Benedek Farkas overcame a 15:1 chip drawback heads-up to win the 2026 Triton ONE North Cyprus $10,000 no-limit maintain’em seven-max title. The 22-year-old Hungarian participant was awarded $572,000 because the champion, the primary six-figure dwell match rating of his profession. He now has greater than $782,000 in recorded cashes to his identify.
Prior to this triumph, Farkas’ prime payout had been $52,238 for a runner-up end in a €5,000 occasion at PokerStars Open Cannes in 2025.
This breakout victory got here with 1,200 Card Player Player of the Year factors. This was his first certified rating in direction of the 2026 POY race, which is offered by CoinPoker.
Dmitrii Kukhtarev, who was in the end the runner-up, held the chip lead when the ultimate desk started. Farkas was in third when seven-handed play kicked off. By the time the sector was narrowed to only three contenders, Kukhtarev had greater than three-times as many chips as the closest contender. Igor Provkin finally bowed out in third place, dropping a flip with 4♥4♣ in opposition to A♠10♥ for the large stack. Provkin earned $261,484 for his podium end after the board got here down 10♦6♣3♦6♥3♥.
Comeback Mode: Engaged
With that, Kukhtarev took 60,750,000 into heads-up play with Farkas, who had 4,050,000. Farkas shortly chipped away at that 15:1 chip disparity, successful nearly all of the early pots to purchase some respiration room. Then he gained a giant pot with eights filled with queens in opposition to journey eights for his opponent to additional slender the hole.
Farkas quickly pocked off a bluff to maneuver into the lead. He then stretched his benefit to roughly 5:1 by the point the ultimate hand arose. Kukhtarev limped the button with 10♠7♣ and Farkas checked holding 5♦4♥. The flop got here down 7♥5♠3♣ and Farkas checked his pair and straight draw. Kukhtarev wager 2,000,000 into 3,000,000 along with his prime pair and Farkas known as. The 6♦ flip gave Farkas a straight and a lock on the hand. He led out for 1,300,000 and Kukhtarev known as. The 10♣ river gave Kukhtarev tens up. Farkas moved all-in and Kukhtarev went deep into the tank. He finally made the decision and acquired the unhealthy information. Kukhtarev earned $362,000 because the runner-up.
“I had some ideas how he plays,” Farkas informed Triton employees after the win. “It was a battle. He played well. I think he ran pretty bad [during heads-up]. It was 100 to seven [big blinds] so I needed some luck. But at the end, when we were even, I think I really played well.”
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Down to seven huge blinds, Benedek Farkas gave it his all, manifested the title, and now it’s his.
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Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout | POY Points |
| 1 | Benedek Farkas | $572,000 | 1,200 |
| 2 | Dmitrii Kukhtarev | $362,000 | 1,000 |
| 3 | Igor Provkin | $261,484 | 800 |
| 4 | Yu Zhang | $211,000 | 600 |
| 5 | Cedric Schwaederle | $168,000 | 500 |
| 6 | Lyudmil Ivanov | $128,000 | 400 |
| 7 | Wu Jun Hao | $96,000 | 300 |
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