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

12-10-2024 18:11 UTC-5

Hero-Call Goes Wrong For Coleman Against Haxton

David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Isaac Haxton raised to 6,500 on the button and David Coleman called in the small blind.

Haxton bet 14,000 on the 10♣9♣2♠ flop and Coleman called. The turn was the 2♥ and Haxton bet 36,000. Coleman again called.

The 5♠ fell on the river and Haxton moved all in. Coleman called for 126,000 with A♣9♦ for two pair, but Haxton had Q♠2♣ for trip deuces to send Coleman to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	510,000 221,500	221,500

David Coleman	Busted

Tags: David Coleman Isaac Haxton

12-10-2024 18:22 UTC-5

Lococo Five-Bet Shoves on Steven

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Brandon Steven raised to 7,000 in the hijack and Alejandro Lococo three-bet to 25,000 in the cutoff. Steven came back with a four-bet to 72,000.

Lococo then moved all in for 304,000, and Steven, with around 230,000 remaining, folded as the Triton Million champion took down the pot without further resistance.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	390,000 42,000	42,000

Brandon Steven	235,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Brandon Steven

12-10-2024 18:27 UTC-5

LeFrancois Picks Off Kim

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Pascal LeFrancois raised to 7,000 in the hijack and Brian Kim called in the cutoff.

The flop came A♥7♠5♣ and LeFrancois bet 5,000. Kim called and the 3♣ fell on the turn.

LeFrancois then bet 24,000 and Kim again called. LeFrancois bet another 20,000 on the 6♣ river, but this time Kim came back with a raise to 110,000.

LeFrancois called with 5♦4♦ for a straight, while Kim had A♣Q♦ for a pair of aces and surrendered the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pascal LeFrancois	520,000 190,000	190,000

Brian Kim	345,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Brian Kim Pascal LeFrancois

12-10-2024 18:33 UTC-5

Minko Spikes the River to Leave Elias Short

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Vladimir Minko raised to 6,000 on the button and Darren Elias called in the small blind.

Minko bet 6,000 on the 4♥4♣3♥ flop and Elias raised to 18,000. Minko then reraised to 45,000 and Elias called.

The turn was the 7♠ and Minko bet 85,000. Elias then moved all in and Minko called for 252,000.

Elias had 6♠5♠ for a straight, while Minko needed help holding A♠4♦ for trips. The 7♣ fell on the river and Minko improved to a full house, earning a double up and leaving Elias on a short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Minko	610,000 325,000	325,000
Darren Elias	40,000 276,500	276,500

Tags: Darren Elias Vladimir Minko

12-10-2024 18:36 UTC-5

Addamo Finishes Off Elias

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Michael Addamo raised to 7,000 in the hijack, Darren Elias moved all in for 38,000 on the button, and Addamo called.

Darren Elias: Q♦10♦ All in
Michael Addamo: Q♣Q♥

Elias hit a useless two pair on the 10♠7♣7♦ flop, then Addamo caught the last queen in the deck on the Q♠ turn to make a full house and leave Elias drawing dead. The river was the 4♦ and Elias was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Addamo	300,000 300,000	300,000

Darren Elias	Busted

Tags: Darren Elias Michael Addamo

12-10-2024 18:47 UTC-5

Belcher Falls Victim to Ultimate Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Matthew Belcher raised to 6,000 under the gun, Pieter Aerts three-bet to 18,000 on the button, and Belcher moved all in for 108,000. Aerts called to put him at risk.

Matthew Belcher: K♠K♣ All in
Pieter Aerts: A♣A♥

Belcher had run his kings into Aerts' aces and found no help on the 6♥4♦2♣10♥Q♣ board as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pieter Aerts	375,000 155,000	155,000
Matthew Belcher	Busted

Tags: Matthew Belcher Pieter Aerts

12-10-2024 19:47 UTC-5

Lococo Pulls Off Big Bluff

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Nick Becker

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dimitar Danchev raised to 9,000 in the hijack with K♣K♥, Daniel Neilson called in the small blind with 3♣3♠, and Alejandro Lococo defended in the big blind holding 5♥4♠.

The flop came 5♠Q♥7♥, Nilson and Lococo checked, and Danchev bet 10,000. Nilson folded and Lococo raised to 35,000. Danchev made the call.

The turn landed the A♣ and Lococo fired out a bet of 50,500, prompting Danchev to put in the call.

The river brought the A♠ and Lococo fired again, this time for 202,000, putting Danchev at risk who had 134,000 back.

Danchev thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	538,000 116,500	116,500

Daniel Neilson	195,000 40,000	40,000
Dimitar Danchev	134,000 520,000	520,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Daniel Nilson Dimitar Danchev

12-10-2024 19:49 UTC-5

Mokri Makes Quads to Double Off Thanarattakul

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Patrik Antonius raised to 9,000 under the gun and Kannapong Thanarattakul called on the button, as did Kayhan Mokri in the big blind.

The flop came K♣9♠6♣ and action checked to Thanarattakul who bet 13,000. Both opponents called and the 6♦ fell on the turn.

Thanarattrakul then bet 38,000 and Mokri called, while Antonius got out of the way this time. The river was the 6♥ and Mokri moved all in for 311,000.

Thannarattrakul called with A♥A♦, but Mokri showed K♠6♠ for quad sixes to win the massive pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	770,000 518,000	518,000

Patrik Antonius	230,000 230,000	230,000

Kannapong Thanarattrakul	20,000 344,500	344,500

Tags: Kannapong Thanarattakul Kayhan Mokri Patrik Antonius

12-10-2024 19:52 UTC-5

Pardo Coolers Ausmus to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 9,000 under the gun, Juan Pardo three-bet to 26,000 in the cutoff, and Ausmus moved all in for 119,000. Pardo called to put him at risk.

Jeremy Ausmus: A♣K♠ All in
Juan Pardo: A♥A♦

Ausmus had run into Pardo's aces and found no miracles on the 5♥10♦8♣J♣4♦ board as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	370,000 25,500	25,500
Jeremy Ausmus	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Juan Pardo

12-10-2024 19:52 UTC-5

Danchev Takes Out Saliba

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Biao Ding raised to 8,000 under the gun and Justin Saliba called in early position, as did Dimitar Danchev in the big blind.

Action checked to Saliba on the A♥9♥8♠ flop and he bet 10,000. Only Danchev called.

The 5♠ fell on the turn and Saliba bet another 30,000. Danchev then moved all in and Saliba called for 160,000.

Saliba showed A♠Q♠ for top pair, but Danchev had 9♠8♦ for two pair and held up on the 3♣ river to send Saliba to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitar Danchev	720,000 66,000	66,000

Biao Ding	230,000 19,000	19,000
Justin Saliba	Busted

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Justin Saliba