The penultimate day of the $8K Main Event Triton One is taking place at the Merit Royal Hotel & Spa in Northern Cyprus. A total of 1,006 entries have generated a prize pool of $7,316,600. Today's Day 3 features the final 24 players, aiming to play down to the final six.
All remaining participants have secured at least $37,000, but the entire field is eyeing the top prize of $1,320,000.
Leading the pack is China’s Yiwen Yuan, who is chasing her second final table in the series after her appearance in the Women's Championship. Hot on her heels are Mauritania's Mohamed El-Wely and Germany's Mahmoud Bedoui.
The real excitement, however, centers around the legendary Belarusian player Mikita Badziakouski. The two-time Triton SHR Series Main Event champion is starting from the very bottom as a short stack with less than 5 BB, attempting a historic comeback.
Other stars like Biao Ding and Spain's leader in the Triton One Player of the Year standings, Jon Vallinas, are still in contention.
Top 10 Chip Counts for the $8,000 Main Event Triton One before Day 3:
|
Position |
Player |
Country |
Stack |
|
1. |
Yiwen Yuan |
China |
24,450,000 |
|
2. |
Mohamed El-Wely |
Mauritania |
22,800,000 |
|
3. |
Mahmoud Bedoui |
Germany |
22,275,000 |
|
4. |
Nikita Kuznetsov |
Russia |
17,150,000 |
|
5. |
Ken Tong |
Hong Kong |
15,100,000 |
|
6. |
Mehmet Samsa |
Turkey |
13,800,000 |
|
7. |
Alex Anton |
USA |
13,250,000 |
|
8. |
Zhuoqun Zhang |
China |
11,700,000 |
|
8. |
Jingyao Yan |
China |
11,700,000 |
|
10. |
Anatolii Savin |
Russia |
11,000,000 |
Prize Breakdown:
|
Place |
Prize |
|
1st Place |
$1,320,000 |
|
2nd Place |
$793,000 |
|
3rd Place |
$561,000 |
|
4th Place |
$420,000 |
|
5th Place |
$321,000 |
|
6th Place |
$235,000 |
|
7th Place |
$177,000 |
|
8th Place |
$127,000 |
|
9th Place |
$98,000 |
|
10th–11th Place |
$83,000 |
|
12th–13th Place |
$73,500 |
|
14th–15th Place |
$66,000 |
|
16th–17th Place |
$58,500 |
|
18th–20th Place |
$51,000 |
|
21st–23rd Place |
$44,000 |
|
24th Place |
$37,000 |
Sources: Triton Poker, YouTube
