Final Day
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 |
Xiaosheng Zheng Sends Kyle Bao Diep Tanking

Hand #68: Utg Carsten Klug limps then folds to Anton Poliakov's 190,000 raise.
Hand #69: From hijack, Kyle Bao Diep min-raises then calls button Xiaosheng Zheng's 320,000 three-bet. They go to the flop Q♣ 8♣ A♣ , Zheng c-bets 100,000 and is check-called. After both pass the turn 7♣ , Zheng fires 400,000 on the river 4♦ . Diep uses two time banks then surrenders his hand.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 4,600,000(77 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 1,400,000(23 BB) |
Flopped Flush For Kyle Bao Diep
Hand #65: From hijack, Xiaosheng Zheng bumps it up to 125,000 and big blind Kyle Bao Diep wants to take it post flop. All diamonds show up 3♦ K♦ 8♦ and Zheng c-bets 90,000. Diep check-calls then both check the turn 7♥ and river 4♥ . Diep flips open J♦ T♦ flush for the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 2,330,000(39 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 2,300,000(38 BB) |
Hand #66: Carsten Klug opens 150,000 and goes to the flop with caller Sha Chengchun on the big blind. Both check to the river 3♣ 2♠ J♠ Q♣ A♣ . Sha bets 125,000 and wins the pot without a fight.
Kyle Bao Diep Puts Pressure On Anton Poliakov
Hand #51: Kyle Bao Diep raises and finds no callers.
Hand #52: Anton Poliakov defends the big blind then calls Kentaro Oe's 125,000 c-bet on a flop 4♣ 4♦ 3♣ . Both then check the turn 9♥ for a free river 2♥ . Poliakov gives it a go for 200,000, Oe calls. Poliakov has K♣ 9♦ top pair to claim the pot.
Hand #53: After winning a pot, small blind Anton Poliakov limps in and gets to see the flop cheap with Kyle Bao Diep checking. Dealer felts J♣ 5♣ 9♥ , Poliakov bets 75,000 and Diep calls The turn 9♠ , Diep takes the reins for 155,000, Poliakov check-calls. The river 8♥ sees Diep fire 1,405,000, Poliakov tanks then gives up his hand.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 2,020,000(40 BB) |
AP Anton Poliakov | 1,420,000(28 BB) |
KO Kentaro Oe | 1,200,000(24 BB) |
Anton Poliakov Doubles Up

Hand #47: Anton Poliakov is down to 11 bb and gets it all in, Kyle Bao Diep calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AP Anton Poliakov | K♥J♣ D | 1,220,000(24 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | T♠T♦ SB | 1,620,000(32 BB) |
Poliakov quickly improves on the window which holds for another boost.
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) |
Kyle Bao Diep Wins The Flip Against Sha Chengchun

Hand #34: Kyle Bao Diep opens 80,000, small blind Sha Chengchun three-bets 250,000, Diep four-bets all in for 975,000 and Sha makes the call.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KB Kyle Bao Diep | A♥9♥ D | 2,030,000(51 BB) |
SC Sha Chengchun | 8♥8♠ SB | 1,000,000(25 BB) |
With the board running 6♠ 6♥ A♣ 4♠ 2♠ , Diep improves to ship a full boost.
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) |
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 |
Kyle Bao Diep Pushes For The Pot

Button Wei Tse Chang pumps it to 55,000 then calls Kyle Bao Diep's 170,000 three-bet. The flop comes 5♥ T♣ 3♦ . More chips go into the pot with Diep's 85,000 c-bet called. On the turn 6♥ , Diep wastes no time counting and announces all in, this is enough to push out Chang.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 1,200,000(48 BB) |
WC Wei-Tse Chang | 570,000(23 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) |
Kyle Bao Diep Grinds To A Mil

Kyle Bao Diep defends from the big blind then check-calls 40,000 on the flop 2♥ 9♣ 3♣ . The turn J♥ sees another bet from aggressor Da De Titus Tay of 40,000, and this time Diep check-raises 215,000. Tay calls then both tap felt on the river A♦ . Diep has a pair to scoop up the pot.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
KB Kyle Bao Diep | Q♥J♣ BB | 1,000,000(50 BB) |
CO | 553,000(28 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) |
Kyle Bao Diep Has The Goods This Time

Utg+1 Kyle Bao Diep looks down at K♣ Q♥ and bumps it up to 25,000. Big blind Tetsuya Tsujikawa won't let Diep go through without a challenge and defends for a flop K♦ 6♣ Q♠ . Diep proceeds to barrel down every street 15,000 , 48,000, and 120,000, Tsujikawa check-calls it down then mucks to Diep's full house.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka | 683,000(57 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 588,000(49 BB) |
Tetsuya Tsujisaka Denies The Bluff
Kyle Bao Diep takes charge with a preflop raise called by button Thomas Scheld and big blind Tetsuya Tsujisaka . On a board that completes 3♦ 7♦ 7♣ K♣ 8♥, Diep barrels each street 16,000, 48,000, 120,000, Scheld folds at the flop while Tsujisaka calls it down.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka | K♦J♥ BB | 621,000(78 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | T♣6♣ CO | 365,000(46 BB) |
TS Thomas Scheld | D | 290,000(36 BB) |
Diep's bluff fails to go through to lose more chips as Tsujikawa rises.
Eliahu Cohen Doubles Up and More

Lots of preflop action starts with an 18,000 raise by utg Kyle Bao Diep, two players call, big blind Eliahu Cohen goes all in for 78,000, back to Diep who shoves as well to successfully isolate.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
EC Eliahu Cohen | K♣J♣ BB | 200,000(25 BB) |
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka | HJ | 300,000(38 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 9♥7♠ UTG | 505,000(63 BB) |
AT Alan Turabayev | SB | 583,000(73 BB) |
Both players don't improve on the board for Cohen's King-high to ship it.