Eleven Players Return for the Final Day of the $100,000 Triton Main Event
Day 3, the final day of the $100,000 Triton Main Event at the 2025 World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) gets underway today at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas, with 11 players returning from 237 entries. Aleksejs Ponakovs brings the chip lead into the day with 13,250,000, followed by Pedro Padilha with 10,400,000 and Adrian Mateos right on his heels with 9,750,000 after both players finished strong late on Day 2.
$100,000 Triton Main Event Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 13,250,000 |
| 2 | Pedro Padilha | Brazil | 10,400,000 |
| 3 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 9,750,000 |
| 4 | Ye Wang | China | 5,475,000 |
| 5 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 4,700,000 |
| 6 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | 3,850,000 |
| 7 | Kelvin Kerber | Brazil | 3,350,000 |
| 8 | Jason Koon | United States | 3,000,000 |
| 9 | Klemens Roiter | 2,300,000 | |
| 10 | Manuel Fritz | Austria | 1,700,000 |
| 11 | Yang Wang | China | 1,500,000 |
Among the returning contenders is Jason Koon, who will start the day with 3,000,000. A long-established presence in high-stakes fields and a frequent finalist in Triton events, Koon remains well within reach of another title as he enters Day 3 from the middle of the pack.
Also advancing are Ye Wang, Eelis Parssinen, Jean-Noel Thorel, Kelvin Kerber, Klemens Roiter, Manuel Fritz, and Yang Wang.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $4,750,000 |
| 2 | $3,160,000 |
| 3 | $2,311,000 |
| 4 | $1,865,000 |
| 5 | $1,462,000 |
| 6 | $1,107,000 |
| 7 | $813,000 |
| 8 | $597,000 |
| 9 | $495,000 |
| 10–11 | $415,000 |
What to Expect on Day 3
Action resumes at 1 p.m. local time, with play picking up on Level 23. Blinds will be 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 big blind ante, and they will play down to a winner today. The Triton Poker Plus app will stream the action on a one-hour delay, beginning at about 2 p.m., and the stream can also be viewed on YouTube.
You can also follow all the action on PokerNews, where we will provide updates in sync with the stream until a winner is crowned.