Event #7: $100,000 Triton Main Event
Day 1 Started
2024 WSOP Paradise
Event #7: $100,000 Triton Main Event
Day: 1
Top
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
A World Series of Poker bracelet is the pinnacle of a poker player’s career. A Triton Series trophy is the ambition of every high roller playing at the game’s biggest stakes. One player will get both of them in a few days, and the journey begins today on Day 1 of the $100,000 Triton Main Event at the 2024 WSOP Paradise.
The lights have just dimmed on the Triton main stage after Alejandro Lococo’s victory in the Triton Million yesterday. Now some of poker’s biggest names get another shot to chase glory and a massive prize pool when action gets underway at noon local time inside the Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas.
Players begin the tournament with a 250,000 starting stack. The action on Day 1 consists of ten 50-minute levels, with a 15-minute break after every two levels. Late registration is open until the start of Day 2 tomorrow, with unlimited reentries allowed during the registration period.
This is the first year that Triton has partnered with the WSOP, but last year’s WSOP Paradise featured a similar $100,000 Ultra High Roller event. Masashi Oya of Japan emerged victorious over a field of 111 players, defeating Jason Koon heads-up to win $2,940,000. Leon Sturm, Nick Schulman, and Ben Heath were among the players to make the final table.
2023 WSOP Paradise $100,000 Ultra High Roller Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Masashi Oya | Japan | $2,940,000 |
| 2nd | Jason Koon | United States | $1,817,000 |
| 3rd | Leon Sturm | Germany | $1,322,000 |
| 4th | Quan Zhou | China | $976,000 |
| 5th | Nick Schulman | United States | $731,000 |
| 6th | Ivan Luca | Argentina | $555,000 |
| 7th | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | $430,000 |
| 8th | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | $336,000 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day for live updates as the game’s biggest stars gather to determine who shines brightest this time.
Players are drawing for seats and action is about to begin with 25 entries.
Updates will be provided on a 60-minute delay to match the Triton Poker stream. Stay tuned for all the action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise series is underway, and poker players attending should be aware of a rule change that will impact the use of electronic devices at the table.
Jonathan Tamayo won the WSOP Main Event for $10 million this past summer in Las Vegas. Controversy surrounded the victory after poker fans noticed his rail, which included poker pros Joe McKeehen and Dominik Nitsche, had a laptop open with apparent real-time assistance (RTA) software visible.
Tamayo would occasionally converse with his rail during the final table, and that led some to question if he had an unfair advantage. But no one has presented any evidence to prove he broke any rules or won the tournament because of an edge gained from his rail. Still, the WSOP did not have a rule in place to prevent potential controversies such as this from arising. They do now, however.
There are a few other additional new rules for the series, including banning electronic devices at the table altogether when a tournament is down to three tables. Players are also not permitted to place their cell phones or any electronic devices on the table or table rail during play.
In the 868th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio to discuss the bitter social media feud between Vanessa Kade and Ryan Depaulo, which started over a sponsorship for Benjamin "Bencb" Rolle and saw the likes of Charlie Carrel and Kevin Martin chime in.
You'll also get to check out the recent ClubWPT Gold $5M Freeroll Invitational winners, which includes Kyna, and how the reigning WPT World Champ Dan Sepiol won $1 million in a daily fantasy football contest on Thanksgiving. Some other recent big winners were Faraz Jaka down at the Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open and David Prociak at the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Series.
Finally, the year is quickly coming to an end, so the crew thought it was a good time to look at the PokerGO Tour leaderboard and see who is qualified for the $1,000,000 PGT Championship and who is on the bubble.
A new PokerNews Podcast will drop weekly every Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick raised to 2,500 under the gun and received calls from Christoph Vogelsang on the button and Orpen Kisacikoglu in the small blind.
All three players checked the 9♠5♦3♣ flop. Chidwick then bet 3,000 on the 5♥ turn and only Kisacikoglu called.
Chidwick bet another 8,000 on the 6♦ river and Kisacikoglu again called. Chidwick turned over Q♠9♥ for two pair and Kisacikoglu mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
267,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
248,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
235,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Chance Kornuth raised to 2,500 under the gun and Dimitar Danchev flatted in the small blind. Isaac Haxton then three-bet to 19,000 in the big blind, getting a call from Kornuth and a fold from Danchev.
The flop came 5♥4♥3♥ and Haxton continued with a bet of 14,000. Kornuth thought for a moment before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
272,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
247,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
231,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
|
||
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 21st episode, Connor speaks with Survivor legend Boston Rob, aka Rob Mariano, about growing up near Fenway Park, learning poker at the age of 6, studying psychology at Boston University, applying for Survivor and winning Season 22, his recent appearance on Deal or No Deal Island and filming an upcoming season of The Traitors.
Boston Rob also revealed a story about Costa Rican authorities raiding a mansion known to host high-stakes poker games during a 2006 filming that included Daniel Negreanu, Josh Arieh, David Williams, Michael Mizrachi and actress Cheryl Hines.
"(Gambling mogul) Calvin (Ayre) had a big party at the house, and they came in guns drawn," he said. "And we were fine, but we all had to stay at the party until they checked our passports and everything. I think it was a little bit of a shakedown. But we had a good weekend."
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Boston Rob by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.