Event #7: $100,000 Triton Main Event Day 1 | 2024 WSOP Paradise

Dec 10, 2024

Lococo Can't Make It Through the Day

David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Chin Wei Lim raised to 16,000 under the gun and received calls from Alejandro Lococo on the button and big blind Lun Loon.

Action checked to Lococo on the A♣K♦6♥ flop and he bet 20,000. Only Loon called.

Both players checked the 4♣ turn and the J♠ fell on the river. Loon then bet 30,000, Lococo moved all in for 152,000, and Loon called.

Lococo showed J♦10♦ for a pair of jacks, but Loon had A♠6♠ for two pair to send the Triton Million champion to the rail on one of the last hands of the night.

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Lun Loon

Dec 10, 2024

Bonomo Takes Kornuth's Fourth Bullet

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Chance Kornuth recently fired his fourth bullet of the day as he, Justin Bonomo, and Chris Hunichen saw a flop of 9♦8♣3♦.

Bonomo then bet 15,000 from the cutoff, Hunichen folded in the big blind, and Kornuth moved all in for 187,000 in early position. Bonomo called.

Chance Kornuth: A♣8♠ All in
Justin Bonomo: J♠9♠

Both players showed a pair, but Bonomo was ahead with his nines as the rest of the board came 2♣K♦ to send Kornuth off to the rail yet again.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Chris Hunichen Justin Bonomo

Dec 10, 2024

Minko Leaves Moncek on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Vladimir Minko raised to 16,000 in the hijack, Michael Moncek three-bet to 52,000 on the button, and Minko moved all in for 455,000. Moncek called, having Minko covered by less than two big blinds.

Vladimir Minko: A♠K♠ All in
Michael Moncek: A♣5♠

Minko had Moncek dominated and pulled further ahead on the K♣8♥3♣ flop with top pair. The A♥ turn improved him to two pair, while the 4♣ completed the board on the river and earned Minko the double up.

Moncek was left with just 15,000 and was eliminated a few hands later.

Tags: Michael Moncek Vladimir Minko

Dec 10, 2024

Kudinov Runs Into Ding's Jacks

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Viktor Kudinov moved all in for 300,000 from the hijack and was up against Biao Ding in middle position.

Viktor Kudinov: 10♣10♥ All in
Biao Ding: J♦J♣

Ding had Kudinov crushed with his jacks and stayed in front through the 4♥6♠2♥3♠A♠ board to send Kudinov to the rail in the closing moments of the day.

Tags: Biao Ding Viktor Kudinov

Dec 10, 2024

Parssinen Takes Out the Defending Champ

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Masashi Oya, Eelis Parssinen, and Pascal LeFrancois checked to the turn on a board of 8♥5♦5♣6♦ when Oya led out for 75,000 from the big blind.

LeFrancois folded under the gun, while Parssinen called on the button. The river was the 5♥ and Oya moved all in for 262,000. Parssinen snap-called with 6♣6♥ for a full house and Oya, who won the $100,000 Ultra High Roller at last year's WSOP Paradise, tossed K♠9♥ into the muck on his way to the exit.

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Masashi Oya

Dec 10, 2024

Another Round of Bustouts

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Dec 10, 2024

Mokri Takes Out Kim to Join Late-Night Millionaire's Club

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Coleman raised to 17,000 in early position and Kayhan Mokri three-bet to 75,000 in the small blind. Brian Kim then moved all in for 333,000 in the big blind, Coleman folded, while Mokri called to put Kim at risk.

Brian Kim: A♦K♠ All in
Kayhan Mokri: 10♥10♠

Kim found top pair on the K♥10♣5♠ flop, but Mokri spiked a set to take a big lead in the pot. The 8♥ turn left Kim drawing dead going to the 4♠ river as he was eliminated for the second time today, while Mokri approached 1,000,000 in the closing moments of Day 1.

Tags: Brian Kim Kayhan Mokri David Coleman

Dec 10, 2024

"Texas Mike" Scores a Late Knockout

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Barak Wisbrod, Michael Moncek, and Patrik Antonius checked to the river on a board of 9♥8♠3♥J♥K♠ when Wisbrod bet 15,000 from the button.

Moncek then raised to 350,000 in the small blind and Antonius folded in the big blind, but Wisbrod called for his last 187,000.

Moncek showed 5♥4♥ for a flush and Wisbrod's cards quickly hit the muck as he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Michael Moncek Patrik Antonius

Dec 10, 2024

Yan Scores Another Big Knockout to Move Into the Chip Lead

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

David Yan just busted another opponent in a massive pot, moving into contention for the chip lead on the last level of the night.

Yan was on the button and opened to 20,000 before Mikita Badziakouski three-bet to 80,000 in the small blind. Yan then moved all in and Badziakouski called for 460,000, creating a pot worth nearly 1,000,000.

Mikita Badziakouski: 9♦9♠ All in
David Yan: K♠K♣

Badziakouski had run his pair of nines into Yan's kings as the flop came 8♠Q♠J♥, giving him additional outs with a straight draw. The K♦ turn improved Yan to a set, while the river was the 2♥ and Yan scooped the massive pot to send Badziakouski to the rail.