Jason Koon Leads at Triton Poker, Dvoress and Eibinger in Pursuit

The final stop of the Triton Poker Series' tenth year begins next week in Northern Cyprus. Since 2016, more than $2 billion in prize money has been paid out across Triton events. During this period, 64 players have earned $10 million or more from Triton, and 29 players have won three or more trident trophies.

Jason Koon leads the list with 12 wins. The 41-year-old pro is five wins ahead of his closest rival and, with 81 cashes, shares the top spot in this category with Daniel Dvoress rather than sitting in second. He is second in Triton earnings with $40.9 million, behind only Bryn Kenney ($51.3 million). Koon won his first trident trophy at the 2018 Montenegro stop. In a short deck tournament with 103 entrants and a HK$1 million buy-in, he earned $3,653,260, his highest career payday. Most recently, in spring 2025 in Montenegro, he won two more events to bring his total to 12.

Dvoress entered 2026 with three trophies. At the Montenegro stop he won the $25,000 no-limit hold'em, the $100,000 PLO main event and the $25,000 PLO turbo bounty, raising his total to six. At the Jeju stop he took his seventh win in the $30,000 no-limit event. The Canadian player's Triton earnings are $34,821,982. Austrian Matthias Eibinger won his seventh trophy this spring in the $50,000 PLO mystery bounty event. Eibinger, who has three wins in the four-card variant, has Triton earnings of over $22 million.

Another Canadian player with seven trophies is Michael Watson. This year, he won two events at the Montenegro stop, raising his total from five to seven. His Triton earnings are $21.4 million. Danny Tang and Punnat Punsri, who has stood out in the Card Player Player of the Year points race, each have six trophies. Tang has 75 cashes and has won $32.3 million. The Hong Kong player won five times in 2023. This year in Montenegro, he won the $100,000 main event for $3.5 million, his highest career payout.