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Khoa Anh Ngo won the Triton Jeju II $25K event, taking home $1,090,000 and his third Triton trophy. He defeated Anatoly Filatov heads-up, becoming only the second player to win both a Triton ONE and a Super High Roller title. Khoa Anh Ngo is no stranger to making history in Triton poker events. After all, he is the first and, to date, only player in Triton ONE Tour history to win two titles. Now, he adds another Super High Roller title, further enhancing his reputation in the global poker world and securing a substantial $1,090,000 prize. Anh Ngo also won the Triton Super High Roller Jeju II $25K NLH Titi Poker event. This series is rapidly gaining recognition for its numerous first-time winners and rising stars. The Vietnamese player defeated top Russian player Anatoly Filatov in a one-on-one match to win his third Triton Trophy. He told PokerNews after the match, "Winning two Triton ONE titles means a lot to me and gives me a lot of confidence. It makes me want to try to go further and participate in Triton Super High Roller Series events." Triton SHRS Jeju II $25k NLH Titi Poker Final Table Results: Rank Player Country Prize Money 1st Khoa Anh Ngo Vietnam $ 1,090,000 2nd Anatoly Filatov Russia $ 733,000 3rd Isaac Haxton USA $ 515,000 4th Aren Bezhanyan Armenia $ 417,000 5th David Coleman USA $ 330,000 6th Joe Hindry UK $ 250,000 7th Justin Chu Taiwan $ 184,000 8th Batmunkh Unubukh Mongolia $134,000, 9th Place: Thomas Boivin; Belgium $111,000: Anh Ngo: "Completely Confident" Anh Ngo's extensive experience in Triton played a crucial role in his heads-up match against Filatov. The three-time champion stated that he was "completely confident" of winning after his opponent rejected the ICM agreement. "Lowering the volatility is always good," he said. "It's well known that poker is a highly volatile game. So I discussed it with him, but he disagreed. Then we continued playing..."