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High-Stakes Schedule Continues in Montenegro as Leon Sturm Bags Main Event Lead
- Leon Sturm leads the $100K Main Event after Day 1 at Triton Montenegro.
- Adrian Mateos wins $200K Invitational, topping $60M in live earnings; Vogelsang secures his third Triton title.
- Festival continues with exclusive high-roller NLH and PLO events through May 28.
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Leon Sturm leads the Triton Montenegro $100K Main Event after Day 1, while Adrian Mateos and Christoph Vogelsang claim major titles. The high-stakes festival continues with premium No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha events running through May 28.
The Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro festival continues to deliver elite high-stakes tournament action. While the $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event wraps up on May 23, the entire festival is scheduled to run right through to May 28.
Leon Sturm Leads $100K NLH Main Event After Day 1
Day 1 of the prestigious $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event is officially complete. The opening day of the tournament attracted 142 entrants, including re-entries. Following 10 levels of play, nearly half of the field was eliminated, leaving 73 players to bag and tag their chips for the next stage.
Germany's Leon Sturm secured the overnight chip lead. Sturm idled along for a significant portion of Day 1 before building momentum. He won a notable pot after turning a straight with king-ten of spades against fellow German Tobias Schwecht, successfully getting a river raise paid off.
Sturm then eliminated Wiktor Malinowski, winning a coinflip with ace-jack against the Polish player's pocket fives. Late in the session, Sturm claimed the remainder of Schwecht's stack. Sturm flopped a set with pocket threes against Schwecht's pocket aces and allowed his opponent to empty the clip into him.
The hand propelled Sturm to the top of the leaderboard.
He returns to action at 1:00 p.m. local time on May 22 with 1,370,000 chips, equivalent to 137 big blinds. Danilo Velasevic sits in second place with 1,031,000 chips, while Javid Ismayilov rounds off the top three with 1,016,000 chips. The remaining field features numerous prominent players, including:
- Ben Tollerene (988,000)
- Alex Foxen (819,000)
- Jesse Lonis (771,000)
- Isaac Haxton (754,000)
- Fedor Holz (647,000)
- Adrian Mateos (545,000)
- Mikita Badziakouski (413,000)
- Paul Phua (201,000)
Christoph Vogelsang Completes Triton Hat Trick
Germany's Christoph Vogelsang secured his third Triton Poker championship on May 21 after winning the $50,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em 7-Handed event. The 40-year-old outlasted a 118-strong field to earn $1,037,858, marking the 13th seven-figure score of his career.
The final payouts were adjusted due to a deal struck during three-handed play between Vogelsang, Leonard Maue, and Thomas Muehloecker. Under the terms of the agreement, Maue banked $909,127, while Muehloecker took home $1,071,015.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Sturm | 13,70,000 |
| 2 | Danilo Velasevic | 13,70,000 |
| 3 | Javid Ismayilov | 13,70,000 |
| 4 | Ben Tollerene | 13,70,000 |
| 5 | Tom Fuchs | 13,70,000 |
| 6 | Samuel Muller | 13,70,000 |
| 7 | Alex Foxen | 13,70,000 |
| 8 | Mehdi Chaoui | 13,70,000 |
| 9 | Wang Ye | 13,70,000 |
| 10 | Jesse Lonis | 13,70,000 |
Adrian Mateos Wins Record-Breaking Triton Invitational
Spanish poker professional Adrian Mateos surpassed $60 million in live tournament earnings by winning the $200,000 Triton Invitational in Montenegro.
Mateos topped a record-breaking field of 133 entries to claim a career-best first-place prize of $6,370,000. With this victory, the 31-year-old has moved ahead of Alex Foxen and Daniel Negreanu in the poker all-time money rankings.
"Right now I'm pretty happy," Mateos stated following his victory. "These tournaments are super special for me, and I always come super motivated to play these Invitationals. It feels amazing to win the third title and one of these huge tournaments."
Upcoming Schedule of Events
The festival schedule features several high-stakes events running through late May:
- May 22: The $50,000 Turbo Bounty Quattro event takes place. In the previous year, Matthias Eibinger defeated a 51-player field to win $531,000 plus bounties.
- May 23: The $150,000 10th Anniversary Special begins. Last year, the equivalent event drew 108 entries, creating a $16,200,000 prize pool won by Jason Koon for $3,393,656. Triton is pushing the boat out for this 10th anniversary edition.
- May 24-25: A new tournament for 2026, the $30,000 No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha mixed event, makes its debut.
- May 25-27: The $100,000 PLO Main Event takes place. Ben Tollerene will attempt to defend his title and pursue a prize similar to the $2,390,000 he won in 2025.
- May 26-27: The $50,000 PLO Mystery Bounty event runs.
- May 27-28: The $75,000 PLO 6-Handed tournament takes place.
- May 28: The festival concludes in Montenegro with the $25,000 PLO Bounty Quattro.
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