2026 Triton ONE North Cyprus
Chip Counts
Level: 10
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
In the 1,015th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by Solana, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by Nick "Nicky P" Palma, who came into Level 9 Studio to talk about the latest and greatest in the poker world. Given that Mike recently won his second WSOP Online gold bracelet, and Nicky P has one himself, the trio has a discussion on the value and prestige of online vs. live bracelets.
They then discuss all being bounties at the recent World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star, Nicky P's big win over Adrian Mateos at the Poker Masters, and a game of "Who Said It?", where Mike tries to guess who said it between Nicky P and Maurice Hawkins.
Chad then talks about his upcoming Chris Jericho cruise, which led to a "hot take" about poker and wrestling, before selecting some winners for signed Mike Caro books. Oh, and a new giveaway for those hoping to get a deck of this year's WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Bounty cards. Finally, a look at the new poker podcast The Tough Call featuring Maria Konnikova and James Hartigan.
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The field has shrunk to 190 players remaining, and they have been sent on a 50-minute dinner break. The coverage is expected to resume around 8 p.m. local time, on a reduced 30-minute delay.
One more level of late registration remains after dinner, presenting the final chance to hop into the Triton ONE North Cyprus Main Event.
Ryhor Karapanau open-raised to 16,000 in middle position, and Danny Tang, who had only recently joined the field, three-bet to 50,000 from the hijack.
Karapanau jammed all in once it had folded back to him, and Tang called off his stack of 209,000.
Danny Tang: Q♠Q♣
Ryhor Karapanau: K♠K♦
An uneventful, 9♠5♣9♦6♦2♣ board emerged from the deck, coolering Tang to the rail.
Having just lost a big pot to Aleksandr Zubov, Hassan Nashar open-jammed for a massive 311,000 from middle position. Yannick Schumacher called in the small blind, covering the former big stack.
Hassan Nashar: A♦6♥
Yannick Schumacher: A♠Q♥
Nashar could not perform a miracle on the K♠8♦10♠3♦9♥ runout, and his remaining stack was shipped to Schumacher.
Nashar immediately reentered, but quickly lost a preflop all-in with pocket queens against Gabriel Tavares's pocket aces at his new table, meaning his Main Event had come to an end.
Mario Krastev open-raised in the hijack, and Maxime Chilaud flat-called on the button. Selahaddin Bedir was in the small blind and three-bet jammed for 167,000. Krastev folded, but Chilaud called after a small tank.
Selahaddin Bedir: A♦K♣
Maxime Chilaud: A♥J♣
Bedir remained ahead on the Q♠3♠8♠ flop and 10♦ turn, but Chilaud made a straight on the 9♣ river to send Bedir out.
Level: 9
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Merijn van Rooij announced a raise to 12,000 from middle position. Ana Marquez then tossed in 36,000 from the cutoff for a three-bet, and Van Rooij called.
On the K♦3♠Q♦ flop, Van Rooij checked before calling Marquez's continuation-bet of 25,000. Both players went on to check the 3♦ turn, and Van Rooij checked again on the 8♥ river.
Marquez tanked for a bit, then moved all in for roughly 175,000. Van Rooij quickly folded, and the pot was added to Marquez's stack.