Mystery Bounty $100K GTD ($600)

With no bad beat on the board, Zheng goes bust in 2nd place for an ICM payout of US$ 19,482 plus US$ 2,850 in bounties for a total score of US$ 22,332.

Final race to the title is on!

Hand #113: Xiaosheng Zheng raises 225,000, gets re-raised to 600,000, Zheng opts to fold.

Hand #114: Tit for tat, Anton Poliakov raised 250,000 then folded to Xiaosheng Zheng's shove.

Zheng ships with trips as Sha heads out in 3rd place. Sha earns US$ 10,450 for his deep run plus bounties US$ 7,200 and US$ 750 for a total payout of US$ 18,400.

Hand #105: Button raise by Xiaosheng Zheng sees no callers.

Hand #106: Button Anton Poliakov opens and is matched by the big blind Xiaosheng Zheng. Both check to the turn J♣ A♥ K♦ 3♦ . Zheng leads out 200,000 and wins the pot easy.

Hand #107: Another pot for Xiaosheng Zheng with a 350,000 raise uncalled.

Hand #102: Xiaosheng Zheng raises then barrels down the board K♣ 3♦ 5♥ J♣ for 150,000 and 300,000. Caller Anton Poliakov folds to the turn bet.

Hand #103: Xiaosheng Zheng walks.

Hand #104: Anton Poliakov defends the big blind from Xiaosheng Zheng's raise then both keep it friendly on a board 7♠ 9♥ K♠ 8♠ . On the rive 9♦ , no more checking for Poliakov with a 375,000 bet laid out, Zheng tank folds.

Hand #99: Xiaosheng Zheng min-raises from the button and big blind Sha Chengchun defends. No bets land on the flop 8♣ 8♥ A♦ , Zheng bets 150,000 on the turn J♦ and Sha check-calls to buy the river 9♠ . Sha checks again, Zheng lays out 550,000, after a time bank, Sha frustratingly folds.

Hand #96-97: From the button, Anton Poliakov raises 200,000 and goes to the flop T♣ A♣ 5♥ with big blind caller Xiaosheng Zheng. Poliakov c-bets 200,000 and wins the pot.

Following that hand, Poliakov min-raises again and button Sha Chengchun calls. Both check to the turn A♦ 6♥ 4♥ 3♠ . Poliakov value-bets 175,000 and claims another pot.

With Poliakov connecting on the river, he picks up a lucky double up.

Hand #82: Xiaosheng Zheng raises 160,000 from the button, Anton Poliakov defends his big blind. Zheng fires 150,000 on the flop 2♣ 6♣ 8♥ and Poliakov calls. Both check the 5♦ turn then Zheng goes back to betting for 460,000 on the river J♠ . Poliakov pays to see then mucks to J♦ T♣ pair on the river.

Hand #76: Sha Chengchun picks up another pot with an uncalled raise.

Hand #77: Battle of the blinds reaches the turn board K♦ 9♦ 5♣ A♣ . Small blind Xiaosheng Zheng bets 125,000, Carsten Klug calls, river is 6♣ . Zheng checks, Klug bet 300,000, Zheng folds.

Hand #78: Xiaosheng Zheng loses another pot, this time to Anton Poliakov who defends the big blind. Zheng c-bets the flop Q♠ A♥ Q♥ , Poliakov check-raises 275,000, Zheng gives it up.

Hand #79: Xiaosheng Zheng opens and gets no callers.

Hand #80: Xiaosheng Zheng defends the big blind then folds to Anton Poliakov's 175,000 c-bet on the flop A♥ 4♠ T♠ .

Hand #81: No callers to Sha Chengchun's raise.

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.

Oe's ace is no good against the commanding full house to finish in 6th place. Oe earns US$ 4,800 for his deep run plus US$ 1,100 in bounties to walk away with a sweeter US$ 5,900 payout.

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.

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.

Hand #54: Xiaosheng Zheng raises and finds no callers.

Hand #55: Sha Chengchun limps from the small blind, and Xiaosheng Zheng checks it and both check to the turn 9♠ 2♦ K♣ 6♠ . Sha takes charge for 75,000, Zheng calls. When Sha bets 115,000 on the river 4♦ , Zheng decides to give it up.

Hand #56: No callers to Anton Poliakov's raise.

Hand #57: Button Xiaosheng Zheng raises 100,000, small blind Kentaro Oe makes it 250,000 to continue, Zheng is not interested and folds.

Hand #58: Xiaosheng Zheng raises 100,000 and gets some action from the big blind Anton Poliakov. Both check the flop to head to the turn 8♦ 5♣ 9♣ 3♠ . Following a check again from Zheng, Poliakov bets 150,000 and rakes it in uncontested.

Hand #59: Xiaosheng Zheg opens 110,000 and no callers this time.

Hand #60: Anton Poliakov min-raises, also no callers.

No hits on the board for Barkov to finish in 7th place. Barkov earns US$ 3,700 plus a larger US$ 9,340 in bounties for a total payout of US$ 13,040.

Hand #38: Not long after doubling up, Anton Poliakov loses some of it to Xiaosheng Zheng by defending preflop then check-calling 100,000 and 260,000 on the turn and river of 8♦ 4♥ 3♣ T♦ T♠ board. Zheng shows K♠ T♣ trips.

Hand #12: Xiaosheng Zheng min-raises from utg and down the orbit Sha Chengchun defends his big blind. At the flop K♠ 8♠ 9♣ , Chengchun continues to defend by check-calling 45,000 from Zheng. After the turn J♠ is checked, Sha leads out 45,000 on the river T♣ and wins the pot unchallenged.

Hand #13: Ziad Zebib also gain from Xiaosheng Zheng with his 60,000 button raise called. On the flop T♣ T♦ 6♠ , Zebib c-bets 50,000 and claims the pot easy.

Hand #8: Xiaosheng Zheng takes some of Kentaro Oe's newly acquired chips with his continuation bets. Starting with a min-raise that Oe calls, Zheng c-bets 50,000 at the flop 4♦ 3♦ 5♠ and is called again. On the turn T♠ , Zheng sends out 150,000, Oe gives up the challenge after a time bank.

Hand #9: Anton Poliakov open shoves from the small blind and wins the big blind and ante.

Hand #10: Another shove by Da De Titus Tay is uncalled.

Hand #11: Kentaro Oe bets raises 60,000 and also finds no takers.

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.

With a doozy low board, both land the straight with Zheng's much higher to survive aces and stay in the game.

Battle of the Chinese starting with 40,000 from cutoff Xiaosheng Zheng, button Sha Chengchun three-bets 115,000, Zheng four-bets 260,000, Sha five-bets all in for 1,067,000, Zheng folds after using a time bank.

Leonard is slightly ahead but with the turn 4♦ , that sealed the flush and the win for Zheng. Leonard finishes 12th for US$ 1,800 plus US$ 500 for his one bounty pull.

Anton Poliakov defends his big blind and sees a flop 3♣ 7♥ 6♥ with two other players. He leads out 20,000 losing preflop raiser Xiaosheng Zheng while Da De Titus Tay calls. Poliakov checks the turn T♥ then calls Tay's 40,000 bet. Both pass up the river, Poliakov shows 4♠ 5♥ straight and wins the pot.

Utg Anton Poliakov raises 20,000, three players join to the flop A♣ J♦ 4♥ . Following two checks, hijack Xiaosheng Zheng bets 30,000, losing two players while Takashi Yagura check-calls from the small blind. On the turn 5♠ , Zheng bets 75,000 which is enough to claim the pot.