Event #5: $250,000 Triton Invitational Day 1 | 2025 WSOP Paradise

12-07-2025 20:45 UTC-4

Kassam Shoves the River

Josh Noy

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Brandon Steven raised to 7,000 from the cutoff, and Gabriel Andrade made the call on the button. Rehman Kassam came along in the big blind, checking on the 9♦4♥8♥ flop.

Steven continued for 11,000, with Andrade folding and Kassam calling. Another check from Kassam followed the 8♦ turn, and Steven fired another bet of 18,000.

Kassam called, and the Q♣ river completed the board. After taking some time, Kassam slid his remaining stack of 67,500 into the middle. That put Steven into the tank, using two time banks before opting to let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Andrade	620,000 27,000	27,000
Brandon Steven	367,000 73,000	73,000
Rehman Kassam	146,000 127,000	127,000

Tags: Brandon Steven Gabriel Andrade Rehman Kassam

12-07-2025 20:37 UTC-4

Checking In on the Big Stacks

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Will Shillibier

Level 7 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	1,439,500 4,000	4,000
Sameh Elamawy	1,192,500 243,000	243,000
Charles Hook	1,061,500 11,500	11,500

Javid Ismayilov	1,017,500 5,000	5,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	739,000 8,500	8,500
Vinny Lingham	720,000 58,000	58,000
Jonathan Jaffe	700,000 15,000	15,000
Richard Yong	656,000 166,000	166,000
Talal Shakerchi	649,500 17,000	17,000
Jared Bleznick	648,000 164,000	164,000

12-07-2025 20:35 UTC-4

[Removed:608] Re-Enters

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Will Shillibier

Level 7 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:607]	300,000 300,000	300,000

12-07-2025 20:34 UTC-4

Hook Up Over a Million

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Will Shillibier

Level 7 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

On a 9♥7♦4♣ board, two players checked to Charles Hook who bet 7,000. Johan Guilbert called and Ramin Hajiyev check-raised to 25,500.

Hook was the only caller, and the turn was the Q♥. Hajiyev bet 33,000 and Hook called.

The river was the 3♦ and Hajiyev used a time extension before betting 121,000, leaving himself a solitary 5,000 chip behind. Hook called promptly and was shown J♦10♣ by his opponent. Hook tabled 10♥7♠ for a pair of sevens and won the pot, leaving Hajiyev short.

Hajiyev would chip up on the next hand, getting it in pre-flop three ways with Guilbert and David Einhorn. Einhorn would push out Guilbert on the 8♠6♠2♥Q♦ turn, having turned top pair with Q♠J♠

Hajiyev was still alive with A♥9♣ and rivered his three outer on the A♦ river to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Hook	1,050,000 253,000	253,000

Johan Guilbert	320,000 1,000	1,000

Ramin Hajiyev	25,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Charles Hook David Einhorn Johan Guilbert Ramin Hajiyev

12-07-2025 20:28 UTC-4

Tollerene Takes from Foxen, Haxton Exits

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Josh Noy

Level 7 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Mike Watson opened to 7,000 in early position, and Ben Tollerene called in the hijack. Alex Foxen also came along in the cutoff, and the A♠3♦4♦ flop produced a trio of checks.

Watson checked again on the K♣ turn, with Tollerene firing out 7,000. Foxen called, while Watson got out of the way. Tollerene slowed down with a check on the K♥ river, and Foxen checked back.

Tollerene showed A♥8♥ for two pair, good enough to claim the pot as Foxen mucked.

At the next table over, Isaac Haxton lost the remainder of his stack after running into Jonathan Jaffe's pocket kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	715,000 347,500	347,500
Ben Tollerene	288,000 27,500	27,500
Alex Foxen	210,000 195,000	195,000

Mike Watson	153,000 35,500	35,500

Isaac Haxton	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Ben Tollerene Isaac Haxton Jonathan Jaffe Mike Watson

12-07-2025 20:19 UTC-4

Triton Co-Founders in the Field

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Will Shillibier

Level 7 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

https://twitter.com/tritonpoker/status/1997818440036524406

12-07-2025 20:15 UTC-4

Updated Chip Leaders

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Josh Noy

Level 7 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	1,443,500 18,000	18,000
Javid Ismayilov	1,012,500
Sameh Elamawy	949,500 11,500	11,500
Richard Yong	822,000 2,000	2,000
Charles Hook	797,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	747,500
Vinny Lingham	662,000 5,000	5,000
Kayhan Mokri	646,500

Ye Wang	646,000

Talal Shakerchi	632,500

12-07-2025 20:09 UTC-4

Bleznick Bets Out Kassam

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Josh Noy

Level 7 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jared Bleznick raised to 6,000 from the hijack, and Rehman Kassam replied with a three-bet to 22,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back around to Bleznick, who stuck in the call.

Both players checked the 7♦6♦2♣ flop, and Bleznick led out for 20,000 on the 8♣ turn. Kassam called to see the J♦ river, and Bleznick fired again for 45,000.

Kassam did not take long to let his hand go, as Bleznick raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	484,000 262,000	262,000

Rehman Kassam	128,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Jared Bleznick Rehman Kassam

Level: 7

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

12-07-2025 19:57 UTC-4

Chip Counts at the Break (full)

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Will Shillibier

Level 6 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	1,425,500 24,500	24,500
Javid Ismayilov	1,012,500 517,500	517,500
Sameh Elamawy	961,000 120,500	120,500
Richard Yong	820,000 380,000	380,000
Charles Hook	797,000 797,000	797,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	747,500 112,500	112,500
Vinny Lingham	667,000 88,500	88,500
Kayhan Mokri	646,500 211,000	211,000

Ye Wang	646,000 86,500	86,500

Talal Shakerchi	632,500 79,000	79,000
Tyler Stafman	623,000 180,500	180,500
Stephen Chidwick	601,500 77,000	77,000

Ryan Rapaski	562,500 12,500	12,500
Alex Kulev	560,000 283,500	283,500

David Einhorn	542,500 108,000	108,000
Brandon Wilson	533,500 287,000	287,000
Gabriel Andrade	527,500 65,500	65,500
Clemen Deng	512,000 306,500	306,500
Brandon Steven	487,500 47,500	47,500
David Coleman	480,500 84,500	84,500

Alejandro Lococo	476,000 98,500	98,500

Mark Hammond	473,500 72,500	72,500
Jared Bleznick	469,500 247,500	247,500

Danny Tang	468,500 278,000	278,000

Monika Hrabec	468,000 204,000	204,000

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