Event #7: $100,000 Triton Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2024 WSOP Paradise
Event #7: $100,000 Triton Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2024 WSOP Paradise
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$18,200,000
Entries
182
Level
29
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
149
Players Left
80
Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action has wrapped up in Day 1 of the the $100,000 Triton Main Event here at the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise hosted by Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas. With the WSOP partnering with Triton this year, the tournament has already far surpassed last year's number of 111 runners. Day 1 of this year saw 149 total entries (107 unique, 42 reentries), with 80 players returning for Day 2 on Wednesday.
David Yan emerged as the chip leader of Day 1, bagging an impressive 1,166,000. He rose to the top of the leaderboard late in the evening when he woke up with pocket kings against the pocket nines of Mikita Badziakouski.
Not far behind Yan sits Dimitar Danchev in second with 1,107,000. He climbed the ranks steadily throughout the day and surpassed the million chip mark towards the end of the night where he caught Adrian Mateos making a move.
Rounding out the top three is Biao Ding (990,000) with just shy of a million heading into Day 2. He knocked out Viktor Kudinov in the last level of play when his pocket jacks bested Kudinov's pocket tens.
Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Yan | New Zealand | 1,166,000 | 117 |
| 2 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | 1,107,000 | 111 |
| 3 | Biao Ding | China | 990,000 | 99 |
| 4 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 956,000 | 96 |
| 5 | Vladimir Minko | Russia | 950,000 | 95 |
| 6 | Wai Kin Yong | Malaysia | 828,000 | 83 |
| 7 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 800,000 | 80 |
| 8 | David Coleman | United States | 752,000 | 75 |
| 9 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 713,000 | 71 |
| 10 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 691,000 | 69 |
Notable Eliminations
Jeremy Ausmus got coolered when his ace-king ran into the pocket aces of Juan Pardo. Justin Saliba flopped top pair against Danchev's two pair, but couldn't improve. Byron Kaverman lost a flip against Michael Soyza and was sent to the rail in 100th place.
Those who battled hard but busted later in the day include Nick Schulman (94th), Dylan Linde (92nd), Brian Kim (90th), Leon Sturm (89th), Darren Elias (87th), Chance Kornuth (85th), Alejandro Lococo (84th), Jonathan Jaffe (83rd), and Michael Addamo (82nd).
Day 2 will begin December 11 at noon local time, with blinds starting at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante. Registration will close at the start of Day 2, so we may see some reentries and new faces at the start of play.
Levels will be 50 minutes in length, with a 15-minute break after every two levels. A 45-minute dinner break will occur at the completion of level 16. As this is a three-day event, the expectation is to play down to the final table on Day 2.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the $100,000 Triton Main Event here at the 2024 WSOP Paradise.
Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,166,000
-234,000
|
-234,000 |
|
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1,107,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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990,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
956,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
|
||
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950,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
828,000
548,000
|
548,000 |
|
800,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
752,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
713,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
691,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
||
|
690,000
-93,000
|
-93,000 |
|
688,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
||
|
686,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
685,000 | |
|
||
|
651,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
|
||
|
642,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
|
|
||
|
641,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
|
||
|
634,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
||
|
600,000 | |
|
|
||
|
592,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
||
|
588,000
338,000
|
338,000 |
|
|
||
|
565,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
562,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
|
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|
560,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
541,000
279,500
|
279,500 |
Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1 has ended with 80 players remaining out of 149 total entries. Late registration remains open until the start of play tomorrow at noon local time.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Chin Wei Lim raised to 16,000 under the gun and received calls from Alejandro Lococo on the button and big blind Lun Loon.
Action checked to Lococo on the A♣K♦6♥ flop and he bet 20,000. Only Loon called.
Both players checked the 4♣ turn and the J♠ fell on the river. Loon then bet 30,000, Lococo moved all in for 152,000, and Loon called.
Lococo showed J♦10♦ for a pair of jacks, but Loon had A♠6♠ for two pair to send the Triton Million champion to the rail on one of the last hands of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
286,000
|
286,000 |
|
70,000 | |
|
Busted | |
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Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Michael Moncek had just reentered before he moved all in from the cutoff after Joao Vieira had opened under the gun. Vieira called for 221,000.
Joao Vieira: 8♠8♥ 
Michael Moncek: K♥J♠
Moncek hit top pair on the K♦8♣3♠ flop, but Vieira spiked a set to take a big lead in the pot. Moncek got some hope on the J♣ turn with two pair, but he missed the Q♣ river and handed over most of his new stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
|
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|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
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Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Chance Kornuth recently fired his fourth bullet of the day as he, Justin Bonomo, and Chris Hunichen saw a flop of 9♦8♣3♦.
Bonomo then bet 15,000 from the cutoff, Hunichen folded in the big blind, and Kornuth moved all in for 187,000 in early position. Bonomo called.
Chance Kornuth: A♣8♠
Justin Bonomo: J♠9♠
Both players showed a pair, but Bonomo was ahead with his nines as the rest of the board came 2♣K♦ to send Kornuth off to the rail yet again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
||
|
360,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Vladimir Minko raised to 16,000 in the hijack, Michael Moncek three-bet to 52,000 on the button, and Minko moved all in for 455,000. Moncek called, having Minko covered by less than two big blinds.
Vladimir Minko: A♠K♠
Michael Moncek: A♣5♠
Minko had Moncek dominated and pulled further ahead on the K♣8♥3♣ flop with top pair. The A♥ turn improved him to two pair, while the 4♣ completed the board on the river and earned Minko the double up.
Moncek was left with just 15,000 and was eliminated a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
930,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Viktor Kudinov moved all in for 300,000 from the hijack and was up against Biao Ding in middle position.
Viktor Kudinov: 10♣10♥
Biao Ding: J♦J♣
Ding had Kudinov crushed with his jacks and stayed in front through the 4♥6♠2♥3♠A♠ board to send Kudinov to the rail in the closing moments of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
920,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 10
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Masashi Oya, Eelis Parssinen, and Pascal LeFrancois checked to the turn on a board of 8♥5♦5♣6♦ when Oya led out for 75,000 from the big blind.
LeFrancois folded under the gun, while Parssinen called on the button. The river was the 5♥ and Oya moved all in for 262,000. Parssinen snap-called with 6♣6♥ for a full house and Oya, who won the $100,000 Ultra High Roller at last year's WSOP Paradise, tossed K♠9♥ into the muck on his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
820,000
572,500
|
572,500 |
|
|
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Busted | |
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