Anatoly Filatov Wins Triton Jeju $25,000 WPT Global Slam

Performed 4 and bricked 4. That was Anatoly Filatov’s file final time he performed in a Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler competition.

That was in Cyprus nearly two years in the past. However he is again in Jeju and again with a bang after defeating a 389-player discipline within the $25,000 WPT International Slam to win $1,882,000.

“It feels superb,” mentioned Filatov, who has Koren heritage by way of his mom’s aspect. “I am right here [in Jeju] and this win is de facto nice. I am very grateful for that.”

He defeated Calvin Lee heads-up to win $1,882,000, whereas Lee additionally took house a seven-figure rating. The pair each secured the biggest cashes of their profession, with Filatov securing a maiden Triton title, shifting him as much as fifth on the Russian all-time cash listing.

Triton Jeju Occasion #6: $25,000 WPT International Slam Closing Desk Outcomes

The three-day occasion noticed 80 gamers return for Day 2 with 63 locations paid. Notables who completed within the cash included Ebony Kenney (54th – $44,500), Stephen Chidwick (forty eighth – $44,500), Adrian Mateos (fortieth – $44,500), Kristen Foxen (twentieth – $90,500) and Paul Phua (sixteenth – $100,500).

Closing Desk Recap

After the elimination of Tom Fuchs in tenth place ($146,000), the ultimate desk was confirmed with Lee main from Justin Saliba.

And Lee would placed on a present, eliminating the primary three gamers of the day. Jon Ander Vallinas was first to go, because the start-of-day quick stack didn’t win a flip with ace-queen towards the pocket tens of Lee.

Then, the fingers have been reversed as Orpen Kisacikoglu, who began the day third in chips, picket up tens just for Lee to spike a queen on the flip.

There was an attention grabbing double for Igor Yaroshevskyy by way of Fedor Holz, because the Ukrainian went the good distance spherical to crack ace-king with pocket queens. “The women love me,” he mentioned as he doubled up.

Pascal Lefrancois had managed a few ladders however lastly succumbed to Lee who sat with nearly half the chips in play six-handed as gamers behind him battled to remain in contact.

Yaroshevskyy then added extra chips after eliminating David Coleman in sixth place earlier than Filatov despatched Holz to the rail, and eradicated Justin Saliba in brutal trend.

This moved Filatov into the lead three-handed, but it surely was tight on the prime because the blinds elevated. The hole elevated as Filatov outkicked Yaroshevskyy in a pivotal hand to increase his chip lead, just for Lee to come back proper again with the elimination of Yaroshevskyy on the following hand.

The ultimate two gamers have been now into seven-figure money territory, and each had secured the biggest money of their careers. Heads-up play lasted simply over half an hour as Filatov pressed forward.

Kings, a full home and journeys in fast succession knocked the legs out from beneath Lee who had nowhere to go. And when he tried to push again, like when he bricked an open-ended straight draw and guess on a scary-looking river, Filatov wasn’t afraid to name with simply ace-high to maneuver inside touching distance.

The ultimate hand noticed Filatov name Lee’s shove for his final 13 large blinds, with Lee’s ace-four bested by the king-queen of the Russian, spiking a king on the flop to safe the win, $1,882,000 and his first Triton title.

Based mostly in the UK, Will began working for PokerNews as a contract stay reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time employees in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor.

He graduated from the College of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He additionally holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports activities Journalism.