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

12-07-2025 18:47 UTC-4

Oren Raises Ismayilov

Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded to Joseph Oren on the button, who raised to 5,000. Javid Ismayilov made the call in the small blind, and the 6♦4♠5♠ flop hit the felt.

Ismayilov led out for 6,000, and was quickly raised by Oren to 20,000. After using a time bank, Ismayilov opted to slide his cards into the muck and Oren showed pocket aces while taking down the pot.

At a nearby table, Eric Wasserson sat down with a fresh starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javid Ismayilov	495,000 125,000	125,000
Joseph Oren	305,000 95,000	95,000
Eric Wasserson	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Javid Ismayilov Joseph Oren

12-07-2025 18:38 UTC-4

Steven Trims Mota's Stack

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Will Shillibier

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Rafael Mota raised to 4,000 and Brandon Steven defended his big blind. Mota checked and Steven bet 7,000 on the K♦Q♥7♥ flop. Mota called.

Mota check-called 14,000 on the 4♣ turn and both players checked the river 7♦. Steven flashed the K♣ before revealing K♣9♠ and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	1,100,000 800,000	800,000
Brandon Steven	440,000 249,500	249,500

Tags: Brandon Steven Rafael Mota

12-07-2025 18:32 UTC-4

Aces for Everyone

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Josh Noy

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Orpen Kisacikoglu in early position was heads up against Sirzat Hissou on the button, with both players committing 45,000 before the 4♥K♠2♣ flop.

Kisacikoglu led out for 10,000 and made the call after Hissou raised to 31,000. Kisacikoglu then checked the 6♥ turn, and Hissou announced a bet of 55,000.

After taking some time, Kisacikoglu raised to 200,000 and quickly called when Hissou moved all in.

Both players turned up aces, with Kisacikoglu holding A♣A♥ and Hissou tabling A♠A♦. The Q♦ river completed the board, as both players chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Yong	440,000 96,000	96,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	343,000 28,000	28,000

Sirzat Hissou	224,000 116,000	116,000
Jared Bleznick	222,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Sirzat Hissou

12-07-2025 18:10 UTC-4

Chip Counts at the Break (full)

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Will Shillibier

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	943,500 14,500	14,500
Sameh Elamawy	840,500 26,500	26,500
Tyler Stafman	803,500 3,000	3,000
Vinny Lingham	755,500 245,000	245,000
Charles Hook	693,500 8,500	8,500

Stephen Chidwick	678,500 43,000	43,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	635,000 5,000	5,000
Philip Sternheimer	596,000 18,500	18,500

Gabriel Andrade	593,000 57,500	57,500
Ye Wang	559,500 231,000	231,000

Talal Shakerchi	553,500 57,500	57,500
Artur Martirosian	551,500 3,000	3,000

Mark Hammond	546,000 278,000	278,000
Javid Ismayilov	526,000 156,000	156,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh	500,000 4,000	4,000
Aleksandr Zubov	456,500 156,500	156,500
Michael Moncek	452,500 87,500	87,500

Kayhan Mokri	435,500 135,500	135,500

David Einhorn	434,500 124,000	124,000
Kristen Foxen	434,000 94,000	94,000

Matthias Eibinger	429,500 6,500	6,500

Neehar Banerji	425,500 81,500	81,500
David Coleman	425,000 125,000	125,000

Tom Heung	423,000 123,000	123,000
David D'Alessandro	411,500 111,500	111,500

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Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

12-07-2025 18:00 UTC-4

Flashback: Alex Foxen Wins 2024 WSOP Paradise $100,000 Triton Main Event

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Of all the accolades, special moments, and career-defining achievements that have already marked Alex Foxen as one of poker’s best players, last December at the final table of the $100,000 Triton Main Event stands out.

Foxen emerged victorious over a field of 182 of the game’s biggest stars, defeating Portuguese online legend Joao Vieira in a short heads-up match to win his third World Series of Poker bracelet and second Triton Series event in as many months.

“It’s up there with my favorite poker moments, for sure. To get the Triton Series trophy and WSOP bracelet at the same time, it’s unreal,” Foxen said after securing the title and $3,850,000 top prize.

2024 WSOP Paradise $100,000 Triton Main Event Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Alex Foxen	United States	$3,850,000
2	Joao Vieira	Portugal	$2,590,000
3	Fedor Holz	Germany	$1,830,000
4	Alexander Zubov	Russian Federation	$1,482,000
5	Ossi Ketola	Finland	$1,172,000
6	David Coleman	United States	$890,000
7	[Removed:607]	Austria	$650,500
8	Dimitar Danchev	Bulgaria	$475,000
9	Seth Davies	United States	$393,000

Read the Full Recap Here

12-07-2025 17:51 UTC-4

Break Time

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The tournament clock shows 89 players remaining, as the second 15-minute break of the day has been reached.

12-07-2025 17:50 UTC-4

Double Elimination Boosts Mota

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Will Shillibier

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Cong Pham raised to 4,000 from under the gun and had three callers in Paul Phua, Albert Daher and Rafael Mota.

The four players saw a flop of K♠9♣8♣ and Mota checked to Pham who continued for 10,000.

Phua folded, but the other two players both called. The turn was the 4♣. It checked to Daher who bet 28,000.

Mota called before Pham raised to 100,000. Daher called before Mota shoved for 461,000, getting called in both spots before the cards were turned over.

Cong Pham: K♥K♦ All in
Albert Daher: 8♦8♥ All in
Rafael Mota: Q♣10♣

Mota had turned a flush, beating the flopped sets of both his opponents, and rivered a straight J♥ for good measure, soaring to almost one million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Mota	929,000 629,000	629,000
Paul Phua	290,000 10,000	10,000

Albert Daher	Busted
Cong Pham	Busted

Tags: Albert Daher Cong Pham Paul Phua Rafael Mota

12-07-2025 17:42 UTC-4

Banerji Bets Big

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ryan Rapaski opened to 4,000 in the cutoff, with Charles Hook making the call on the button. Neehar Banerji called in the small blind, while Johan Guilbert came along in the big blind.

Banerji checked the 2♣8♣8♠ flop, and Guilbert fired 4,500 into the middle. Rapaski folded, while Hook tossed in a call. Banerji then check-raised to 25,000, and both opponents called.

The Q♥ turn saw Banerji lead out for 80,000, and Guilbert used a time bank before letting his hand go. Hook also folded, and Banerji collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Hook	685,000 273,000	273,000

Neehar Banerji	344,000 194,000	194,000
Johan Guilbert	292,000 92,000	92,000

Ryan Rapaski	248,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Charles Hook Johan Guilbert Neehar Banerji Ryan Rapaski

12-07-2025 17:32 UTC-4

Current Chip Leaders

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Josh Noy

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sameh Elamawy	814,000
Tyler Stafman	806,500
Charles Hook	789,500

Gabriel Andrade	650,500
Jean-Noel Thorel	640,000
Stephen Chidwick	635,500

Philip Sternheimer	614,500

Artur Martirosian	548,500

Taylor von Kriegenbergh	496,000
Talal Shakerchi	496,000