Danny Tang Wins Triton Montenegro Main Event For Sixth Trident Trophy

Danny Tang wrote his name in the Triton Poker history books on Saturday, May 23. The Hong Kong resident took down the $100,000 no-limit hold’em main event at the 2026 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro festival presented by CoinPoker, earning $3,522,000 and his sixth trident trophy for the win.

Tang is just the fifth player ever to win six or more titles on the prestigious high-stakes tour. The 33-year-old now sits in a three-way tie with Punnat Punsri and Matthias Eibinger for third on the titles leaderboard, with 12-time champion Jason Koon and seven-time champion Michael Watson being the only players with more Triton wins to their names.

Tang’s first five Triton triumphs all came during a nine-month stretch in 2023. He secured the tour’s Ivan Leow Player of the Year award thanks to that impressive win streak, but had not been able to close out another title for 934 days before notching this victory. Tang came agonizingly close less than a week earlier, finishing second in a $30,000 eight-max event at this stop for $628,000.

“It’s a little bit strange compared to the $30K a few days ago,” Tang told Triton staff. “I don’t know why, that day I was a lot more tense. It didn’t go my way last time, but today, redemption.”

This was the largest tournament score yet for Tang, who now boasts over $42.8 million in career cashes. More than $27.2 million of that has come from his 63 in-the-money finishes in Triton events. Tang is also a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, having taken down a $50,000 high roller in Las Vegas back in 2019.

In addition to the money and the hardware, this latest win for Tang also came with 1,440 Card Player Player of the Year points. He now sits in second place in the overall POY standings with 4,388 points from his eight final-table finishes so far in 2026.

Thinning The Field

This event drew a field of 159 entries, creating a prize pool of $15.9 million that was spread amongst the top 27 finishers. The bubble burst on day 2, with superstars like Jesse Lonis (27th), Mikita Badziakouski (25th), Isaac Haxton (16th), Punnat Punsri (15th), Ben Tollerene (14th), and Daniel Dvoress (11th) being eliminated before play concluded for the night.

The third day began with the final table set and Tang in the lead. Three-time Triton champion Kiat Lee was the first to fall, with his small-blind shove of Q♦4♦ called by Alex Kulev’s A♦K♠ in the big blind. Kulev flopped an ace and held from there to narrow the field to eight.

Despite scoring that knockout, Kulev was ultimately the next to head to the rail. He made his final stand with K♠J♦, raising to 1,500,000 from the cutoff and leaving just 100,000 behind. Dominykas Mikolaitis picked up a dominating A♠J♥ in the big blind and moved all-in, having Kulev well covered. Kulev tossed in his final few chips and the duo saw a  Q♠9♥8♠ flop, which gave Kulev extra outs with a gutshot straight draw. The  4♣ turn changed nothing, though, and the 6♣ river officially ended Kulev’s tournament in eighth place ($431,000). The Bulgarian bracelet winner now has over $22.2 million in career cash, but will have to wait for another day to secure his second trident trophy.

A classic preflop race then ended Poker Hall of Famer Patrik Antonius’ run in seventh place ($595,000). He three-bet shoved over Wang Ye’s button open with K♠J♠ for 13 big blinds. Wang called with 8♥8♦ and held through a Q♠Q♦5♣5♥7♥ runout. Antonius now has over $33.6 million in lifetime tournament earnings after adding in this score, extending his already healthy lead on the Finnish money list.

Six To Three

Cong Pham was down to just a handful of big blinds by the time his final hand arrived, having lost most of his stack when he ran a set of tens into the set of kings of Klemens Roiter, who made quads after the chips went in.

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Pham soon got all-in with 9♥7♥ racing against the 6♠6♥ of Roiter. The 8♥5♦3♦3♥4♦ kept Roiter’s pocket pair best, ending Pham’s tournament in sixth place ($817,000). This was the second-largest score yet for the American player.

Mikolaitis was soon bounced in fifth position, earning the first seven-figure payout ($1,064,000) awarded in the event. The Triton champion from Lithuania lost almost all of his stack in a clash with Wang. After bluffing into Wang’s nines full of queens in that pot, he got his remaining big blind in with A♥8♥ leading A♦4♦ for Wang. A four on the turn gave Wang sevens and fours and the lead. His hand remained best after a blank on the river and Mikolaitis headed to the rail.

Leon Sturm committed his final chips with Q♠Q♣ preflop and found himself flipping against the A♣K♦ of Roiter. The flop was bad news for Sturm, as the A♦4♠2♦ gave Roiter top pair and a massive lead in the hand. Sturm’s chances of doubling dwindled even further when the J♦ removed one of his outs, as the Q♦ on the end would now give Roiter a flush. The 8♥ completed the board, ending the German bracelet winner’s run in fourth place ($1,334,000). This was Sturm’s fourth career seven-figure score.

Roiter Running Away With It, Until…

Roiter held over half of the chips in play after landing that knockout blow. His lead expanded even further after he won a huge clash with Wang on the hand that followed Sturm’s elimination. Roiter min-raised to 800,000 from the button with K♣J♠ and Wang defended the big blind with 10♣7♦. The flop came down 7♠3♥2♦ and Wang checked his top pair. Roiter fired 550,000 and Wang called. The K♠ turn gave Roiter the lead. Wang check-called again, this time to the tune of 3,000,000. The 3♦ paired the board and Wang checked a third time. Roiter moved all-in, an effective shove of 7,700,000. Wang went into the tank but eventually made the call to finish third for $1,636,000. This was the second-largest score yet for the Triton regular, who now has more than $12.7 million in career cashes to his name.

Klemens Roiter

With that, Roiter entered heads-up play with 33,300,000 to Tang’s 6,450,000. Tang scored an early double to narrow the gap, and then the pair played a massive pot that turned the tide of the match. He opened A♣J♠ from the button for just over a min-raise and Roiter three-bet jammed A♥4♦ from the big blind. Tang called all-in for just shy of 30 big blinds and the A♠9♦6♥3♣6♣ board saw Tang’s superior kicker play to earn him the pot and a roughly 5:3 chip advantage.

The lead grew ahead of the final hand, which began with a button limp from Tang and his A♥J♥. Roiter jammed with A♣7♦ for around 21 big blinds total and was quickly called. The 9♣6♠6♥6♦3♣ runout kept Tang’s hand best, earning him the pot and the title. Roiter settled for $2,377,000 as the runner-up. This was the largest score yet for the bracelet winner from Austria. The 1,200 POY points that came with second place moved Roiter into fourth place in the POY standings presented by CoinPoker.

Final Table Results

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