$8,000 Triton ONE Main Event Day 1a | 2025 Triton ONE Jeju

09-05-2025 16:05 UTC+9

Steinbrenner Runs Into Aces

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action folded to Nabil Cardoso in the cutoff and he raised it up to 9,000. Jianming Luo on the button three-bet to 25,000 only for Justin Steinbrenner to four-bet shove behind for around 190,000. Cardoso jammed over the top and Luo folded.

Justin Steinbrenner: A♣J♠ All in
Nabil Cardoso: A♥A♠

The K♠Q♥6♦ flop gave Steinbrenner some hope with the broadway draw but the A♦ turn and Q♦ river ended this bullet for the German.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mi Deng	540,000 318,000	318,000
Nabil Cardoso	475,000 475,000	475,000
Jianming Luo	250,000 49,000	49,000
Isaac Haxton	245,000 12,000	12,000

Justin Steinbrenner	Busted

Tags: Nabil Cardoso Justin Steinbrenner Jianming Luo

09-05-2025 16:00 UTC+9

Steinbrenner Eliminates Leung

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Justin Steinbrenner opened to 8,000 from under the gun and Horace King Chun Leung three-bet jammed a stack of 23,500 from the next seat. Isaac Haxton called on the button before Steinbrenner four-bet jammed to force a fold from Haxton.

Justin Steinbrenner: A♦Q♦
Horace King Chun Leung: Q♣10♠

Leung was dominated and couldn't pull ahead as the runout of 5♣A♠K♣K♥3♣ confirmed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	233,000 66,000	66,000

Justin Steinbrenner	186,000 64,000	64,000
Horace King Chun Leung	Busted

Tags: Justin Steinbrenner Isaac Haxton

09-05-2025 15:58 UTC+9

Recent List of Day 1a Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With now up to 320 entries including 42 re-entries, the first starting flight has been reduced to around 262 players left early into level six. The late registration will remain open until the start of level 11 and Day 1a concludes upon completion of level 15.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Solaimani	Busted
Krisztian Toeroek	Busted
Yuma Yoshida	Busted
Choon Tong Siow	Busted
Clemen Deng	Busted
Jie Xu	Busted
Fabian Gumz	Busted
Ming Ken Thoo	Busted
Yita Choong	Busted

09-05-2025 15:52 UTC+9

One for Wang; One for Cokaliong

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Kuan Han Lee raised the button to 10,000 and then called a three-bet to 35,000 by Yitong Wang in the big blind. The latter followed up the K♣K♠7♦ flop with a bet of 18,000 and won the pot.

One hand later, Wang limped the small blind and called a raise to 16,000 by Chase Cokaliong. The flop came 9♥5♦2♠ and Wang check-folded when he faced a bet of 12,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nevan Chang	545,000 295,000	295,000

Kuan Han Lee	475,000 475,000	475,000
Yitong Wang	315,000 315,000	315,000
Chase Cokaliong	265,000 265,000	265,000
Gytis Lazauninkas	125,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Chase Cokaliong Kuan Han Lee Yitong Wang

Level: 6

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

09-05-2025 15:48 UTC+9

Aliev Takes From Zhang

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Michael Zhang raised to 6,000 and then called a three-bet to 18,000 by Ilias Aliev to see a flop of J♥7♣3♣. Zhang check-raised from 15,000 to 55,000 and Aliev called before the latter bet the A♠ turn for 35,000, earning a check-call from Zhang.

The 2♣ on the river saw both players check and Zhang revealed his Q♣Q♦ first, but was beaten by Aliev's A♥A♣ for a set of aces after which he had a subtle smirk on the face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilias Aliev	525,000 100,500	100,500
Zachary Habayeb	450,000
Jessica Vierling	200,000
Michael Zhang	155,000

Tags: Michael Zhang Ilias Aliev

09-05-2025 15:47 UTC+9

How a $1.4 Million Score Saved This Poker Crusher from a Major Downswing

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Don't let his wire-framed eyeglasses, affectionate smile and recurring laugh fool you, Stephen Song is one of the last people you want to see at the poker table. That's bad news for players at the Triton ONE series as the 2022 Global Poker Index (GPI) Player of the Year plans on playing a full slate of tournaments at the inaugural festival on South Korea's Jeju island.

Song has already had more than his share of success on the island, including two high roller victories at The Lord Poker Tour (TLPT) earlier this year.

Yet it hasn't all been smooth-sailing for the American pro, who revealed to PokerNews that he had a rough 2024 before turning it around and then some by winning the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event for a career-best $1.4 million.

Tags: Stephen Song

09-05-2025 15:37 UTC+9

Recent Casualties in Level 5

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nabil Cardoso	Busted
Ilya Nikiforov	Busted
Yong Li	Busted
Qun Dang	Busted
Jesse Wigan	Busted
Nikita Voznesenskii	Busted
Viktor Yugay	Busted
Georgios Skarparis	Busted

09-05-2025 15:32 UTC+9

More Chips for McCully and Wu

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Joshua McCully faced a raise to 6,000 by Vladislav Klepikov and a call by Meng Wu, which he three-bet to 28,000 to earn two calls. On the K♦8♠7♦ flop, it checked to McCully and the Aussie bet 32,000 to get called by Klepikov only.

After the [3h turn, Klepikov checked and McCully pushed all-in to force a fold.

One hand later, Wu opened to 6,000 again and called a three-bet to 17,000 by Congya Zhang. Wu check-called the K♦Q♣4♠ flop for 5,500 and the 9♦ turn was checked through. Wu bet the J♠ river for 17,000 to receive a call and won the pot with the 4♦4♣ for a flopped set of fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuhang Liu	550,000 55,500	55,500
Joshua McCully	540,000 540,000	540,000
Hyung Tai Kim	433,000 433,000	433,000
Shiina Okamoto	406,500 33,500	33,500

Meng Wu	245,000 245,000	245,000
Congya Zhang	203,000 203,000	203,000

Tags: Congya Zhang Joshua McCully Meng Wu Vladislav Klepikov

09-05-2025 15:21 UTC+9

Two Casualties on Table 19

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Cheng Cheng raised to 5,500 and was called by Mehdi Chaoui on the button as well as table short stack Liangqiang Pang in the big blind. On the 8♦4♠3♥ flop, Chaoui raised a bet of 7,000 by Cheng to 24,000 and Cheng called. Chaoui led the 6♥ turn for 53,000 when checked to and then emptied the clip with a shove on the J♠ river.

Cheng called with the KsKd] and caught Chaoui on a move holding the Q♥9♥.

Soon after, Pang got the last few big blinds in with the 8♠8♥. Tamon Nakamura called the three-bet shove with K♦J♥ and came out on top of the K♠6♥3♠5♠A♦ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cheng Cheng	516,500 248,500	248,500
Nick Petrangelo	395,000 51,500	51,500

Tamon Nakamura	244,000 6,000	6,000
Konstantin Held	227,500 227,500	227,500

Mike Watson	225,500 225,500	225,500

Mehdi Chaoui	Busted
Liangqiang Pang	Busted

Tags: Cheng Cheng Mehdi Chaoui Tamon Nakamura Liangqiang Pang