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

Dec 09, 2025

Set-Over-Set Lifts Jackson

Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Emilien Pitavy raised to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Masashi Oya from the next seat over. Harvey Jackson three-bet to 17,000 from the cutoff and was called by both opponents.

Jackson continued for 35,000 on the K♥10♦6♠ flop and only Oya called.

On the A♣ turn, Oya quickly called Jackson shove of 48,000 and the cards were tabled.

Harvey Jackson: K♠K♣ All in
Masashi Oya: 10♥10♣

Both players flopped sets, with Jackson's three kings out in front. He faded the one-outer as the 3♦ completed the board.

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Dec 09, 2025

Chen Gets a Double With Cowboys

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Daehyung Lee opened with a raise to 4,000 from the hijack, before Hui Chen three-bet to 13,000 in the cutoff. It then folded to the big blind Javid Ismayilov, who four-bet to 45,000. Lee got out of the way, and Hui five-bet all in for his stack of 214,000, and Ismayilov made the call.

Hui Chen: K♦K♣ All in
Javid Ismayilov: 7♦7♣

Chen's pocket kings were in great shape to double and did just that after the board ran out Q♣K♥6♣J♦A♥ giving Chen top set and leaving Ismayilov on fumes.

Tags: Hui Chen Javid Ismayilov

Dec 09, 2025

Shakerchi Flops Trips

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Wai Kiat Lee raised to 4,500 from the cutoff and called when Talal Shakerchi made it 26,000 from the small blind.

Kiat Lee called a bet of 14,000 on the K♠K♥Q♦ flop. The 6♦ turn checked through to the 4♦ river, where Shakerchi bet 55,000. Kiat Lee called, but had to muck his hand when Shakerchi tabled A♣K♣ for trip kings.

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Dec 09, 2025

Ace-High Board Kills the Action

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alex Foxen opened to 4,500 from under the gun and proceeded to get into a preflop raising war with Sirzat Hissou. The latter three-bet to 14,000 from the button, and then Foxen responded by making it 39,000. Hissou put in the rare five-bet to 85,000 and Foxen called.

Both players checked the action through to showdown where Hissou's K♥K♦ bested Foxen's Q♠Q♣ on the A♥7♠3♠9♠3♦ board.

Tags: Alex Foxen Sirzat Hissou

Dec 09, 2025

Vogelsang Wins Three-Bet Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Christoph Vogelsang opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and called when Bin Duan three-bet to 16,500 from the button.

Vogelsang check-called for 12,500 on the K♣Q♥4♦ flop. The 7♦ turn and 9♣ river checked through to showdown.

Vogelsang's 6♦6♣ bested Duan's A♠J♣.

Tags: Bin Duan Christoph Vogelsang

Dec 09, 2025

Big Slick Holds for Vallinas

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Jon Vallinas opened to 4,000 from under the gun and was called by Javid Ismayilov from the cutoff. Hannes Jeschka three-bet to 17,000 from the button and was called by both opponents.

Jeschka continued for 10,000 on the K♠4♣2♣ and again was called by both players.

The 5♥ turn and 7♦ river checked through to showdown, where Vallinas' A♠K♥ took the pot.

Tags: Hannes Jeschka Javid Ismayilov Jon Vallinas

Dec 09, 2025

Boianovsky and Fritz Depart

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Felipe Boianovsky put in his last 25,000 from early position. Chino Rheem and Yang Wang called from the button and big blind respectively.

The K♠K♥4♠ flop checked through to the 8♣ turn, where Wang check-folded to a bet of 15,000.

Felipe Boianovsky: A♠2♠ All in
Chino Rheem: 9♥9♦

The 3♣ river confirmed Boianovsky's exit and Rheem took in the pot.

On another table, Sean Winter opened to 4,500 from the hijack before Andras Nemeth made it 20,000 from the small blind. Manuel Fritz then four-bet jammed for 143,000. Winter moved all in for 241,000 and Nemeth folded for the cards to go on their backs.

Manuel Fritz: A♥Q♦ All in
Sean Winter: Q♠Q♥

Winter's queens held out on the 10♦7♠2♥8♦9♥ runout to score the bust out.