button in SafariIvey Fourth in Chips as Chaoui Leads 32 Survivors in $50k NLHE 8-Handed
Just 32 players remain in Event #8: $50,000 NLHE 8-Handed, with Mehdi Chaoui taking a slight lead over Wang Yang at the top of the counts.
The tournament is not yet in the money, with just 20 places paid, and a min-cash is worth $84,000. A winner will be crowned tomorrow, taking home the Triton title and $1,548,000 in prize money.
Notables through to Day 3 include Phil Ivey, who sits fourth in chips ahead of former Triton Invitational champion Kayhan Mokri in sixth.
The tournament resumes at 12:30 p.m. local time on Friday, with updates available right here on PokerNews.
Event #8: $50,000 NLHE 8-Handed Day 1 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehdi Chaoui | 1,965,000 | 66 BBs |
| 2 | Wang Yang | 1,540,000 | 51 BBs |
| 3 | Kiat Lee | 1,460,000 | 49 BBs |
| 4 | Phil Ivey | 1,455,000 | 49 BBs |
| 5 | Ramin Hajiyev | 1,160,000 | 39 BBs |
| 6 | Kayhan Mokri | 1,100,000 | 37 BBs |
| 7 | Jovan Kenjic | 1,090,000 | 36 BBs |
| 8 | Alex Boika | 1,025,000 | 34 BBs |
| 9 | Yan Jingyao | 995,000 | 33 BBs |
| 10 | Alejandro Lococo | 870,000 | 29 BBs |
| 11 | Aliaksandr Shylko | 865,000 | 29 BBs |
| 12 | Ferdinand Putra | 860,000 | 29 BBs |
| 13 | Philip Sternheimer | 845,000 | 28 BBs |
| 14 | Batmunkh Unubukh | 815,000 | 27 BBs |
| 15 | Joao Simao | 760,000 | 25 BBs |
| 16 | Lin Meng-Ling | 755,000 | 25 BBs |
| 17 | Ding Biao | 735,000 | 25 BBs |
| 18 | Pedro Padilha | 695,000 | 23 BBs |
| 19 | Brandon Wilson | 670,000 | 22 BBs |
| 19 | Eelis Parssinen | 670,000 | 22 BBs |
| 21 | Danilo Velasevic | 650,000 | 22 BBs |
| 22 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | 625,000 | 21 BBs |
| 23 | Nick Petrangelo | 610,000 | 20 BBs |
| 24 | Sasaki Yoko | 550,000 | 18 BBs |
| 25 | Justin Saliba | 535,000 | 18 BBs |
| 26 | Aren Bezhanyan | 485,000 | 16 BBs |
| 27 | Du Qiao | 455,000 | 15 BBs |
| 28 | Tony Ren Lin | 440,000 | 15 BBs |
| 29 | Tsai Ting-Yi | 390,000 | 13 BBs |
| 30 | Alisson Piekazewicz | 305,000 | 10 BBs |
| 31 | Manuel Fritz | 235,000 | 8 BBs |
| 32 | Ilya Nikiforov | 195,000 | 7 BBs |
Event #8 Payouts
| Rank | Prize | Rank | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,548,000 | 11 | $129,000 |
| 2 | $1,054,000 | 12 | $113,000 |
| 3 | $697,000 | 13 | $113,000 |
| 4 | $574,000 | 14 | $103,000 |
| 5 | $461,000 | 15 | $103,000 |
| 6 | $361,000 | 16 | $93,500 |
| 7 | $271,000 | 17 | $93,500 |
| 8 | $200,000 | 18 | $84,000 |
| 9 | $155,000 | 19 | $84,000 |
| 10 | $129,000 | 20 | $84,000 |