Poker Legends Invitational

Introduction

The Poker Legends Invitational is the crown jewel of high-stakes tournament poker, an elite poker tournament series where the world’s greatest professionals sit alongside carefully chosen invitees in a format that produces some of the biggest poker prize pools, highest high-stakes poker buy-ins, and the most dramatic moments the game has ever seen.

Founded in 2016 by Richard Yong, Winfred Yu, and Andy Wong, the debut event,  a $200,000 NLH poker tournament in the Philippines, was won by Fedor Holz, who pocketed $3 million. That historic victory established the event as one of the most prestigious international poker tournaments and set the tone for everything that followed. In 2026, the series celebrates its 10th anniversary, delivering one of the most memorable seasons in professional poker history.

The Poker Legends Invitational 2026 format is unlike any other elite poker championship. Each paying invitee selects a professional partner, creating unique pairings that combine elite technical skill with the excitement of high-net-worth recreational players. Starting stacks of 300,000 chips give each player 300 big blinds at Level 1, creating a deep-stack No Limit Hold’em tournament structure designed for strategic play over three full days.

With world-class poker professionals, massive buy-ins, exclusive invitations, and championship-level competition, the Poker Legends Invitational continues to rank among the most prestigious high roller poker events in the world.

Tournament Rating

Category	Rating
Prestige & Exclusivity	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Prize Pool Value	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Player Field Quality	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Venue & Experience	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Live Broadcast Coverage	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Qualifier Accessibility	⭐⭐⭐
Overall	9.5 / 10

Tournament Overview

The Invitational sits inside the broader Triton Super High Roller Series, a 16-day festival with events ranging from $25,000 to $200,000 buy-ins. The backbone of each series is provided by the $100K NLH Main Event and the $100K PLO Main Event, but the action is further intensified by the legendary $200K Triton Invitational, which attracts the biggest names to the tables.

2026 Series Stops:

• ✅ Jeju, South Korea — Triton ONE + SHRS (March 5 – April 1)
• ✅ Montenegro — SHRS + $200K Invitational (May 13–28) — COMPLETED
• 🔜 Jeju, South Korea — SHRS September 2026
• 🔜 Northern Cyprus — Triton ONE (November 4–15, 2026)

The Super High Roller Series returns to Jeju for a second leg from September 4 to 21, followed by Triton ONE in Northern Cyprus from November 4 to 15. Both events carry Player of the Year points.

2026 Winners , Who Has Won So Far?

Montenegro 2026, $200K Invitational Champion

Adrian Mateos (Spain) won the flagship event for a career-best $6,370,000 — his third Triton title. Adrian Mateos won the record-breaking $200K Triton Montenegro Invitational for a career-best $6.37 million and his third Triton title.

Montenegro 2026 , All Winners

Player	Event	Prize
Daniel Dvoress 🇨🇦	$25K NLH Golden Decade	$849,000
Anatoly Zlotnikov	$25K NLH 8-Handed	$715,000
Mario Mosböck 🇦🇹	$25K NLH (Ambassador Final)	Six figures
Fedor Holz 🇩🇪	$40K Mystery Bounty	Multi-six figures
Daniel Dvoress 🇨🇦	$100K PLO Main Event	$2,018,000
Christoph Vogelsang 🇩🇪	$50K NLH 7-Handed	ICM deal
Richard Gryko 🇬🇧	$75K PLO 6-Handed	$1,243,000
Adrian Mateos 🇪🇸	$200K Invitational	$6,370,000 🏆

The Triton Poker Series wrapped Montenegro in May 2026 at the Maestral Resort and Casino in Sveti Stefan, awarding over $100 million across 18 events. Thirty-five players cashed for at least $1 million during the festival.

Jeju March 2026, Key Winners

Twenty champions were crowned during the Super High Roller Series in Jeju, including familiar names, new faces, and some of the best poker players in the world. Highlights include:

• Punnat Punsri defeated Quan Zhou heads-up in Event #13,  $30,000 PLO/NLH for $504,000, taking his Triton title tally to six.
• Matthias Eibinger won the $100,000 PLO Main Event for $1,787,000 after topping a 65-player field,  his tally also reaching six titles.
• Paul Phua (Triton co-founder) won the $150K 10th Anniversary Special for $3,226,000, a landmark win for one of the men who created the series.
• Kiat Lee won the $50K Short Deck event for $840,000.
• Aren Bezhanyan,  a breakthrough Armenian player who claimed his maiden Triton title in Jeju after three final tables and three six-figure cashes at the stop.

Participating Players , Who’s in the Field?

Top 5 Pros by Triton All-Time Earnings

1. Bryn Kenney 🇺🇸,  All-Time #1 | 5 Titles | $50.8M
2. Jason Koon 🇺🇸, All-Time #2 | 12 Titles | $38.5M
3. Stephen Chidwick 🇬🇧,  All-Time #3 | 3 Titles | $34.3M
4. Mikita Badziakouski 🇧🇾,  All-Time #4 | 5 Titles | $32M
5. Daniel Dvoress 🇨🇦, All-Time #5 | 4 Titles | $30.4M

2026 Standout Performer

Alex Foxen arrives in 2026 as arguably the hottest player in poker , four Triton titles, three wins and five final tables in 2026 alone, a record-tying 13th PGT title, and $58 million in total live earnings across his career.

Daniel Dvoress leads the 2026 Ivan Leow Player of the Year race after his historic Montenegro sweep,  winning three titles at a single stop, the first player ever to achieve this.

Upcoming Schedule Next 3 Months

🔜 Triton SHRS Jeju,  September 4–21, 2026

The next confirmed Triton stop returns to Les A Casino, Jeju Island, South Korea. Based on 2026 season trajectory, expect:

• Buy-in range: $25,000,  $200,000+
• $100K NLH Main Event and $100K PLO Main Event as anchors
• $200K Invitational format,  pro-invitee pairing event expected to return
• POY points: Counts toward the 2026 Ivan Leow Player of the Year award
• Qualifier route: CoinPoker’s “Road to Triton” promotion offers one lucky player a $25,000 package including round-trip business class flights and 5-star hotel accommodation for the Jeju September stop.

🔜 Triton ONE Northern Cyprus, November 4–15, 2026

• Format: Mid-stakes Triton ONE series
• Buy-ins from $3,000 (Genesis) to $8,000 (Main Event)
• Triton ONE features more affordable tournament entries, aiming to significantly expand the player pool and allow players who can’t afford six and seven-figure buy-ins to compete in the Triton environment.
• Women’s events included for the second year running

Full 3-Month Calendar

Date	Event	Location	Status
June 13	WSOP $250K Super High Roller	Las Vegas	🟡 This Week
July 2–13	WSOP Main Event	Las Vegas	🔜 Upcoming
Aug 3–5	WSOP Final Table (ESPN Live)	Las Vegas	🔜 August
Sep 4–21	Triton SHRS Jeju	South Korea	🔜 Confirmed
Nov 4–15	Triton ONE Northern Cyprus	Northern Cyprus	🔜 Confirmed

Prize Pool Snapshot

Buy-In	Typical Prize Pool	1st Place (Estimate)
$25,000	$1.5M – $2.5M	$400K – $700K
$100,000 NLH/PLO Main	$4M – $6M	$1.2M – $2M
$200,000 Invitational	$8M – $24M	$4M – $8M

Approximately 15% of the field receives payouts, with the winner earning the lion’s share. Final table participants all receive seven-figure payouts in flagship events.

How to Watch Live

• Triton Poker YouTube Free streams, 30-min hole card delay, full final table live
• Triton Poker Twitch , Live community chat during major events
• @tritonpoker on X ,  Real-time chip counts and hand updates
• PredictLab Integration ,  New in 2026, Triton has partnered with PredictLab to introduce live prediction features to its poker streams.

How to Qualify

1. Direct buy-in ,  Register at tritonpoker.com ($25K–$200K)
2. GGPoker satellites ,  Multi-step qualifiers from $0.50
3. CoinPoker “Road to Triton”,  Five Sunday qualifier events running May 17–June 14 for a fully-funded $25,000 Jeju September package including flights and 5-star hotel
4. Triton ONE, Start at the $3,000 Genesis event, the most accessible entry point into the Triton world

Final Word

The Poker Legends Invitational is not just a tournament, it is poker’s grandest stage. With $100 million+ awarded at Montenegro alone, two confirmed upcoming stops, and Daniel Dvoress chasing history in the Player of the Year race, the second half of 2026 promises to be the most dramatic in the series’ 10-year history.

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