Triton ONE Main Event Reaches Final Table With $1.32 Million Awaiting Champion
The Triton ONE North Cyprus 2026 Main Event reached its final table on Saturday, November 14, with Alex Anton holding the chip lead at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel in North Cyprus.
The $8,000 Main Event attracted 1,006 entries, generating a $7,316,638 prize pool. Just nine players remain, with Anton leading on 62,100,000 chips as the finalists prepare to compete for the $1,320,000 first-place prize on Sunday.
The field also set a Triton record for international participation, with players representing 62 countries. The 1,006-entry turnout and record nationality figures were confirmed after registration closed on Friday.
Meanwhile, the $15,000 High Roller completed its two starting flights, drawing 488 entries across Friday and Saturday. Bobby James topped Flight 1B with 2,640,000 chips, narrowly ahead of Flight 1A leader Dejan Kaladjurdevic on 2,595,000.
Both tournaments conclude on November 15, bringing the Triton ONE festival to a close before the Triton Super High Roller Series begins at the same venue.
Alex Anton Takes Command of Main Event Final Table
Saturday's Main Event Day 3 began with 24 players, but it took less than four hours for the field to be reduced to the final nine.
USA's Anton emerged with a sizeable lead after another dominant day, bagging 62,100,000 chips, worth 104 big blinds when the final table resumes.
Anton has enjoyed a successful year on the international circuit, including two bracelet victories and a Triton Super High Roller Series title in Jeju. He will now be looking to add a Triton ONE Main Event title and his first seven-figure tournament payout.
Mauritania's Mohamed El-Wely sits second with 43,700,000 chips, followed by China's Yiwen Yuan on 31,100,000.
Five-time Triton champion Mikita Badziakouski recovered from a particularly difficult position. The Belarusian began Day 3 with just five big blinds but survived an early all-in and rebuilt his stack to 27,900,000, placing him fourth heading into the final.
Raoul Kanme of the Netherlands follows with 25,100,000, while China's Zhuoqun Zhang sits sixth with 20,500,000.
Lithuania's Paulius Vaitiekunas, Russia's Aleksei Istomin and Germany's Thore Boedefeld complete the lineup, with Boedefeld returning as the shortest stack on 16 big blinds.
Triton ONE Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 62,100,000 | 104 | ||
2 | Mohamed El-Wely | Mauritania | 43,700,000 | 73 |
3 | 31,100,000 | 52 | ||
4 | 27,900,000 | 47 | ||
5 | 25,100,000 | 42 | ||
6 | 20,500,000 | 34 | ||
7 | 18,500,000 | 31 | ||
8 | 13,200,000 | 22 | ||
9 | 9,300,000 | 16 |
Mahmoud Bedoui Falls on Main Event Final Table Bubble
The final table was set following the elimination of Mahmoud Bedoui in tenth place for $83,000.
Bedoui moved all-in for approximately six million chips from the cutoff, with Yuan calling from the big blind.
Bedoui held ace-queen against Yuan's pocket nines. The board brought no help for Bedoui, whose elimination left the final nine players confirmed.
Other notable eliminations during Day 3 included Biao Ding in 16th place for $58,500 and Jon Vallinas in 23rd for $44,000.
Vallinas also secured the Triton ONE Player of the Year title following another deep run, adding to his runner-up finish in the Main Event at Triton ONE Jeju earlier this year.
Triton ONE Main Event Final Table Payouts
Place | Prize |
|---|---|
1 | $1,320,000 |
2 | $793,000 |
3 | $561,000 |
4 | $420,000 |
5 | $321,000 |
6 | $235,000 |
7 | $177,000 |
8 | $127,000 |
9 | $98,000 |
All nine finalists have secured at least $98,000, with Sunday's winner set to receive the largest prize of the Triton ONE North Cyprus festival.
Bobby James Leads $15,000 High Roller After Two Starting Flights
The $15,000 Triton ONE High Roller also completed its two starting flights on Saturday.
Friday's Flight 1A attracted 219 entries, with 37 players advancing after 15 levels of play.
Kaladjurdevic led the flight with 2,595,000 chips, followed by Wai Kiat Lee on 2,530,000 and Xu Yang on 2,330,000.
Saturday's Flight 1B added 269 entries, sending 56 players through to the final day.
James topped the second flight with 2,640,000 chips, giving him the overall lead among the players who qualified from the two flights.
Daniel Rezaei followed with 2,320,000, while Timothy Chung finished third in Flight 1B on 2,130,000.
Together, the two starting flights attracted 488 entries and produced 93 surviving stacks.
$15,000 High Roller Combined Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2,640,000 | 106 | ||
2 | 2,595,000 | 104 | ||
3 | 2,530,000 | 101 | ||
4 | 2,330,000 | 93 | ||
5 | 2,320,000 | 93 | ||
6 | 2,195,000 | 88 | ||
7 | 2,165,000 | 87 | ||
8 | 2,130,000 | 85 | ||
9 | 2,095,000 | 84 | ||
10 | 1,835,000 | 73 |
Triton ONE Concludes Sunday With Two Finals
The final day of Triton ONE North Cyprus takes place on Sunday, November 15, with both remaining major tournaments scheduled to conclude.
Time (Local) | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
12:00 PM | Triton ONE Main Event Final | $8,000 |
12:00 PM | Triton ONE High Roller Final Day | $15,000 |
The Main Event will resume at blinds of 300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 big blind ante. The nine finalists will play until a champion is crowned.
Following the conclusion of Triton ONE, the Triton Super High Roller Series North Cyprus begins on November 15 and runs through November 30 at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel.
For tournament results and the remaining schedule, visit the Triton ONE North Cyprus 2026 festival page.
All images courtesy of the Triton Poker Series and Merit Poker.
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