Poker’s premier high-stakes tour is branching out to lower price points. On Tuesday, Triton Poker announced the launch of its Triton One poker tour.
Exact details are still unclear, but the company appears to be calling for a tour with more moderate buy-in ranges for those with smaller bankrolls. Triton announced that the tour is meant for “all aspiring poker superstars, to raise the bar even further.”
“We’re proud to be unveiling Triton One,” Triton Poker CEO Andy Wong said in a statement. “The Triton Poker Super High Roller Series has redefined what’s possible for a poker tour, and now Triton One builds on the foundation to present something both familiar and yet refreshingly new. Triton Poker’s industry-leading team has put enormous effort into this product. We can’t wait for the world to discover Triton One and come to create their own Triton experience.”
New Tour Likely Has Lower Buy-Ins
Company officials said more details would be released in the coming weeks. However, tour ambassador Danny Tang hinted that the Triton One tour would reach a broader spectrum of players.
“I think it’s about time a wider audience gets a taste of the Triton experience,” Tang said. “It’s been a long time coming. I can’t wait to meet a lot of new faces, and I wish them luck. Hopefully someone wins and parlays into the Triton Poker Super High Roller series and does well there too.”
Triton Poker was founded in 2015 by Malaysian businessmen and philanthropists Paul Phua and Richard Yong. The tour caters to players willing to play at the highest stakes. It features events from exotic locations around the world, including South Korea, Montenegro, the Bahamas, Monte Carlo, and more.
Triton officials didn’t say it specifically, but it appears they are mimicking a strategy used by other tours. They are creating a secondary tour with lower price points to cater to additional players and expand the brand’s reach.
For example, the World Series of Poker has the WSOP Circuit and the World Poker Tour has the WPT Prime series. Triton One could be a competitor with those tours. But Triton haven’t released exact plans for the tour.
