button in SafariFirst-Ever Triton ONE Main Event on European Soil Starts Today
After two successful editions in Jeju, Triton ONE North Cyprus is in full swing at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Spa. It marks the first time the festival has moved outside Asia, allowing players from around the world to enjoy the Triton Poker experience with more affordable buy-ins.
The first five days saw hundreds of entries being recorded in the major events, but the headlining Triton ONE is the flagship $8,000 Main Event, starting today with Day 1a at noon local time. Day 1a is the first of three starting flights, each taking place on a separate day. The survivors of each flight will converge on Day 2 on November 13, while a winner won't be crowned until Day 4 on November 15.
The reigning Triton ONE champion is Wenjie Zhao. The Chinese native conquered a massive field of 1,230 entries at Triton ONE Jeju in March to walk away with $1,160,000, an amount he secured after a heads-up deal with current Triton ONE Player of the Year leader Jon Vallinas Santos. Zhao has already been spotted in North Cyprus, so he can be expected to take a shot at defending his crown.
Triton ONE Jeju $8,000 Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wenjie Zhao | China | $1,160,000* |
| 2 | Jon Vallinas Santos | Spain | $1,337,000* |
| 3 | Shota Nakanishi | Japan | $641,000 |
| 4 | Xiaohu Liu | China | $475,000 |
| 5 | Kai Yang | United States | $371,000 |
| 6 | Issey Maeda | Japan | $279,000 |
| 7 | Quan Zhou | China | $213,000 |
| 8 | Takumi Eguchi | Japan | $151,000 |
| 9 | Jimmy Guerrero | France | $116,990 |
* denotes heads-up deal
The starting flights of the Triton ONE Main Event will seat players with 250,000 in chips. The first level will be 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante, and 15 40-minute levels are scheduled to be played today, with a break after every three levels.
The players can enjoy a 45-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:30 p.m. local time. Meanwhile, late registration remains open until the start of Level 11: 6,000/12,000 (12,000), with a single reentry being available per starting day.
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PokerNews will be on the floor in North Cyprus to live report the entirety of the Triton ONE Main Event, from the first hand of Day 1a to the crowning of a champion on Day 4. Stay tuned, as the updates will start rolling in shortly.