unique event. While it's not set in stone that all of them will actually take their seat, the list is impressive already. Some of the richest recreational players and the best professional poker players have made their deposit for a chance of what's likely to be the biggest first-place prize in poker history.

What's more, they'll be entering play in a format different than any used before in poker. The field is evenly split between invited players — typically businessmen and recreational players — and their professional-playing guests. Not only that, each side of the field will be segregated for the first six levels of play, with no late registration allowed. After that tournament staff will still do their best to keep the tables relatively balanced between invited players and guests. Finally, an invited player and his or her guests will be kept separate until the final table.

In advance of the start of play — Thursday at 1 p.m. local time, 8 a.m. EDT — we've taken a close-up look at all the players, with attention to their lifetime results, biggest cashes, ranking on the all-time money list and Global Poker Index. We've also checked which previous 1 million buy-in events they've played before.

Read on to get all the key facts and figures in advance of what promises to be the biggest 1 million event yet, with more than 50 players registered. In addition, PokerNews will post a seat draw when it's made available after 9 p.m. in London. UPDATE: Check out the seat draw here.

Highlights of the Triton Million Players

With 54 registered players, the Triton Poker Million is the biggest of all one million buy-in poker tournaments. The Big One for One Drop in 2012 attracted a field of 48, the 2014 edition saw 42 players sign up, 28 players bought in for the 2016 version, and last year's Big One for One Drop event in Las Vegas had 27 registrants.

Cary Katz , Rick Salomon , and Talal Shakerchi are the only three players who have played all four 1 million buy-in events so far. All three of them are registered for the Triton Million event.

, , and are the only three players who have played all four 1 million buy-in events so far. All three of them are registered for the Triton Million event. None of the players participated in three of the 1 million buy-in events, but Dan Smith , Sam Trickett , Christoph Vogelsang , Paul Phua , Haralabos Voulgaris and Bobby Baldwin participated in two of them.

, , , , and participated in two of them. Rick Salomon cashed in 3 of the 4 one million buy-in events he played (4th in 2014 for $2,800,000, 3rd in 2016 for €3,000,000, and 4th in 2018 for $2,840,000.)

In the 2016 event in Monaco, Bobby Baldwin was the first player to bust. The WSOP Main Event champ and former casino executive, is participating in his third 1 million buy-in event after also playing the inaugural Big One for One Drop event in 2012.

was the first player to bust. The WSOP Main Event champ and former casino executive, is participating in his third 1 million buy-in event after also playing the inaugural Big One for One Drop event in 2012. 10 players have lifetime earnings lower than the buy-in of this event. Sosia Jiang , Liang Yu , Zang Shu Nu , Chin Wei Lim , Chow Hing Yaung , Qiang Wang , Pat Madden , Rob Yong , Alfred DeCarolis , and Ferdinand Putra will wager more entering this event than they've won in their lives playing live poker tournaments.

, , , , , , , , , and will wager more entering this event than they've won in their lives playing live poker tournaments. Besides the aforementioned 10 players, the £1,050,000 buy-in is bigger than they've ever earned in a single tournament for another seven players. Orpen Kisacikoglu , Tom Dwan , Winfred Yu , Andrew Robl , Antanas "Tony G" Guoga , Matthias Eibinger , Voulgaris and Talal Shakerchi have never cashed for $1,219,833 or more in a single tournament.

, , , , , , Voulgaris and have never cashed for $1,219,833 or more in a single tournament. Several players have a GPI ranking in the thousands or lack a position on the list at all. This is an indication they're not as active in the live poker tournament scene (anymore) since the Global Poker Index only takes into account results from the last three years. Fedor Holz , Trickett, Richard Yong , Stanley Choi , Dan Cates , Tony G, Robl, Timofey Kuznetsov , Bill Perkins , and Tom Dwan are familiar names for any poker fan, but they haven't cashed a ton in recent years.

, Trickett, , , , Tony G, Robl, , , and are familiar names for any poker fan, but they haven't cashed a ton in recent years. Elton Tsang 's last cash is from 2016, when he won the €1,000,000 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza for €11,111,111.

's last cash is from 2016, when he won the €1,000,000 Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza for €11,111,111. Trickett, Baldwin, Richard Yong, Vogelsang, Salomon, Katz, Tsang, Andrew Pantling , Justin Bonomo , Smith, and Holz have all cashed a 1 million buy-in event before. Salomon cashed three times, Katz twice.

, , Smith, and Holz have all cashed a 1 million buy-in event before. Salomon cashed three times, Katz twice. Four of the five players that cashed in 2018's $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop event have signed up for the Triton Million. Byron Kaverman is the sole player who hasn't secured a spot in this week's £1,050,000 event.

All Triton Million Players Data

Player Country Status Earnings ATML GPI Best Cash 2012 2014 2016 2018 Justin Bonomo United States PRO $45,014,705 1 45 $10,000,000 ✓ Bryn Kenney United States PRO $34,942,306 4 4 $3,062,513 ✓ David Peters United States PRO $33,146,068 5 8 $2,699,752 ✓ Fedor Holz Germany PRO $32,556,377 6 6,435 $6,000,000 ✓ Jason Koon United States PRO $28,915,360 8 22 $3,579,836 ✓ Dan Smith United States PRO $27,921,941 9 215 $4,000,000 ✓ ✓ Mikita Badziakouski Belarus PRO $25,169,363 15 16 $5,257,027 ✓ Stephen Chidwick United Kingdom PRO $25,166,430 16 2 $1,618,417 ✓ Sam Trickett United Kingdom PRO $20,924,052 21 26,607 $10,112,001 ✓ ✓ Christoph Vogelsang Germany PRO $20,181,475 23 74 $6,000,000 ✓ ✓ Cary Katz United States REC $19,904,059 24 48 $1,929,203 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Sam Greenwood United States PRO $18,753,213 27 12 $1,853,387 Igor Kurganov Russia PRO $18,429,469 29 189 $1,559,373 ✓ Nick Petrangelo United States PRO $17,318,983 32 46 $2,910,227 ✓ Timothy Adams Canada PRO $15,070,654 37 23 $3,536,550 Elton Tsang Hong Kong PRO $12,752,989 49 - $12,248,912 ✓ Richard Yong Malaysia REC $12,254,112 56 1,734 $2,130,848 ✓ Paul Phua Malaysia REC $11,437,324 67 650 $2,178,871 ✓ ✓ Rick Salomon United States REC $9,906,283 87 - $3,307,206 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Martin Kabrhel Czech Republic PRO $8,150,450 111 301 $2,990,088 Stanley Choi Hong Kong REC $7,768,874 122 5,564 $6,465,574 ✓ Rui Cao France PRO $7,753,864 124 1,601 $3,351,130 Ivan Leow Malaysia REC $7,597,279 129 127 $1,422,140 Talal Shakerchi United Kingdom REC $7,354,464 136 790 $1,188,000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Matthias Eibinger Germany PRO $7,162,469 140 59 $1,006,060 Dan Cates United States PRO $6,882,879 148 4,827 $1,774,145 ✓ Wai Leong Chan Malaysia PRO $6,797,407 152 296 $3,252,348 Danny Tang Hong Kong PRO $6,310,799 172 11 $1,796,498 Antanas "Tony G" Guoga Lithuania REC $6,094,182 182 11,515 $552,239 Andrew Robl United States PRO $5,780,890 200 6,574 $1,055,699 ✓ Michael Soyza Malaysia PRO $5,542,534 207 13 $1,420,581 Timofey Kuznetsov Russia PRO $5,428,099 212 11,201 $2,150,000 Vivek Rajkumar India PRO $4,427,667 282 - $1,424,500 ✓ Wai Kin Yong Malaysia REC $4,259,848 298 2,945 $2,080,556 Andrew Pantling Canada REC $4,055,438 317 12,465 $1,653,603 ✓ Winfred Yu Hong Kong REC $3,906,078 334 2,172 $1,172,727 Leon Tsoukernik Czech Republic REC $3,545,175 397 3,236 $1,800,000 Tan Xuan China PRO $3,425,035 423 4,096 $2,308,384 Tom Dwan United States PRO $3,166,253 478 72,770 $447,844 ✓ Haralabos Voulgaris Canada REC $3,091,797 492 119,754 $1,158,883 ✓ ✓ Orpen Kisacikoglu Turkey REC $3,066,484 495 92 $271,118 Bill Perkins United States REC $2,711,086 568 9,370 $1,965,163 ✓ Bobby Baldwin United States REC $2,354,179 708 - $1,408,000 ✓ ✓ Sosia Jiang New Zealand REC $1,177,584 1,633 1,434 $498,073 Liang Yu Marshall Islands REC $1,100,618 1,751 51,580 $453,243 Zang Shu Nu China REC $857,413 2,312 33,866 $248,200 Chin Wei Lim Malaysia REC $806,635 2,471 839 $200,908 Chow Hing Yaung Malaysia REC $772,825 2,585 7558 $336,383 Qiang Wang China REC $745,514 2,680 18,561 $726,170 Pat Madden United States REC $677,640 1,577 - $185,310 ✓ Rob Yong United Kingdom REC $330,349 6,389 - $111,518 Alfred DeCarolis United States REC $290,622 7,300 - $290,622 ✓ Ben Wu United States REC $35,195 54,745 44,890 $30,453 Ferdinand Putra Indonesia REC $46,418 39,175 16,077 $20,200

* PRO = professional poker player, REC = recreational poker player - status defined by Triton Poker

* The buy-in of the One Drop events in Las Vegas in 2012, 2014, and 2018 was $1,000,000

* The buy-in of the One Drop event in Monaco in 2016 was €1,000,000

* All earning stats via TheHendonMob.com. GPI status via GlobalPokerIndex.com.

* We're unsure of the accuracy of the stats for the latest addition to the list of players, Ben Wu from the United States.

* ATML = All-Time Money List

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Previous One Million Reporting on PokerNews

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Everyone Who Ever Cashed in a 1 Million Buy-In Event

Position Player Country Prize Triton Million? 2012 $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop 1 Antonio Esfandiari United States $18,346,673 2 Sam Trickett United Kingdom $10,112,001 ✓ 3 David Einhorn United States $4,352,000 4 Phil Hellmuth United States $2,645,333 5 Guy Laliberté Canada $1,834,666 6 Brian Rast United States $1,621,333 7 Bobby Baldwin United States $1,408,000 ✓ 8 Richard Yong Malaysia $1,237,333 ✓ 9 Mike Sexton United States $1,109,333 2014 $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop 1 Daniel Colman United States $15,306,668 2 Daniel Negreanu Canada $8,288,001 3 Christoph Vogelsang Germany $4,480,001 ✓ 4 Rick Salomon United States $2,800,000 ✓ 5 Tobias Reinkemeier Germany $2,053,334 6 Scott Seiver United States $1,680,000 7 Paul Newey United Kingdom $1,418,667 8 Cary Katz United States $1,306,607 ✓ 2016 €1,000,000 Big One For One Drop 1 Elton Tsang China €11,111,111 ✓ 2 Anatoly Gurtovoy Russia €5,427,781 3 Rick Salomon United States €3,000,000 ✓ 4 James Bord United Kingdom €2,100,000 5 Cary Katz United States €1,750,000 ✓ 6 Andrew Pantling Canada €1,500,000 ✓ 2018 $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop 1 Justin Bonomo United States $10,000,000 ✓ 2 Fedor Holz Germany $6,000,000 ✓ 3 Dan Smith United States $4,000,000 ✓ 4 Rick Salomon United States $2,840,000 ✓ 5 Byron Kaverman United States $2,000,000

Seat Draw Day 1 Triton Million - A Helping Hand for Charity

Table Seat Player Country Starting Stack 1 1 Hing Yang Chow Malaysia 1,000,000 1 3 Richard Yong Malaysia 1,000,000 1 5 Alfred De Carolis United States 1,000,000 1 6 Rick Salomon United States 1,000,000 1 7 Sosia Jiang New Zealand 1,000,000 1 8 Qiang Wang China 1,000,000 1 9 Andrew Pantling Canada 1,000,000 2 1 Stephen Chidwick United Kingdom 1,000,000 2 2 Michael Soyza Malaysia 1,000,000 2 3 Jason Koon United States 1,000,000 2 5 David Peters United States 1,000,000 2 6 Sam Trickett United Kingdom 1,000,000 2 7 Bryn Kenney United States 1,000,000 2 8 Matthias Eibinger Germany 1,000,000 3 1 Ferdinand Putra Indonesia 1,000,000 3 2 Tony G Lithuania 1,000,000 3 3 Stanley Choi Hong Kong 1,000,000 3 6 Pat Madden United States 1,000,000 3 7 Bobby Baldwin United States 1,000,000 3 8 Bill Perkins United States 1,000,000 3 9 Talal Shakerchi United Kingdom 1,000,000 5 1 Paul Phua Malaysia 1,000,000 5 2 Rob Yong United Kingdom 1,000,000 5 3 Leon Tsoukernik Czech Republic 1,000,000 5 5 Orpen Kisacikoglu Turkey 1,000,000 5 7 Winfred Yu Hong Kong 1,000,000 5 8 Zang Shu Nu China 1,000,000 6 2 Justin Bonomo United States 1,000,000 6 3 Dan Smith United States 1,000,000 6 6 Martin Kabrhel Czech Republic 1,000,000 6 7 Andrew Robl United States 1,000,000 6 8 Fedor Holz China 1,000,000 6 9 Tan Xuan China 1,000,000 7 1 Cary Katz United States 1,000,000 7 2 Yu Liang Marshall Islands 1,000,000 7 3 Wai Kin Yong Malaysia 1,000,000 7 5 Ivan Leow Malaysia 1,000,000 7 6 Haralabos Voulgaris Canada 1,000,000 7 7 Chin Wei Lim Malaysia 1,000,000 7 8 Benjamin Wu United States 1,000,000 8 1 Christoph Vogelsang Germany 1,000,000 8 2 Danny Tang Hong Kong 1,000,000 8 3 Rui Cao France 1,000,000 8 6 Nick Petrangelo United States 1,000,000 8 7 Mikita Badziakouski Belarus 1,000,000 8 8 Daniel Cates United States 1,000,000 8 9 Sam Greenwood Canada 1,000,000 10 1 Elton Tsang China 1,000,000 10 2 Timothy Adams Canada 1,000,000 10 3 Igor Kurganov Russia 1,000,000 10 5 Timofey Kuznetsov Russia 1,000,000 10 7 Wai Leong Chan Malaysia 1,000,000 10 8 Tom Dwan United States 1,000,000 10 9 Vivek Rajkumar India 1,000,000