Event #2: $1,000,000 Triton Million Day 1 | 2024 WSOP Paradise

12-07-2024 16:12 UTC-5

Ponakovs Runs Queens Into Set of Kings

Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There were a few raises between Taylor von Kriegenbergh and Aleksejs Ponakovs before he put in a final raise to 110,000, and Von Kriegenbergh called.

Ponakovs bet 35,000 on the flop of K♣9♦4♠, and Von Kriegenbergh called. Ponakovs sized up to 75,000 on the 7♠ turn, and Von Kriegenbergh again called.

Ponakovs checked on the 6♥ river and Von Kriegenbergh bet 400,000 to put Ponakovs all in for less. After a long tank, he called.

Von Kriegenbergh showed K♥K♠ for top set and sent the Latvian pro to the rail with Q♥Q♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Von Kriegenbergh	2,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Taylor Von Kriegenbergh

12-07-2024 16:15 UTC-5

Ding Makes Deuces Full on Tsang

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Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Biao Ding opened to 10,000 in the cutoff with 2♦2♠ and Elton Tsang three-bet to 30,000 on the button with 10♠10♣ . Ding called.

Ding checked on the flop of 3♠4♥2♥ and Tsang continued for 20,000. Ding check-raised to 60,000 and Tsang called.

Ding bet 130,000 on the 8♣ turn and Tsang called. Ding then sized down to 125,000 on the 8♦ river and Tsang called before seeing the bad news.

Player	Chips	Progress
Biao Ding	1,500,000 200,000	200,000
Elton Tsang	561,000 373,000	373,000

Tags: Biao Ding Elton Tsang

Level: 4

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

12-07-2024 16:29 UTC-5

Punsri Takes Four-Bet Pot

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded to Punnat Punsri who raised to 20,000 on the button, which was called by the small blind Chance Kornuth. Then the big blind Juan Pardo three-bet to 100,000, before Punsri four-bet to 235,000. Kornuth folded, and Pardo called to see a flop.

After the flop came J♠10♦6♦ Pardo decided to lead out for 55,000, before Punsri raised to 150,000, which got a quick fold from Pardo to give Punsri the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	1,250,000 250,000	250,000

Chance Kornuth	1,100,000 332,000	332,000

Juan Pardo	650,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Juan Pardo Punnat Punsri

12-07-2024 16:36 UTC-5

Badziakouski Runs Jacks Into Aces

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sam Greenwood opened to 12,000 with 8♣7♣ in the hijack and Mikita Badziakouski three-bet to 40,000 in the cutoff with J♥J♠. Nick Schulman then four-bet to 112,000 in the big blind with A♦A♥ and only Badziakouski called.

Schulman continued for 50,000 on the flop of K♣6♠2♥ and Badziakouski called. Schulman then checked on the Q♠ turn and Badziakouski checked back.

Schulman bet a small 45,000 on the 5♠ river and Badziakouski laid it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	1,300,000 300,000	300,000

Mikita Badziakouski	869,000 131,000	131,000

Sam Greenwood	745,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Mikita Badziakouski Nick Schulman Sam Greenwood

12-07-2024 16:41 UTC-5

Haxton Takes From Bonomo

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 7♥J♠7♣.

Isaac Haxton checked to Justin Bonomo who bet out 11,000. Haxton then raised to 32,000, and Bonomo made the call.

After the K♦ on the turn, Haxton bet out 120,000, which got a quick fold from Bonomo to give Haxton the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	1,300,000 231,000	231,000

Justin Bonomo	780,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Justin Bonomo

12-07-2024 16:55 UTC-5

Bleznick Still Leads Big Stacks

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	2,191,000 247,000	247,000

Wai Kin Yong	1,743,000 543,000	543,000
Michael Moncek	1,740,000 406,000	406,000

Taylor Von Kriegenbergh	1,739,000 261,000	261,000
Sosia Jiang	1,706,000 363,000	363,000
Raul Lozano	1,550,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Matthias Eibinger	1,537,000 171,000	171,000

Sirzat Hissou	1,535,000 535,000	535,000

12-07-2024 17:00 UTC-5

Bleznick Folds Top Pair Against a Set

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Juuso Koskela opened to 10,000 in early position with 7♥7♣ and Jared Bleznick defended his big blind with A♣5♠.

Bleznick checked on the flop of A♦Q♥K♠ and Koskela continued for 5,000. Bleznick called.

Bleznick checked again on the J♥ turn and Koskela checked back. Bleznick checked once more on the 7♠ river and Koskela bet 50,000. Bleznick made the right fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	2,200,000 9,000	9,000

Juuso Koskela	524,000 476,000	476,000

Tags: Jared Bleznick Juuso Koskela

12-07-2024 17:06 UTC-5

Addamo Chips Up with Kings

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Addamo opened the action with a raise to 11,000 from early position, and when it folded to Justin Bonomo in the big blind, he made the call.

The flop came 6♠7♣5♦ and Bonomo decided to lead out for a bet of 9,000, which Addamo called.

After the 9♣ on the turn, Addamo raised the bet from Bonomo to 45,000. Bonomo called to see a river.

The river brought the J♦ and both players checked. Bonomo announced "nine" and turned over K♠9♥, but Addamo had the winner with K♥K♦ to take the pot with his pocket kings.