POTD #30 Final Table Friday: Triton Montenegro 2019 NLHE Main Event €110K. Part 2

My adventures in Montenegro continue

In today’s newsletter, we continue our Final Table Friday journey through my final table of the Triton Montenegro NLHE Main Event. Usually the hands that I blog about are hands that I remember playing. Sometimes, I choose them for this blog because I’ve spent nights tossing and turning about how I played them. Other times, I read a hand history and the memory of playing a hand comes rushing back to me. Today’s hand is the first punt that I simply do not remember playing. It was 6 years ago, sure, but I remember hands older than that. This was at a big final table with a lot of money up top; you’d think I would remember every notable hand I played, but I don’t. As I rewatched this FT, I was shocked at how poor the quality of my and others’ play was (more hands will be analyzed in the Discord for Premium subscribers). In 2019, I thought quite highly of my game. In 2025, I think my 2019 game stinks. It goes to show, no matter how sharp you are or were, you’re always a few years away from being dull as a butter knife.

Hand History
If you have the Triton Poker App you can watch video of this hand in the app it’s Hand 10, Day 2 Episode 14.

HH: My Poker Coaching Replayer

Preflop: Peter Jetten (1.7m) raises UTG to 100k, folds to me in the SB and I call with A♣️3♣️, Paul Phua calls in BB.

Flop (300k): T♥️ A♦️ 4♦️ I check, Phua checks, Jetten bets 100k, I call, Phua folds.

Turn (500k): K♦️ Check / check.

River (500k): 7♣️ I lead 55k, Jetten raises to 450k, I use a time bank and call, Peter shows A♠️J♠️ and I lose.