The biggest event of the festival so far is underway, and through Level 2 there's a fun field building, with Brazilian Joao Simao leading the early stages from Javid Ismayilov and Artur Martirosian.
Elsewhere, there's a ton of Triton champs, including Mike Watson, Dan Dvoress, and Stephen Chidwick - keep an eye throughout the day here as everyone looks to bag big tonight.
Christoph Vogelsang is the unfortunate bubble boy of the $40k Mystery Bounty, after the three-time Triton champion ran pocket tens into the pocket queens of Samuel Mullur.
Just 21 players remain at time of writing, with the Triton Poker Plus app showing an interesting stat that Seth Davies has the strongest Mystery Bounty record of those players remaining in the field.
Davies has cashed 44.4% of the time, including four final tables, four podium finishes, and for $2.2 million in these events - but he's still short an outright title. Maybe today is the day.
Ever wondered what the prizes look like in $40,000 Mystery Bounty? Well, here you go:
| Amount | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1x | $400,000 |
| 2x | $200,000 |
| 5x | $100,000 |
| 9x | $80,000 |
| 16x | $40,000 |
| 1x | $0 |
$400,000 on offer to one player then, but perhaps the most eye-catching of all is that $0 envelope.
They are playing down to a winner today, and envelopes will be drawn at the conclusion of the final table, so stay tuned!
A good start to the day for Phil Ivey in the $40k NLH Mystery Bounty, after the five-time Triton winner won a big pot early on Day 2 to eliminate Roberto Perez.
It got all-in preflop with Perez ripping for 210,000 and Ivey making the call. Perez held the 5♣5♦, while Ivey had Q♠10♦.
The board ranout 8♠3♦8♦7♦9♦ to give Ivey the superior flush and send him into the top ten counts as the money bubble approaches.
Lights, camera, action here in Jeju as the final day of the $40k Mystery Bounty gets underway right now!
You can follow all the action right here on PokerNews, on the Triton Plus Poker App, and by watching Triton's excellent live stream coverage which you can find below.
33 return. By the end one will stand with $619,000, and a whole load of big envelopes to open:
The Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju II continues today with one trophy up for grabs, as the $40,000 NLH Mystery Bounty plays down to a champion while another $50,000 event gets underway at Les A Casino.
The Mystery Bounty is down to 33 players from a starting field of 133, with Kayhan Mokri leading the way on 1,700,000 chips. Alex Anton (1,680,000) and Jamil Wakil (1,645,000) are close behind, while plenty of big names remain in contention, including Phil Ivey, Punnat Punsri, Christoph Vogelsang, Artur Martirosian, Seth Davies, Jesse Lonis and Ren Lin.
The event generated a $2,660,000 prize pool, with $619,000 awaiting the eventual champion and 23 players set to make the money. The mystery bounties also come into play today, adding another layer to the race for the title.
While that field battles for the day's only Triton trophy, Event #8, a $50,000 NLH 8-Handed tournament, gets underway at 3:00 p.m. local time.
| Time | Event | Buy-In | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | #7 Triton NLH - 7-Handed - Mystery Bounty (Day 2) | $40,000 | 33 players remain |
| 3:00 PM | #8 Triton NLH - 8-Handed (Day 1) | $50,000 | Day 1 |
Mokri starts the day with 68 big blinds, but there is little separating the Norwegian from Anton and Wakil at the top of the counts.
Behind them, Alex Kulev, Eelis Parssinen, Sirzat Hissou and Pedro Padilha are all comfortably placed, while Ivey returns with 27 big blinds.
At the other end of the leaderboard, Jesse Lonis has 10 big blinds and Wang Yang has nine, with both facing an early battle to stay in contention.
The remaining 33 players are chasing $619,000 for first place, with 23 players guaranteed to cash for at least $31,000.
The $40,000 NLH Mystery Bounty at Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Jeju II is down to 33 players after Day 1, with Kayhan Mokri setting the pace heading into Thursday's finale.
The event drew 133 entries, generating a $2,660,000 prize pool, with 23 players set to make the money. $619,000 awaits the eventual champion, while a min-cash is worth $31,000.
Mokri bagged the chip lead with 1,700,000, but has little room for error at the top. Alex Anton sits just behind on 1,680,000, with Jamil Wakil completing the top three on 1,645,000.
There are plenty of familiar names still in the mix, including Phil Ivey, who returns with 675,000. Punnat Punsri, Christoph Vogelsang, Artur Martirosian, Seth Davies, Jesse Lonis and Ren Lin also survived the opening day.
Day 2 is when the mystery bounties come into play, and will play all the way down to a winner.
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