Khoa Anh Ngo continued his stellar 2026 by locking up his first $1 million cash at the Triton series in Jeju.
Ngo won the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II $25,000 event for $1,090,000, pushing his lifetime winnings number up over the $4 million mark. He was forced to beat Anatoly Filatov heads-up for the trophy, hat and cash.
He has nine tournament wins according to the Hendon Mob and talk about an upswing: Five came in 2026, and three last year. He started 2026 by winning the high roller event at the K Poker Cup. He then added his first Triton title followed by a win at the Poker Dream 22, and an Asian Poker Tour title.
The event attracted 210 entries. The top 34 were paid and it was none other than Phil Ivey who snuck in under the payline to cash $43,500.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Khoa Anh Ngo | Vietnam | $1,090,000 |
| 2nd | Anatoly Filatov | Russia | $733,000 |
| 3rd | Isaac Haxton | United States | $515,000 |
| 4th | Aren Bezhanyan | Armenia | $417,000 |
| 5th | David Coleman | United States | $330,000 |
| 6th | Joe Hindry | United Kingdom | $250,000 |
| 7th | Chi-Jen Chu | Taiwan | $184,000 |
| 8th | Batmunkh Unubukh | Mongolia | $134,000 |
| 9th | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | $111,000 |
