Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo Makes Triton Debut and Wins $500K Triton Million ($12,070,000)

Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo: Amateur or Professional?

The WSOP Triton Million Bahamas featured 37 pairs of players, each consisting of one invited amateur and one professional. Lococo was listed as an Invitee, paired with Pro Player Joao Vieira.

Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo is a freestyle rapper, battle MC, and blogger from Argentina. His YouTube channel has over 2.54 million subscribers, with his videos regularly surpassing 200K views. He has been active in the rap scene since 2011.

Lococo began playing poker in 2016 and became a PokerStars ambassador i 2021. His previous best offline result was a 7th place finish in the 2021 $10K WSOP Main Event ($1,225,000). Lococo has also won five EPT trophies.

In March 2022, after winning the €1K Eureka Main Event in Prague, a journalist asked whether he considered himself more of a poker player or a rapper. Lococo confidently responded, “Both.”

Final Table Action at the $500K Triton Million

Starting from Day 2, Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo stayed near the top of the chip counts. He entered final table with the fourth-largest stack of 39 big blinds. In 5-max, Lococo won a 37.5 BB pot against Ben Heath. On a board of Q 2 9 Q 3 , Lococo bet all three streets, with Heath calling down with 7 7 , only to see Lococo’s trips.

This hand propelled Lococo to second place with 56 BB, trailing only Daniel Dvoress with 60 BB.

Ben Heath, down to 4 BB, went into survival mode. Despite being down to just one-third of a big blind at one point, Heath clawed back with some consecutive all-in wins, climbing to third place with 20 BB.

From the five-handed stage onward, Lococo dominated the table, eliminating opponents one by one. In the three-handed stage, Lococo amassed 87.5 BB, while his two remaining opponents combined for just 30 BB.

The heads-up began with Lococo holding 84 BB against Ben Heath’s 12 BB. The heads-up didn’t last even half an hour.

Final Table Payouts:

1. Alejandro Lococo – $12,070,000
2. Ben Heath – $8,160,000
3. Sinan Ünlü – $5,304,000
4. Daniel Dvoress – $4,390,000
5. Elias Talvitie – $3,542,000
6. Alex Foxen – $2,795,000
7. Aleksejs Ponakovs – $2,140,000
8. Sosia Jiang – $1,605,000
9. Michael Moncek – $1,200,000

What’s Next on the WSOP Paradise Schedule?

1. $100K PLO Completion
   The $100K PLO tournament will conclude today. Initially scheduled to finish yesterday, it was postponed at the request of Ben Tollerene (30 BB) and Lautaro Guerra (23 BB). The event drew 88 entries, with the winner set to earn $2,126,770 and the runner-up $1,577,660.
2. $100K Triton Main Event
   The live stream of this tournament begins today and will run through December 13.
3. $25K WSOP Super Main Event ($50M GTD)
   Scheduled from December 13 to 19, this tournament promises massive action and will be streamed live.