The Triton One Jeju festival kicked off in style, with the $3,000 QQPK Genesis no-limit hold’em event drawing a record 1,236 entries to become the largest field in the tour’s history. The prize pool surged to more than $3.3 million as a result. In the end, it was Nguyen Dung who hoisted the trophy and claimed the top prize of $586,000.
This was by far the largest live tournament result yet for the Vietnamese player, topping his previous best score of $381,228 for a runner-up finish in a $15,000 buy-in at the 2025 Asian Poker Tour Championship.
“I feel very happy because it was a really long tournament, and I won the trophy,” said the champion. “I’m so happy.”
“It’s for my son,” he continued. “This month is his birthday, so I want to give this trophy to him.”
In addition to the hardware and the money, Dung also secured 1,440 Card Player Player of the Year points as the champion. That was enough to move him into a tie for 18th place in the 2026 POY standings presented by CoinPoker.
This event featured four starting flights and two more days of combined-field action, with the final table taking place on International Women’s Day (Sunday, Mar. 8). Two female players made the finale: Nguyen Thi Xoa (7th – $79,000) and Chunnuan Xu (5th – $138,500).
Dung ultimately squared off with 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise super main event winner Yinan Zhou heads-up. The final hand saw the chips get in after a J♥10♦9♣ flop with Zhou’s A♣J♣ leading Nguyen’s Q♦10♥. The K♣ turn gave Nguyen a straight and the lead, but Zhou picked up a flush draw. The 7♦ kept Nguyen’s hand best, though, bringing the event to a close.
Zhou earned $338,000 as the runner-up. This was the Chinese player’s second-largest payday on the circuit, trailing the $6 million he earned along with his WSOP bracelet.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout | POY Points |
| 1 | Nguyen Dung | $586,000 | 1,440 |
| 2 | Yinan Zhou | $338,000 | 1,200 |
| 3 | Takashi Kawauchi | $237,000 | 960 |
| 4 | Chuang Zheng | $176,000 | 720 |
| 5 | Chunnuan Xu | $138,500 | 600 |
| 6 | Mengdian Peng | $105,344 | 480 |
| 7 | Thi Xoa Nguyen | $79,000 | 360 |
| 8 | Zeping Lu | $57,000 | 240 |
| 9 | Nguyen Quang | $44,000 | 120 |
Photo credit: Triton One.
