Joao Simao Sits Second at Triton Montenegro $50K PLO Final Table

Brazil's Joao Simao holds 1.495 million chips and second position at the Triton Montenegro $50K PLO Mystery Bounty final table, trailing Spain's César García by 825,000.

García leads all eight remaining players with 2.32 million from the 47-entry field. Austria's Matthias Eibinger is close behind Simao in third at 1.395 million, setting up a compressed top three separated by fewer than a million chips.

The Full Picture

The $50,000 buy-in event drew 47 entries — a healthy field for a Triton PLO side event with a mystery bounty format. The final table features players from five countries across three continents.

American Ben Tollerene sits fifth with 1.165 million, while Spain's Lautaro Guerra rounds out the named stacks at 675,000. The gap between García at the top and Guerra near the bottom is roughly 3.4-to-1 — a wide spread that gives the chip leader room to maneuver but leaves plenty of play for the rest of the field.

Simao's stack of 1.495 million represents roughly 32 big blinds at the current level, enough to pick spots without being forced into marginal decisions. The 825,000-chip deficit to García is significant but far from insurmountable in a PLO format where pots can double a stack in a single hand.

Triton Montenegro continues through the week with additional high-roller events on the schedule.