The Triton Million isn't an 'open' event as such, although it is open to everyone. It follows the same format as other Triton Invitationals, in that pros can only play if they're invited by a businessman. No invite, no ticket to the party. The two sides are kept separate on Day 1 and only merge on Day 2 to play down to the champion.
Negreanu sent out an open invite to wealthy businessmen on his X account on November 28.
As expected, it didn't take him long to secure an invite. Negreanu did also confirm that his vlogs will be running through the whole of Paradise, including the Triton Million.
Triton Poker kept us waiting, but we found out who Negreanu's wealthy invitee was on Monday night, and it turned out to be a real curveball – Hustler Casino Live co-founder Ryan Feldman. Feldman has played just the one Triton event, the $25K 7-Handed in London last year, where he failed to cash.
Triton has now released the majority of the 'Million' field so far, with 22 of the possible 32 pairs now public.
Along with Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Andrew Robl, Adrian Mateos, Justin Bonomo, Fedor Holz, Jason Koon and Stephen Chidwick will be headlining the pros' Day 1. Rob Yong, Ossi Ketola and David Einhorn are among some of the more recognizable names from the other half of the tournament.
Ryan Feldman invited Daniel Negreanu to the $500K buy-in Triton Million event.
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Triton Million pairings to date
Pairing
Pro
Businessman
1
Phil Ivey
Paul Phua
2
Andrew Robl
Rob Yong
3
Patrik Antonius
Ossi Ketola
4
Ben Heath
Philip Sternheimer
5
Punnat Punsri
Kannapong Thanarattrakul
6
Adrian Mateos
Esti Wang
7
Sean Winter
Chad Derberry
8
Taylor Von Kriegenbergh
David Einhorn
9
Nick Petrangelo
Santhosh Suvarna
10
Justin Bonomo
Elton Tsang
11
Aleks Ponakovs
Wai Kin Yong
12
Seth Davies
Charlie Hook
13
Chance Kornuth
Brandon Steven
14
Kayhan Mokri
Saya Ono
15
Stephen Chidwick
Alfred Decarolis
16
Daniel Negreanu
Ryan Feldman
17
Danny Tang
Ferdinand Putra
18
Fedor Holz
Jessica Teusl
19
Sam Greenwood
Andrew Pantling
20
Jason Koon
Vinny Lingham
21
Alex Kulev
Jared Bleznick
22
Elias Talvitie
Juuso Koskela
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The Triton Million starts on Saturday, December 7, at midday ET, and you can watch all the action live on the Triton Poker and GGPoker YouTube channels.
PokerOrg will also be on the ground in The Bahamas, bringing you all the biggest moments, behind-the-scenes encounters, and chip counts to give you the most comprehensive coverage of the tournament possible.
The Triton Million is one of 15 bracelet events playing out from this Friday until December 19.
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