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Eric Tsai Leads Final Nine Players Into Unscheduled Day 3 After Winning Huge Pot With Aces
Day 2 of the $5,000 Mystery Bounty, running as part of the Triton ONE North Cyprus, has now concluded. Of the 151 players who returned to the tables at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa, only nine remain. They have agreed to return to play out the final table on November 10th at 1p.m. local time to see who will walk away with the $293,000 top prize.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Tsai | Taiwan | 28,000,000 | 70 |
| 2 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 22,750,000 | 57 |
| 3 | Daniel Braude | Israel | 15,800,000 | 40 |
| 4 | Quan Zhou | China | 15,700,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Raul Yunusov | Russian Federation | 13,150,000 | 33 |
| 6 | Ihar Soika | Belarus | 11,275,000 | 28 |
| 7 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 7,975,000 | 20 |
| 8 | Chengxu Hu | China | 6,125,000 | 15 |
| 9 | Asaf Groofi | Israel | 575,000 | 1.5 |
Eric Tsai topped the counts as players bagged their chips. He has 28,000,000, helped by a 70 big blind pot in which he had pocket aces versus ace-king and pocket queens. The poker vlogger held and sent two of his opponents to the rail shortly before the day closed. Tsai is an experienced player who picked up his first seven-figure score last month. He is bound to cause trouble if his form continues.
Punnat Punsri is not too far behind in the counts with 22,750,000, and has been on the right end of his coolers, including a late elimination that he delivered to Aliaksei Boika, out in 11th place.
Daniel Braude rounds out the top three with 15,800,000, which is quite the run considering he was down to less than two big blinds before winning no less than four double-ups during the last two levels of play.
Most of the players left on the final table have had their share of big scores. Among the most experienced is Mikita Badziakouski with over $69.4 million in live tournament winnings to his name on TheHendonMob. Meanwhile, Asaf Groofi sits at the bottom of the pack with just one big blind.
Final Table Payouts
All players on the final table have locked up $23,100 plus any bounties, with the winner set to take $293,000.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $293,000 |
| 2 | $179,000 |
| 3 | $128,000 |
| 4 | $97,000 |
| 5 | $77,000 |
| 6 | $59,122 |
| 7 | $43,000 |
| 8 | $29,100 |
| 9 | $23,100 |
$155,000 Mystery Bounty Envelope Up for Grabs
Mystery bounties have yet to be pulled, but the prizes have been revealed. One envelope contains $155,000, while two contain the second biggest prize of $55,000.
Chip leader Tsai returns with nine bounty tokens to his name, while Punsri, Braude, and Badziakouski all have six tokens.
| Prize | Number Available |
|---|---|
| $155,000 | 1 |
| $55,000 | 2 |
| $25,000 | 3 |
| $10,000 | 8 |
| $7,500 | 42 |
| $5,000 | 96 |
The unscheduled Day 3 will kick off on November 10th at 1 p.m. local time. Blinds resume part way through Level 27 on 200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 big blind ante, and the event will play down to a winner.
Follow along with the Triton Stream and stay tuned to PokerNews for updates as big bounties get pulled and a champion is crowned.