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

12-08-2025 15:57 UTC-4

Katz Gets Value

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Josh Noy

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

Cong Pham raised to 20,000 in the cutoff, finding a call from Cary Katz in the big blind.

Katz checked the J♠5♠5♥ flop, and Pham continued for 20,000. The call was made, and both players checked the Q♣ turn.

Katz then led out for 25,000 on the 8♠ river, and Pham stuck in the call. Katz showed A♦Q♦ for two pair, taking down the pot as Pham mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cong Pham	570,000 201,000	201,000
Cary Katz	380,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Cary Katz Cong Pham

12-08-2025 15:56 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	Busted
David Coleman	Busted

Jesse Lonis	Busted

Brian Luo	Busted
Danilo Velasevic	Busted

Thorel Avoids Disaster

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Tyler Boyer

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

Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 25,000 from the cutoff before Vinny Lingham three-bet to 75,000 on the button. It folded back to Thorel, who made the call.

The flop came 4♥3♦2♦, and Thorel check-raised a bet of 100,000 from Lingham to 300,000. Lingham made the call to see the 7♥ on the turn, and both players checked to the A♥ on the river.

Thorel checked once more, as did Lingham, who made a set on the river tabling A♠A♦. Thorel was thrilled to see he avoided disaster after being dealt the ultimate cooler preflop, tossing K♠K♦ in the muck to give Lingham the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinny Lingham	1,700,000 450,000	450,000
Jean-Noel Thorel	1,200,000 345,000	345,000

Tags: Jean-Noel Thorel Vinny Lingham

12-08-2025 15:46 UTC-4

Boivin Doubles Up

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Josh Noy

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

Clemen Deng opened to 20,000 in middle position, and Adrian Mateos made the call in the hijack. Thomas Boivin slid out a three-bet to 60,000 on the button, and Deng took some time before four-betting to 200,000.

Mateos got out of the way, and Boivin's shove for 257,000 was quickly called.

Thomas Boivin: Q♣Q♥ All in
Clemen Deng: 10♠10♦

Boivin faced no danger on the K♥9♠K♣7♦8♠ runout, seeing his queens hold to earn the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	918,000 545,000	545,000

Clemen Deng	660,000 168,000	168,000
Thomas Boivin	559,000 262,000	262,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Clemen Deng Thomas Boivin

12-08-2025 15:38 UTC-4

Daher Wins Classic Flip to Eliminate Petrangelo

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Tyler Boyer

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

Albert Daher raised to 20,000 from the hijack, and when it folded to Nick Petrangelo on the button, he three-bet to 56,000. It then folded back to Daher, who moved all in. Petrangelo called, putting himself at risk for his stack of 352,000.

Nick Petrangelo: Q♥Q♦ All in
Albert Daher: A♥K♦

It was a classic flip with Petrangelo ahead with his pocket queens, but after the A♦9♦9♣K♠3♣ runout, Daher improved to two pair, aces and kings, to take the pot and eliminate Petrangelo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	1,400,000 635,000	635,000
Nick Petrangelo	Busted

Tags: Albert Daher Nick Petrangelo

12-08-2025 15:31 UTC-4

Deng Wins Battle of the Blinds

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Josh Noy

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

Clemen Deng limped from the small blind, calling again after Adrian Mateos raised to 35,000 in the big blind.

The K♥7♦7♠ flop produced a pair of checks, and the 9♣ turn hit the table. Another round of checks led to the K♠ river, where Deng used almost his entire 30 seconds before announcing a bet of 80,000.

Mateos did not take long to send his cards into the muck, and Deng collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	920,000 545,000	545,000

Clemen Deng	870,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Clemen Deng

12-08-2025 15:30 UTC-4

Velasevic Runs Into Kings

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Tyler Boyer

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

Dejan Kaladjurdjevic raised to 20,000 from under the gun, and once it folded to Danilo Velasevic in the cutoff, he three-bet to 50,000. It folded back to Kaladjurdjevic who four-bet, covering Velasevic's stack of 214,000, which he called to put himself at risk.

Danilo Velasevic: J♥J♦ All in
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic: K♥K♦

Velasevic ran into the kings of Kaladjurdjevic, and could find no help on the 2♠3♠A♣A♠2♥ runout, giving the pot to Kaladjurdjevic and eliminating Velasevic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	1,300,000 75,000	75,000
Danilo Velasevic	Busted

Tags: Danilo Velasevic Dejan Kaladjurdjevic

12-08-2025 15:27 UTC-4

Out of Contention

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Josh Noy

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	Busted
Manuel Fritz	Busted
Artur Martirosian	Busted

Paul Phua	Busted

12-08-2025 15:25 UTC-4

Einhorn Takes Down Two Premiums to Triple Up

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Tyler Boyer

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

Daniel Dvoress opened the action from the hijack with a raise to 18,000, and when it folded to David Einhorn in the small blind, he three-bet shoved his stack of 177,000. Aleksejs Ponakovs in the big blind then four-bet jammed for 730,000, and Dvoress made the call for his stack of 404,000, setting up a three-way all-in with Einhorn and Dvoress at risk.

David Einhorn: 7♥7♦ All in
Daniel Dvoress: Q♥Q♦ All in
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♥K♣

Einhorn was in a world of hurt, while Dvoress and Ponakovs were flipping. However, after the J♠7♠9♦ flop, it was Einhorn who jumped in front with a set of sevens.

Nothing changed after the 5♣ on the turn or the 8♥ on the river, as Einhorn took down two premiums and tripled up, while Dvoress profited slightly by taking the side pot from Ponakovs.