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

12-08-2024 15:56 UTC-5

Hawk Phua

Connor Richards

Level 13 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Paul Phua opened to 80,000 from under the gun with A♠Q♥ and received three calls before Alejandro Lococo three-bet to 410,000 in the big blind with 10♦10♥.

Phua responded by four-bet jamming a stack of 2,530,000 and all of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Phua	3,200,000 590,000	590,000

Alejandro Lococo	2,400,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Paul Phua

12-08-2024 15:48 UTC-5

Steven Sent to Rail

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Connor Richards

Level 13 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Daniel Dvoress was all in from the big blind against Brandon Steven on the button.

Daniel Dvoress: 10♦10♣ All in
Brandon Steven: A♣7♦

The flop landed K♥10♠8♥ to have Steven drawing nearly dead before the board finished out 3♠Q♦. Steven was left on fumes but received a small triple as his A♣2♦ held up against the K♠3♣ of Stephen Chidwick. However, the VIP was out a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Dvoress	2,000,000 1,010,000	1,010,000
Brandon Steven	100,000 465,000	465,000

Tags: Brandon Steven Daniel Dvoress Stephen Chidwick

12-08-2024 15:38 UTC-5

Updated Chip Leaders

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Josh Noy

Level 13 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	4,640,000 2,140,000	2,140,000

Michael Moncek	4,000,000 300,000	300,000

Fedor Holz	3,860,000 1,235,000	1,235,000

Artur Martirosian	3,760,000 1,110,000	1,110,000

Benjamin Heath	3,030,000 1,430,000	1,430,000
Taylor Von Kriegenbergh	2,910,000 770,000	770,000
Sinan Unlu	2,835,000 365,000	365,000
Sosia Jiang	2,750,000 85,000	85,000
Paul Phua	2,610,000 90,000	90,000

Alejandro Lococo	2,585,000 730,000	730,000

Alex Foxen	2,560,000 425,000	425,000

Nick Petrangelo	2,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

12-08-2024 15:19 UTC-5

WSOP Finalizes $500 Million Sale to GGPoker Parent Company

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Caesars Entertainment has finalized the $500 million sale of the biggest brand in poker to GGPoker's parent company, according to an announcement in late October.

Back in August, Caesars Entertainment shocked the poker world when it announced that it would be selling World Series of Poker (WSOP) to NSUS Group Inc, a leading investment group and operator GGPoker. The deal was solidified Tuesday and includes a $250 million cash transaction and a $250 million promissory note due in five years.

Though the WSOP sale marks a shakeup in the industry, poker players can still expect the summer WSOP to be held in Las Vegas for the next 20 years. Additionally, poker rooms at Caesars properties will continue to feature WSOP branding.

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12-08-2024 15:07 UTC-5

Break Time

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Players are going on a 30-minute break ahead of a redraw.

12-08-2024 14:52 UTC-5

Tang Sends Home Kisacikoglu

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu raised all in for 310,000, which was called by Alex Foxen in the hijack with K♠Q♣, before Danny Tang three-bet all in for 820,000. Once it folded back to Foxen, he got out of the way to leave the players heads up, with Kisacikoglu at risk.

Orpen Kisacikoglu: 3♠3♦ All in
Danny Tang: 10♠10♦

Kisacikoglu was crushed by the bigger pocket pair of Tang, and once the board ran out 7♣5♦A♥6♦9♦ the pocket tens of Tang remained best, giving him the pot and knocking out Kisacikoglu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	2,135,000 220,000	220,000

Danny Tang	1,515,000 515,000	515,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	Busted

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Danny Tang Alex Foxen

12-08-2024 14:45 UTC-5

Negreanu Won't Be Winning 8th Bracelet in Triton Million

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Connor Richards

Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Poker's favorite vlogger is no more. Kayhan Mokri opened to 65,000 in middle position and there was a call in between before Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 225,000 in the big blind.

Mokri four-bet all in and Negreanu pulled out his selfie stick before announcing "Sometimes you gotta gamble," and calling.

Daniel Negreanu: A♣K♣ All in
Kayhan Mokri: K♠K♦

Negreanu was drawing to just an ace and a tablemate told him one of his outs was dead. The board then ran out 4♠10♣5♦7♦J♠ to end the Poker Hall of Famer's run at an eighth bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	2,500,000 995,000	995,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Kayhan Mokri

12-08-2024 14:37 UTC-5

Kisacikoglu Stays In It

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Action folded to Sean Winter in the small blind, who raised to 150,000 with J♦7♣, and Orpen Kisacikoglu made the call in the big blind with K♦10♥, leaving just 5,000 chips behind.

Both players checked to showdown after the board ran out Q♦5♥2♥6♣5♦ and Kisacikoglu was delighted to see his king-high was best to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	1,100,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	325,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Sean Winter

12-08-2024 14:33 UTC-5

Foxen on the Rise

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Alex Foxen raised from early position to 60,000 with A♥Q♠, which was called by Patrik Antonius in the cutoff with K♣J♥.

After the Q♣7♠10♠ flop, Foxen, who flopped top pair, bet out 120,000, which Antonius called with his open-ended straight draw.

The turn brought the 6♣ and Antonius again called a bet from Foxen, this time for 305,000.

After the 3♣ hit the river, Foxen bet out 665,000 and having bricked out, Antonius mucked his hand to give Foxen the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrik Antonius	2,575,000 300,000	300,000

Alex Foxen	2,355,000 1,920,000	1,920,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Patrik Antonius