First Triton ONE Main Event Champion Will Be Crowned Today
The first Triton ONE Main Event champion will be crowned today in Landing Casino on South Korea's Jeju island as 16 players return today in the $8,000 buy-in event to fight for that recognition.
Day 3 of the Triton ONE Main event kicks off at noon local time in real time, while updates and livestream action will begin at approximately 1:05 p.m.
The favorites in terms of chip counts are Russia's Sergei Petrushevskii, Austria's Joshua Gebissa and two Chinese nationals in Ruogo Wen and Yuefeng Pan, who bagged the Day 2 chip lead with a stack of 33,900,000.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuefeng Pan | China | 33,900,000 | 85 |
| 2 | Joshua Gebissa | Austria | 32,775,000 | 82 |
| 3 | Ruogo Wen | China | 28,725,000 | 72 |
| 4 | Sergei Petrushevskii | Russian Federation | 27,050,000 | 68 |
| 5 | Daiki Shingae | Japan | 24,125,000 | 60 |
| 6 | Dajie Zhuo | China | 24,100,000 | 60 |
| 7 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | Ukraine | 22,800,000 | 57 |
| 8 | Kaoru Kishimoto | Japan | 13,350,000 | 33 |
| 9 | Michael Zhang | United Kingdom | 12,600,000 | 32 |
| 10 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 12,125,000 | 30 |
| 11 | Chao Li | China | 6,550,000 | 16 |
| 12 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | 5,900,000 | 15 |
| 13 | Hongjun Zhao | China | 5,825,000 | 15 |
| 14 | Weiran Pu | China | 5,125,000 | 13 |
| 15 | Takashi Yagura | Japan | 5,000,000 | 13 |
| 16 | Ming Juen Teoh | Malaysia | 1,850,000 | 4.5 |
There are a few high-stakes regulars still in contention, including Russian super-crusher Artur Martirosian, Ukraine's Igor Yaroshevskyy and Thailand's Punnat Punsri. Meanwhile, Asia's Ming Juen Teoh, Takashi Yagura, Hongjun Zhao, Kaoru Kishimoto and Chao Li are all looking to make names for themselves, as well as Britain's Michael Zhang.
Each returning player is guaranteed at least $60,400 with a pay jump to $68,100 looming. A spot at the final table will be worth at least $101,700, while more than ten times that, $1,367,000, awaits the champion.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize (In USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,367,000 |
| 2 | $814,000 |
| 3 | $573,000 |
| 4 | $431,000 |
| 5 | $328,000 |
| 6 | $241,300 |
| 7 | $183,000 |
| 8 | $130,558 |
| 9 | $101,700 |
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on-site on Day 3 to see the Triton ONE Main Event reach a winner. Before the action kicks off, check out highlights from yesterday's Triton stream.