The first players have taken their seats, and the cards have been sent into the air for the second starting flight of the Triton ONE North Cyprus Main Event.
The updates will follow on a 60-minute delay, matching the Triton Poker Plus app.
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
Damir Gabdullin
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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Another full day of live reporting is on the horizon, as PokerNews will be on the floor in North Cyprus. Stay tuned for continuous updates from the Triton ONE Main Event.
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