| Level 26: | 40,000/80,000/80,000 |
| Entries: | 9/411 |
| Prizes: | €51,375 |
A total of 411 entries created a €51,375 prize pool, and 62 players returned for Day 2 with a minimum cash of €300 secured. Kieran O’Riordan started the day as chip leader, ahead of James Morrissey and Ian Lemass.
The knockouts came at a frantic pace, and Ross Whitelaw was among those who suffered an early exit after being on the wrong end of an aces versus kings cooler. By the first break, the field had been almost cut in half, with David Murray becoming the first player to move over seven figures.
Murray was soon joined at the milestone by Marcin Rejmak and Alex Aubrey, who picked up premium hands at the perfect time to scoop big pots.
Once the field was reduced to three tables, a barely believable hand erupted between Aubrey, Andrew Durkan and Michal Plichta. All three players committed their stacks to the middle on the turn on a ten-high board, Aubrey with the covering stack.
Durkan had aces, but he was behind Plichta’s set of fours and Aubrey’s set of tens. In unbelievable fashion, an ace rolled off on the river to vault Durkan into the overall chip lead. Durkan celebrated with passion by leaping out of his chair, clapping his hands and shouting “Yes! Come on, come on!” repeatedly.
Durkan extended his lead when he busted Aubrey in a two pair versus two pair cooler, before the remaining PartyPoker Tour ambassadors hit the rail.
Jaime Staples had accumulated a top-ten stack, but was unfortunately ill on Day 2 and blinded out, finishing in 18th, while Triple Crown winner Niall Farrell fell to Dixey in 17th.
O’Riordan’s tilt at the title came to an end shortly after when he ran into the flush of Andre Barbosa, before Dixey went on a late charge to secure his prime position for the final day.
First, Dixey busted Aidan Connolly in 12th despite being dominated preflop, and he then won the classic race against Rejmak to move towards the four million mark.
Finally, Dixey held in a flip against Andre Barbosa to secure the penultimate knockout of the day, before Murray eliminated Wai Hang Wong in the last hand of the night to set the final table.
€150 Mini Main Event Final Table Seating Draw and Chip Counts
The players will return to Macau Sporting Club & Casino at 4 p.m. on November 12 for the finale, to blinds of 40,000/80,000/80,000, and the seating draw and counts are below:
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| FT | 1 |  Trevor Dineen | Ireland | 660,000 | 8 |
| FT | 2 | Robert Dixey | Ireland | 5,245,000 | 65 |
| FT | 3 | Paul Hazon | Ireland | 1,385,000 | 17 |
| FT | 4 | Zeik Tuit | Ireland | 385,000 | 4 |
| FT | 5 | David Murray | Ireland | 2,750,000 | 34 |
| FT | 6 |  Henry Owen | United Kingdom | 1,610,000 | 20 |
| FT | 7 | Andrew Durkan | Ireland | 2,195,000 | 27 |
| FT | 8 |  Marcin Rejmak | Poland | 1,600,000 | 20 |
| FT | 9 | Ross O’Donovan | Ireland | 605,000 | 7 |
€150 Mini Main Event Remaining Payouts
The remaining combatants have secured a €1,000 payday, but all will have their eyes firmly fixed on the €9,500 first-place prize, with the remaining payouts up for grabs as follows:
| Place | Prize |
| 1 | €9,500 |
| 2 | €6,100 |
| 3 | €4,125 |
| 4 | €3,175 |
| 5 | €2,400 |
| 6 | €1,825 |
| 7 | €1,450 |
| 8 | €1,200 |
| 9 | €1,000 |
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