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$100,000 NLH Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2026 Triton Poker Series Jeju II
$100,000 NLH Main Event
Day: 2
Players Left 10 / 196
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Level 22
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
When the doors of LES A Casino opened this morning, plenty was still to be decided before the $100,000 Main Event at the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II reached the business end of the tournament. With late registration open until the cards were in the air, those returning for Day 2 found 36 new entrants had joined the field, bringing the total entries to 196.
That created a $19,600,000 prize pool, with the top 31 finishers guaranteed at least $173,000, while $4,145,000 was set aside for the winner, along with the coveted Triton trophy.
Leading the way is Bernhard Binder, who has taken the high-stakes scene by storm this year, including winning a maiden Triton title here in Jeju earlier this year, taking down the $125K NLH 7-Handed for $2,137,953. Binder bagged 8,325,000, thanks in part to a huge pot against Miroslav Atanasov. Atanasov attempted an ill-timed bluff, which gifted Binder the chip lead, and the Austrian high-stakes crusher never looked back.
Second in chips is a player who knows this stage as well as anybody. Danny Tang, the most recent Triton $100,000 Main Event champion, sits with 6,025,000 and is looking to become just the second player after Mikita Badziakouski to win back-to-back Triton Main Event titles.
Rounding out the podium is Yang Xu, who will return with 5,225,000, as he looks to claim his first Triton title.
Triton Main Event Final Day Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Binder | Austria | 8,325,000 | 56 |
| 2 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 6,025,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Yang Xu | United States | 5,225,000 | 35 |
| 4 | Danilo Velasevic | Serbia | 5,175,000 | 35 |
| 5 | Chahnhoon Jung | United States | 4,250,000 | 28 |
| 6 | Nick Schulman | United States | 4,075,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Roberto Perez | Spain | 3,850,000 | 26 |
| 8 | Ryuta Nakai | Japan | 3,325,000 | 22 |
| 9 | Gytis Lazauninkas | Lithuania | 2,625,000 | 18 |
| 10 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 2,575,000 | 17 |
| 11 | Miroslav Atanasov | Bulgaria | 2,150,000 | 14 |
| 12 | Wesley Fei | China | 1,400,000 | 9 |
Starting the day as chip leader, Danilo Velasevic was a mainstay at the top of the leaderboard throughout the day. The Serbian even reclaimed the chip lead late in the session before slipping down the counts in the closing stages. He ultimately bagged 5,175,000, keeping him well in contention as he also looks to secure his first Triton title.
Further down the leaderboard, Poker Hall of Famer Nick Schulman bagged 4,075,000, while Isaac Haxton finished the day with 2,575,000. This run marks Haxton's 78th Triton cash, with a 35th final table now within reach. Rounding out the leaderboard, Wesley Fei will return with nine big blinds. The high-stakes cash game regular enjoyed a period as the tournament chip leader, but after losing multiple all-ins as the day drew to a close, he fell to the bottom of the counts and now has work to do on Day 3.
Day 2 Action
The tone was set early, with a flurry of eliminations getting the action going straight away.
Phil Ivey, Punnat Punsri, Mike Watson, Joao Simao, Alejandro Lococo and Matthias Eibinger were among the early exits, with several big names finding their Main Event runs cut short before the field had a chance to settle.
As play progressed towards the bubble, more notable names followed them to the rail, including Adrian Mateos, Stephen Chidwick, Ben Tollerene, Nick Petrangelo and Dan Dvoress.
Serial Main Event final tablist Klemens Roiter, Triton co-founder Paul Phua and Mehdi Chaoui then fell just before the dinner break, leaving the tournament delicately poised on the bubble as the remaining players headed off for a well-earned break.
The Bubble
When play resumed, the tournament was just three places from the money. Anyone who expected the play to slow down and the players to tighten up was in for a surprise. The first hand back from the break saw an elimination, with another player falling almost immediately after. That brought the event to the stone bubble, and hand-for-hand play began.
In the first hand of hand-for-hand play, the bubble burst, with two players eliminated simultaneously. Hannes Jeschka was the first to fall after losing his all-in, leaving him hoping that Samuel Mullur, who was also all-in on another table, would suffer the same fate, which would mean the two would split the 31st-place payout.
Mullur lost his flip, which meant both players were eliminated in the same hand and shared the $173,000 payout, each taking home $86,500.
With the bubble bursting within five minutes, the remaining players were guaranteed a cash and could turn their attention towards making a run at the final table and beyond.
First came the post-bubble shakeout, with several of the shorter stacks making their exits. Patrik Antonius (28th), David Coleman (27th) and Jean-Noel Thorel (25th) were among those to fall in the money.
Alex Foxen, a former Triton Main Event champion, then bowed out in 17th before the two remaining women in the field fell in quick succession. Linglin Zeng finished 16th, followed by Jessica Teusl in 15th. Two more players were eliminated before the end of the day, with Jesse Lonis the final departure in 13th place.
The surviving players will return for Day 3 tomorrow, Wednesday, September 16, at 1 p.m. local time and continue playing until a champion is crowned. Play will resume on Level 23, with blinds of 75,000/150,000 and a big blind ante of 150,000.
Each player is guaranteed $320,000 upon their return, but when play resumes, just 11 players sit between them and a $4,145,000 payday.
Triton Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $4,145,000 |
| 2 | $2,790,000 |
| 3 | $1,968,000 |
| 4 | $1,596,000 |
| 5 | $1,263,000 |
| 6 | $958,000 |
| 7 | $700,000 |
| 8 | $512,000 |
| 9 | $424,000 |
| 10-11 | $359,000 |
| 12 | $320,000 |
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Level 22
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Level 22
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
The remaining 12 players have bagged their chips and headed into the night. They will return tomorrow, Wednesday, September 16, at 1:00 p.m. local time and play down to a winner.
Stay tuned for the full chip counts and recap of the day's action.
Level 22
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Jesse Lonis moved all-in for 1,300,000 from the hijack and was at risk when Danny Tang called in the big blind.
Jesse Lonis: 10♥10♣ 
Danny Tang: 8♠8♥
Everything was looking good for Lonis, with the Q♣Q♠2♠ flop and 2♦ turn leaving him fading just two outs. Alas, the 8♦ landed on the river, giving Tang a full house and ensuring Lonis had a bad-beat story to take home with his 13th-place finish.
Level 22
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Danilo Velasevic raised to 275,000 from the hijack, and Yang Xu called in the cutoff. Ryuta Nakai then moved all-in for 2,200,000 from the small blind. Velasevic re-jammed for 7,700,000, and Xu folded.
Ryuta Nakai: 9♦9♣
Danilo Velasevic: A♣Q♥
Nakai held onto his lead when Velasevic failed to connect with the 5♦7♠4♦J♣7♣ board, earning Nakai a double-up.
Level 22
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Christoph Vogelsang moved all-in for 800,000 from the small blind, and Nick Schulman looked him up from the big blind.
Christoph Vogelsang: J♣2♣
Nick Schulman: Q♣10♣
Neither player connected with the A♠A♦8♠3♠4♣ board, and Vogelsang headed away from the main stage.
Level 22
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Yang Xu raised to 250,000 from the hijack, and when Christoph Vogelsang put him all-in for 2,700,000 from the big blind, Xu called.
Yang Xu: A♦K♠
Christoph Vogelsang: A♥Q♠
Both players paired their kicker on the 9♥Q♦K♦ flop, but that was as good as it got for Vogelsang, who was left short-stacked when the 3♣ and K♣ completed the board.
Level 22
: Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Roberto Perez raised to 250,000 from under the gun and called when Jessica Teusl moved all-in for 1,600,000 from the big blind.
Jessica Teusl: 9♠9♥
Roberto Perez: A♦A♣
It was an unfortunate situation for Teusl, whose Main Event run ended when the dealer dealt a Q♣7♠J♣7♣A♥ board.
Level: 22
Blinds: 50,000/125,000
Ante: 125,000
