Taus Lilius raised under the gun and Thomas Eychenne three-bet to 680,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Lilius pushed back by making it 1.15 million to go.
Eychenne thought for a bit before just calling and the flop came down .
Lilius continued for 650,000 and Eychenne called to see the turn.
This time Lilius came out with a bet of 1.5 million and Eychenne tanked for a few minutes before calling, which left him 2.2 million behind.
After the paired the board on the river, Lilius announced he was all in and Eychenne quickly flicked in a chip to signify a call.
Lilius was caught bluffing with the and Eychenne showed for slow-played pocket rockets.
"Nicely played," Lilius offered as he sent over a big chunk of his stack in what was the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.
There was around 1.4 million in the pot and a board reading when Shachar Haran checked from the blind and Matt Waxman bet 300,000 from late position, which left with him around 1.4 million back.
Haran responded by check-raising all in and Waxman hit the tank hard. Several minutes passed as he talked aloud, stating he believed Haran had a flush draw. Waxman eventually called off and his read was accurate.
Shachar Haran:
Matt Waxman:
Haran had a straight draw as well, not to mention his ace over, and unfortunately for Waxman his strong call was not rewarded as the spiked on the river. Haran made the flush and Waxman was sent to the rail.
Jorge Consiglieri raised to 200,000 from middle position, Travis Sargent three-bet jammed for 555,000 from the hijack and Brian Hastings came over the top from the cutoff.
Action was on Shachar Haran who called off his 1,550,000 stack from the big blind and Consiglieri tossed his hand into the muck.
Travis Sargent:
Shachar Haran:
Brian Hastings:
Each player held a made hand with Haran holding the best one and nothing changed after the runout as he collected the double-plus some while Sargent made his exit in 21st place for $31,704.
Just before the break, Tommy Tran limped the small blind and Pim Gieles checked his option from the big.
Both players then checked the flop and the dealer burned and turned the .
Tran bet 150,000 and Gieles just called to see the river.
Tran paused for a few beats before betting 850,000 and Gieles proceeded to jam all in for 2.17 million. Tran called and table the for a rivered gutshot straight and it was good as Gieles showed the for a slow-played two pair.
Naor Slobodskoy raised to 125,000 from under the gun, Matthew Cohn three-bet jammed for 1,005,000 from late position and Stephen Song came over the top for 1,080,000 from the button.
Action folded back to Slobodskoy who snap-called having both players covered and all three hands were tabled.
Matthew Cohn:
Stephen Song:
Naor Slobodskoy:
Slobodskoy was licking his chops after seeing both his opponent's held an ace and the runout eliminated both Cohn and Song from the tournament with each earning $27,860 respectively.
The final day of the Wynn Fall Classic $3,500 Championship gets underway at 12 p.m. PT.
Monday's Day 2 saw 314 players return to the felt and after 10 levels of play, only 33 remained with Taus Lilius leading the pack with a stack of 5 million.
The Danish national will look to secure his largest ever live-tournament cash and his first Wynn Fall Classic title.
Hot on Lilius' tail is Thomas Eychenne who bagged 4.655 million chips with Tommy Tran sitting right behind him with 4.435 million. Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Brian Hastings (4.355 million) and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Chris Moorman (3.150 million) hold top 10 stacks.
Top 10 Stacks After Day 2
Position
Player
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Taus Lilius
5,000,000
83
2
Thomas Eychenne
4,455,000
74.25
3
Tommy Tran
4,425,000
73.75
4
Brian Hastings
4,355,000
72.5
5
Jorge Consiglieri
3,815,000
63.5
6
Scott Drobes
3,265,000
60
7
Albert Nguyen
3,250,000
54
8
Chris Moorman
3,150,000
52.5
9
Joel Wadsworth Jr
2,935,000
49
10
Florin Pandilica
2,930,000
48.5
With 33 players remaining there's still a ton of poker to be played with a lot of formidable contenders outside the top 10, which include Alex Foxen (2.42 million), Chris Smith (2.065 million), Stanley Lee (1.63 million), WSOP bracelet winners Femi Fashakin (1.53 million), and Stephen Song (1.27 million). There's also another four-time WSOP bracelet winner in the mix in Michael Gathy (870,000), who rounds off the list of notable players.
All players have all secured $27,860, yet all eyes will be on the $812,270 first-place prize and the Wynn Fall Classic trophy that the eventual champion will take home, .
Final Table Payouts
Position
Prize
1
$812,270
2
$541,524
3
$372,542
4
$265,296
5
$196,466
6
$153,127
7
$123,360
8
$102,352
9
$86,381
A full list of the payouts can be found in the payouts tab.
Who will walk away the Wynn Fall Classic Champion? Stay tuned here as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all of the action as the day unfolds.