Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 20,000 from the hijack and just behind him, Jesse Lonis shoved for his last 135,000. Action folded back to Thorel and he called to put Lonis at risk.
Jesse Lonis: A♣Q♥
Jean-Noel Thorel: K♦10♥
Lonis held the lead with his ace, but the 7♠5♥6♥J♠10♦ runout paired Thorel's ten at the end to eliminate Lonis.
Wai Kiat Lee opened to 20,000 from under the gun with A♦Q♦ and called a three-bet of 77,000 from Murly Manokharan, who was in the hijack holding A♥K♦.
Lee check-called a 40,000 bet from Manokharan after flopping top pair on the 8♠4♦Q♥ flop and then both players checked on the 9♦ turn.
Le moved all in after the 6♣ completed the board and Manokharan let his cards go.
At another table, Samuel Mullur was eliminated by Aleks Ponakovs.
Ren Lin opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 500,000 by Isaac Haxton in the big blind. Lin responded by shoving for 372,000 total and Haxton called with a covering stack.
Ren Lin: 9♣9♥
Isaac Haxton: A♠K♦
Lin looked poised to double after the 6♦4♠5♣ flop and Q♣ turn, but the A♣ appeared on the river — pairing Haxton's ace on the river to send Lin to the rail.
The $150K 10th Anniversary Special drew a total of 67 entrants, generating a $10,050,000 prize pool.
A total of 11 places will make the money, with a min-cash being worth $251,000, while the eventual champion will take home $2,765,000 in addition to the Triton Trophy and 10th anniversary commemorative gold coin.
| Place | Payout |
| 1 | $2,765,000 |
| 2 | $1,965,000 |
| 3 | $1,286,000 |
| 4 | $990,000 |
| 5 | $783,000 |
| 6 | $613,000 |
| 7 | $483,000 |
| 8 | $377,000 |
| 9 | $286,000 |
| 10-11 | $251,000 |
Joao Simao raised to 20,000 from under the gun and just behind him, Punnat Punsri moved all in for 215,000 total. Action folded back around to Simao, who called to put Punsri at risk.
Punnat Punsri: K♥Q♥
Joao Simao: A♠Q♣
Punsri found himself dominated, and the 3♠2♠Q♠7♣K♠ runout left Simao with the nut flush for the knockout.
Patrik Antonius raised to 20,000 from early position and called all in for 124,000 total after Brandon Wilson shoved in the hijack.
Patrik Antonius: J♦J♥
Brandon Wilson: K♠Q♠
It was a race for Antonius' tournament life, and the 7♠5♣9♠8♣2♦ runout kept his jacks in front for the double-up.
Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 20,000 with 6♣5♠ first to act and was called by Jesse Lonis with K♥Q♣ in early position and Ben Tollerene in the cutoff holding A♥5♥. Wai Kiat Lee then squeezed to 85,000 with A♦Q♠ on the button, which got a call from Thorel, a fold from Lonis, and a call from Tollerene for a bloated three-way pot.
Action checked to Lee, who continued for 60,000 on the 3♣4♥K♠ flop. Thorel let his open-ended straight draw go, but Tollerene called.
The 7♥ turn improved Tollerene to a flush draw and he check-shoved for 277,000 facing an 80,000 barrel from Lee.
Lee let his hand go and Tollerene was sent the large pot.
At another table, Paul Phua was eliminated after running his ace-eight into Joao Simao's pocket queens.
Level: 11
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
The final 35 players have taken their seats and action is underway!
Nine additional players hopped into the fray for Day 2 of the $150K 10th Anniversary Special, bringing the total number of entrants to 67.
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