Final Day
Carsten Klug Drained Out in 4th Place- US$ 11,000

Hand #98: Small blind Carsten Klug shoves his last 795,000 and gets called by big blind Anton Poliakov with an ace in the hole.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AP Anton Poliakov | A♦2♥ BB | 4,100,000(41 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | K♦4♠ SB | busted |
Klug fails to improve to bow out in 4th place. He earns US$ 8,050 for his deep finish plus US$ 2,950 in bounties to walk away padded up US$ 11,000.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 3,750,000(38 BB) |
SC Sha Chengchun | 2,920,000(29 BB) |
AP Anton Poliakov | 2,520,000(25 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 995,000(10 BB) |
Kyle Bao Diep Takes A Hit And Falls 5th Place - US$ 7,100

Hand #73-74: Kyle Bao Diep opens from cutoff then calls Sha Chengchun's three-bet shove of 895,000.
Sha 7♣ 7♠
Diep K♦ Q♣
The flip goes Sha's way with the board running 7♦ T♥ A♦ T♦ 8♠ .
The loss sends Diep down to 370,000 which he shoves on the next hand holding K♥ 3♣ that doesn't get past Carsten Klug's 9♥ 9♠ on a board Q♠ 8♦ 2♠ 5♥ 6♥ .
Diep earns US$ 6,200 for his deep run plus US$ 900 in bounties for a payout of US$ 7,100.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SC Sha Chengchun | 1,940,000(32 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 1,660,000(28 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | busted |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | 2,070,000(41 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 1,970,000(39 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 1,735,000(35 BB) |
KO Kentaro Oe | 1,550,000(31 BB) |
IB Ilia Barkov | 1,145,000(23 BB) |
SC Sha Chengchun | 1,015,000(20 BB) |
AP Anton Poliakov | 765,000(15 BB) |
Spikes The Ace To Stay Alive

Hand #35: Three players in a raised pot preflop by Anton Poliakov goes to the turn 4♠ 5♥ 6♥ 3♣ . Kentaro Oe slides out 110,000 and wins the pot unchallenged.
Hand #36: Xiaosheng Zheng opens and wins the blinds and ante.
Hand #37: From the small blind, Ilia Barkov jams 555,000 and big blind Carsten Klug gives him a sweat.
Barkov A♠ 7♥
Klug 6♠ 6♥
The flop drops an ace J♥ A♥ 5♠ and holds to the tur 8♠ and river T♠ for Barkov to keep on playing.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | 2,000,000(50 BB) |
IB Ilia Barkov | 1,150,000(29 BB) |
Anton Poliakov Slipping
Hand #31: From cutoff, Kentaro Oe min-raises and is called by the blinds Carsten Klug and Anton Poliakov. All three proeed to check to the river A♣ 2♠ Q♠ 4♦ 3♥ . Klug leads out 350,000, Poliakov raises 260,000, Oe tosses it in the muck, Klug tank-calls and shows 4♥ 4♣ set. Poliakov mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | 2,695,000(67 BB) |
KO Kentaro Oe | 1,500,000(38 BB) |
AP Anton Poliakov | 550,000(14 BB) |
Kentaro Oe Doubles On A Flip

Hand #23: Button Kentaro Oe shoves for the nth time and the blinds fold.
Hand #24: On a board that completed 9♦ 3♣ K♠ A♣ T♥ , big blind defender Kyle Bao Diep check-calls 55,000 and 185,000 then checks the river with aggressor Anton Poliakov. Diep has K♥ J♣ which is good for the pot.
Hand #25: Kentaro Oe shoves from hijack for 655,000 and doesn't get a pass this time with chip leader Carsten Klug making the call. Oe has A♦ K♥ and is flipping against Klug's J♣ J♠ , board favors Oe running A♠ 7♣ 7♥ T♣ A♣ for a double up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | 2,265,000(57 BB) |
KO Kentaro Oe | 1,410,000(35 BB) |
AP Anton Poliakov | 1,100,000(28 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 1,025,000(26 BB) |
Carsten Klug Pulls Away From The Pack

Hand #20: Carsten Klug three-bets 200,000 from hijack and initial raiser Ilia Barkov calls. Klug fires again at the flop 9♥ 3♦ 7♥ for 175,000, Barkov calls again then both check the turn 6♠ . When the 7♦ comes out on the river, Barkov takes charge with a 75,000, Klug calls. Barkov has A♣ K♦ air, Klug drags in the pot with his winning 8♠ 8♥ .
Hand #21: Sha Chengchun opens 60,000, big blind Kentaro Oe calls. No breaks for Sha who bets 40,000 on the flop A♠ 9♦ 9♣ , Oe check-folds after a time bank.
Hand #22: Anton Poliakov raises from ug+1, ilia Barkov calls from the big blind, then no action at the flop T♣ 4♦ 5♥ . The turn A♣ sees Poliakov light up with a 55,000 bet and claims the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | 3,000,000(100 BB) |
IB Ilia Barkov | 1,500,000(50 BB) |
AP Anton Poliakov | 1,480,000(49 BB) |
Ziad Zebib Out 8h ($4,235), Da De Titus Tay Out 9th (2,791)

Hand #14: Carsten Klug has just delivered a double bust in brutal fashion. Opening 80,000 from utg+1, Da De Titus Tay three-bets all in for 380,000, cutoff Ziad Zebib joins in for 475,000 total, back to Klug who calls and covers.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | 8♥8♠ UTG+1 | 2,500,000(83 BB) |
ZZ Ziad Zebib | A♠A♦ CO | busted |
7♣7♠ MP | busted |
When the board runs 3♣ J♠ T♣ 8♣ , Klug jumps ahead with a set however there are still outs for both at risk players. The river 3♠ isn't one of them.

Carsten Klug Wins First Pot Of The Final Table

Hand #1: Xiaosheng Zheng is back at the final table and kicks it off with a raise of 50,000. Cutoff Carsten Klug makes it 150,000, Zheng obliges and they see a flop K♥ J♦ 7♣ . Following a check, Klug c-bets 100,000 and takes down the first pot of the final table.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | 1,670,000(67 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 1,535,000(61 BB) |
Final 9 Players of the Mystery Bounty

Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
KO Kentaro Oe | 385,000(15 BB) | 1 | 1 |
IB Ilia Barkov | 1,820,000(73 BB) | 1 | 2 |
CK Carsten Klug | 1,460,000(58 BB) | 1 | 3 |
AP Anton Poliakov | 1,045,000(42 BB) | 1 | 4 |
375,000(15 BB) | 1 | 5 | |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 1,565,000(63 BB) | 1 | 6 |
ZZ Ziad Zebib | 600,000(24 BB) | 1 | 7 |
SC Sha Chengchun | 1,295,000(52 BB) | 1 | 8 |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 1,685,000(67 BB) | 1 | 9 |
Wei Tse Chang Coolered In 10th Place - US$ 6,000

Wei Tse Chang three-bet 775,000 and Carsten Klug jammed. Well covered, Chang called for his tournament life and was not happy to see he was dominated.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
WC Wei-Tse Chang | J♦J♠ SB | busted |
CK Carsten Klug | K♠K♦ CO | 1,430,000(57 BB) |
Chang failed to improve to fall in 10th place and miss the final table. He earned US$ 2,100 plus US$ 3,900 in collected bounties.
Max Pay For Carsten Klug's Boat

Folded to the small blind Carsten Klug who raises 75,000, called by big blind Ilia Barkov. On the flop 8♣ 8♠ 7♣ , Klug fires again for a lighter 50,000, Barkov calls, then both stay on the turn 7♥ for a free river J♦ . Klug jumps out again and sends out everything 345,000, Barkov calls then pays when he sees the boat.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | K♠7♦ SB | 965,000(39 BB) |
IB Ilia Barkov | K♦J♣ BB | 198,000(8 BB) |
Chip Counts At The New Level
Player | Chips |
---|---|
IB Ilia Barkov | 2,155,000(86 BB) |
AP Anton Poliakov | 1,920,000(77 BB) |
SC Sha Chengchun | 1,377,000(55 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 870,000(35 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 860,000(34 BB) |
WC Wei-Tse Chang | 685,000(27 BB) |
500,000(20 BB) | |
KO Kentaro Oe | 470,000(19 BB) |
JL Jeorge Lagatuz | 470,000(19 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 435,000(17 BB) |
ZZ Ziad Zebib | 405,000(16 BB) |
Final Two Tables - 14 Players
Player | Chips |
---|---|
AP Anton Poliakov | 1,800,000(90 BB) |
IB Ilia Barkov | 1,430,000(72 BB) |
SC Sha Chengchun | 1,140,000(57 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 921,000(46 BB) |
806,000(40 BB) | |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 790,000(40 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 520,000(26 BB) |
ZZ Ziad Zebib | 506,000(25 BB) |
WC Wei-Tse Chang | 460,000(23 BB) |
AT Alan Turabayev | 445,000(22 BB) |
JL Jeorge Lagatuz | 378,000(19 BB) |
KO Kentaro Oe | 330,000(17 BB) |
VJ | 320,000(16 BB) |
YL Yannick Leonard | 230,000(12 BB) |
Current Top Stacks
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SC Sha Chengchun | 1,080,000(90 BB) |
IB Ilia Barkov | 805,000(67 BB) |
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka | 800,000(67 BB) |
AP Anton Poliakov | 590,000(49 BB) |
CK Carsten Klug | 470,000(39 BB) |
WK Wooseok Kim | 446,000(37 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 435,000(36 BB) |
TS Thomas Scheld | 421,000(35 BB) |
364,000(30 BB) | |
DN Duc Nhat Nguyen | 364,000(30 BB) |
Pierre Andra Falls to Aces
Pierre Andre open shoves only for his mediocre cards to run into Carsten Klug's aces.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CK Carsten Klug | A♦A♥ HJ | 230,000(38 BB) |
PA Pierre Andre | Q♥J♥ UTG+1 | busted |