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Ossi “Monarch” Ketola
Ossi “Monarch” Ketola did not arrive in high-stakes poker by grinding his way through small tournaments. The Finnish entrepreneur appeared on the Triton circuit in 2024 and, within two years,…
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Poker’s 10 Most Famous High-Stakes Players in 2026 and How They Reached the Top
High-stakes poker has never been more visible or more difficult to enter. Million-dollar cash game pots and six-figure tournament buy-ins now provide regular content for livestreams, social media clips and…
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$15.925M Straight Flush as Ossi Ketola Beats Patrik Antonius
Ossi “Monarch” Ketola has defeated Patrik Antonius in poker’s extraordinary $20 million heads-up battle after producing a straight flush in a pot worth an astonishing $15.925 million. The two Finns…
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Patrik Antonius to Face ‘Monarch’ in Record $20 Million Triton Heads-Up Match
Patrik Antonius and Ossi “Monarch” Ketola will put $20 million on the table in the biggest televised heads-up poker match ever staged, bringing together two very different generations of Finnish…
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Jungleman’s $15M Heads-Up Win Looks Even Bigger After Monarch Returns at Triton Jeju
Ossi “Monarch” Ketola has returned to million-dollar heads-up poker at Triton Jeju II, but his latest battle has provided another reminder of just how extraordinary Dan “Jungleman” Cates’ performance against…