Daniel Dvoress is now a four-time Triton Poker champion. The Canadian super high roller’s latest triumph saw him defeat a field of 146 entries in the opening event of the 2026 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro presented by CoinPoker. Dvoress secured $849,000 and his fourth trident trophy for the win, bringing his lifetime total to $55.6 million.
Building on that legacy, Dvoress is now just the 16th player in Triton history to earn four or more victories on the tour. He has more than $30.3 million in career cashes from his success on this tour alone.
“I’m very proud,” Dvoress told Triton reporters after coming out on top. “It’s great, obviously. It is kind of funny that it took me forever to get my first Triton trophy to begin with, and then they came in short deck, then PLO, and then short deck. I’ve generally been a no-limit specialist. I’ve not been playing the other two games for very long. So it feels nice to finally get this one.”
In addition to the money and the hardware, Dvoress also secured 1,008 Card Player Player of the Year points. This was his fourth title and eighth final-table finish of the year. Among his three other titles was a win in the $100,000 short deck at the Triton Jeju stop in March and two victories in European Poker Tour €25,000 high rollers. With 3,291 total points and over $4 million in to-date POY earnings, he now sits in fifth place in the overall standings presented by CoinPoker.
Thinning The Field
The solid turnout to the Maestral Resort in Sveti Stefan Budva, Montenegro made for a prize pool of $3,649,997. The top 23 finishers all earned a share, with plenty of big names among those who ran deep. Espen Jorstad (23rd), Christopher Nguyen (22nd), Mikita Badziakouski (18th), and Mehdi Chaoui (14th) all made the money.
Once the field was whittled down to the final nine, the table began with Dejan Kaladjurdjevic out in front. Ben Tollerene, a no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha main event winner on the Triton tour, was the first to fall. He got all-in with Q♦9♥ facing the A♦10♥ of Triton co-founder Paul Phua. The board came down K♦10♠4♠7♦8♥ and the American high-stakes crusher earned $85,000 for his ninth-place showing. He now has nearly $36.9 million in career cashes.
Danilo Velasevic soon joined Tollerene on the rail, with his A♣Q♥ being outraced by the 8♦8♣ of Kaladjurdjevic. Neither player connected with the king-high runout and Velasevic nabbed $106,000. The Serbian now boasts a lifetime haul of more than $6 million. Not long after, Mikhail Soltanov was down to fumes. He ultimately ran bottom pair into the top set of Dvoress. The first-time Triton player secured $145,000 after failing to improve from there.
Fabian Niederreiter’s tournament concluded when he ran K♠4♠ into the K♦Q♥ of Ding Biao, another shorter stack. Ding made a flush when the board brought four hearts, sending the German packing with $195,000 for his first cash in a Triton event.
Heavy Hitters Head Home
Despite scoring that knockout, Ding was the next to fall. The three-time Triton champion got the last of his stack in after a flop of K♦3♠3♣ with K♠Q♣, which he had raised from the hijack. Dvoress had defended the big blind with 5♠3♥ and flopped trips. He checked and Ding checked behind. The turn brought the 4♦ and Dvoress fired 1,400,000 into the pot of 1,475,000. Ding just called and the 4♥ completed the board. Dvoress bet enough to put his opponent all-in, and Ding called to finish fifth for $252,000.
2023 World Series of Poker Paradise $25,000 high roller champion Samuel Mullur soon found himself involved in a key clash with Kaladjurdjevic. Mullur opened from the small blind with A♣Q♣ and received a call from the J♠9♣ of the bigger stack in the big blind. The flop came down Q♦J♦9♦ and both players checked. Mullur bet 850,000 after the 4♠ hit the turn and Kaladjurdjevic made the call. The 5♥ river prompted a 1,850,000 bet from Mullur, leaving himself with just over a big blind behind. Kaladjurdjevic raised all-in, and Mullur paid it off. With that, he headed to the payout desk to collect $314,000 as the fourth-place finisher.
Phua, who has won two titles on this tour after helping create it, fell just a few spots short of a third trident trophy this time around. The Malaysian businessman defended his big blind with K♣8♦ and then check-raised all-in over Kaladjurdjevic’s 300,000 bet on the A♦K♦7♠ flop. Kaladjurdjevic called with Q♠10♠. The 6♣ turn left Kaladjurdjevic in need of a jack on the end. The J♦ appeared, giving him the straight to eliminate Phua in third place ($384,000). His career earnings are now at $38.6 million.
Brief Heads-Up Battle
The final showdown began with roughly a 7:5 chiplead for Dvoress over Kaladjurdjevic. That advantage expanded quickly. By the time the final hand of the tournament was dealt, Dvoress held more than a 3.5:1 advantage. He limped with 3♥2♠ and Kaladjurdjevic checked his option with 10♠9♣. The flop came down 9♦5♠4♣ and Kaladjurdjevic checked his top pair. Dvoress fired 900,000 with his open-ended straight draw and Kaladjurdjevic called. The A♥ turn gave Dvoress the wheel. He bet 2,200,000 when checked to and Kaladjurdjevic called. The 9♥ river improved Kaladjurdjevic to trips. That prompted him to move all-in. Dvoress snap-called to win the pot and the title. Kaladjurdjevic settled for $575,000.
🔱🔱🔱@DDvoress finishes the job in the $25K NLH Golden Decade.
NLH. PLO. Short Deck.
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Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout | POY Points |
| 1 | Daniel Dvoress | $849,000 | 1,008 |
| 2 | Dejan Kaladjurdjevic | $575,000 | 840 |
| 3 | Paul Phua | $384,000 | 672 |
| 4 | Samuel Mullur | $314,000 | 504 |
| 5 | Biao Ding | $252,000 | 420 |
| 6 | Fabian Niederreiter | $195,000 | 336 |
| 7 | Mikhail Soltanov | $145,000 | 252 |
| 8 | Danilo Velasevic | $106,000 | 168 |
| 9 | Benjamin Tollerene | $85,000 | 84 |
Photo credits: Triton Poker.
