Event #9: $100,000 Triton Main Event Day 1 | 2025 WSOP Paradise

12-09-2025 17:31 UTC-4

Nguyen Takes Three-Bet Pot

Tyler Boyer

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

Pascal Lefrancois raised to 3,500 from under the gun, and when it folded to Christopher Nguyen in the cutoff, he three-bet to 9,000. It got back to Lefrancois, and he made the call.

The flop came J♥8♣K♥ and Lefrancois check-called a bet of 7,000 from Nguyen.

After the A♥ on the turn, Lefrancois checked to Nguyen, who sized up for a bet of 30,000. Lefrancois wasted no time mucking his hand to give the pot to Nguyen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	290,000 65,500	65,500

Pascal Lefrancois	190,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Pascal Lefrancois

12-09-2025 17:24 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Jean-Noel Thorel	250,000 250,000	250,000
Tom Heung	250,000
Bin Duan	250,000
Alex Foxen	250,000 250,000	250,000

Leon Sturm	250,000 250,000	250,000

Arthur Conan	250,000 250,000	250,000
Matthias Eibinger	250,000 250,000	250,000

Vlada Stojanovic	250,000 250,000	250,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	250,000 250,000	250,000

Sirzat Hissou	250,000 250,000	250,000
Mike Watson	250,000 250,000	250,000

Corey Kempson	250,000 250,000	250,000

Borovkov Takes from Kisacikoglu

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up on the flop, with roughly 30,000 in the pot and the board showing 2♥2♠9♦.

Orpen Kisacikoglu bet out 16,000, and Aleksei Borovkov made the call.

After the 6♣ on the turn, both players checked to see the 4♦ on the river. Kisacikoglu checked again, but Borovkov bet out 32,000. Kisacikoglu gave it some thought, before mucking his cards to give the pot to Borovkov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksei Borovkov	282,000 282,000	282,000
Orpen Kisacikoglu	203,000 41,500	41,500

Tags: Aleksei Borovkov Orpen Kisacikoglu

12-09-2025 17:10 UTC-4

Lingham Sends Pannucci To Reentry Desk

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Calum Grant

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

Dejan Kaladjurdjevic opened to 2,500 from the hijack. John Pannucci three-bet to 7,000 from the button and Vinny Lingham called from the small blind. Kaladjurdjevic folded.

Lingham check-called for 6,000 on the K♣5♥4♦ flop, bringing in the 3♦ turn. Lingham check-shoved over a bet of 25,000 and Pannucci called off the 55,000 more he had behind.

John Pannucci: K♦9♠ All in
Vinny Lingham: K♠J♠

Pannucci was dominated and headed over to the reentry desk after failing to improve on the 2♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejan Kaladjurdjevic	368,000 3,000	3,000
Vinny Lingham	341,000 91,000	91,000
John Pannucci	250,000 181,000	181,000

Tags: Dejan Kaladjurdjevic John Pannucci Vinny Lingham

Level: 2

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

12-09-2025 16:58 UTC-4

Field Over 50 Entries

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Calum Grant

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	250,000 250,000	250,000

Hannes Jeschka	250,000 250,000	250,000
Kelvin Kerber	250,000 250,000	250,000

Daehyung Lee	250,000 250,000	250,000
Stephen Chidwick	250,000

Andre Moreira	250,000 250,000	250,000
Nick Petrangelo	250,000 250,000	250,000

Hui Chen	250,000 250,000	250,000
Michael Gathy	250,000 250,000	250,000

Jesse Lonis	250,000 250,000	250,000

Pascal Lefrancois	250,000 250,000	250,000

Thomas Santerne	250,000 250,000	250,000
Harvey Jackson	250,000 250,000	250,000
Mehdi Chaoui	250,000 250,000	250,000
Ben Heath	250,000 250,000	250,000

Alexandros Theologis	250,000 250,000	250,000

Nick Schulman	250,000 250,000	250,000

[Removed:564]	250,000 250,000	250,000
Ye Wang	250,000 250,000	250,000

Bernhard Binder	250,000 250,000	250,000

Jamil Wakil	250,000 250,000	250,000

12-09-2025 16:54 UTC-4

All Quiet on Table 5

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Calum Grant

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

On the pro-heavy Table 5, Christopher Nguyen opened to 2,500 from the cutoff, and Jonathan Little defended his big blind. The 6♥3♠2♠ flop checked through to the 2♣ turn, where Little check-called a bet of 2,000. Little then folded on the 5♠ river after Nguyen fired out another 10,000.

On the next deal, Nguyen raised to 2,500 again before Ihor Popyk made it 10,000 from the button. Nguyen four-bet to 32,000 and folded out Popyk.

A third open came from Nguyen in the following hand, with Little calling from the button. Ben Tollerene reraised to 15,500, forcing out Nguyen. Little stuck around.

Little called for 18,000 on the Q♣8♠6♦ flop before the J♠ turn checked through to the 9♥ river. Tollerene used a time bank and decided to check. Little mulled over his options briefly before opting to check behind.

Tollerene tabled K♦Q♦ for a pair of queens, but Little's 9♦8♦ was good for two pair, nines and eights, to claim the pot.

The players appear locked in at the table, with not one word exchanged throughout the three hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ihor Popyk	283,000 33,000	33,000
Jonathan Little	282,000 32,000	32,000

Christopher Nguyen	224,500 25,500	25,500

Ben Tollerene	210,500 39,500	39,500

Tags: Ben Tollerene Christopher Nguyen Ihor Popyk Jonathan Little

12-09-2025 16:53 UTC-4

Pardo Over-Bets, Then Hits

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up on the turn, with roughly 15,000 in the pot and the board showing 8♣J♣3♥5♥.

Rayan Chamas checked to Juan Pardo, who decided to over-bet the pot to 22,500. Chamas took some time before making the call.

The river brought the 10♥, and Chamas checked to Pardo again, who fired another bet, but sized down to 21,000. Chamas used a time bank before putting in a chip to call. Pardo tabled 9♥7♥ for a flush. Chamas mucked his hand to give the pot to Pardo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Pardo	310,000 60,000	60,000
Rayan Chamas	185,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Juan Pardo Rayan Chamas

12-09-2025 16:48 UTC-4

Ismayilov Jams on Kulev

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Calum Grant

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

Alex Kulev raised to 2,000 and was called by Javid Ismayilov. Yu Zhang three-bet to 9,000 from the button and both players called.

Kulev checked on the 10♥K♣7♥ flop, and Ismayilov bet 11,000. Zhang got out of the way before Kulev made it 38,000. Ismayilov called.

On the Q♠ turn, Kulev sized up to 65,000 but quickly folded when Ismayilov jammed for 197,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Javid Ismayilov	368,000 118,000	118,000
Yu Zhang	252,000 2,000	2,000
Alex Kulev	134,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Javid Ismayilov Yu Zhang

12-09-2025 16:45 UTC-4

Kaladjurdjevic Rebounds Through Pannucci

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Calum Grant

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

Isaac Haxton opened to 2,500 from the cutoff before Dejan Kaladjurdjevic made it 9,000 from the button. John Pannucci then four-bet to 22,000 from the small blind, folding out Haxton. Kaladjurdjevic stuck around.

Pannucci continued for 12,000 on the K♣5♦2♠ flop and was called, He slowed down with a check on the 6♠ turn, prompting Kaladjurdjevic to fire out 40,000. Pannucci called.

The 7♥ completed the board, and a second check came from Pannucci.
Kaladjurdjevic went big, making it 105,000 which left him with 2,500 behind. Pannucci called but mucked his hand after Kaladjurdjevic had two pair with 6♥5♥.