Poker news: 8 to 9 November 2026
3 stories from the poker world, 8 to 9 November 2026, each in a few sentences. Published 9 November 2026.
9 November 2026
Triton ONE Main Event in North Cyprus starts Tuesday at $8,000
The Main Event of Triton ONE North Cyprus opens with Day 1A on Tuesday 10 November at 12:00 GMT+2. The buy-in is $8,000 and players start with 250,000 in chips. The festival runs until 15 November.
It is the headline event of the first Triton ONE festival held in Europe.
Source: Triton Poker Series
8 November 2026
Jingyao Yan takes the Triton ONE Big Bounty for $51,000
Jingyao Yan of China won the $4,000 Big Bounty at Triton ONE North Cyprus for his first Triton title. He took $41,000 in prize money and $10,000 in bounties. Terrance Reid of the US finished second with $28,000 and $8,000 in bounties.
In a bounty event a large part of the money is won by knocking players out, so the top prize alone does not show what a deep run pays.
Source: PokerNews
8 November 2026
Alin Ivan wins Triton ONE Genesis in North Cyprus for $450,000
Alin Ivan of Romania won the $3,000 QQPK Genesis at Triton ONE North Cyprus for $450,000, the biggest score of his career. The event drew 912 entries and a prize pool of $2,443,248. Viktor Kudinov finished second for $272,000.
It shows what a $3,000 ticket can pay: 150 times the buy-in for first place.
Source: Card Player
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