Ander Vallinas Wins First Triton ONE Title, Earns $61,000 in North Cyprus
Spain's Ander Vallinas won his first Triton ONE title in the $2,000 One Night NLH event at the 2026 North Cyprus festival. The tournament drew 143 entries, with Vallinas taking home $61,000 and extending his lead in the Player ONE standings.
Event #16, held on November 10, had a $264,836 prize pool. Vallinas defeated Russia's Sergey Rumyantsev heads-up. Rumyantsev earned $42,000 for second place, while Thailand's Punnat Punsri finished third for $28,000.
Vallinas Follows Jeju Runner-Up Finish With First Title
Vallinas had finished runner-up to Zhao Wenjie in the Triton ONE Main Event in Jeju in March. The two agreed to a heads-up deal that gave Vallinas the larger payout, although Zhao went on to win the tournament.
In North Cyprus, Zhou Quan had moved into second place on the Player ONE leaderboard after winning the Mystery Bounty event. Vallinas' latest victory extended his lead at the top of the standings.
Ran Azor Wins $29,000 on Triton Debut
Israel's Ran Azor won Event #2, the $2,000 Single Night NLH Bounty Quattro, on November 6 in his first Triton Poker Series appearance.
The event recorded 54 entries, and Azor collected $29,000, including $8,000 in bounties.
Zhu Hengtao finished second for $19,200. Third-place finisher Luka Sorainen earned more overall, collecting $12,000 in bounties from six knockouts, the highest bounty haul in the field. His total payout reached $21,800.
Azor's career tournament earnings exceed $2.3 million. That includes $1.4 million for a runner-up finish at the 2009 WPT World Poker Classic in Las Vegas.
Elena Iakovleva Wins One-W Bounty Quattro
Russia's Elena Iakovleva earned her first Triton ONE cash by winning the $2,000 One-W Night NLH Bounty Quattro on November 9.
The women's-only event drew 23 entries, including five re-entries, and had a $42,596 prize pool.
Iakovleva received $17,400, including $6,000 in bounties. She knocked out two opponents and kept her own bounty token through to the end.
China's Liao Wenyan finished second for $9,800, including $2,000 in bounties. Zhao Yue, also from China, placed third for $8,896, with $4,000 coming from bounties.
Elena Yasyuchenya, who had won the One-W Championship less than 48 hours earlier, returned to the final table and finished fifth for $3,000.
