Triton Super High Roller Series Kicks Off in Montenegro Today: 18 Events, $200K Invitational, and $40M in Expected Prize Pools

The Triton Super High Roller Series 2026 Montenegro kicks off today (May 13) at the Maestral Resort & Casino in Budva. The 16-day festival features 18 events with buy-ins ranging from $25,000 to $200,000, headlined by a $200K Invitational and dual $100K Main Events, with an estimated $40 million in total prize pools.

What’s Actually Happening?

Triton Poker is back on the Adriatic coast for its second major stop of 2026. The Maestral Resort & Casino in Budva, Montenegro — a seaside resort town that looks like it belongs in a Bond movie — is hosting 18 super high roller events over 16 days.

Here are the marquee events you need to know about:

• $200,000 NLH Invitational (May 19): The crown jewel. Half the field is made up of invited recreational players (read: wealthy amateurs), and the other half is pros who buy in directly. This is Triton’s signature format — putting money and skill at the same table.
• $100,000 NLH Main Event (starts May 21)
• $100,000 PLO Main Event (starts May 24)
• $150,000 NLH 10th Anniversary Special: A one-off event celebrating Triton’s decade in the game

This is also the first major scoring event for the Ivan Leow Player of the Year leaderboard, with Triton offering a $200,000 bonus to the season’s top performer.

Source: PokerNews, Triton Poker Official

What Does This Mean for Regular Players?

You’re not playing in this one. Neither am I. The $25,000 minimum buy-in makes sure of that. But there are genuine reasons to pay attention.

First, the live streams. Triton’s delayed broadcasts are legitimately some of the best free poker education available. You’re watching Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, and Michael Addamo make decisions with six-figure pots on the line — not the kind of spots where people get sloppy. I watched the Triton Jeju streams earlier this year and there was a hand where Dwan 3-bet from the blinds with a suited connector against a button open, flopped a draw, and check-raised all-in on the turn. The way he sized his check-raise to give himself fold equity while keeping his draw alive — that’s the kind of stuff you can’t learn from a textbook.

Second, Triton Tempo is worth watching. It’s a shared time bank system designed to cut down on tanking — every player draws from the same clock, so one person’s stalling eats into everyone’s time. It debuted at the Jeju stop and got positive reviews. If it works well in Montenegro, don’t be surprised if other major tours adopt something similar. Faster tournaments benefit everyone.

My Take

Ten years of Triton. From a private high-stakes game for Asian businessmen to the most-watched super high roller brand in the world. That’s a genuine achievement, and their production quality blows most competitors out of the water.

But I’ll be honest about what the $200K Invitational really is. Triton frames it as “bringing recreational players and professionals together.” What it actually means is that very wealthy amateurs are being courted to sit at a table with the best players in the world. The whales fund the prize pools, the pros compete for them, and Triton takes a cut. Is that cynical? Maybe. Is it also how poker has always worked at every level? Absolutely. The only difference is the number of zeros.

For the POY race, I’m watching Jason Koon and Michael Addamo closely. Both have been absurdly consistent in super high roller fields over the past two years. Addamo in particular seems to perform best when the buy-ins get uncomfortable for everyone else.

If you’ve got free evenings over the next two weeks, the streams are worth your time. Free education from the best players in the world, with commentary that’s actually gotten good. You won’t regret it.

Sources: PokerNews, Triton Poker Official, PokerTube