button in SafariAnother Shot at Triton ONE Glory on Day 1b of $8K Main Event
Today, at noon local time, the second of three Triton ONE North Cyprus $8,000 Main Event starting flights will get underway at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Spa. Day 1a recorded 266 entries, and a couple of hundred more are expected today on Day 1b, further increasing the $1,934,618 prize pool.
Meanwhile, the chip lead has been set by Damir Gabdullin. Those who want to start Day 2 with the most chips will at least have to eclipse Gabdullin's 4,515,000, the amount he bagged when only 46 players remained at the end of Day 1a. Gabdullin is followed in the counts by poker legend and high-stakes veteran Isaac Haxton, who turned the starting stack of 250,000 into 3,440,000, while France's Axel Hallay rounds out the top three with 2,900,000.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damir Gabdullin | Russian Federation | 4,515,000 | 113 |
| 2 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 3,440,000 | 86 |
| 3 | Axel Hallay | France | 2,900,000 | 73 |
| 4 | Ignas Jasinevicius | Lithuania | 2,750,000 | 69 |
| 5 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 2,060,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Mahmoud Bedoui | Germany | 2,000,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Choon Tong Siow | Malaysia | 1,995,000 | 50 |
| 7 | Ren Lin | China | 1,995,000 | 50 |
| 9 | Nang Quang Nguyen | Viet Nam | 1,900,000 | 48 |
| 10 | Congya Zhang | China | 1,875,000 | 47 |
Day 1b will follow the same structure as Day 1a; 15 40-minute levels are scheduled, starting with Level 1: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. A small break can be enjoyed after every three levels, while a 45-minute dinner break takes place after Level 9, around 6:30 p.m. local time. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 11: 6,000/12,000 (12,000), and players are allowed only a single reentry per flight.
After Day 1b, there will be one more opportunity to qualify. Day 1c begins on November 12, while all survivors combine for the first time on November 13 for Day 2. Two more days of poker will follow, with the winner due to be crowned on Day 4, November 15.
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