Raoul Kanme Wins Triton ONE North Cyprus Main Event

Raoul Kanme won the Triton ONE North Cyprus Main Event, securing a $1,320,000 prize. The event drew 1,006 entries, creating a prize pool of $7,316,638. The top 159 finishers made the money, with notable players like Leon Sturm, Terrance Reid, Ren Lin, Ding Biao, and Danilo Velasevic among those to run deep.

The event took place from November 10-15, 2026. Kanme's lifetime earnings now exceed $3.7 million, and he is now ranked 64th in the 2026 Card Player Player of the Year standings. His win brought his total to 3,508 points in the yearlong race.

Alex Anton, Paulius Vaitiekunas, and Mikita Badziakouski were among the final table contenders. Aleksei Istomin was the first to fall, with a brutal runout for his A♥Q♠ against the A♠Q♥ of Thore Boedefeld. Paulius Vaitiekunas lost a preflop flip with A♣K♥ against the pocket tens of Mohamed El Wely. Alex Anton lost a race with pocket nines against the A-Q of Zhuoqun Zhang. Mikita Badziakouski ran 10♦9♦ into the K♠K♥ of Zhang, who flopped a set and turned a full house. Thore Boedefeld’s final stand pitted K♥J♠ against the Q♥10♥ of Zhang. Yiwen Yuan soon followed, with her J♠J♥ cracked with the A♠8♠ of El Wely. El Wely’s surge continued when his A♦K♥ held against the A♠J♦ of Zhang. Heads-up play began with El Wely holding roughly an 8:5 chip advantage over Kanme. Kanme had just a handful of big blinds more than El Wely when the final hand of the tournament arrived. The chips got in with A♦Q♠ racing against 9♥9♣. Kanme spiked a pair of queens on the river to earn the pot and the title. Mohamed El Wely secured a career-best payday of $793,000 as the runner-up.