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2025 WSOP Paradise
Event #5: $250,000 Triton Invitational
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 WSOP Paradise
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$250,000
Prize Pool
$33,250,000
Entries
133
Level
29
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
15
Players Left
1
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Flashback: Alejandro Lococo Wins 2024 WSOP Paradise Triton Million
As a battle rapper, Argentina's Alejandro Lococo is used to performing under pressure in front of large crowds with glory on the line. Last year in the Bahamas, Lococo used that competitive drive to take down Event #2: $1,000,000 Triton Million at World Series of Poker Paradise for $12,070,000 and his first bracelet.
The unique collaboration between WSOP and Triton, which drew 96 entrants for a $48 million prize pool, paired the best high-stakes players in the world like Alex Foxen (6th - $2,795,000) and runner-up Benjamin Heath ($8,160,000) with deep-pocketed VIPs like David Einhorn (14th - $865,000) and Sosia Jiang ($1,605,000).
With $2.8 million in earnings and a WSOP Main Event final table appearance in 2021, Lococo, a VIP in the event, was somewhere in between the two groups.
"I'm a rapper. I don't study the game. I just try to do the best in every single hand," Lococo told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "I love the game and I try to win of course, but I'm not using solvers (or) ... running sims. You have to be really, really professional and invest a lot of hours of your life to beat these guys."
2024 WSOP Paradise Triton Million Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Lococo | Argentina | $12,070,000 |
| 2 | Benjamin Heath | United Kingdom | $8,160,000 |
| 3 | Sinan Unlu | Turkey | $5,304,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | $4,390,000 |
| 5 | Elias Talvitie | Finland | $3,542,000 |
| 6 | Alex Foxen | United States | $2,795,000 |
| 7 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | $2,140,000 |
| 8 | Sosia Jiang | New Zealand | $1,605,000 |
| 9 | Michael Moncek | United States | $1,200,000 |
The next prestigious title is set to be decided at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise, as the remaining 15 contenders return to battle for glory in Event #5: $250,000 Triton Invitational.
Action will resume at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas at 1:00 p.m. local time, with Kayhan Mokri sitting on a dominant chip lead after bagging a stack of 9,245,000. That represents 92 big blinds, and nearly a quarter of chips in play at the final two tables.
Leading the chase group are Jonathan Jaffe (4,450,000) and Thomas Boivin (3,080,000), who round out the top three stacks entering the final day.
The invitation-only tournament saw a total of 133 entries, creating a massive prize pool of $33,250,000. Tonight's champion will earn the coveted double result, taking home the Triton trophy along with a WSOP gold bracelet.
Day 3 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 9,245,000 | 92 |
| 2 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | 4,450,000 | 45 |
| 3 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 3,080,000 | 31 |
| 4 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 3,055,000 | 31 |
| 5 | Tyler Stafman | United States | 2,660,000 | 27 |
| 6 | Joseph Oren | United States | 2,615,000 | 26 |
| 7 | Albert Daher | Lebanon | 2,580,000 | 26 |
| 8 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 2,040,000 | 20 |
| 9 | Cong Pham | United States | 1,990,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,920,000 | 19 |
| 11 | Gabriel Andrade | Ecuador | 1,740,000 | 17 |
| 12 | Monika Hrabec | Poland | 1,660,000 | 17 |
| 13 | Alejandro Lococo | Argentina | 1,485,000 | 15 |
| 14 | Tom Heung | Hong Kong | 1,330,000 | 13 |
| 15 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 50,000 | 0.5 |
While many Triton invitees remain in contention, several pros also advanced to Day 3. Among them is the reigning champion of this event, as Alejandro Lococo (1,485,000) sits toward the bottom of the counts in his bid for a repeat performance after claiming the Triton Million invitational tournament last year in Paradise.
Other WSOP bracelet winners still in the mix include Sergio Aido (3,055,000), Philip Sternheimer (2,040,000), and Mikita Badziakouski (1,920,000).
The final hand of Day 2 left Joao Simao (50,000) as the short stack, bagging up less than a single big blind. Simao and the rest of the returning players have locked up at least $515,000, with the top prize of $7,725,000 firmly in everyone's sights.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7,725,000 | 7 | $1,320,000 |
| 2 | $5,240,000 | 8 | $967,000 |
| 3 | $3,490,000 | 9 | $771,000 |
| 4 | $2,860,000 | 10-11 | $648,000 |
| 5 | $2,290,000 | 12-13 | $565,000 |
| 6 | $1,780,000 | 14-15 | $515,000 |
Play will resume with 32:08 left on the clock in Level 22, and blinds of 50,000/100,000/100,000. Levels will remain 50 minutes long, and players will have 15-minute breaks after every two completed levels of action.
The excitement will once again be streamed on the Triton Poker YouTube channel, with PokerNews reporting following the one-hour delay throughout the final day.
Don't miss any of the dramatic conclusion to our coverage, as the latest Triton Poker and WSOP champion will be crowned at Atlantis.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 3,080,000 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | Monika Hrabec | Poland | 1,660,000 | 17 |
| 1 | 3 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 2,040,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 5 | Albert Daher | Lebanon | 2,580,000 | 26 |
| 1 | 6 | Gabriel Andrade | Ecuador | 1,740,000 | 17 |
| 1 | 7 | Joseph Oren | United States | 2,615,000 | 26 |
| 1 | 8 | Tom Heung | Hong Kong | 1,330,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 9 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 3,055,000 | 31 |
| 2 | 1 | Cong Pham | United States | 1,990,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 3 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 50,000 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | 4,450,000 | 45 |
| 2 | 6 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 9,245,000 | 92 |
| 2 | 7 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,920,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 8 | Tyler Stafman | United States | 2,660,000 | 27 |
| 2 | 9 | Alejandro Lococo | Argentina | 1,485,000 | 15 |
Event #5: $250,000 Triton Invitational
Day 3 Started
