Mystery Bounty - Final Day

After 7.5 hours of play, Taiwan’s Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 eliminates USA’s Michael Kravitz to claim the title, trophy, and TWD 450,000 (~$14,900) champion’s purse. Chen 陳冠翰 also collected eight bounty rewards, two of which were top prize tickets. 

Congratulations to the newest champion! We will have a recap shortly. For now, scroll through the updates to relive the day’s action.

Final table payouts

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Following the loss, Michael Kravitz does a no-look shove from the button and Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 accepts the challenge.

Michael Kravitz T♦ 2♥ Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 J♠ 3♠

The final board is Q♣ 4♣ 6♦ 9♥ 5♦ . Michael Kravitz is eliminated in 2nd place for TWD 312,000 (~$10,300).

After a series of small pots back and forth, a big one lands. Michal Kravitz raises to 1,000,000, Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 jams, Kravitz snap calls. It is a race.

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 2♦ 2♠ Michael Kravitz A♦ 5♦

With the board running 2♥ 8♣ Q♣ 6♥ 4♣ , Chen 陳冠翰 ships a crushing double up as Kravitz drops to 10 BB.

150,000 BB Ante

For the first time today, Michael Kravitz is chip leader! Chipping up to 4,225,000, he raises to 1,050,000, Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 limp-shoves, Kravitz snap calls.

Michael Kravitz A♠ K♠ Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 6♠ 6♦

The board runs out 2♦ J♠ 8♥ A♣ 2♥ for a higher pair to Kravitz.

陳冠翰 pulling away 150,000 BB Ante

After Michael Kravitz catches up, Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 answers with a series of big pots to rise to 9,500,000. One of the hands sees Kravitz raise to 600,000, Chen 陳冠翰 three-bets to 1,600,000, Kravitz calls. The flop T♥ 2♥ 8♣ , Chen 陳冠翰 c-bets 1,400,000, Kravitz folds.

150,000 BB Ante

Michael Kravitz picks up a series of pot with the most recent exposing Kuan Han Chen’s 陳冠翰 bluff to even up. Both have around 6,670,000.

150,000 BB Ante

Blinds are up. Average stack is 6,675,000 or 44 BB. Two players remaining.

125,000 BB Ante

Both players are deep resulting in not much change in stack sizes. Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 still leads with around 7,600,000 and Michael Kravitz up a bit to roughly 5,300,000.

Players have are now on a ten-minute break.

125,000 BB Ante

After six hours of play, the Mystery Bounty is down to the final two players! Up for grabs is the trophy, the TWD 450,000 (~$14,900) champion’s purse, and two top prize tickets still in the treasure chest.

125,000 BB Ante

Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳 all in with A♠ T♥ and is at risk against the leader Kuan Han Chen’s 陳冠翰 9♦ 9♥ . The board runs out 4♣ K♠ 9♣ T♣ 8♥ .

100,000 BB Ante

Michael Kravitz nearly bit it when his shove 7♠ 7♥ runs into chip leader Kuan Han Chen’s 陳冠翰 T♣ T♦ , however, luck finds him on the board 5♥ 8♥ Q♠ 2♥ Q♥ for a winning flush.

100,000 BB Ante

Double elimination! The trending three way shove sends two players out while Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 ships it to soar to a massive 72 BB.

Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 J♠ T♥ Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌 A♠ K♦ Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 Q♦ T♠

The board runs 7♦ 3♠ 4♦ T♦ Q♠ for two pair to the big stacked Chen to scoop it all up.

Rough ride for Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 at the final table. Despite earning a double up, his next shove finishes him in 6th place. His A♠ Q♦ overcards are unable to improve against Kuan Han Chen’s 陳冠翰 8♦ 8♠ .

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰- 4,6500,000 Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 - eliminated in 6th place for TWD 88,000 (~$2,910)

Down to his last 6 BB, Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 slides it in from under the gun and big blind Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 puts him at risk. 

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 K♥ J♦ Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 A♦ 9♥

Lee 李詩堡 pairs his Jack on a board running J♣ 7♠ 2♦ 7♣ T♠ to double up 1,350,000. Chen 陳守鈿 drops to 1,170,000.

100,000 BB Ante

Not looking good for Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 who pays another all in player to drop below 7 BB. The boosted player is Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 with 9♥ 9♦ surviving Lee’s 李詩堡 overcards K♦ Q♠ .

80,000 BB Ante

Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 three-bet shoves with J♠ J♦ and initial raiser Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 makes the call with A♣ 9♣ . The board runs Q♦ Q♣ 4♠ 8♦ 2♣ for a huge double up to Chen 陳冠翰.

80,000 BB Ante

Another all in preflop with at risk player Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳 showing Q♠ Q♥ to double through Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 9♥ 9♦ . Chen 陳韋勳 zooms to 4,000,000, Shou 陳守鈿 down to 680,000.

60,000 BB Ante

Another knockoout for Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 with Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 falling to his mighty axe. It was all in preflop with Lim 林銘威 pushing from cutoff with A♦ 4♠ , button Lee 李詩堡 calling with 8♠ 8♥ . No help arrived for Lim 林銘威.

60,000 BB Ante

Down goes Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 with pocket Nines unable to improve against Tse Paul Lee’s 李詩堡 pocket Jacks.

60,000 BB Ante

Level 9 coming

Second break of the day for the remaining players. Average stack is 1,668,750. Remaining payouts and chip counts listed below.

50,000 BB Ante

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 opens, beside him Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌 shoves around 670,000, action folds around back to Lee 李詩堡 who makes the call. Lim 林成旌 has K♦ K♠ which stands firm against Lee’s 李詩堡 4♦ 4♥ .

40,000 BB Ante

Action packed hand starts with under the gun Kar Hou Lim 林家浩 all in, Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 quickly joins in, three spots over, Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 tanks then slides in to make it a three-way.

Kar Hou Lim 林家浩 A♦ 6♣ Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 A♥ K♥ Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 A♣ Q♣

A♠ the board lands 4♣ 5♣ K♣ , Yang celebrates his nut flush. The turn 5♠ and river 6♦ completes to end Lim’s run in 9th place.

40,000 BB Ante

40,000 BB Ante

Happening simultaneously as Pete Chen’s 陳彥翰 bust is Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳 all in for 20 BB with K♣ K♠ and Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 hoping to eliminate calls with 9♣ 6♦ . The board runs 2♥ 5♠ A♣ 8♠ A♠ for a double up to 1,800,000

40,000 BB Ante

Pete Yen Han Chen 陳彥翰 is all in with A♥ J♥ , Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 has him covered and is ahead with A♣ Q♥ . The board runs low to end Chen’s 陳彥翰 day in 10th place. He earns TWD 38,500 (~$1,275).

40,000 BB Ante

Jacky Wang 王立傑 has been dealt his last hand here as his T♣ T♦ runs into Shou Dien Chen’s 陳守鈿 Q♥ Q♠ . Both players have easily over a million in chips. Dien 陳守鈿 has Wang 王立傑 covered to ship it.

40,000 BB Ante

Short stack Wen Shan 單文 goes all in with Ace-Ten suited and falls to Kuan Han Chen’s 陳冠翰 Ace-Queen offsuit. Chen 陳冠翰 rises to 1,700,000.

40,000 BB Ante

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 and Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 build a 200,000 pot preflop, the cards come 2♦ 4♦ 3♦ . Big blind Lee 李詩堡 overbets 250,000, Yang 楊成傑 calls. The turn A♥ , no bets land but on the river Q♥ , Lee 李詩堡 sends out 325,000. Yang 楊成傑 tank-calls then mucks to Lee’s 李詩堡 A♠ 5♦ straight.

30,000 BB Ante

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 climbs back in the driver’s seat after sending Chu Yu Sen 朱宇森 to the rails with 7♣ 7♦ holding against A♦ Q♠ . Despite the fall, Chu 朱宇森 redeems his bounty ticket and draws a top prize to add to his TWD 32,000 payout for 13th place.

30,000 BB Ante

Michael Kravitz gets it all in with A♣ A♠ , Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌 calls with 9♥ 9♠ . The board runs A♦ J♥ J♦ 6♦ Q♣ for overkill. Kravitz fist pumps “yes!” and chips up.

30,000 BB Ante

From utg, Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 raises to 60,000, small blind Beng Wei Lim 林銘威 three-bets to 160,000, Yang 楊成傑 calls to see the flop T♦ A♦ 7♠ . Yang 楊成傑 c-bets 100,000, Lim 林銘威 check-calls. The turn 9♣ Yang 楊成傑 double barrels 160,000, Lim 林銘威 check-calls again. On the river 9♦ , Lim 林銘威 leads out 200,000, fast fold from Yang.

30,000 BB Ante

From cutoff, Kar Hou Lim 林家浩 jams with A♠ Q♥ , button Jacky Wang 王立傑 has him covered and calls with T♣ T♠ . A♠ the board comes down 8♦ 8♥ Q♠ K♠ 4♥ , Lim 林家浩 fist pumps his lucky catch to double up.

25,000 BB Ante

Action folds to the small blind Yung Lung Xiao 蕭詠隆 K♥ J♣ who jams his 300,000 stack, big blind Shou Dien Chen 陳守鈿 calls with J♥ T♥ . The board favors the big stack as it runs K♦ T♦ 2♥ T♠ 9♥ . Xiao 蕭詠隆 exits in 15th place, Chen 陳守鈿 soars to 1,800,000.

25,000 BB Ante

A new leader has emerged after Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 win a pot against Pete Yen Han Chen 陳彥翰. With Chen 陳彥翰 having just collected a split pot with Tse Paul Lee, he three-bets from the small blind to 160,000 and initial raiser Yang 楊成傑 calls the added 110,000. At the flop A♠ Q♠ 2♠ , Chen 陳彥翰 c-bets 115,000, Yang 楊成傑 flats. The turn 7♣ and river J♦ sees no bets. Yang 楊成傑 opens A♦ 3♦ , Chen 陳彥翰 mucks.

25,000 BB Ante

End of the road for Maggie Chieh Chih Weng 翁芊智 who pushes with K♥ J♦ only to run into Cheng Jing Lim’s 林成旌 better A♣ J♥ that holds on a board J♠ 9♣ T♠ 3♠ 9♥ .

Level 5 coming up

Players are on a 15-minute break. The yellow chips worth 1,000 is being removed. Only two colors, blue - 5,000 and red 25,000.

20,000 BB Ante

In just under two hours of play, the field is down to the final 18 players, that’s two tables. Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 maintains command with 1,300,000 and is joined by Jacky Wang 王立傑 with about the same.

20,000 BB Ante

Luck finds Wei Hsun Chen 陳韋勳 with A♥ J♥ pairing the Jack on the flop to hold against Pete Yen Han Chen’s A♠ K♣ . He doubles up to 610,000.

20,000 BB Ante

20,000 BB Ante

One of the first double ups of the day was claimed by Murat Yesniyazov then the buck stops there. Yesniyazo’s stack proceeds to dwindle as fast action rules his table. Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌 delivers the Kazakhstan the final blow with Ace-King shipping it.

16,000 BB Ante

Tough day at the races for Siyang Phua who finds himself on the losing end of nearly every showdown. Dropping down well below 15 BB, Phua risks with Nine-Eight suited and falls to Chu Yu Sen’s Ace-Jack suited that improves to a flush.

16,000 BB Ante

All in preflop with Sukumar Letchmunan at risk holding A♥ K♣ , he faces Cheng Chzeh Yang 楊成傑 with A♣ T♣ . The board favors the big stack J♦ 7♠ 9♥ T♠ 2♦ to send Letchmunan out of the running.

16,000 BB Ante

Three way shoves are popular! Another one comes down at table 11 with Keng Yong Tan shipping it. Under the gun all in with ac} 5♣ , small blind Siyang Phua hopes to eliminate with Q♠ 9♠ , big blind Tan is all in with K♣ 9♣ . The board runs J♥ T♣ 5♠ 7♦ 9♥ .

12,000 BB Ante

Zachary Duce becomes the second most envied player having just drawn a top prize from the treasure chest. In chatting with Duce early in the day, he says it pays to go for heads as the payouts are top heavy and the top bounty prize is a large TWD 500K. Let’s see if luck will find him again tomorrow.

12,000 BB Ante

The first 45 minutes has been a frenzy with three tables collapsing and 20 players out of the field. Currently in the lead is Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 with nearly 1,500,000. Second in chips is Jacky Wang 王立傑 with over a million. Wang 王立傑 eliminated a player during the first round to help boost his stack.

12,000 BB Ante

Leopold Godefroy may be out of the running but he did clean out one player before falling to earn a bounty ticket. Luck finds him as he pulls the first TOP PRIZE in the treasure box.

12,000 BB Ante

Chao Ting Cheng 鄭兆廷 opens the day with 67,000 and now has over 450,000 courtesy of a few takedowns. The first two were at the previous level with K♦ 6♣ two pair winning a three-way. He follows it up with another three-way scoop that sends Kristof Segers packing. Cheng’s 鄭兆廷 Q♣ 9♣ finds the queen to dust K-8 and A-7.

Moments ago, Cheng 鄭兆廷 cracked a player’s pocket Aces with 9♦ 8♦ improving to a straight on a board Q♠ 5♦ 7♥ J♦ 6♥ .

10,000 BB Ante

Tse Paul Lee 李詩堡 resumes from yesterday’s strong finish. Lee 李詩堡 turns up K♣ K♦ and sends Nien Heng Li 李念恆 A♦ K♠ plummeting out of the running. Li 李念恆 entered the day in the top ten and is the first big upset of Day 2. With this takedown, Lee 李詩堡 catapults to the top with over 1,300,000.

10,000 BB Ante

Chip leaders are also on the prowl. Day 2 entering chip leader Anton Lu pays a double up to Pete Yen Han Chen 陳彥翰 with T♣ T♠ well dominated by A♠ A♦ .

Day 1D chip leader Siyang Phua also drops a bit with pocket Sixes losing the race against Murat Yesniyazov’s big slick.

10,000 BB Ante

Fast action here at Day 2 with short stacks going for it and big stacks attempting to grab early bounty rewards. Among the fallouts was last night’s Bubble Rush champion Joey Tzu Yuan Fu 傅子袁 whose pocket Threes didn’t hold up on a three-way to fall on the next hand.

10,000 BB Ante

Here we go! Cards in the air for Day 2 of the Mystery Bounty! 56 players are back on the hunt, not just for the trophy but most especially the top bounty prizes in the treasure box. All they have to do is knock out a player to have a chance at the draw. Good luck to all!

Top 10 in chips

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Players fortunate to eliminate a player will receive a bounty reward. The largest bounty is ₫500,000 (~$16,560). 

Unlike most Mystery Bounty events, this version adds another layer of mystery to the game. Out of the 56 mystery bounty rewards, seven are coined “Top Prize”. Players that draw this ticket will receive anywhere from ₫100,000 to ₫500,000. However they won’t find out the actual amount until the next day. According to the organizers, one of the top seven prizes will be available to Main Event final table players.