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

12-09-2025 00:59 UTC-4

Mokri Gets Paid by von Kriegenbergh

Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Taylor von Kriegenbergh opened with a raise to 140,000 with J♥J♦ and was called by Kayhan Mokri on the button and Joseph Oren in the big blind.

The flop came 5♠3♠10♠ and it was checked to Mokri who bet out 125,000. Oren folded, and von Kriegenbergh made the call.

Both players checked the K♠ on the turn, which brought the 7♣ on the river. von Kriegenbergh check-called a bet of 325,000 and mucked his jacks once shown the pocket jacks that turned into a flush for Mokri.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	5,970,000 640,000	640,000

Joseph Oren	2,400,000 200,000	200,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh	1,915,000 590,000	590,000

Tags: Joseph Oren Kayhan Mokri Taylor von Kriegenbergh

12-09-2025 00:54 UTC-4

Short Stacks on the Bubble

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	790,000 305,000	305,000

Alejandro Lococo	785,000 100,000	100,000

Mark Hammond	770,000 125,000	125,000
Aleksandr Zubov	435,000 430,000	430,000
Cong Pham	235,000 250,000	250,000

12-09-2025 00:49 UTC-4

Lingham Doubles Through Daher

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Josh Noy

Level 20 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Vinny Lingham shoved for his last 500,000 on the bubble, and found a call from Albert Daher in the big blind.

Vinny Lingham: Q♣Q♥ All in
Albert Daher: A♥J♦

Daher could not improve on the 2♦2♣7♦9♣5♦ runout, as Lingham's queens held to earn the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Daher	1,300,000 340,000	340,000
Vinny Lingham	1,100,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Albert Daher Vinny Lingham

Level: 20

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

12-09-2025 00:40 UTC-4

Simao Gets Away on the River

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Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Joao Simao opened to 100,000 with A♠J♠ in early position, and Jonathan Jaffe made the call holding K♥9♥ on the button.

Simao checked the 4♥Q♣J♦ flop, and Jaffe did not take long to check back. Simao and Jaffe both checked through the K♦ turn, and another check from Simao followed the 3♣ river.

Jaffe tossed out a bet of 180,000, and Simao used multiple time banks before letting his hand go.

"Ace-jack?" asked Charles Hook, and Simao nodded while Jaffe collected the pot.

Tags: Joao Simao Jonathan Jaffe

12-09-2025 00:38 UTC-4

Mokri Extends His Lead

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Tyler Boyer

Level 19 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri raised to 100,00 from under the gun, and was called by Taylor von Kriegenbergh in the cutoff.

After the 2♣5♥8♦ flop, Mokri check-called a bet of 300,000 from von Kriegenbergh.

The turn was the 10♥ and Mokri again check-called a bet from von Kriegenbergh, this time for 600,000.

Both players checked the river after the 8♥ on the river, and Mokri tabled K♥8♠ for trip eights to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	5,330,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Taylor von Kriegenbergh	2,505,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Kayhan Mokri Taylor von Kriegenbergh

12-09-2025 00:28 UTC-4

Sternheimer Doubles Through Jaffe

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Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jonathan Jaffe opened to 100,000 from under the gun, and Philip Sternheimer moved all in for 725,000 from the big blind. Jaffe stuck in the call, and the hands were turned up.

Philip Sternheimer: A♠A♦ All in
Jonathan Jaffe: 10♣10♦

Sternheimer faced no danger through the Q♦J♣6♦J♥7♣ runout, holding with aces to stay alive on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	2,900,000 130,000	130,000
Philip Sternheimer	1,500,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Philip Sternheimer

12-09-2025 00:23 UTC-4

Oren Jams the Turn on Mokri

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Tyler Boyer

Level 19 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Kayhan Mokri raised to 115,000 on the button with Q♣9♦, and the big blind Joseph Oren made the call with A♥6♣.

The flop came 10♣J♣6♥ and Oren check-called a bet of 200,000.

After the 6♠ on the turn, Oren checked to Mokri who fired out 450,000, then Oren raised all in for his stack of 1,500,000, which got Mokri to fold, giving the pot to Oren.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kayhan Mokri	4,080,000 615,000	615,000

Joseph Oren	2,600,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Joseph Oren Kayhan Mokri

12-09-2025 00:18 UTC-4

Heung Folds to Oren

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Josh Noy

Level 19 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Tom Heung checked the 6♣A♦3♣A♥ turn holding 8♠8♥ in the small blind, and Joseph Oren fired a bet of 250,000 A♣K♠ from early position.

Heung made the call, and the 7♣ river was revealed. Another check from Heung was met with a bet of 450,000 from Oren.

After taking some time, Heung opted to slide his cards to the dealer and Oren picked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Oren	1,900,000 540,000	540,000
Tom Heung	1,400,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Joseph Oren Tom Heung

12-09-2025 00:15 UTC-4

Von Kriegenbergh Chips Up With Aces

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Tyler Boyer

Level 19 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

It folded to Taylor von Kriegenbergh on the button, and he raised to 100,000 with A♥A♦, which was called by the big blind Tom Heung with 10♥9♣.

The flop came 8♥10♣2♥ and Heung check-called a bet of 150,000 from von Kriegenbergh.

After the 3♦ on the turn, Heung again check-called a bet from von Kriegenbergh, this time for 375,000.

The river brought the 2♦ and Heung again check-called a bet from von Kriegenbergh, for 475,000 this time. von Kriegenbergh tabled his aces and Heung mucked his hand to give the pot to von Kriegenbergh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor von Kriegenbergh	3,405,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Tom Heung	1,800,000 1,150,000	1,150,000