Action folded to Luigi Soncin on the button, and he raised to 40,000. It then folded to the big blind Biao Ding who three-bet all in for 480,000, and Soncin made the call to put Ding at risk.
Biao Ding: A♠10♣ 
Luigi Soncin: A♣J♦
Ding was dominated but picked up extra outs on the J♣Q♦9♠ flop, but could not hit after the 4♠ on the turn and 5♠ on the river to be the first elimination of Day 2.
The 151 returning players are in their seats, and cards are in the air for Day 2!
Live updates will be on delay to match the Triton live stream starting at 1 p.m. local time.
Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The $5,000 NLH 8-Handed Mystery Bounty continues today at the 2026 Triton ONE North Cyprus festival, with 151 players returning to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Spa for Day 2.
The event attracted 607 entries across two starting flights, generating a regular prize pool of$1,545,422, with another $1,214,000 set aside for mystery bounties. With the bounty portion of the tournament getting underway, players will have more than just the regular payouts to compete for.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raul Yunusov | Russian Federation | 3,435,000 |
| 2 | Gianna Avdic Mcintire | United States | 2,695,000 |
| 3 | Asaf Groofi | Israel | 1,920,000 |
| 4 | Siegfried Kapeller | Austria | 1,865,000 |
| 5 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 1,845,000 |
| 6 | Rudy Halim | Indonesia | 1,750,000 |
| 7 | Benedek Farkas | Hungary | 1,730,000 |
| 8 | Aleksandr Razinkov | Russian Federation | 1,715,000 |
| 9 | Julien Sitbon | France | 1,705,000 |
| 10 | Armin Rezaei | Austria | 1,700,000 |
Raul Yunusov leads the returning field with 3,435,000 chips after finishing Day 1b atop the counts. Asaf Groofi (1,920,000) and Aleksandr Razinkov (1,715,000) are also among the larger stacks, alongside Armin Rezaei (1,700,000) and Emilien Pitavy (1,395,000).
Several familiar names remain in contention, including Triton ONE champions Huu Dung Nguyen (1,190,000) and Yoko Sasaki (1,145,000), plus Triton regulars Punnat Punsri and Biao Ding.
The 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan (940,000) is also still in the field.
Play resumes at noon local time, with approximately 14 minutes remaining in Level 14, featuring blinds of 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. Levels will increase to 40 minutes, with the tournament scheduled to play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates and coverage until a champion is crowned.
$5,000 NLH 8-Handed Mystery Bounty
Day 2 Started
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