Triton Poker kicks off its tenth anniversary season this Thursday, March 5, at Les A On line casino, Jeju. The collection that began in a Manila ballroom in 2016 returns to its religious residence with essentially the most bold schedule it has ever staged: 31 occasions, two separate collection, and 28 consecutive days of poker.
First comes Triton One, the extra accessible half, operating March 5-15 with buy-ins from $2,000 to $15,000. As soon as that wraps, the Triton Tremendous Excessive Curler Sequence S5 takes over from March 14 via April 1. The 2 collection overlap by someday, so there isn’t any hole within the motion.
Triton Jeju 2026: Can the $8,000 Primary Occasion Break Information?
The centerpiece of Triton One is the $8,000 NLHE Primary Occasion, operating March 10-15 with three opening flights. Final September’s inaugural version drew 1,046 entries and constructed a $7.6 million prize pool. Joshua Gebissa took the title for $975,225 after a heads-up battle that went deep into the night time.
The 2026 discipline is predicted to be greater, which places a seven-figure first prize effectively inside attain. Gamers who can’t cowl the $8,000 buy-in immediately have 4 qualifying tournaments at $1,500 accessible on March 7, 8, 10, and 11. On-line satellites run via QQPK, the title sponsor and official companion platform.
Triton One 2026: Full Schedule
DateEventBuy-InMar 5-7QQPK Genesis (Occasion #1)$3,000Mar 6One Night time NLH Bounty Quattro (Occasion #2)$2,000Mar 7-9NLH Thriller Bounty 8-Handed (Occasion #3)$5,000Mar 8ONE-W Championship (Occasion #6)$3,000Mar 9-11NLH 7-Handed (Occasion #8)$10,000Mar 10-15Triton ONE Primary Occasion (Occasion #10)$8,000Mar 10-12PLO 6-Handed (Occasion #12)$6,000Mar 12NLH 7-Handed (Occasion #18)$5,000Mar 13-15NLH Excessive Curler (Occasion #20)$15,000
What’s New This Yr
PLO makes its Triton One debut in 2026 with three devoted tournaments at $2,000, $3,000, and $6,000. It’s a pure addition given how a lot the format has grown on the excessive curler circuit over the previous two years. For the primary time, Triton One additionally consists of two devoted ladies’s occasions: the $2,000 One-W Night time Bounty Quattro and the $3,000 ONE-W Championship.
Tremendous Excessive Curler Sequence: Anniversary Particular
The Tremendous Excessive Curler Sequence S5 is the place the names on the leaderboard get very acquainted. 17 occasions run March 14 via April 1, with buy-ins beginning at $20,000 and peaking at $150,000 for the tenth Anniversary Particular on March 26-27. That’s the best buy-in on any Triton schedule ever staged.
The collection opens with three Quick Deck occasions at $25,000, $50,000, and $100,000 from March 14-17, then builds towards the 2 headline Primary Occasions. The $100,000 NLH Primary Occasion runs March 24-26. The $100,000 PLO Primary Occasion closes the collection March 29-31. The lineup additionally provides a $50,000 PLO Thriller Bounty and a $30,000 PLO/NLH Blended occasion, each making their collection debut.
EventBuy-InDatesShort Deck NLH (x3)$25K / $50K / $100KMar 14-17PLO Thriller Bounty$50,000TBAPLO/NLH Blended$30,000TBANLH Primary Occasion$100,000Mar 24-2610th Anniversary Particular$150,000Mar 26-27PLO Primary Occasion$100,000Mar 29-31
From 52 Gamers in Manila to a Decade of Information
Triton Poker’s first occasion was the $200,000 Cali Cup in Manila, January 2016. A 22-year-old Fedor Holz beat a 52-player discipline that included Phil Ivey, Daniel Colman, Paul Phua, and Mike McDonald to win $3,072,748. The sphere was 52 gamers. A decade later, Triton recurrently fills $100,000 buy-in occasions.
Three years later, the Triton Million for Charity in London grew to become the biggest prize pool in poker historical past at $65 million, with beginner Aaron Zang successful $16.7 million. The 2025 Jeju cease set new data when the $25K occasion drew 391 entries and the $100K Primary Occasion drew 285 entries, each all-time highs on the collection.
Jason Koon stays essentially the most adorned participant in Triton historical past with 12 titles and over $36 million in collection earnings. To mark the anniversary, Triton has introduced a $200,000 Ivan Leow Participant of the Yr assure for 2026 alongside a brand new “Participant ONE” competition race for grinders competing throughout a number of stops.
Final Yr’s Triton One Set the Bar Excessive
Final September’s numbers give a way of what Triton Jeju 2026 is up in opposition to. 3,541 entries throughout ten occasions generated practically $20 million in prize cash. The $8,000 Primary Occasion paid $975,225 to Joshua Gebissa. The $15,000 Excessive Curler drew 353 entries and paid $969,000 to Jun Hao Wu. Each numbers ought to be beneath stress this March.
Protection of each collection begins Thursday on Triton’s official YouTube and Twitch channels. The tenth anniversary is lastly right here.
