Triton Jeju II | Daniel Dvoress defeats Xuan Liu to avenge his earlier loss and claim his seventh Triton title.

On September 9, 2026, the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II $30,000 NLH 8-Handed tournament concluded with the championship match. Canadian high-stakes veteran Daniel Dvoress held a chip lead from the start of the final day and maintained control throughout the day, ultimately defeating compatriot Xuan Liu in the Heads-Up to claim the $942,000 first-place prize and his seventh Triton title.

This head-to-head match also carried a clear sense of "rematch". In May 2025, Xuan Liu defeated Dvoress in the WPT Global Slam head-to-head match at Triton Montenegro, winning $860,000 and becoming the first female champion in Triton history. More than a year later, the two met again in the Triton Championship match, this time with Dvoress winning the match.

Dvoress led the chip lead all the way to the championship.

Dvoress was the chip leader on the final day, and he gave his opponents almost no real chance to catch up.

In a post-match interview with PokerNews, he described how he won almost all of his all-in games, and how his luck and rhythm throughout the match were quite smooth.

This Canadian player's total prize money in live tournaments has now exceeded:

$54 million

This Jeju Station victory further increases his Triton title count to:

7 seats

$30K NLH Final Table Results

The final table boasts a star-studded lineup, including Dvoress and Xuan Liu, as well as world-class high-stakes players such as Ben Tollerene and Stephen Chidwick.

Candy Lin aims for her second Triton Women's Championship.

At one point during the Final Table, there was a possibility that a second Triton Women's Champion would be crowned.

Taiwanese player Candy Lin successfully made it into the final four, just three places away from the championship.

She held pocket nines in her final hand, facing Dvoress's K8 suited starting hand. After the flop, Dvoress took the lead, and Candy Lin ultimately failed to complete the comeback, finishing in 4th place. Her winnings were:

$348,000

Although she missed out on becoming the second female champion in Triton history, Candy Lin still completed a high-quality deep run.

Jingyao Yan ranked 6th, marking another Chinese athlete advancing to the Triton Final Table.

Chinese player Jingyao Yan also successfully advanced to the final table of 8.

He ultimately achieved:

6th

bonus:

$217,000

In recent Jeju II tournaments, Chinese and Chinese-speaking athletes have consistently appeared in the Final Table and advanced rankings, and Jingyao Yan is continuing this trend.

Stephen Chidwick is in 5th place, getting closer to the top of the all-time prize money list.

British star Stephen Chidwick finished 5th in this race, with the following results:

$279,000

This prize money brings him even closer to Bryn Kenney on the all-time global live championship money list.

Chidwick has consistently accumulated winnings in Triton, High Roller, and major tournaments around the world in recent years, making him one of the most consistent high-stakes players.

Dvoress eliminated Lazauninkas, entering the one-on-one match with a significant advantage.

After Candy Lin finished in 4th place, the competition was down to three: Dvoress, Xuan Liu, and Gytis Lazauninkas.

Dvoress then eliminated Lazauninkas, allowing the latter to finish in 3rd place.

$424,000

By the time Heads-Up began, Dvoress had already gained a significant chip advantage.

However, this is not the first time he has faced Xuan Liu with a lead.

Last year, Xuan Liu reversed the game, but this time it didn't happen again.

In the 2025 Triton Montenegro WPT Global Slam, Xuan Liu staged a heads-up comeback after trailing Dvoress, winning the $860,000 champion prize.

That crown also made her:

Triton's first female champion

Therefore, when the two met again at Heads-Up in Jeju, Dvoress was well aware of the past script.

He recalled after the match that Liu even joked about "Deja Vu" during the one-on-one match, reminding him that he had completed most of the eliminations last time, but Liu ended up taking the championship.

But this time the result was different.

Dvoress didn't let her lead slip away again, ultimately winning the championship and leveling their Triton head-to-head record:

1 to 1

Xuan Liu missed out on his second Triton championship.

Xuan Liu ultimately won the runner-up position, and his achievements were:

$638,000

If she can pull off a comeback this time, she will become the first female poker player to win the Triton Championship twice.

Although she failed to achieve a historic second title, her return to the Triton Super High Stakes Heads-Up further proves her competitiveness in the world's top high-stakes arena.

Dvoress wins her seventh title, intensifying the competition for the POY award.

This victory meant more than just $942,000 and a seventh Triton title for Daniel Dvoress.

He was already in a favorable position in the Triton Player of the Year competition, and this victory further increases his advantage in the annual rankings.

Dvoress also made it clear that the POY is very important to him, not only because of the honor itself, but also because it includes a considerable annual reward.

Therefore, after the championship award ceremony, he barely stopped celebrating before immediately signing up for the next round:

$40,000 Mystery Bounty

Continue accumulating annual points.

The Triton Jeju II championship battle will continue.

From Xuan Liu's historic women's championship win last year to Dvoress's revenge victory in Jeju this year, their two one-on-one matches present a stark contrast.

Dvoress dominated the tournament from chip leader position, first eliminating Candy Lin and Gytis Lazauninkas, and then defeating Xuan Liu heads-up, completing a highly dominant championship run.

With his seventh Triton title, he not only solidified his place in high-stakes history but also intensified the competition for Triton Player of the Year.

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