Orpen Kisacikoglu will have you believe that he’s a businessman who plays poker recreationally. That might be true, but on Tuesday the Turkish-born high roller showed he has the chops to hang with some of the best poker players in the world by beating the 32-entry field in the Triton Super High Roller Series €100,000 event at partypoker MILLIONS Europe for a seven-figure score.

Day 2 began with 18 players still in the field and registration open for the first level of play. Four players, including a re-entry from Phil Ivey, decided to take advantage of the late registration period to push the total field size to 32 players. Leading the way into Day 2 was Igor Kurganov. Unfortunately, things didn’t go smoothly for Kurganov however and he was eliminated on the bubble in seventh place.

Once play hit the money, it took almost 90 minutes for the first player to bust. Down to just 15 big blinds, Kristen Bicknell shoved from the button with and Kisacikoglu called instantly from the big blind with . The flop gave Bicknell a flush draw, but neither the turn or river completed it and she was eliminated in sixth place for €213,000.

Just 20 minutes later, Cary Katz joined her on the sidelines. From the hijack, Katz called with and Vladimir Troyanovskiy checked his big blind with . The flop got a check from Troyanovskiy and a shove of 230,000 – less than four big blinds – from Katz. Troyanovskiy called and then watched the miss both players while the river gave Troyanovskiy a straight to bust Katz in fifth place for €273,000.

Wai Kin Yong has been on massive heater over the last week. He won the Triton SHR NLHE Main Event in London for $3,154,064 and then finished runner-up in the Short Deck Main Event two days later for $2,232,740. He nearly added another top-two finish to his resume, but ultimately had to settle for fourth place thanks to Ben Heath. Yong shoved his last three big blinds holding on the button only to have Heath look him up from the big blind with . The runout kept Heath ahead and eliminated Wong in fourth for €349,000.

Three-handed play lasted over an hour before Kisacikoglu began his push to the title. Kisacikoglu moved all-in for 1,710,000 from the button with and Heath called from the small blind with . The flop gave Kisacikoglu bottom set but left Heath drawing thin. The turn gave the 2019 WSOP bracelet winner four outs to Broadway, but the river wasn’t one of them and he was out in third for €455,000.

Troyanovskiy and Kisacikoglu battled heads-up for just over an hour. On the final hand of the tournament, Troyanovskiy raised to 250,000 with and Kisacikoglu called with . The flop came and Kisacikoglu check-shoved after Troyanovskiy bet 300,000. The Russian pro called off his last 2,800,000 and couldn’t improve on the turn or river and was eliminated in second place for €710,000.

Payouts

1. Orpen Kisacikoglu – €1,040,000
2. Vladimir Troyanovskiy – €710,000
3. Ben Heath – €455,000
4. Wai Kin Yong – €349,000
5. Cary Katz – €273,000
6. Kristen Bicknell – €213,000