Event #2: $1,000,000 Triton Million
Day 1 Started
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
Players Left 1 / 96
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| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 1 | 2 | James Hopkins | Australia | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 1 | 3 | Juuso Koskela | Finland | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 1 | 5 | Phillip Nagy | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 1 | 6 | Biao Ding | China | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 1 | 7 | David Einhorn | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 1 | 8 | Elton Tsang | Hong Kong | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 1 | 9 | Sinan Unlu | Turkey | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 1 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 2 | 6 | Raul Manzanares | Spain | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 2 | 7 | Yoshiaki Nagaki | Peru | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 2 | 8 | Rob Yong | United Kingdom | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 2 | 9 | Ferdinand Putra | Indonesia | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 2 | 10 | Ryan Feldman | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 3 | 1 | Monika Zukowicz | Poland | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 3 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Alfred Decarolis | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 3 | 5 | Brandon Steven | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 3 | 6 | Sosia Jiang | New Zealand | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 3 | 7 | Saya Ono | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 3 | 8 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 3 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 10 | Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 5 | 1 | Chalie Hook | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 5 | 2 | Sirzat Hissou | Germany | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 5 | 3 | Jessica Teusl | Austria | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 5 | 5 | Konstantin Maslak | Russian Federation | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 5 | 6 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 5 | 7 | Chad Deberry | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 5 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | Alejandro Lococo | Argentina | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 5 | 10 | Esti Wang | China | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 6 | 1 | Vinny Lingham | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 6 | 2 | Ossi Ketola | Finland | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 6 | 3 | Wayne Heung | Hong Kong | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 6 | 5 | Andrew Pantling | Canada | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 6 | 6 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 6 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | Michael Moncek | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 6 | 9 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 6 | 10 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 7 | 2 | [Removed:502] | Austria | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 7 | 3 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 7 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | Nick Schulman | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 7 | 7 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 7 | 9 | Jason Koon | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 7 | 10 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 8 | 1 | Benjamin Heath | United Kingdom | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 8 | 2 | Elias Talvitie | Finland | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 8 | 3 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 8 | 5 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 8 | 6 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 8 | 7 | Phil Ivey | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 8 | 8 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 8 | 9 | ||||
| 8 | 10 | Seth Davies | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 9 | 1 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 9 | 2 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 9 | 3 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 9 | 5 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 9 | 6 | ||||
| 9 | 7 | Sean Winter | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 9 | 8 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 9 | 9 | Alex Kulev | Bulgria | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 9 | 10 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | Juan Pardo | Spain | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 10 | 2 | David Yan | New Zealand | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 10 | 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 10 | 5 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 10 | 6 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 10 | 7 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 10 | 8 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 10 | 9 | ||||
| 10 | 10 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 11 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | Taylor Von Kriegenbergh | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 11 | 3 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 11 | 5 | Kiat Lee | Malaysia | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 11 | 6 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 11 | 7 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 11 | 8 | ||||
| 11 | 9 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | 1,000,000 | 333 |
| 11 | 10 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 1,000,000 | 333 |
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1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,000,000
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1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000
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1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,000,000
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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The second edition of the World Series of Poker Paradise is officially underway, and all eyes are on the highly anticipated Event #2: Triton Million— a premier high-stakes tournament created in partnership between the Triton Poker Series and the WSOP. Action is set to begin on December 7 at 12:00 p.m. local time, at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas. This marks the inaugural event featuring the Triton Poker Series at the WSOP, setting the stage for an unforgettable poker experience. With a staggering $1 million buy-in, the tournament will bring together an exclusive group of invitees from Triton, each of whom has personally selected a top-tier poker professional, who will contribute $500,000 each.
The tournament will feature a field of 74 players, with Triton selecting 37 elite invitees, each paired with one of the world’s top poker professionals. The structure of this event is unique, as the invitees and their poker pros will initially compete in separate fields on Day 1, before the remaining players merge for Day 2.
The Pairings
As this highly anticipated event draws nearer, Triton has been unveiling the pairings in waves throughout the week. The first wave of players included Ossi Ketola, who invited Poker Hall of Famer Patrik Antonius; Triton fan favorite Santhosh Suvarna, who selected poker pro Nick Petrangelo; and, headlining the group, Malaysian businessman Paul Phua, who invited 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey.
Wave two revealed that Chance Kornuth will make his Triton debut, having been invited by Brandon Steven. On the other end of the spectrum, several regular poker pros from the Triton Series will join Kornuth in the field. Stephen Chidwick was invited by Alfred Decarolis while Seth Davies will compete after being invited by Chalie Hook.
The jaw-dropping pairings continued in wave three, with confirmation that Vinny Lingham invited the 2023 Ivan Leow Triton Poker Player of the Year, Jason Koon. Also joining the field is high-stakes crusher Fedor Holz, who was invited by Jessica Teusl. However, it was the announcement of Hustler Casino Live owner and producer Ryan Feldman inviting Poker Hall of Famer and seven-time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu that had the poker world buzzing. Negreanu, who is also making his Triton debut, adds even more star power to an already remarkable lineup.
Just two days before the Triton Million was set to begin, the fourth wave of announcements revealed that Eric Wasserson had invited Nick Schulman, Rob Yong had selected Mikita Badziakouski, and Phillip Nagy extended an invite to Nacho Barbero.
The final wave of announcements revealed Sosia Jiang inviting Isaac Haxton, Michael Addamo, who had campaigned on social media for a spot, was invited by Yoshiaki Paco, and all-time tournament earnings leader Bryn Kenney secured his seat thanks to Sirzat Hissou. Initially, the field was set to consist of 35 pairs, but a couple of last-minute additions brought the total to 37, adding even more star power. Michael Moncek invited Shaun Deeb, while James Hopkins extended an invite to Alex Foxen, ensuring their places in the year's biggest buy-in event.
Triton Million Pairings
As mentioned earlier, the players in this event will be separated into two groups: the invitees and the pros on Day 1. The players gathered last night to reveal the seat draw, offering the poker world a glimpse of exciting matchups to look forward to. Each player will start with 1,000,000 in chips and begin with blind levels of 2,000/3,000, along with a 3,000 big blind ante. The players will complete 10 levels of 50 minutes each on Day 1, with a 15-minute break after every two levels. This is a one reentry event, so if any player busts, they will have until the start of Day 2 to reenter.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage throughout this event, and the entire WSOPP as there will be 15 gold bracelets given away throughout this series.
Live updates and coverage will be on a one-hour delay to be aligned with the live stream.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise series is underway, and poker players attending should be aware of a rule change that will impact the use of electronic devices at the table.
Jonathan Tamayo won the WSOP Main Event for $10 million this past summer in Las Vegas. Controversy surrounded the victory after poker fans noticed his rail, which included poker pros Joe McKeehen and Dominik Nitsche, had a laptop open with apparent real-time assistance (RTA) software visible.
Tamayo would occasionally converse with his rail during the final table, and that led some to question if he had an unfair advantage. But no one has presented any evidence to prove he broke any rules or won the tournament because of an edge gained from his rail. Still, the WSOP did not have a rule in place to prevent potential controversies such as this from arising. They do now, however.
There are a few other additional new rules for the series, including banning electronic devices at the table altogether when a tournament is down to three tables. Players are also not permitted to place their cell phones or any electronic devices on the table or table rail during play.
In the 868th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio to discuss the bitter social media feud between Vanessa Kade and Ryan Depaulo, which started over a sponsorship for Benjamin "Bencb" Rolle and saw the likes of Charlie Carrel and Kevin Martin chime in.
You'll also get to check out the recent ClubWPT Gold $5M Freeroll Invitational winners, which includes Kyna, and how the reigning WPT World Champ Dan Sepiol won $1 million in a daily fantasy football contest on Thanksgiving. Some other recent big winners were Faraz Jaka down at the Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open and David Prociak at the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Series.
Finally, the year is quickly coming to an end, so the crew thought it was a good time to look at the PokerGO Tour leaderboard and see who is qualified for the $1,000,000 PGT Championship and who is on the bubble.
A new PokerNews Podcast will drop weekly every Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!
Level: 1
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 1
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in the Triton Millions Invitational.
Level 1
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Sinan Unlu opened to 7,000 before Jared Bleznick who three-bet to 25,000. Action folded to David Einhorn in the small blind, who four-bet to 77,000. Unlu folded and Bleznick decided to then five-bet to 225,000, before Einhorn six-bet all in for his stack of 1,000,000, and Bleznick snap-called.
Jared Bleznick: A♠A♦ 
David Einhorn: A♣K♦
On the very first hand of the tournament, Einhorn found himself all in and crushed against the pocket aces of Bleznick. The 8♠K♣2♣ flop gave Einhorn a glimmer of hope, as he paired his king and also had a backdoor flush draw. However, the 8♥ on the turn left him needing just another king to stay alive. Unfortunately for Einhorn, the 7♠ on the river offered no help, and Bleznick secured the double-up, eliminating Einhorn on hand one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,007,000
1,007,000
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1,007,000 |
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993,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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Busted | |
