button in SafariFull House Expected as Triton ONE North Cyprus' Final Main Event Flight Gets Underway
The sun has risen above the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, bringing another day of the Triton ONE North Cyprus festival. Today, all focus will be on the $8,000 Main Event, as Day 1c, the last of three starting flights, will kick off at the luxurious Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Spa at noon local time.
All aspiring Triton ONE champions will be given two final bullets to join the 119 players who have already qualified for Day 2, since each starting flight allows only one reentry. With 629 entries across Day 1a and Day 1b, the prize pool currently reads $4,574,17. Hundreds of additional entries are expected today, adding some extra millions to the already eye-watering figure.
Meanwhile, anyone who increases their starting stack of 250,000 to 4,515,000 or more will be in contention for the chip lead, as that is the number Damir Gabdullin bagged on Day 1a for the overall biggest stack so far. Jingyao Yan closed out Day 1b with 4,130,000 and sits in second place, while Triton Super High Roller Series champions Isaac Haxton, Mikita Badziakouski, and Dimitar Danchev also appear in the top ten, hunting a Triton ONE title to add to their resumes.
Day 1a and Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damir Gabdullin | Russian Federation | 4,515,000 | 113 |
| 2 | Jingyao Yan | China | 4,130,000 | 103 |
| 3 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 3,440,000 | 86 |
| 4 | Kursad Bayrakci | Turkey | 3,300,000 | 83 |
| 5 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 2,965,000 | 74 |
| 6 | Rafael Navas | Spain | 2,900,000 | 73 |
| 7 | Axel Hallay | France | 2,900,000 | 73 |
| 8 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | 2,815,000 | 70 |
| 9 | Ignas Jasinevicius | Lithuania | 2,750,000 | 69 |
| 10 | Marcelo Aziz | Brazil | 2,585,000 | 65 |
Day 1c will follow the same structure as its two predecessors; it will play 15 40-minute levels, starting with Level 1: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. Small breaks occur every three levels, while a 45-minute dinner break is planned after Level 9, roughly 6:30 p.m. local time.
Late registration will remain open for one more level after, closing at the start of Level 11: 6,000/12,000 (12,000). The start of this level marks the final chance for anyone to take a shot at becoming the first-ever Triton ONE North Cyprus Main Event champion. The entirety of Day 1c will also be streamed on Triton Poker's YouTube and Twitch channels.
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PokerNews will be on the floor in North Cyprus to live report the final starting flight from beginning to end, so stay tuned as the Triton ONE Main Event will continue shortly.