Roland Rokita defeats a field of 225 entries in a $20,000 No Limit Hold’em event in 2024 Triton Super High Roller Jeju Series festival. The Austrian earned the best pay of his career at $904,000, his first Triton Title to win.
“It means a lot,” Rokita said. Triton Journalists after the win. “I came here and prepared a lot. Lifting the cup is unbelievable.”
In addition to the equipment and money, Rokita also received $1,152 Card player Player of the Year points for winning. It was his first recorded cash haul of the year, but it alone was enough to move him up the rankings to 38th in 2024. Boy Classifications provided by World poker.
The event’s large field, held at the Landing Casino Jeju, had a prize pool of $4,500,000 paid out among the top 39 contestants. Several big names were unable to make the final table, including five-time bracelet winner John Gwanda (15th),
By the time the final table was set, twice European Poker Tour Champion and World Poker Tour Five-time main event winner Mike Watson (12th). Triton Poker Winner Danny Tang (11th place).
The final table started with Alexander Zubov in front and Rokita in third place. He scored a double knockout, besting Yu Xiangyu (ninth) and Tobias Schuycht (eighth) to narrow the field to seven.
four times Triton Winner Mykita Badziakowski’s pocket tens were then pitted against Damir Zhugralin’s A-10 (7th place – $154,000) to trim the numbers even further. Bracelet winner Leon Sturm’s run ended at the event when his 7-6 suit couldn’t overcome the pockets of rookie Rokita. Sturm hit a pair of sixes on the flop, but failed to improve further and was eliminated in sixth place ($210,000).
Rokita scored the next knockdown with the same hand, this time winning a somersault against AQ that suits Zubov. Rokita hit a combination and held on from there to send Zubov home with $278,000. He scored another big shutout when his A-9 beat out the A-5 of Badziakouski, who slid to the bottom of the count during shortstop. Badsiakouski earned $355,000 in his most recent round of A.J Triton It happened. The Belarusian now has nearly $53.7 million in reported earnings, the fifth-highest total of any player in the game.
Kiat Lee lost a race for most of his pocket sevens set against Sirzat Hissou’s A-10. He was left in a rage after that, and Hissou quickly ended the deal to set up a one-on-one confrontation with Rokita. Lee earned $439,000 as third place finisher.
Rokita started with a 2:1 lead over Hiso. The tables were turned when Hissou’s A-7 suit collided with Rokita’s pocket kings, but Rokita quickly doubled down with A-3 who made a wheel to beat his opponent’s pocket sevens. The final hand of the tournament pitted Hissouw against Rokita. The larger pair held out and Hiso was eliminated in second place ($599,000).
Here’s a look at the payouts and ranking points awarded in the final table:
| place | player | Profits | Boy points |
| 1 | Roland Rokita | $904,000 | 1152 |
| 2 | Sarzat Hasso | $599,000 | 960 |
| 3 | Kyat lee | $439,000 | 768 |
| 4 | Mikita Badziakowski | $355,000 | 576 |
| 5 | Alexander Zubov | $278,000 | 480 |
| 6 | Leon Storm | $210,000 | 384 |
| 7 | Damir Zogralin | $154,000 | 288 |
| 8 | Tobias Schuycht | $113,000 | 192 |
Image credits: Triton Booker/Joe Giron.
