2026 Triton ONE North Cyprus

$8,000 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 Triton ONE North Cyprus
Event Info
Buy-in
$8,000
Prize Pool
$7,316,600
Total Entries
1,006
Places Paid
159
Players Left
3
Average Chip Stack
83,833,333
Total Chips
251,500,000
Next Payout
Place 3
$561,000
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
24
Players Left
9
Players Left 3 / 1,006
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Level: 27

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

Jakub Sterba Eliminated in 19th Place ($51,000)

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Jakub Sterba
Jakub Sterba

Jakub Sterba had gone all in for 2,575,000 from the hijack, and Ken Tong looked him up in the cutoff.

Jakub Sterba: K♣Q♣ All in
Ken Tong: 9♥9♦

Sterba shot ahead on the J♠6♦K♥ flop, and the 7♥ turn left Tong with just two outs. However, one of them emerged from the deck on the 9♣ river, sending Sterba to a brutal exit.

Tags: Jakub SterbaKen Tong

Maksim Shornikau Eliminated in 20th Place ($51,000); Yue Zhao Eliminated in 21st Place ($44,000)

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Maksim Shornikau
Maksim Shornikau

Chipleader Alex Anton open-shoved on the button. Yue Zhao called for 1,800,000 in the small blind, and Maksim Shornikau decided to risk his 5,525,000 from the big blind.

Yue Zhao: Q♣2♦ All in
Maksim Shornikau: A♣Q♥ All in
Alex Anton: 10♠8♠

Zhao and Shornikau could not like the K♠6♦9♠ flop, as it gave Anton a plethora of extra outs. The 5♥ turn was not one of them, but the 7♠ river did.

The unstoppable Anton rivered a flush, scoring a double knockout and elevating his stack across the 50-million mark.

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Yue Zhao

Tags: Alex AntonMaksim ShornikauYue Zhao

Nikita Kutznetsov Eliminated in 22nd Place ($44,000)

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Nikita Kuznetsov
Nikita Kuznetsov

Nikita Kuznetsov opened to 950,000 from the hijack, and Alex Anton flat-called in the small blind. Yue Zhao came along from the big blind, and she and Anton both checked the 4♠6♠A♦ flop.

Kuznetsov then continued for 800,000, which Anton raised to 2,100,000. Zhao quickly moved out of the way, but Kuznetsov jammed all in for 9,200,000. Anton snap-called, putting his opponent at risk.

Nikita Kuznetsov: A♠7♠ All in
Alex Anton: 6♥6♣

Anton had flopped a set, but Kuznetsov was still in the hand with a flush draw. However, he K♦ turn brought a red card, and the A♥ river upgraded Anton to a full house.

Anton was awarded the pot, and Kuznetsov exited in 22nd place.

Tags: Alex AntonNikita KuznetsovYue Zhao

Aces for Badziakouski

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Preflop, Mikita Badziakouski got his stack of 5,300,000 in from early position, and was up against Jingyao Yan in the cutoff.

Mikita Badziakouski: A♥A♣ All in
Jingyao Yan: A♦J♥

Yan flopped a Broadway draw on Q♠10♣4♠, which turned into an open-ender on the 9♣. However, the A♠ river brought the last ace in the deck, making Badziakouski top set to double him up in style.

Tags: Jingyao YanMikita Badziakouski

Jon Vallinas Santos Eliminated in 23rd Place ($44,000)

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Jon Vallinas Santos
Jon Vallinas Santos

Jon Vallinas Santos shoved in his last 3,075,000 from early position. Mohamed El-Wely called on the button, while Aleksei Istomin folded 10♠10♥ in the small blind.

Jon Vallinas Santos: J♠9♠ All in
Mohamed El-Wely: 7♦7♣

The 8♠2♠3♥ turn added a flush draw to Vallinas' overcards. The 4♣ turn changed nothing, and the Triton ONE Jeju runner-up exited as 23rd in Cyprus when the river came the 10♦.

Tags: Aleksei IstominJon Vallinas SantosMohamed El-Wely

Vaitiekunas Picks Off Another Bluff

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Paulius Vaitiekunas was in the cutoff and raised to 800,000. Mohamed El-Wely flat-called from the small blind, and the duo went heads up to the 2♠J♥5♥ flop.

Vaitekunas continued for 725,000, but El-Wely check-raised to 2,700,000. Vaitiekunas tossed in calling chips, and the Q♣ graced the felt on the turn.

Vaitekunas checked, after which El-Wely sized up to 3,225,000. Vaitiekunas called to the 2♦ river, where the players checked it to showdown.

El-Wely could only show king-high with K♥10♦, meaning Vaitiekunas chipped up further with A♥J♣ for second pair.

Tags: Mohamed El-WelyPaulius Vaitiekunas

Yiwen Bluffs Into Vaitekunas' Aces

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

In a limped pot to the 3♥10♣9♥ flop, small blind Paulius Vaitiekunas bet 400,000, which Yiwen Yuan raised to 1,300,000 from the big blind.

Vaitiekunas called, and he check-called when Yuan continued firing and bet 1,600,000 on the 10♦ turn. After a second check from Vaitiekunas, Yiwen piled in a sizable bet of 4,400,000 on the 9♣ river.

Vaitiekunas gave it a bit of thought, but decided he could not fold and called. He showed A♠A♥, and the best starting hand in the game won him the pot as Yuan had been barreling with J♥3♣.

Tags: Paulius VaitiekunasYiwen Yuan

Mehmet Samsa Eliminated in 24th Place ($37,000)

Level 26 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Mehmet Samsa
Mehmet Samsa

On a 3♦A♦Q♠10♥ turn with 6,900,000 in the pot, Mehmet Samsa was all in for 9,200,000 under the gun, and button player Alex Anton had him at risk.

Mehmet Samsa: A♣J♣ All in
Alex Anton: A♠Q♦

Samsa had one last chance to hit a gutshot, but no king arrived on the 5♣ river. Samsa exited the stage, becoming the first elimination of Day 3.

Tags: Alex AntonMehmet Samsa