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

09-05-2025 15:14 UTC+9

Zhao Flips Through Cheong in Six-Bet Pot

Connor Richards

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

Hongjun Zhao opened to 6,500 from under the gun and Mauricio Salazar three-bet to 18,000 in the hijack before Joseph Cheong four-bet to 45,000 in the small blind. Zhao five-bet to 110,000 and Cheong six-bet jammed to get Zhao to call off for his stack of 179,000.

Hongjun Zhao: A♠K♥ All in
Joseph Cheong: Q♥Q♣

The flip went Zhao's way as the board ran out 4♦5♥K♦10♥3♣ to pair his king and earn him a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hongjun Zhao	381,000
Joseph Cheong	163,000 199,000	199,000

Tags: Joseph Cheong Mauricio Salazar

09-05-2025 15:11 UTC+9

Day 1a Continues to Grow

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Christian Zetzsche

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

According to the tournament info screens, there are now 264 entries including 21 re-entries and approximately 234 players remain. Rowan Wong had re-entered but was eliminated in the secondary tournament area, Jimmy Guerrero and Julian Warhurst also departed as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Warhurst	Busted
Rowan Wong	Busted
Jimmy Guerrero	Busted

Tags: Jimmy Guerrero Julian Warhurst Rowan Wong

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

09-05-2025 15:06 UTC+9

Long Eliminated by Guo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Zhentao Long three-bet to 18,000 on the button for Tiayi Guo to then four-bet from the small blind to 40,000. It folded back to Long and he moved all-in to get called by Guo.

Zhentao Long: 10♥10♦ [allin|
Tiayi Guo: A♠J♠

The flip went to Guo on a board of Q♥J♥7♠2♣6♦ to send Long to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tiayi Guo	475,000
Zhentao Long	Busted

Tags: Zhentao Long Tiayi Guo

09-05-2025 15:03 UTC+9

Asipauskas Takes From Nguyen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Rokas Asipauskas raised it up to 5,000 and then called a three-bet to 15,000 by Nang Quang Nguyen, which led them to the A♣10♠4♣ flop. Asipauskas check-called for 10,000 and they checked the 10♦ on the turn.

Following the 6♣ river, Asipauskas bet 35,000 with some 42,000 behind and Nguyen eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nang Quang Nguyen	310,000 310,000	310,000
Rokas Asipauskas	140,000 82,500	82,500

Tags: Nang Quang Nguyen Rokas Asipauskas

09-05-2025 14:57 UTC+9

Chidwick Collects Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 5,500 and received four callers to the A♠K♣9♠ flop on which only Erdun Xu in the hijack and Junjie He on the button called his continuation bet for 6,000. The Q♦ followed on the turn and Chidwick now bet 17,000, which forced out both opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erdun Xu	299,000 52,000	52,000
Stephen Chidwick	264,500 14,500	14,500

Junjie He	258,500
Jun Li	200,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Junjie He

09-05-2025 14:53 UTC+9

Foxen Out After Piekazewicz Calls Down His Bluff

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Alisson Piekazewicz opened to 6,000 in the hijack and Alex Foxen three-bet to 18,000 on the button. Piekazewicz called.

Piekazewicz checked on the flop of 5♥3♠9♣ and Foxen continued for 14,000. Piekazewicz check-raised to 34,000, leading Foxen to three-bet to 61,000. Piekazewicz called.

Piekazewicz checked on the 10♠ turn and Foxen sized down to 41,000. Piekazewicz called. Piekazewicz checked once more on the 3♦ river and Foxen put him to the test by betting 95,500 with just 500 behind. Piekazewicz called.

Foxen could only show ace-high with A♥K♠, prompting Piekazewicz to proudly table 4♠4♦ after calling all the way down with just a pair of fours. Foxen was eliminated shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alisson Piekazewicz	488,000 488,000	488,000
Alex Foxen	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Alisson Miguel Piekazewicz

09-05-2025 14:52 UTC+9

New Entries and Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Saliba	250,000

Punnat Punsri	250,000

[Removed:607]	250,000
Kenny Hallaert	250,000

Chin Wei Lim	250,000

Daniil Vasilev	Busted
Yuhang Ji	Busted
Hao Zhang	Busted
Antal Mezei	Busted

09-05-2025 14:41 UTC+9

Haxton Doubles Through Deng

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Mi Deng raiserd to 5,500 and then saw Isaac Haxton three-bet to 17,000 in the cutoff. Jianming Luo in the big blind four-bet to 31,000 and was called both ways to then have the K♦K♠9♣ flop get checked all the way. On the 10♠ turn, Luo bet 25,000 and Deng raised to 75,000. Haxton jammed for 86,500 to force out Luo while Deng called.

Isaac Haxton: Q♥J♥ All in
Mi Deng: A♦K♥

The river was the 8♥ and Haxton secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	299,000 142,000	142,000

Mi Deng	222,000 166,500	166,500
Jianming Luo	201,000 201,000	201,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Jianming Luo Mi Deng

09-05-2025 14:34 UTC+9

Pratipsangkorn Falls to Smajd

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Early into the fourth level of the day, Anze Smajd raised to 7,000 in the small blind and instantly called the big blind shove by metasit Pratipsangkorn for the last 37,000.

Metasit Pratipsangkorn: A♣10♠ All in
Anze Smajd: Q♦Q♥

There was no ace on the K♠4♦2♦4♠5♦ runout to send the Thai player to the rail.