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

12-07-2025 15:45 UTC-4

Quads for Hissou

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Will Shillibier

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

Orpen Kisacikoglu opened to 2,000 and got calls from Sirzat Hissou and Ramin Hajiyev in the blinds.

It checked to Kisacikoglu on the Q♣Q♦10♣ flop and he continued for 2,000. Again, he got two calls.

The turn Q♥ was checked around before the river came the 5♦. Hissou checked and Hajiyev bet 10,500. Kisacikoglu folded before Hissou called.

Hajiyev tabled Q♠2♠ for quads and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sirzat Hissou	340,000 40,000	40,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	290,000 10,000	10,000

Ramin Hajiyev	285,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Orpen Kisacikoglu Ramin Hajiyev Sirzat Hissou

12-07-2025 15:33 UTC-4

Negreanu Makes a Move

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Josh Noy

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

Daniel Negreanu checked the 3♥5♠4♠ flop from the small blind, and Adrian Mateos followed with a check from the hijack. Neagreanu then led out for 3,500 on the J♣ turn, and Mateos called.

The dealer flipped over the 4♦ river, and Negreanu checked. Mateos took a moment before sliding out a bet of 10,000. That resulted in a check-raise from Negreanu, making it 35,000.

Mateos used a time bank before opting to let his hand go, and Negreanu took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	388,000 82,000	82,000

Adrian Mateos	260,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Daniel Negreanu

12-07-2025 15:20 UTC-4

More for Elamawy

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Will Shillibier

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

Xiaoyao Ma opened to 2,500 and Sameh Elamawy three-bet to 9,500 in the small blind. Tyler Moncek called in the big blind.

The flop came K♠Q♥7♥ and Elamawy bet 5,000. Moncek called.

Elamawy bet 10,000 on the 10♥ turn and Moncek called.

The river was the 10♦ and Elamawy bet 75,000. Moncek called one final time with A♦J♦ for a turned straight. However, Elamawy had flopped a set and rivered a house with K♥K♦ to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sameh Elamawy	767,000 427,000	427,000
Xiaoyao Ma	223,000 77,000	77,000
Tyler Moncek	207,000 93,000	93,000

Tags: Sameh Elamawy Tyler Moncek Xiaoyao Ma

12-07-2025 15:20 UTC-4

Storytime with Schulman

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Will Shillibier

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

"All in," proclaimed Danny Tang loudly and he was swiftly called by Artur Martirosian. There were no fireworks, however, because the board read 10xJxQxKxAx with no flush possible, meaning the pair chopped the pot.

"I just said it loudly so that people would notice," said Tang. "Especially this early in the tournament."

"Letting people know that Danny came to gamble!" said tablemate Jesse Lonis.

"I had a hand like that once," piped up Nick Schulman. "It was in a $10,000 at Foxwoods, and in Level 1 the board was just like that and I shoved into three other people — they all folded.

"That's insane," said Kristen Foxen incredulously.

"I won that tournament for $2 million," said Schulman.

Tags: Nick Schulman Kristen Foxen Jesse Lonis Danny Tang Artur Martirosian

12-07-2025 15:18 UTC-4

Suvarna Bets Big

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Josh Noy

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

The pot swelled to more than 40,000 before a trio of players committed an additional 25,000 each on the 9♦7♣6♥ flop.

Greg Kary checked in the hijack on the 3♥ turn, and Javid Ismayilov followed with a check from the cutoff. Santhosh Suvarna took a moment a fired a bet of 77,000, earning the pot as Kary and Ismayilov let their hands go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	455,000 190,000	190,000

Greg Kary	305,000 5,000	5,000
Javid Ismayilov	220,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Santhosh Suvarna Javid Ismayilov Greg Kary

12-07-2025 15:18 UTC-4

Jacks for Eibinger

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Will Shillibier

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

Alex Theologis opened to 2,500 and Jason Koon three-bet to 14,000 in the small blind. Matthias Eibinger four-bet to 35,000 in the big blind and Koon was the only caller.

Koon checked the 10♥9♠6♦ flop over to Eibinger who continued for 19,000. Koon check-raised to 51,000 and Eibinger called.

Koon check-called 59,000 on the 3♥ turn and the pair checked the 4♠ river. Koon tabled K♠10♠ for top pair, but Eibinger took down the pot with J♦J♣

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	423,000 123,000	123,000

Jason Koon	161,000 149,000	149,000

Tags: Alex Theologis Jason Koon Matthias Eibinger

12-07-2025 15:15 UTC-4

Foxen Folds to Schulman

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Josh Noy

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

Nick Schulman checked the 3♣K♥10♥ flop from the big blind, and Kristen Foxen fired a bet of 2,000 in the cutoff. Schulman called, and the 3♦ turn was revealed.

Schulman led out for 15,000, and Foxen took a moment before sliding her hand into the muck.