Event #10: $150,000 Triton 8-Handed
Day 2 Completed
2025 WSOP Paradise
Event #10: $150,000 Triton 8-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 WSOP Paradise
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$150,000
Entries
77
Entries
77
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 77
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Joao Simao is a champion once again, taking down Event #10: $150,000 Triton NLH 8-Handed and the last Triton title of the festival.
He won his third bracelet and over $3 million in prize money, topping a podium of Brazilians and a field packed with high roller talent.
Event #10: $150,000 Triton NLH 8-Handed Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | João Simao | Brazil | $3,067,000 |
| 2nd | Felipe Boianovsky | Brazil | $2,131,000 |
| 3rd | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | $1,409,000 |
| 4th | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | $1,103,000 |
| 5th | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | $891,000 |
| 6th | David Coleman | United States | $693,000 |
| 7th | John Pannucci | United States | $548,000 |
Event Recap
The final Triton bracelet event of December saw 77 players enter with just 13 places paid.
$250,000 Triton Invitational champion Kayhan Mokri led the 14 survivors from a field of 39 into Day 2, but after late registration added 38 more players to the field, the final tally had swelled to 77 with just 13 places paid.
The unlucky bubble boy was former Triton champion Ding Biao who lost a flip to Jonathan Jaffe to guarantee the remaining players the $231,000 payout.
Mokri was one of the first eliminations in 12th, with Kristen Foxen (11th - $248,000) also missing out.
Jonathan Jaffe led the final seven players after a stunning double elimination saw him send Bryn Kenney (9th - $323,000) and Cary Katz (8th - $427,000) to the rail.
Jaffe held pocket aces on 8♠4♥4♠8♦8♠ with his full house good enough to knock out both opponents and vault into the chip lead.
Debutant John Pannucci and David Coleman, who was already flying home with some Triton silverware exited, before Jaffe exited in yet another double knockout alongside Danny Tang. This time at the hands of Felipe Boianovsky.
The three Brazilians that remained were led by Boianovsky, and he increased his lead with the elimination of Yuri Dzivielevski in third place.
All that was left was for Simao to mount a spirited heads-up comeback, coming from an almost 3:1 chip deficit to clinch victory and relegate his compatriot to second place.
"I feel amazing of course," Simao said after his victory. "It was a dream to win a Triton. Actually, it was a dream to play a Triton. I think this is the main goal of a poker player."
Pictures courtesy of Triton Poker Series
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,135,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
3,115,000
1,935,000
|
1,935,000 |
|
||
|
2,275,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,205,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
||
|
2,155,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
1,490,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
||
|
755,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000
990,000
|
990,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,495,000
1,195,000
|
1,195,000 |
|
|
1,830,000
1,255,000
|
1,255,000 |
|
|
1,760,000
1,120,000
|
1,120,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,580,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,255,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,180,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
|
||
|
765,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
||
|
680,000
1,090,000
|
1,090,000 |
|
|
||
|
625,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
485,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Jonathan Jaffe raised to 650,000 in the cutoff with short stacks occupying the button and blinds.
It folded to Ding Biao in the big blind who called and was all in.
Ding Biao: J♣J♥ 
Jonathan Jaffe: A♦Q♥
Biao had woken up with a pocket pair, and was ahead on the 9♠6♠4♣ flop. However, the Q♣ paired Jaffe and the 5♦ sent Biao to the rail.
The remaining 13 players are all guaranteed $231,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,880,000
1,365,000
|
1,365,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,770,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,760,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,475,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
1,080,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
1,020,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
795,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
775,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
645,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
640,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
575,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
560,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
480,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
335,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,760,000
326,000
|
326,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,570,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
||
|
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1,515,000
813,000
|
813,000 |
|
|
||
|
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1,230,000
343,000
|
343,000 |
|
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1,090,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
995,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
||
|
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940,000
268,000
|
268,000 |
|
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915,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
|
775,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
|
|
610,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
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||
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595,000
304,000
|
304,000 |
|
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|
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510,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
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460,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
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430,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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||
|
|
345,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
240,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
180,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,086,000
1,166,000
|
1,166,000 |
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|
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1,900,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
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1,030,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
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923,000
555,000
|
555,000 |
|
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|
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887,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
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702,000
367,000
|
367,000 |
|
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672,000
541,000
|
541,000 |
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658,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
|
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|
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631,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
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521,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
|
484,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
451,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
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408,000
408,000
|
408,000 |
|
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|
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400,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
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367,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
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|
319,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
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311,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
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307,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
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|
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291,000
293,000
|
293,000 |
|
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273,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
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269,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
|
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|
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230,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
199,000
276,000
|
276,000 |
|
110,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,920,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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1,833,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
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|
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963,000
963,000
|
963,000 |
|
834,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
|
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|
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755,000
364,000
|
364,000 |
|
|
640,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
|
||
|
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584,000
584,000
|
584,000 |
|
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||
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506,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
475,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
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426,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
368,000
368,000
|
368,000 |
|
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|
365,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
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|
364,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
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345,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
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||
|
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335,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
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|
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332,000
332,000
|
332,000 |
|
314,000
314,000
|
314,000 |
|
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310,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
285,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
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270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
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|
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250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
228,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
|
|
||
|
204,000
204,000
|
204,000 |
|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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