Romania’s Alin Ivan won the $3,000 QQPK Genesis at Triton ONE North Cyprus for $450,000, beating a 912-entry field that built a $2,443,248 prize pool at the Merit Royal Diamond resort in Kyrenia. The win, reported by Triton Poker Series on November 8, 2026, was the 26-year-old’s first Triton tournament. Two Chinese players reached the final table, and Malaysia’s Ang Yang Yi had already won the festival’s first trophy through QQPK’s own qualifier.
The QQPK Genesis is the opening event of Triton ONE, the tour’s lower buy-in festival. QQPK is the title partner. Of the 912 entries, 558 were re-entries, according to Triton’s event summary. The final six came back for an extra third day.
Who won the QQPK Genesis at Triton ONE North Cyprus?
Alin Ivan of Romania won the QQPK Genesis for $450,000. Triton says the decisive pot came three-handed, when Ivan called a river all-in bluff from Viktor Kudinov. “I knew he was capable of having enough bluffs for me to make that call,” Ivan told Triton. Kudinov never recovered and finished second for $272,000.
Ivan called the win “a completely surreal experience” and his Triton debut “probably the best experience that I’ve had playing live poker.”
| Place | Player | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alin Ivan (Romania) | $450,000 |
| 2 | Viktor Kudinov | $272,000 |
| 3 | Ruslan Kasper | $191,000 |
| 4 | Pavel Ignatov | $143,000 |
| 5 | Zhang Yang (China) | $111,000 |
| 6 | Chen Peng (China) | $82,000 |
| 7 | Xuan Liu | $59,048 |
| 8 | Aleksandr Kirichenko | $42,000 |
| 9 | Sardor Shagulyamov | $33,000 |
Source: Triton Poker Series official results, checked November 2026. Nationalities are shown where Triton states them.
How did Asian players do in the first days of Triton ONE?
Chinese players won one event and reached two final tables in the opening days of Triton ONE North Cyprus. Zhang Yang finished fifth in the QQPK Genesis for $111,000, and Chen Peng was sixth for $82,000.
China’s Yan Jingyao won the $4,000 NLH 7-Handed Big Bounty. Triton reports that Yan took $51,000 including $10,000 in bounties. Yan has played Triton’s Super High Roller Series in Jeju for the past two years, with eight cashes. Zheng Xiaosheng of China was fourth in the same event for $26,800.
Triton says the first trophy of the festival went to Malaysia’s Ang Yang Yi. Ang won the QQPK Challenge, a 99-entry event with a $140 starting buy-in. It began on QQPK’s online tables and finished live at the resort. Ang’s prize was an $8,000 Triton ONE Main Event buy-in plus a $3,000 QQPK Genesis seat. The final nine included players from Malaysia, China and Hong Kong.
What is next at Triton ONE North Cyprus?
The $8,000 Triton ONE Main Event is the next major event in North Cyprus. Somuchpoker’s schedule says it starts on November 10 with three starting flights and crowns its champion on November 15. After that, Triton’s Super High Roller Series North Cyprus starts on November 15, according to the official Triton Poker Series site.
The QQPK Challenge shows how players in Asia usually get to Triton events. QQPK runs online qualifiers that award Triton buy-ins, and the operator is the title partner of Triton ONE. PSR covers the room in its QQPoker Philippines review. For the tour’s history and stops, see our Triton Poker Series guide. Upcoming online series are listed on the PSR poker events calendar.