Triton ONE 2026 Main Event at LES A Casino has reached its final six players after a fast-paced Day 3, where 24 players battled down to the last contenders. The $8,000 buy-in Main Event drew a huge field of 1,230 entries, generating a prize pool of $8,945,790, with 199 players cashing.

After a full day of action, Spain’s Ander Vallinas holds a commanding lead heading into the final day with 146,600,000 (147 big blinds). China’s Zhao Wenjie sits in second with 94,400,000 (94 big blinds), while the rest of the finalists return with stacks below the average.

Final Six Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Flag	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Ander Vallinas	Spain	146,600,000	147
2	Zhao Wenjie	China	94,400,000	94
3	Kai Yang	United States	25,400,000	25
4	Shota Nakanishi	Japan	23,700,000	24
5	Liu Xiaohu	China	11,200,000	11
6	Issey Maeda	Japan	6,200,000	6

Day 3 began with Vallinas immediately catching fire. Early in the day he eliminated Edgar Asehan in 22nd place after his pocket kings held against Asehan’s ace-king.

Shortly after, Vallinas picked up another massive pot against Jon Peter Rounce-Sue . Vallinas turned trips while Rounce-Sue missed an open-ended straight flush draw and attempted a large river bluff. Vallinas made the call and took the chip lead. The Spanish pro continued his run by winning a flip with ace-king against Hugues Girard’s pocket jacks after pairing an ace on the flop.

Meanwhile, Wenjie began building momentum with two key eliminations. First, he sent Mustapha Kanit to the rail in 17th place after Kanit attempted a river bluff while Wenjie already held trips. Wenjie then climbed further up the leaderboard after his pocket queens held against Martin Nielsen’s ace-king, eliminating Nielsen in 16th place.

As the field approached the final table, Takashi Kawauchi fell in 10th place after losing to Vallinas. Kawauchi was drawing dead by the turn after Vallinas filled up with a full house, pushing the Spaniard’s stack close to 100 million.

Triton ONE 2026 Main Event Final Table

Final table was formed with Vallinas still leading the way. He extended that advantage by winning a 41 big blind pot against former chip leader Shota Nakanishi.

The first elimination came when Jimmy Guerrero made a flush on the river but ran into Wenjie’s rivered full house. Guerrero finished in 9th place for $116,990 while Wenjie surged to over 93 million chips.

Jimmy Guerrero - 9th Place ($116,990) — Jimmy Guerrero – 9th Place ($116,990)

Shortly after, Takumi Eguchi moved all-in for eight big blinds with king-nine but was called by Kai Yang holding pocket nines. Eguchi failed to improve and exited in 8th place for $151,000.

Takumi Eguchi - 8th Place ($151,000) — Takumi Eguchi – 8th Place ($151,000)

With one elimination left before bagging for the final day, Vallinas continued to dominate. He clashed again with Nakanishi and rivered a set to win another large pot, pushing his stack to 130 million while leaving Nakanishi down to 29 million.

Zhou Quan - 7th Place ($213,000) — Zhou Quan – 7th Place ($213,000)

The final elimination of the night came when Zhou Quan moved all-in for three big blinds with pocket fives. Vallinas called with queen-six and hit a six on the flop to seal the knockout. Zhou finished in 7th place for $213,000.

Six Contenders Left For The Main Event Title

Six players remain in contention for the title, and each is guaranteed at least $279,000. However, the focus will be on the $1,585,000 top prize and the Triton ONE Main Event trophy.

Play resumes at 12:00 PM local time in Jeju, South Korea , where the final six will battle until a new Triton ONE champion is crowned.

About Triton ONE & Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju

The Triton Poker Series returned to Jeju, South Korea, in March for the second-ever Triton ONE festival, followed by a stop on the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju S5 2026 .

Triton ONE ran from March 5-15, 2026, with the Super High Roller Series taking place from March 14-April 1. Both events were held at the luxurious Les A Casino at Jeju Shinhwa World, previously known as the Landing Casino & Resort.

All quotes, images, and figures courtesy of Triton Poker Series.