07 Dec 2025 Beginner This material is for beginner players Matthias Eibinger, an Austrian high roller, accomplished a feat that most poker players only dream of on a night he would never forget in the Bahamas. In the same event, he won both a World Series of Poker bracelet and a Triton Poker title. His victory came in the WSOP Paradise Event #2, the $75,000 Triton PLO 6-Handed event at Atlantis Paradise Island. Eibinger took home a massive $1,570,640 for his victory. This was the first event to end this year’s WSOP Paradise schedule, which made his win even more special. The event attracted a total of 93 entries, generating a prize pool of $6,975,000. Eibinger took home the lion’s share of the prize pool, winning his first WSOP bracelet and fifth Triton title of his career. His last Triton prize was in 2022, so winning this one meant a lot. Eibinger played aggressively and sharply at the final table. He also got lucky with an exciting river card when there were three players left. That lucky break helped him win the tournament. Matthias Eibinger (Image courtesy of Triton Poker Series) A Fast Start to Day 2 and a Big Goal for Stephen Chidwick Twelve players came back for Day 2, and they had all reached the money. British poker pro Stephen Chidwick entered Day 2 as the chip leader. Besides his pursuit of another bracelet, he found an additional source of motivation. He’s about to pass Bryn Kenney to take the top spot on the all-time tournament money list in poker. Kenney’s total live earnings at the beginning of the series were over $78.7 million. With Chidwick holding $74.4 million, a win here would have nearly halved the gap. With a chip lead on the first day, he only needed to reach the final table and hope for a bracelet. Chidwick made a small mistake early in Day 2, but he later won a big pot from Ben Lamb. Lamb was then knocked out in seventh place for $324,000, which set the official six-handed final table. Eibinger Takes Control at the Final Table Eibinger started to put pressure on his opponents as soon as the tournament was down to the last six players. Biao Ding moved all in with kings in his four-card Omaha hand, only to lose to Eibinger’s straight. That’s when his run began. Ding won $412,000 for coming in sixth. Then there was a big moment with the early chip leader. Chidwick was now the short stack, so he went all-in with . Eibinger called with and hit a pair on the board, which knocked Chidwick out of the tournament in fifth place for $526,500. Chidwick is about $3.7 million behind Kenney right now, and the series still has many opportunities for him to catch up. Richard Gryko’s tournament life came to an end when his drawing hand couldn’t beat Eibinger’s aces. Gryko earned $809,000 for coming in fourth, which put his total earnings over $6 million. A Wild Three-Handed Battle and a Heartbreaking River As the field shrank to the last three, the tension grew. Dylan Weisman was in the lead and looked ready to reach heads-up play with a massive stack. He had in a huge all-in pot against Mike Watson, who had . Weisman had a fantastic runout when the board fell . He just needed a safe river card. If the last card didn’t hit Watson, Weisman would be almost impossible to beat in heads-up play. Instead, the was dealt, which won the pot for Watson and altered the outcome of the entire event. Weisman was knocked out soon after, coming in third place and taking home $809,000. Watson and Eibinger discussed a deal when their stacks were almost even. The two prize payouts were quite comparable, and both reached a deal before playing to determine who would be the winner. When heads-up play started, Eibinger was ahead by a little bit. The game was fast, and a rivered straight won him the title. Watson, who is from Canada and has won a WSOP bracelet before, took home $1,459,360. It was the sixth time he finished second in a WSOP bracelet event. Matthias Eibinger putting on his bracelet (Image courtesy of Triton Poker Series) Eibinger Reflects on a Rare Achievement Eibinger talked about how surprising the whole day was after the event. He mentioned that he had prepared a suit in case he needed to set up a final table, but he never anticipated the need for it at such an early stage. He had never played in a Triton Pot-Limit Omaha game before, so he wasn’t expecting much. He stated that he had a rough start to the event. In the first hour, he fired three bullets. Then, all of a sudden, everything fell into place, and he was the chip leader by the end of the day. He commented that it still didn’t feel real now that he had a WSOP bracelet and another Triton title. The win means a lot to him. He said that even though he doesn’t play every day each summer in Las Vegas, he now feels even more driven to go after big prizes. He focuses primarily on high-roller games, so he can’t afford to miss a single opportunity. He has earned over $26 million in his career from live events, further extending his lead as Austria’s all-time top money winner. He stated that going forward, he wants to play the rest of the WSOP Paradise schedule while staying relaxed. He already has a big win locked up, so he feels free to enjoy the series without pressure. Final Table Results Rank Player Country Winnings 1 Matthias Eibinger Austria $1,570,640 2 Michael Watson Canada $1,459,360 3 Dylan Weisman United States $809,000 4 Richard Gryko United Kingdom $655,500 5 Stephen Chidwick United Kingdom $526,500 6 Biao Ding Hong Kong $412,000
