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From Triton ONE Player to Triton Super High Roller Champion: Aren Bezhanyan Wins Title and $990,000

From Triton ONE Player to Triton Super High Roller Champion: Aren Bezhanyan Wins Title and $990,000
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Alex Sakuta Content Editor
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  • Updated: March 19, 2026
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The Triton ONE series was designed as a pathway to the Triton Super High Roller for ambitious players. Buy-ins in Triton ONE are more affordable, and the prize pools are big enough to cover several buy-ins into Triton. Aren Bezhanyan proved it works.

Aren Bezhanyan came to Triton Jeju for the second time for the win

In September 2025, he finished 8th in the $3K QQPK Genesis ($54.1K) and 25th in the $25K WPT Global Slam ($64.5K).

In March 2026, he recorded 6 ITM finishes in Triton ONE events (including $102.1K in the $5K NLH Mystery Bounty — he pulled a $95K envelope and $214K for 7th place in the $15K Triton One High Roller).

After heating up in Triton ONE, Bezhanyan played his first Triton Super High Roller event — the $20K NLH 8-handed — and took 1st place for $990K. This payout became the largest of his career. Including it, his total live tournament earnings now exceed $4.5M.

Aren Bezhanyan (source: tritonpokerseries.com)

In a post-win interview, Aren Bezhanyan shared his thoughts:

Aren Bezhanyan

“I have dreamt of winning such a tournament for such a long time. Many times I got close to winning, but only now I have done it. It’s hard to put into words all the emotions I am feeling. I wish for everyone to tray and for them to have a smooth journey”.

$20K NLH 8-handed final table payouts (247 entries total):

PositionNameCountryPayout
1stAren Bezhanyan$990,000
2ndAleks Ponakovs$658,000
3rdKayhan Mokri$482,000
4thLuka Bojovic$389,000
5thWu Jun Hao$305,000
6thCalvin Lee$231,000
7thSebastian Gaehl$170,000
8thLi Xinjing$125,000
9thWayne Heung$103,000

Dan Dvoress won his third Triton trophy in the $100K Short Deck ($1.38M)

Dan Dvoress Triton Jeju 2026

In heads-up, he defeated Jason Koon.

“It was a pleasant but unpleasant experience. It was just tough…I try to trust my intuition, But I don’t really know what I’m doing and there’s several people at this table that know better than me… And that’s uncomfortable.”

$100K Short Deck payouts (46 entries total):

PositionNameCountryPayout
1stDan Dvoress$1,380,000
2ndJason Koon$997,000
3rdWinfred Yu$646,000
4thKiat Lee$487,000
5thRuslan Khadartsev$378,000
6thChan Wai Leong$293,000
7thMichael Watson$235,000
8thMichael Zhang$184,000

Dan Dvoress won his previous titles in 2023 at the $50K PLO Triton Monte-Carlo ($956K) and the $20K Short Deck Triton Cyprus ($214K).

What’s coming up next?

On March 19 at 04:00 UTC, play will resume at the final table of the $25K NLH – Jupiter Event. The tournament attracted 262 entries, with 6 players remaining:

  1. Ander Vallinas – 70 BB
  2. Wu Kuisong – 57 BB
  3. Jean-Noel Thorell – 48 BB
  4. Jamil Wakil – 47 BB
  5. Kelvin Kerber – 20 BB
  6. Zhou Quan – 19 BB

The payout for 6th place is $304K. The winner will receive $1,303,000.

The stream will be available on Twitch, YouTube, and Kick.

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Written By: Alex Sakuta Content Editor

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