Ben Tollerene Wins $652,000 and Fifth Triton Title in Jeju

Ben Tollerene won $652,000 and his fifth Triton Poker title in the $50,000 Turbo Bounty Quattro at Triton Jeju II. The American recovered from a large heads-up deficit to defeat Daniel Rezaei.

Triton Jeju II in South Korea.

The single-day event drew 35 entries, made up of 28 players and seven re-entries. Those entries created a $1.75 million prize pool, with six places paid and nine bounties worth $60,000 each.

Ben Tollerene Survives a Fast Final Table

Rezaei led when the final six reached the money, while Tollerene sat second in chips. Rezaei had already collected the first bounty by eliminating Stephen Chidwick after pocket tens rivered a full house against Chidwick’s flopped trips.

Tollerene then won the pivotal three-way pot of the final table with ace-eight against Tom Fuchs and Michael Watson. An ace on the flop sent Watson out in sixth and Fuchs out in fifth, giving Tollerene two $60,000 bounties in one hand.

Biao Ding removed Eelis Parssinen in fourth before Rezaei eliminated Ding in third. Rezaei collected three bounties in total and began heads-up play with more than a three-to-one chip lead.

Tollerene Overturns Rezaei’s Heads-Up Lead

Tollerene doubled with six-five suited after flopping a pair of fives, then moved ahead soon afterwards. The final hand saw his ace-king beat Rezaei’s ace-five, securing $412,000 from the regular payout and another $240,000 from four bounties.

PlacePlayerPayoutBountiesTotal
1Ben Tollerene$412,000$240,000$652,000
2Daniel Rezaei$285,000$180,000$465,000
3Biao Ding$181,000$60,000$241,000
4Eelis Parssinen$139,000$0$139,000
5Tom Fuchs$109,000$60,000$169,000
6Michael Watson$84,000$0$84,000

A Fifth Triton Title After Back-to-Back Deep Runs

The victory came one night after Tollerene finished third for $448,000 in the previous $50,000 Triton event. His two results produced $1.1 million in prize money across successive nights in Jeju.

Tollerene entered this festival with four Triton titles, including a $3.766 million Main Event victory in Jeju in March 2026. His official Triton record now shows five titles, 39 cashes and more than $18.5 million in series earnings.

The latest score also pushes his recorded career tournament earnings beyond $38.9 million. It strengthens his position among the leading high-stakes poker players in 2026, a group defined by repeated results in the game’s largest buy-ins.

Why the Jeju Win Matters

Bounty tournaments divide value between finishing position and eliminations, so Tollerene needed both parts of the format to reach $652,000. His four knockouts accounted for more than one-third of his total return.

The comeback also separates this result from a straightforward chip-lead conversion. Tollerene began heads-up play heavily behind Rezaei, recovered within a short match and closed the event on the next decisive all-in.

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