To say Senthuran Vijayaratnam was unstoppable would be an understatement. The Ontario native entered the day with the chip lead of of 9,610,000. Pressure was rapid with Weston Pring finding a pair of bustouts to bring the field down to 12. Soon after, Vijayaratnam found an elimination against the short stack Sami Al-Serri to bring play to an unofficial final table.
From here it turned into Vijayaratnam’s time to shine. He found an early elimination winning a flip against Nizar Tajdin’s two overs with pocket nines. He was the overwhelming chip lead with 16,700,000, and he wouldn’t stop there. With two other players finding a knockout, Vijayaratnam was out for blood. He again had pocket nines against two over and held to send out the short-stacked Rishi Makkar.
Right after, he flopped an over and flush draw against Weston Prings top pair. He found the overpair on the turn to soar into the equity lead and held to bring play down to four handed. Alen Bakovic was the next opponent left short stacked, and he moved all in with pocket tens. Vijayaratnam called him off with King-Deuce, and smashed the flop finding trip dueces. Not wanting to stop, Vijayaratnam called off the short stacked Graham Lupton. Lupton had him dominated, but a turned two pair gave Vijayaratnam the pot.
Both Robin Bergren and Senthuran Vijayaratnam held similar chip stacks heads-up, and neither of the pair were willing to go quietly into the night. They battled evenly for an hour with Bergren finding a chip lead. However, all that would change. Both players turned top pair, and Vijayaratnam blasted the river. His king kicker was best for him to take a commanding 6:1 chip lead.
Soon after, the short stacked Bergren moved all in with an open ended straight draw. Vijayaratnam’s top pair was ahead, and he asked the dealer for a “red deuce one time.” Harvey answered his prayers as the 2♥ completed the board. Vijayaratnam fell to the floor in relief and celebrated with friends as he took home his biggest ever cash. This year’s main event crushed expectations alongside the series breaking all the records set in prior years. Vijayaratnam took home an astonishing $396,556 for his efforts.
Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Senthuran Vijayaratnam | $396,556 |
| 2 | Robin Berger | $264,283 |
| 3 | Graham Lupton | $188,206 |
| 4 | Alan Bakovich | $135,855 |
| 5 | Weston Pring | $99,420 |
| 6 | Rishi Makkar | $73,776 |
| 7 | Jiajie Sheng | $55,524 |
| 8 | David Quang | $42,390 |
| 9 | Nizar Tajdin | $32,835 |
