Event #5: $250,000 Triton Invitational Day 2 | 2025 WSOP Paradise

12-08-2025 16:49 UTC-4

Watson Takes from Zubov

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Josh Noy

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Mike Watson opened to 25,000 from the hijack, and Aleksandr Zubov slid in a call from the big blind.

Zubov checked the 10♦7♣6♣ flop, and Watson continued with a bet of 41,000.

That produced a quick fold from Zubov, and Watson added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksandr Zubov	497,000 203,000	203,000
Mike Watson	392,000 94,000	94,000

Tags: Aleksandr Zubov Mike Watson

12-08-2025 16:45 UTC-4

Foxen Sent Packing

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Kristen Foxen shoved from under the gun for 94,000, and Cary Katz, on her immediate left, called. The rest of the table mucked to leave the players heads-up, with Foxen at risk.

Kristen Foxen: A♦7♠ All in
Cary Katz: A♣Q♥

Foxen was dominated, and once the board ran out 2♥Q♦6♦A♠K♦ Katz's two pair was best, eliminating Foxen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	995,000 332,000	332,000

Kristen Foxen	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Kristen Foxen

12-08-2025 16:44 UTC-4

Dream Spot for Boivin

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Josh Noy

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dejan Kaladjurdjevic raised to 26,000 in the small blind, and Thomas Boivin replied with a three-bet to 118,000 in the big blind. Kaladjurdjevic took some time before announcing all in, and Boivin snapped it off.

Thomas Boivin: A♠A♣ All in
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic: A♦J♦

Boivin's pocket aces faced no danger on the 8♥6♥Q♠4♦7♣ board, doubling his stack through Kaladjurdjevic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Boivin	1,140,000 843,000	843,000
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	682,000 618,000	618,000

Tags: Dejan Kaladjurdjevic Thomas Boivin

12-08-2025 16:36 UTC-4

Updated Field Counts

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Josh Noy

Level 13 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Heung	1,851,000 451,000	451,000
Kayhan Mokri	1,837,000 217,000	217,000

Vinny Lingham	1,481,000 219,000	219,000
Albert Daher	1,470,000 70,000	70,000
Mikita Badziakouski	1,345,000 526,000	526,000

Clemen Deng	1,292,000 632,000	632,000
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	1,289,000 11,000	11,000
Richard Yong	1,246,000 506,000	506,000
Charles Hook	1,189,000 91,000	91,000

Alexandros Theologis	1,149,000 362,000	362,000

Jean-Noel Thorel	1,143,000 57,000	57,000
Daniel Negreanu	1,097,000 487,000	487,000

Ye Wang	1,056,000 587,000	587,000

Rafael Mota	1,036,000 199,000	199,000
Leon Sturm	1,003,000 143,000	143,000

Talal Shakerchi	926,000 26,000	26,000
Mark Hammond	909,000 585,000	585,000
Brandon Wilson	904,000 405,000	405,000
Jonathan Jaffe	901,000 71,000	71,000
David Einhorn	900,000 361,000	361,000
Sergio Aido	891,000 261,000	261,000

Eric Wasserson	811,000 333,000	333,000

Nick Schulman	717,000 241,000	241,000

Sameh Elamawy	693,000 512,000	512,000
Joseph Oren	664,000 526,000	526,000

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Level: 13

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

12-08-2025 16:23 UTC-4

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

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12-08-2025 16:16 UTC-4

First Break

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The remaining players have reached the first 15-minute break of the day.

Action will resume with blinds of 6,000/12,000/12,000.

12-08-2025 16:14 UTC-4

Rapaski Runs into Kings

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Josh Noy

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Cary Katz raised to 20,000 from under the gun, and Ryan Rapaski three-bet to 60,000 from the hijack. Action folded back around to Katz, who announced all in.

Rapaski quickly called, leaving himself at risk.

Ryan Rapaski: A♠Q♠ All in
Cary Katz: K♣K♥

Katz turned over pocket kings, which held through the 2♣9♦3♠Q♥7♦ runout to send Rapaski to the rail. He was soon joined by Daniel Dvoress and Wai Kiat Lee, who were sent out before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	675,000 295,000	295,000

Ryan Rapaski	Busted
Daniel Dvoress	Busted

Wai Kiat Lee	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Ryan Rapaski

12-08-2025 16:10 UTC-4

Oren Accidently Shows His Hand and Chaos Ensues

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Seth Davies opened the action from the hijack with a raise to 20,000 before Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 60,000 in the cutoff. Then Joseph Oren, on the button, put in a four-bet to 145,000, and it quickly folded back to Davies, and he mucked his hand as well. Jaffe then announced "call," but Oren misheard, thinking he said "all in," and flicked in a calling chip, and turned over his AxKx before realizing Jaffe just called.

The floor came over and said play on, as the flop came K♠9♣J♥.

Daniel Negreanu took out his selfie stick to vlog about the incident, bringing Seth Davies over and saying, "I don't know what I would do!" Negreanu wasn't alone, because once Jaffe checked, Oren used several time banks with a baffled look on his face, before electing to check back and see the 10♣ on the turn.

This time, Jaffe elected to bet out 100,000, which put Oren back in the tank. After another time bank was used, Oren decided to muck his top pair, top kicker, and give Jaffe the pot.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jonathan Jaffe Joseph Oren Seth Davies

12-08-2025 16:08 UTC-4

YoH ViraL Exits

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

When action folded to Tom Heung in the cutoff, he raised to 20,000. After the button folded, Johan "YoH ViraL" Guilbert three-bet to 60,000 in the small blind. It folded back to Heung, who four-bet enough to cover Guilbert, who made the call for 236,000 to put himself at risk.

Johan Guilbert: A♦J♦ All in
Tom Heung: J♠J♥

Guilbert was in rough shape, only having three outs, which he was unable to find once the board ran out, ending his run and giving the pot to Heung.