What is a player to do when they love tournament poker, their mind allows them to compete against the best of the best, but their body doesn’t want to cooperate? That’s a question “Texas” Mike Moncek, who suffers from a heart condition, asked himself Wednesday night after playing in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) ParadiseEvent #7: $100,000 Triton Main Event.
The tournament, which is being live reported by PokerNews, attracted 182 entrants and offered up an $18,200,000 prize pool. On Day 2, a little over 40 players remained when Texas Mike, in his own words, “punted.”
Yeu Wei Hsiang raised to 30,000 in early position and Meir Meystel three-bet to 65,000 in the hijack.
The flop came 6♠7♦5♣ and Hsiang check-called a bet of 20,000 from Meystel.
The turn landed the 6♣ and Hsiang check-raised to 175,000 over Meystel's bet of 60,000. Meystel thought for a moment before making the call.
The river brought the 4♥ and Hsiang bet enough to put Meystel all in, who had 85,000 behind. Meystel made the call, tabling A♦8♥ for a rivered straight, while Hsiang turned over A♥6♥ for trip sixes.
Action folded to Waikiat Lee in the hijack, and he raised all in for his stack of 80,000. It then folded to Matthias Lipp on the button, and he called for his stack of 70,000. Georgios Sotiropoulos in the small blind then three-bet all in, which got the big blind to quickly fold, and the cards were on their back with Lee and Lipp at risk.
Lipp had both players dominated, and the Q♦9♠4♣ flop extended his lead. The 5♦ on the turn left Lee drawing dead, but Sotiropoulos picked up a flush draw. That flush draw came right in once the 9♦ hit on the river to give Sotiropoulos the pot, and claim the bounties of Lee and Lipp, as both players were eliminated.
The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise, which is taking place on Paradise Island in The Bahamas, got off to a big start with the $500,000 buy-in Triton Million, which marked the WSOP's first partnership with Triton Poker.
It was a unique tournament that paired an invitee with a poker pro – each putting up a $500,000 buy-in – and then competing in respective fields on Day 1 before combining on Day 2. The tournament, which was being live reported by PokerNews, featured 74 players (37 pairs) and much to our surprise saw two players get their chips all in on the very first hand of the tournament.
It was a big hand, but just one captured by the PokerNews Live Reporting Team. Here is a look at five other either big or game-changing hands from the Triton Million.
The tournament saw a total of 238 entries, creating a prize pool of $1,190,000.
The remaining 37 players are battling for the top prize of $145,000 and the last WSOP gold bracelet of the series. The bounty prize pool of $357,000 is also in play.
As the World Series of Poker Paradise nears its conclusion, the final event of the series kicks off its last day: Event: #15, the $5,000 The Closer NLH Bounty Turbo. There were a total of 111 player entries from Day 1c, and after the 15-minute blind levels on Day 1, the field was whittled down to 17 players. The chip leader at the end of the night was Ebony Kenney, who bagged 1,103,000 chips.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Ebony Kenney
United States
1,103,000
74
2
Shaun Deeb
United States
851,000
57
3
Dongwuk Moon
South Korea
648,000
43
4
Hossein Ensan
Germany
566,000
38
5
Daniel Negreanu
Canada
530,000
35
6
Ren Lin
China
516,000
34
7
Arkadiy Tsinis
Ukraine
505,000
34
8
Sosia Jiang
New Zealand
484,000
32
9
Anatoly Zlotnikov
Russian Federation
472,000
31
10
Yeu Wei Hsiang
Malaysia
415,000
28
Ren Lin
Several big names from the poker world are in the field for this $5,000 buy in event, such as seven time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu, Ren Lin, Daniel Zack, and Nick Schulman, all looking for their last chance to leave Atlantis Paradise Island with a WSOP gold bracelet. Day 1d is currently underway, with more players set to join the field.
Action will resume at 4:00 p.m. local time in Level 21 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante. Action will continue with 20-minute blind levels for Day 2, and play will go on until a winner is crowned. Prize pool information will be set, once the field is officially settled.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to catch all the action of the final event, as the last WSOP bracelet will be claimed.
