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Kiat Lee Completes Stunning Comeback to Win $40,000 Mystery Bounty at Triton Jeju

By Mrinal Gujare

10 Sep 2026

Mrinal Gujare 10 Sep 2026

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Kiat Lee wins $40k Mystery Bounty after surviving the bubble.
Earns at least $939k (top prize + 8 bounties), claiming his 4th Triton title.
The event drew 133 entries and a $5.32M prize pool.

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Kiat Lee overcame a tense bubble situation to win the $40,000 Mystery Bounty at Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju. Lee earned $619,000 plus eight bounties, while Jamil Wakil collected $419,000 and six bounties for second place.

Kiat Lee has completed a remarkable turnaround at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Jeju, going from the brink of elimination on the tournament bubble to winning the $40,000 Mystery Bounty event.

Around 2pm, Lee was facing potential elimination against Canada's Jamil Wakil. With only a tiny stack, Lee needed his hand to hold to double up and remain in contention for a payout.

Approximately nine hours later, Lee and Wakil were once again involved in a huge pot. This time, Lee found the favourable flop he needed and won the final pot of the tournament, securing his fourth Triton title and denying Wakil his first.

Lee's victory marked a dramatic change in fortunes during the event. Earlier in the day, he had been fighting simply to survive the tournament bubble. By the conclusion, he had claimed the title and secured a substantial payday.

Lee has earned $619,000 from the event so far. He will also have eight bounty envelopes to open during a ceremony tomorrow, with each worth a minimum of $40,000.

That gives Lee at least $320,000 in additional bounty value, putting his total payday from the event at a minimum of $939,000.

Wakil finished runner-up for $419,000 and also secured six bounty envelopes. Like Lee, he will have additional bounty value to collect, although the first Triton trophy of his career remains out of reach.

The $40,000 Mystery Bounty tournament attracted 133 entries and featured a two-stage approach to the bounty format.

Day 1 focused on reaching the 25 percent portion of the field that would receive a bounty token. A total of 33 players survived and bagged their stacks shortly before 1am.

Those players returned for Day 2 knowing that every elimination would now be rewarded with a bounty pull.

However, reaching the bounty stage was not the only challenge. The tournament also had an official money bubble, which would burst once the field was reduced to 23 players.

That bubble proved to be a prolonged and tense stage of the tournament, with numerous players placed under pressure and facing elimination threats while continuing to survive. Lee ultimately navigated that difficult stage and went on to win the event.

Triton Poker Series Jeju II Winners

Event	Entries	Winner	First Prize
#1: $15,000 NLH 8-Handed	206	Alexandros Theologis (Greece)	$642,000
#2: $20,000 NLH 8-Handed	174	Klemens Roiter (Austria)	$771,000
#3: $25,000 NLH Titi Poker	210	Khoa Anh Ngo (Vietnam)	$1,090,000
#5: $25,000 NLH 8-Handed	131	Alex Boika (Belarus)	$761,000
#6: $30,000 NLH 8-Handed	135	Dan Dvoress (Canada)	$942,000

Event #7, the $40k NLH 7-Handed Mystery Bounty, generated a $5,320,000 prize pool. Lee's $619,000 first-place prize forms the cash portion of his winnings, with the eight bounty envelopes providing the possibility of substantially increasing his final total.

Wakil's runner-up finish paid $419,000, in addition to his six bounty envelopes. The result also gave Lee his fourth Triton title, while Wakil finished second in his bid for a first title.

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