Joshua Gebissa Crowned First Triton One Main Event Champion

Before this week, Germany’s Joshua Gebissa had only one notable live score — a $45,262 payout from a mystery bounty in Prague. That all changed under the bright lights of Jeju, South Korea, where the 30-year-old claimed victory in the inaugural Triton One Main Event, smashing his personal record with a payday of $975,225.

Gebissa navigated through a massive 1,046-entry field in the $8,000 buy-in event, rallying from behind to defeat Thailand’s Punnat Punsri heads-up. Thanks to a pre-match deal, however, Punsri secured the top payout of $1,205,775. The debut mid-stakes Triton series generated a prize pool exceeding $7.6 million, marking a strong start for the new franchise.

Triton CEO Andy Wong noted that Gebissa qualified for the event through a satellite.

“It was special to face him,” Gebissa said of playing Punsri. “He’s a legend of the game, and going heads-up with him for a title doesn’t get much better.”

Punsri’s Continued Success in Jeju

For Punnat Punsri, this marks yet another major result in Jeju. In March, he won a $125,000 Triton Super High Roller for $2.59 million, and in 2024, he captured a $50,000 Triton event for another $2 million. His runner-up finish this week also added 1,600 Player of the Year points, placing him third in the race.

A Stacked Final Table

Gebissa entered the final table near the top of the chip counts, but the competition was fierce. Among the last nine were:

• Artur Martirosyan, three-time WSOP bracelet winner,
• Igor Yaroshevskyy, a two-time Triton champion,
• and several other seasoned high rollers.

Punsri immediately surged ahead by eliminating Sergi Petrushevskii with pocket aces. Soon after, Yaroshevskyy and Kaoru Kishimoto fell, while Martirosyan’s bold six-bet shove with A♣3♣ ran into Punsri’s A♦K♠, ending his run in sixth.

From there, Punsri looked unstoppable, knocking out Dajie Zhuo in fifth and moving past half the chips in play. Daiki Shingae, however, took command after busting Ruogo Wen in fourth, before a failed river bluff against Punsri shifted momentum again.

Gebissa’s Dramatic Comeback

For much of three-handed play, Gebissa trailed far behind. But a timely double through Shingae set the stage. Moments later, his A♠Q♦ cracked Shingae’s pocket kings with a rivered Broadway straight, sending the Japanese pro out in third.

That left Gebissa and Punsri heads-up, with Punsri holding nearly a 4-to-1 chip advantage. A deal locked up most of the prize money, leaving $55,000 and the trophy to fight for.

Gebissa battled back, doubling with pocket tens and then seizing the lead with a top two-pair. The decisive hand came when Gebissa’s A♣7♣ flopped trips against Punsri’s Q♦2♥ on a Q♣7♥7♦ board. From there, Punsri never recovered.

The final hand saw Gebissa’s 8♦7♣ connect with an A♣7♦4♣ flop. Punsri, holding J♥6♦, picked up outs on the turn but missed on the river, sealing Gebissa’s first Triton title.