{"id":1720,"date":"2026-03-16T14:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:07:16","slug":"zhao-wenjie-triton-one-jeju-island-main-tournament-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/%e8%b6%99%e6%96%87%e5%82%91-triton-one-%e6%bf%9f%e5%b7%9e%e5%b3%b6-%e4%b8%bb%e8%b3%bd%e4%ba%8b%e5%86%a0%e8%bb%8d\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.16 Million Payday! Zhao Wenjie Clinches Triton One Jeju Main Event Title to Secure the Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-16T14:13:22+08:00\">March 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.95; font-size: 18px; color: #1f2937;\">\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 34px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0 0 28px 0; font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/h1>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1723\" src=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Zhao-Wenjie-300x161.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Zhao-Wenjie-300x161.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Zhao-Wenjie-1024x550.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Zhao-Wenjie-768x413.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Zhao-Wenjie.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">Zhao Wenjie delivered a breakout performance at Triton One Jeju, navigating his way through the $8,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event. He ultimately outlasted a massive field of 1,230 entrants to clinch the title and a $1.16 million top prize, marking the best live tournament score of his professional career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">For Zhao Wenjie, this victory represents more than just a title\u2014it is a definitive career breakthrough. Remarkably, this was only his third Triton event, and he has managed to finish \"in the money\" (ITM) in all three. His previous runs included a 63rd-place finish in the $3,000 QQPK Genesis for $8,000, and another 63rd-place finish in the $5,000 Mystery Bounty for $6,100. However, it is this Main Event championship that has truly catapulted him to international stardom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">Following this victory, Zhao Wenjie\u2019s total career earnings have skyrocketed past the $1.2 million mark. To put this in perspective, his previous career-best live score was a relatively modest $23,400, earned last fall for a 47th-place finish at the $5,000 WSOP Circuit Cyprus Main Event. By shattering his personal ceiling with this massive $1.16 million payday, Zhao has elevated his career to an entirely new tier of prestige.<br \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1724\" src=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heads-Up-300x161.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heads-Up-300x161.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heads-Up-1024x550.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heads-Up-768x413.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hunter.poker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heads-Up.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.45; margin: 52px 0 20px 0; font-weight: bold;\">How Significant is Zhao Wenjie\u2019s Victory at the Triton One Jeju Main Event?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">In addition to bonuses and championship titles, Zhao Wenjie also received 1,920 Card Player of the Year points for this victory. This game alone is enough for him to reach the ninth place in CoinPoker's 2026 Player of the year ranking, becoming a new name that cannot be ignored this season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">The Triton One Jeju Main Event attracted a massive field of 1,230 entrants, generating a staggering prize pool of $8,945,790. A total of 199 players finished \"in the money\" (ITM), and all nine finalists secured at least six-figure payouts\u2014a testament to the incredibly high level of competition.<br \/>What happened at the finals table?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">When the final table commenced, Ander Vallinas held a commanding chip lead. The Spanish pro sat with over 150 big blinds (BBs), while Japanese bracelet winner Shota Nakanishi and Seung-hee Zhao were the only other players to enter the final day with stacks exceeding 100 BBs. The rest of the field started with roughly 30 big blinds or fewer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">France\u2019s Jimmy Guerrero was the first to hit the rail in 9th place, earning $116,990, while Takumi Eguchi (Japan) followed in 8th place for $151,000. Shortly after, high-stakes regular Quan Zhou\u2019s run ended in 7th place ($213,000). Zhou\u2019s pocket fives were cracked by Vallinas\u2019 Q-6 when Valinas spiked a six on the board to secure the pot<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">After entering the top six, Maeda Ichinari received US 279,000 for sixth place, while Yang Kai won fifth place and US 371,000. Zhao Wenjie continued to stabilize the rhythm during this process and completed the elimination of Yang Kai. Then, Liu Xiaohu finished in fourth place, receiving US 475,000. His A-9 crashed into Varinus' flush A-K and missed further advancement in the ranking.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.45; margin: 56px 0 24px 0; font-weight: bold;\">Three-person table to head-to-head: How does Zhao Wenjie complete the reversal?<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0; padding: 22px 24px; background: #f8fafc; border-left: 5px solid #1d4ed8; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 25px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 0 14px 0; font-weight: bold;\">1. The three-person table stabilizes the rhythm<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">When entering the three-person duel, Varenas had almost twice as many chips as the other two opponents combined, but Zhao Wenjie still had about 63 big blinds to operate, and Shota Nakanishi was the shortest size of the three.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0; padding: 22px 24px; background: #f8fafc; border-left: 5px solid #1d4ed8; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 25px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 0 14px 0; font-weight: bold;\">2. Elimination of Shota Nakanishi in key matchups<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Zhongxi once successfully doubled, but it didn't take long for Zhao Wenjie to seize the opportunity. The two sides formed a full-down situation before the flop. Zhao Wenjie's A-Q resisted Zhongxi's J-4 and successfully eliminated his opponent. Shota Nakanishi finally won the third place with US \u7f8e\u5143 641,000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0; padding: 22px 24px; background: #f8fafc; border-left: 5px solid #1d4ed8; border-radius: 8px;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 25px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 0 14px 0; font-weight: bold;\">3. Head-to-head to complete the go-ahead and win the championship<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">At the beginning of the heads-up, Varenas had 105 big blinds, while Zhao Wenjie had 88 big blinds. After that, the two sides reached a bonus agreement and continued to compete for the championship. Zhao Wenjie relied on a key bluff and the last hand flush to finish, and finally completed the reversal to win the championship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.45; margin: 56px 0 20px 0; font-weight: bold;\">How does the last hand end the game?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">In the last hand, Zhao Wenjie held 7\u26664\u2666 in the button position, and Varinus used A\u26669\u2666 to call with about 4 remaining big blinds. The flop QJJ22 \u76f4\u63a5 directly allowed Zhao Wenjie to complete the flush. Subsequent turns and river cards failed to change the result, and the game ended.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">In the end, Zhao Wenjie won the championship and a prize of 1.16 million U.S. dollars, officially writing a new page in his personal career; although Varenas ranked second, he actually received the highest prize of 1.337 million U.S. dollars because of the heads-up agreement.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.45; margin: 52px 0 20px 0; font-weight: bold;\">Final ranking result<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 24px 0; overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; background: #ffffff;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; font-weight: bold; background: #f3f4f6; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;\">Ranking<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; background: #f3f4f6; white-space: nowrap;\">player<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; background: #f3f4f6; white-space: nowrap;\">bonus<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; background: #f3f4f6; white-space: nowrap;\">POY points<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: center;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">Zhao Wenjie<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">US 1,160,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">1920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: center;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">Ander Varenas<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">US 1,337,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">1600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: center;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">Shota Nakanishi<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">US 641,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">1280<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: center;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">Liu Xiaohu<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">US 475,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">960<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: center;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">Yang Kai<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">US 371,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: center;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">Maeda Ichinari<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">US 279,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">640<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: center;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">Zhou Quan<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">US 213,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">480<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: center;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">Jiangkou Takumi<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">US 151,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px; text-align: center;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">Jimmy Guerrero<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">US 116,990<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d1d5db; padding: 12px 14px;\">160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">Image source: Triton Poker.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Stay tuned to Hunter Poker for more international tournament coverage, strategy insights, and live observations. From global circuit dynamics to in-depth hand breakdowns, we deliver the core information that truly drives your winning edge.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest events and global poker news, please keep paying attention\u00a0<strong>Hunter Poker<\/strong>\u3002<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to change Texas Holdem from \"can understand\" to \"can win\"?<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to learn more about Texas Hold'em, you can continue reading\uff1a<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/texas-holdem-history\/\">The Origins of Texas Hold'em: Why is it the World's Most Popular Poker Variant?<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/texas-holdem-hand-rankings\/\">Texas Hold'em Hand Rankings and Showdown Rules (Beginner\u2019s Essentials)<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/texas-holdem-betting-actions\/\">Texas Hold'em Betting teaching: Check \/ Bet \/ Call \/Raise and Betting Strategy Analysis<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hunter.poker\/en\/hunter-poker-texas-holdem-how-to-play\/\">How to play Texas Hold'em? 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