Bernhard Binder: Two multi-million dollar titles in 95 days

Upstreak of Binder

The flagship events of major poker series always attract the world’s top high rollers, making even a single victory a standout career milestone, especially for a newcomer.

Bernhard Binder has gone far beyond that benchmark. In just 95 days, he captured two high-stakes titles, boosting his total live tournament earnings nearly 19-fold.

On March 23, 2026, the Austrian secured another headline win. He obtained first place in the Triton Poker Series $125K 7-Handed (Event #8) in Jeju and won $2,137,953.

The tournament attracted 84 entries, with a total prize pool of $10,500,000.

As a reminder, last December, the 27-year-old player became the ME WSOP Paradise champion, where he earned $10,000,000 for first place.

This was his fifth time competing in the Triton Poker series, and prior to this, Binder had six ITMs (all in South Korea) with a maximum cash of $98,000.

The victory in the $125,000 tournament allowed Bernhard to climb to third place in the Austrian top-ranked players.

Final table

Binder spent most of the final day and the final table itself in control as the chip leader.

He scored his first knockout in 7th place, eliminating Paulius Vaitiekūnas. ATs > TT. The pot was 20 big blinds, and the board was QJJ4Q. The river decided the outcome.

Soon after, Binder picked up another massive pot worth 48.5 big blinds, flopping trips against Yosuke Miki. The Japanese player eventually exited in sixth place, shoving ATo into Kiat Lee’s 88 cards.

Danny Tang followed in fifth place. Short-stacked on the button, he moved all-in with K3o against Kiat Lee’s QTs in the small blind, but Lee completed a flush on the river.

Jesse Lonis finished fourth — again at Binder’s hands. He pushed all-in with AJo, running into Binder’s AQs, with the board Q8JTA.

Deal and heads-up

🤩 A BLINDER BY BINDER! Bernhard Binder for his first Triton title and $2.13 million dollars. pic.twitter.com/MHg70Kz8dX

— Triton Poker (@tritonpoker) March 23, 2026

At three-handed play, the stacks were nearly even, and the players agreed to a deal, leaving the trophy, a branded cap, and $200,000 to play for.

Danilo Velašević was the first to lose his stack. His biggest pot went to Binder, who held 72 suited hands: he flopped a flush draw, paired his seven on the turn, and completed the flush on the river. Velašević committed the rest of his chips on the river with AK after flopping top pair.

Kiat Lee also lost a significant portion of his stack to the Austrian, running two pair into a flush.

Binder entered heads-up with more than a 10:1 chip advantage and wrapped things up immediately. In the very first hand, he moved all-in with J7 diamonds, was called by AK, and sealed the victory by hitting a seven on the turn.

Final Table Payouts:

1. Bernhard Binder (Austria) — $2,137,953*
2. Danilo Velasevic (Serbia) — $1,825,600*
3. Kiat Lee (Malaysia) — $1,907,447*
4. Jesse Lonis (USA) — $1,001,000
5. Danny Tang (Hong Kong) — $804,000
6. Yosuke Miki (Japan) — $628,000
7. Paulius Vaitiekunas (Lithuania) — $493,000

*Including top-3 deal.