Triton Invitational Returns at WSOP Paradise
The highest buy-in event of the 2025 World Series of Poker Paradise is set to begin at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, with invitees and poker professionals ready to face off once again.
Day 1 of the Event #5: $250,000 Triton Invitational begins at 12 p.m. local time, as the invitation-only event returns for another exciting edition of this unique tournament. A total of 49 teams have been entered, resulting in a starting field of 98 players.
Last year in Paradise, Argentina's Alejandro Lococo earned his first WSOP gold bracelet to go with the first-place prize of $12,070,000. The collaboration between WSOP and Triton drew 96 entrants for a $48 million prize pool, with Lococo defeating Benjamin Heath ($8,160,000) to claim victory.
The first Triton Invitational was contested in London back in 2019, with Aaron Zang emerging as the inaugural champion. Since then, the likes of Bryn Kenney, Dan Smith, Patrik Antonius and Lococo are among the players who have added their names to the prestigious list of winners.
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 unique invitation-only event divides the field into two sides on the opening day of action. The first features official tournament invitees, who are selected by the Triton Poker Series. Each invitee is then paired with a poker professional of their choice, with the pros playing only against other professionals on the other side of the tournament.
The two sides of the field play 10 levels in separate areas of the tournament room, before combining to play down to a winner on the final day. Two entries are permitted per player, with late registration closing at the start of Day 2.
Each entrant will have a starting stack of 300,000 chips, with blinds opening at 500/1,000 along with a 1,000 big blind ante. Players will contest 50-minute levels, with scheduled breaks after every two levels of play.
Triton Invitational Pairings
The Triton Invitational field is set, and the PokerNews live reporting team will be inside the ropes to provide full coverage of this exciting event so don't miss a moment of the action.
Be sure to also check out our Daily WSOP Paradise Highlights, along with full results of all 15 bracelet events here at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas.