Nacho Barbero is kicking off 2023 in red-hot form, adding another trophy to his case with a commanding win at the Triton Super High Roller Series in Vietnam. Just weeks after a deep run at the PokerStars Players Championship (where he finished fourth), Barbero crushed the final table of Event 2: $15,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed, claiming the title and a $600,000 payday at the luxurious Hoiana Resort & Golf.
🏆 Final Table Results:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | $600,000 |
| 2 | Jans Arends | Netherlands | $406,000 |
| 3 | Brian Kim | United States | $271,000 |
| 4 | Lee Wai Kiat | Malaysia | $222,000 |
| 5 | Aleksejs Panakovs | Latvia | $178,000 |
| 6 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | $138,000 |
| 7 | Seth Davies | United States | $102,100 |
| 8 | Kean Wei Tan | Malaysia | $75,000 |
| 9 | Linus Loeliger | Switzerland | $60,000 |
💥 Barbero’s Final Table Rampage
Barbero didn’t just win—he steamrolled the final table, personally eliminating seven of his eight opponents. The only knockout not credited to him was Alex Kulev, who fell to Lee Wai Kiat in sixth.
He kicked things off by cracking Linus Loeliger’s better hand with a turned nut straight, and the carnage continued from there. Kean Wei Tan and Seth Davies were next on his list, followed by a dominant display against the rest of the table. Even Brian Kim, who started the final table as chip leader and managed to double through Barbero once, couldn’t avoid elimination—falling in third after Barbero paired his kicker.
In the heads-up match against Jans Arends, Barbero started with a 2:1 lead and closed it out quickly. The final hand saw Arends semi-bluff with a gutshot draw, but Barbero made top pair and held firm through the river to lock up his first-ever Triton title.
🔥 Side Notes & Highlights
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Seth Davies is quietly building a strong series. After placing 4th in Event 1 for $357,000, he followed up with 7th place here for another $102,100.
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Mark Rubbathan, an ACR Stormer, narrowly missed the final table, bubbling in 10th place for a personal-best $50,300 cash. He won his trip through a Twitch contest, beating 42 others for a $100K package.
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Barbero’s red-hot streak is far from over—and if this momentum continues, 2023 might just be his biggest year yet.
