Level 2
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining 74 players have been sent on their first 15-minute break.
2024 WSOP Paradise
Event #2: $1,000,000 Triton Million
Day: 1
Event Info
2024 WSOP Paradise
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,000,000
Prize Pool
$48,000,000
Entries
96
Level
26
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
95
Players Left
67
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Level 2
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
The World Series of Poker Paradise, which is in its second year, has partnered with the Triton Poker Series for the Triton Million, a unique tournament that paired an invitee with a poker pro – each putting up a $500,000 buy-in – and then each competing in their respective fields on Day 1 before combining into one field on Day 2.
One of the last pairs announced for the Triton Millions, which is being live reported by PokerNews, was that of invitee “Texas” Mike Moncek and poker pro Shaun Deeb.
PokerNews caught up with the latter prior to the start of play, and the man who won a million-dollar body fat prop bet earlier this year shared his excitement.
“There’s only been bigger, the Big One for One Drop $1,000,000, and I only won a satellite to that. I never played it.” explained Deeb, who received a cash payout for that 2012 event as he was an alternate to the 48-man field.
So, how did Deeb, who doesn’t really play the high roller scene, end up in one of poker’s largest buy-ins ever?
“Mike messaged me a couple of months ago about possibly wanting to play this. I was like, ‘You know, I can get you a better pro if you want one.’ But he was like, ‘I want to play with you’ and we kind of went back and forth. Then a few days ago he decided, ‘OK, let's do it’ and so we just had to coordinate. Everything was very last minute. I like to procrastinate.”
Level: 3
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Biao Ding raised to 8,000 with A♦3♦ in early position and Elton Tsang three-bet to 25,000 in the hijack with 9♠8♠. Ding responded by four-betting to 54,000 and Tsang called.
Ding checked on the flop of Q♥6♠J♠, and Tsang bet 75,000 with his flush and gutshot draw. Ding laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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934,000
66,000
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66,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jason Koon raised to 10,000 from under the gun and [Removed:502] three-bet to 35,000 in the cutoff. Koon called.
Koon checked on the flop of 5♦4♠3♦ and Mosbock continued for 40,000. Koon check-raised to 100,000.
Koon continued for 90,000 on the 6♥ turn and Mosbock raised to 210,000 to bring a quick fold from Koon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,500,000 | |
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1,300,000
175,000
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175,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 21st episode, Connor speaks with Survivor legend Boston Rob, aka Rob Mariano, about growing up near Fenway Park, learning poker at the age of 6, studying psychology at Boston University, applying for Survivor and winning Season 22, his recent appearance on Deal or No Deal Island and filming an upcoming season of The Traitors.
Boston Rob also revealed a story about Costa Rican authorities raiding a mansion known to host high-stakes poker games during a 2006 filming that included Daniel Negreanu, Josh Arieh, David Williams, Michael Mizrachi and actress Cheryl Hines.
"(Gambling mogul) Calvin (Ayre) had a big party at the house, and they came in guns drawn," he said. "And we were fine, but we all had to stay at the party until they checked our passports and everything. I think it was a little bit of a shakedown. But we had a good weekend."
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Boston Rob by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alex Foxen called in the small blind with K♣3♦ and Jason Koon raised to 16,000 in the big blind with 8♦7♦. Foxen three-bet to 56,000 and Koon called.
Foxen bet 35,000 on the flop of 8♥10♥5♥ and Koon called. Foxen then checked on the 9♥ turn and Koon checked back.
The K♥ river put a flush on the board and Foxen bet 124,000 and Koon laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,400,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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600,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,944,000
63,000
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63,000 |
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1,531,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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1,454,000
454,000
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454,000 |
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1,434,000
434,000
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434,000 |
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1,432,000
432,000
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432,000 |
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1,418,000
418,000
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418,000 |
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1,391,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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1,366,000
245,000
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245,000 |
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1,343,000
343,000
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343,000 |
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1,334,000
334,000
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334,000 |
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Level 3
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A three-way pot took place with Seth Davies in the small blind, Elias Talvitie in early position and Phil Ivey in the cutoff.
Action checked through on the flop and turn of 8♣3♦4♠Q♣, and Davies checked again on the J♠ river. Talvitie bet 75,000, and Ivey eyed his opponent across the table before putting in a nearly 10x raise to 700,000. Davies went in the tank before folding and Talvitie quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
489,000
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489,000 |
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950,000
104,000
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104,000 |
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500,000
418,200
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418,200 |
Level 3
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
In a heads-up pot on a board of 7♣A♦6♠3♣, Alfred Decarolis checked in middle position and Brandon Steven bet 100,000 behind him. Decarolis called.
Decarolis checked again on the K♣ river and snap-called as Steven bet 225,000. Steven showed A♠A♥ for a set of aces and Decarolis sent his cards to the muck.
"Nice flop," commented Sosia Jiang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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650,000
550,000
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550,000 |
