Triton Jeju II | Patrik Antonius to face Monarch in a $20 million head-to-head match, setting a new live streaming record.

On September 11, 2026, Triton Poker officially announced a heads-up match that will go down in high-stakes cash game history: Poker Hall of Fame member Patrik Antonius will face Finnish businessman and high-stakes cash game player Ossi “Monarch” Ketola at the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II.

The two will compete for the total amount:

$20,000,000

A one-on-one duel.

The match is scheduled for Friday evening, local time in South Korea, and will be broadcast live on the official Triton Poker streaming platform and the Triton Poker Plus App. In terms of public broadcast scale, this will be one of the largest Heads-Up cash game matches in poker history.

The two Finnish giants clash head-on, with $20 million being the biggest point of interest.

The most talked-about aspect of this showdown isn't just the amount of money involved.

Patrik Antonius and Ossi Ketola are both from Finland, but they represent very different paths in the world of high-stakes poker.

Antonius is one of the most representative high-stakes cash game pros of the past 20 years, having been active in Las Vegas, Macau, and online high-stakes cash games for many years, and has been inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Ketola is one of the most talked-about players in high-stakes Heads-Up in the past two years. As a businessman, he frequently participates in million-dollar heads-up matches and has made several eight-figure dollar bets.

Now, two high-stakes Finnish players will sit down at the same table in Triton Jeju for a head-to-head showdown worth $20 million.

Monarch just beat Limitless, making a profit of $6 million.

Ossi “Monarch” Ketola is currently on a hot streak.

Just days ago, he had done a series of million-dollar head-up sessions with Wiktor “Limitless” Malinowski.

The series featured several mega-pools exceeding $1 million.

Ultimately, Ketola achieved the following throughout the entire series:

$6,000,000 profit

This result proves once again that he is not just creating buzz with high buy-ins, but has become one of the most frequently appearing names in super high-stakes head-up games.

It's worth noting that in their first match, Malinowski won a $2 million bout in just a few moves, but Ketola quickly increased his bet and fought back, ultimately ending the series with a significant profit.

Last year, he won a massive $10.99 million pool from Alex Foxen.

Ketola's high-stakes cash game story at the Triton circuit began as early as 2025.

Last year at the Triton Jeju Grand Prix, he won one race against Alex Foxen:

$10,990,000

Bottom pool.

This became one of the most watched cash game games in the global poker world at the time.

In addition, Ketola also played heads-up matches against several top high-stakes players in 2025, including:

• Kayhan Mokri

• Dan “Jungleman” Cates

• Bjorn Li

• Alex Foxen

• Wiktor “Limitless” Malinowski

From single million-dollar games to multiple consecutive bets, Ketola has gradually become one of the most representative non-traditional professional players in live high-stakes head-up streaming.

Patrik Antonius is a legendary figure in the Cash Table.

If Ketola represents the new generation of high-stakes head-up figures, then Patrik Antonius is a true legend in the cash game world.

Antonius has been regarded for many years as one of the most respected cash game players in the world.

His high-stakes cash game experience spans:

• Online high-stakes poker games

• Las Vegas high-stakes cash games

• Macau High-Stakes Lottery

• Poker Cash Game Live on TV

Whether it was No-Limit Hold'em or Pot-Limit Omaha, he remained active at the highest level for a long time.

Now, as a member of Poker Hall of Fame, his participation in the $20 million Heads-Up adds even more historical significance to this showdown.

In 2023, Antonius set a record for live cash games in the United States.

This isn't Antonius's first time participating in a record-breaking large pot.

In 2023, he won one in the "No Gamble, No Future: Cash of the Titans" livestream:

$1,978,000

Bottom pool.

This became the largest cash pot in the history of live poker in the United States at the time.

Antonius has previously stated publicly that he thoroughly enjoys the high-stakes cash table environment captured on camera.

For him, live streaming does not create additional pressure; on the contrary, it is closer to the competition and entertainment model he is familiar with.

The $20 million showdown has already broken records.

Triton's total Heads-Up figures announced this time:

$20,000,000

This has already made the competition itself a historic event.

Compared to regular high-stakes cash games, the biggest difference in heads-up tournaments is:

All strategies, scoreboard fluctuations, and risks for both sides are entirely focused on one-on-one confrontations.

If a deep-stacked all-in occurs in a match, a single pot could quickly exceed several million dollars, even approaching or breaking existing live cash game records.

Therefore, what's truly worth paying attention to isn't just who ultimately wins the $20 million, but also whether this tournament will create a new record for the largest live-streamed cash game pot in the world.

The two will become teammates the next day.

This match also has a very special background.

After Antonius and Ketola clashed head-on in Heads-Up, their opponents will become:

partner

The two have confirmed that they will team up to participate in Saturday's event.

$200,000 Triton Invitational

This event also marks the first time Triton has held an Invitational in Asia.

Currently available:

50 pairs of partners

Confirmed participation.

In other words, the two Finnish players will first face off for $20 million on Friday night, and then less than a day later they will have to stand on the same side to participate in one of Triton's most important invitational tournaments.

This arrangement also makes the whole story more dramatic.

Triton's high-stakes cash games enter a whole new level.

In recent years, Triton has become an important stage for the world's largest cash game tournaments, in addition to the Super High Roller tournament.

From Ketola's $10.99 million pot against Alex Foxen, to multiple million-dollar heads-up matches against Limitless, and now a $20 million heads-up match against Antonius, the tournament has gradually broken through the traditional high-stakes cash game scale.

This match between Patrik Antonius and Ossi “Monarch” Ketola is more than just a contest between two Finnish players.

It's more like a clash between two prominent figures from different eras who represent high-stakes cash games:

On one side is Patrik Antonius, who has experienced the era of high-stakes online gambling, Las Vegas's top cash games, and is a Hall of Fame inductee.

On the other side is Ossi Ketola, who has quickly gained attention in the past two years with one million-dollar head-up after another.

With the $20 million prize pool now on the table, the outcome of the match, the size of the prize pool, and whether either side can break a new live broadcast record will all become some of the most anticipated aspects of the Triton Jeju II tournament.

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