Triton newcomer wins $3K One-W Championship.
Elena Yasyuchenya has won the Triton ONE women's event in North Cyprus, beating fellow debtuant Kseniia Kolotiuk heads-up.
Yasyuchenya eliminated her final three opponents, including Jessica Teusl and Tang Lili, to win the $35,500 first prize.
Elena Yasyuchenya.Alin Ivan wins $450K Triton ONE title after huge hero call
Ivan has won the $3,000 QQPK Genesis at Triton ONE North Cyprus, beating a 912-entry field to claim $450,000.
The 26-year-old Romanian picked off a huge all-in bluff during three-handed play to take control of the tournament. Ivan went on to defeat Viktor Kudinov heads-up.
Speaking to Triton afterward, Ivan, whose previous biggest cash was $80,000, said, "This is a completely surreal experience. It's one of those moments you dream of when you start playing poker."
Alin Ivan.Matt Affleck leads final 29 in WPT Fall Championship.
176 players started Day 2 and the field has now been whittled down to 29, with Affleck sitting on top for Day 3 with a stack of 2,235,000 (89bb), followed by Andrew Ostapchenko with 2,005,000 (80bb).
Joe McKeehen, Jesse Lonis, Cherish Andrews, Landon Tice and Phil Hellmuth all survived the day. Hellmuth Has a stack of 355,000 (14bb).
Day 3 starts at 11am local time at the Venetian, Las Vegas, and will play down to the final table of six. See full chip counts on the WPT site.
Matt Affleck.John Phan and Danny Qutami share Day 1C chip lead at WPT Venetian.
Phan and Qutami bagged identical stacks of 388,000 to share the Day 1C chip lead – and the overall chip lead – at the WPT Venetian Fall Championship.
The final Day 1 flight attracted 246 entries, taking the total field to 510 and generating a $2,346,000 prizepool. A total of 176 players return for Day 2 on Sunday at 11am local time – including Phil Hellmuth and his son, Nick – with 64 set to make the money.
Day 1C top five chip counts:
John Phan.Poker for a good cause at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas today. The All In for CP charity tournament gets underway at 4pm PT, raising money for the One Step Closer Foundation.
The $1,000 buy-in event features $500 rebuys and add-ons, with half the prizepool going to charity. Montel Williams is among the names involved, with poker pros and other celebrities also expected to attend.
More praise for Venetian's slide dealing. It's been in use across the property for a month now, but it's back in the headlines after the Fall Championship became the first WPT event on US soil to use it.
Jeremy Ausmus and Donnie Peters are the latest to give it the thumbs up, with Ausmus calling for it to be introduced on the PGT.
Phil Hellmuth busts as Justin Sternberg leads WPT Fall Championship Day 1B.
Hellmuth was among the late casualties late on Day 1B, with 57 players surviving the second starting flight. Justin Sternberg bagged the chip lead with 342,500 (137bb), ahead of Daniel Maor (299,000) and Victoria Livschitz (282,500). Nick Palma bagged the fifth-biggest stack ahead of Day 2 on Sunday.
Day 1B attracted 161 entries, taking the total to 264, with 89 players through to Day 2. The tournament needs another 171 entries on Saturday's final starting flight to beat its $2 million guarantee.
Justin Sternberg.Alex Foxen back on top of the GPI. It's the 90th week he's enjoyed life at the top since the GPI began.
Cherish Andrews leads after Day 1A of the WPT Fall Championship. Just 32 players survived from 103 entries, with Day 1B taking place on Friday.
Shannon Shorr bagged the second-biggest stack, with Jesse Lonis, Andrew Lichtenberger, Alex Foxen and Jeremy Ausmus also progressing.
Notably, it was the first WPT event in the US to use slide dealing, introduced at the Venetian in Las Vegas last month.
Cherish Andrews.Play Phil Ivey at $1/$2 on December 2. The WPT Meet Up Game is back at this year's World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
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