Daniel Dvoress Wins Triton Jeju $100K Short Deck Title for $1.38 Million

Daniel Dvoress added another huge result to his career in Jeju this week, taking down Triton’s $100,000 Short Deck event for $1.38 m.

Daniel Dvoress has delivered another major result for Canadian poker, winning the $100,000 Short Deck event at the Triton Super High Roller Series in Jeju, South Korea. The Canadian high-stakes regular beat Jason Koon heads-up to secure the title and a top prize of $1.38 million, adding yet another seven-figure score to one of the strongest tournament résumés in the country.

The event drew a small but brutal field, exactly the kind of environment Triton has become known for. These tournaments are not built on volume. They are built on concentration, with elite professionals, razor-thin edges and enormous pressure attached to every decision. That makes results like this stand out even more, especially when they come against one of the toughest final tables in the game.

For Dvoress, the win was another reminder of how consistently he performs on poker’s most exclusive stages. He has already established himself as one of Canada’s premier high roller players, and this result only strengthens that position. Winning at Triton is different from making a deep run in a softer field. The margins are smaller, the opponents are sharper and the money is heavily weighted toward the top spots.

The heads-up battle against Koon gave the result additional weight. Koon remains one of the most accomplished players on the Triton circuit, so beating him for the title adds another layer of prestige to the victory. Dvoress did not just final table another high roller. He closed it out.

Canada was well represented elsewhere in the same event too. Mike Watson also made the money, finishing seventh for $235,000. Having two Canadians cash in a $100,000 buy-in event says plenty about the country’s continued presence in the global high-stakes scene.

For Canadian poker fans, the broader takeaway is straightforward. Canada continues to produce players who can compete, and win, at the very top of the game. Dvoress has been doing that for years, but wins like this still matter because they keep Canadian names visible in the biggest buy-in events on the international calendar.

Triton may sit far from the day-to-day reality of most players, but its results still shape how the global poker hierarchy is viewed. When a Canadian lifts a title there, it carries real significance. Dvoress is not just adding another payday. He is reinforcing Canada’s standing in the modern high roller era.