Mystery Bounty

We are now on Level 4

Blinds 200/300 (300)

The had barely settled from their initial encounter and they find themselves locking horns anew as Worawat Tanglakthongchai opens from the CO for 2,400 gets called by Chaiwat Prajuabjinda in the BB.

The flop is 7♠ 2♦ 6♣ as Prajuabjinda donks in for 5,000 and gets called. The turn is the A♠ and this time, both players opt to check. The river is the Q♠ and no one fires anymore.

Prajuabjinda shows 7♦ 9♦ for top pair on the flop while Tanglakthongchai tables 4♦ 4♥, losing the coinflip and yielding more chips to his nemesis.

After a flop of 3♠ A♥ 8♥ was dealt and a pot of 19,000 up for grabs, Taiwan’s Yu Lin went all-in and An Seokyeol of Korea made the call.

When the cards got tabled, Yu showed 5♦ 5♣ while An had A♦ 2♣.

The turn was the 9♦ but the river was the Miracle card for the Taiwanese as the 5♥ appeared to bust An and bring Yu closer to the 80,000 chip mark.

Registration is now closed as we enter level 11 Blinds 1000/1500 (1500).

14 remaining players, Game will halt when we reach 6 players that will be In The Money.

Santiago Soriano Ramos of Spain opens the action from the HJ with a raise of 5,000 and gets a customer in Vietnam’s Dang Anh Duc from the BB.

The flop is 2♥ K♦ 8♠ as Dang checks. Ramos fires 7,500 and gets called. The turn is the A♣ and this time, Both players check. The river is the 6♣ as this time Dang leads out for 12,000 and is called by the Spaniard.

Dang shows 8♥ 6♥ for two pairs on the river while Ramos throws his hand into the muck. Ramos’ stack drops significantly while Dang continues his hover.

Vietnam’s Hoang Hai Nam and Jeon Gyeol Seol are heads up in a pot that already sees 9,000 in the middle on a flop of 3♠ 2♣ 9♥ . Jeon bet 2,000 and Hoang makes the call.

The turn is the T♣ and this time both check. The river is the T♠ and both players opt to take it to a showdown.

Joen tables A♥ K♥ while Hoang shows 4♦ 4♣ and his mini pocket pair holds to drop Jeong’s stack to below 20,000.

Spain’s Santiago Soriano Ramos open from the +2 position for 4,000 and gets a call from the HJ. Former chip-leader Hong Sung Heon of Korea makes a 3-bet to 15,000 as Ramos 4-bet shoves for 60,500. The caller in the HJ folds and Hong makes the call.

Ramos brandishes A♦ A♥ while Hong could only shake his head as he tables A♠ Q♥ .

The runout never improved Hong: 4♠ 3♦ 8♠ 8♣ T♦ .

The Spaniard now breaches the six-figure mark for the first time while Hong drops to just over 200,000.

American Stephen Bergenholtz is on the D and called a UTG raise by someone going by the name of HE370 from China. The raise is to 2,000 and they see a flop.

That flop is 9♠ K♥ 2♥ as the Chinese player continues for 3,000 and gets raised by Bergenholtz to 7,000. HE370 makes the call. The turn is the A♣ and HE370 goes all-in and gets called by the American.

The Chinese players shows Q♥ J♣ for a gutshot straight draw while Bergenholtz reveals he has K♠ T♠ for top pair on the flop.

The river is the Q♦ as HE370 has only 300 remaining in his chip stack.

We are now heading to Level 7.

Blinds 300/600 (600)

We are now approaching level 10, The last level to register.

Blinds 600/1200 (1200)

The first of two flights in the Won Poker Cup (Event #2) Mystery Bounty launches today at the posh Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia and carries with it a US$100,000 guarantee, expecting to draw a phalanx of international campaigners vying for the cash prizes, the trophy and the bounties at stake.

Each player will have a starting stack of 25,000 and will have 30 minutes per level. Registration closes at the end of Level 10 and will play down to ITM. The buy-in is US$565.

This is the second installment of the budding festival and is keen on following up on nits modest success in its inaugural sortie last July that saw China's Ke Hong Jin come away with the Main Event title, which then had a guaranteed prize pool of US$500,000. This time around, the Main Event now has a US$600,000 guarantee.

The entire festival has a US$1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool

It is the first time that the Mystery Bounty is added on the schedule that now has a total of 14 events from 11 in its first edition.

Adding to the luster are the beautiful Eagle trophies plus the champions pf the W High Roller and Main Event will be receiving the exclusive W Ring crafted from gold and encrusted with diamonds. The Main Event begins on November 26 at 12nn and the US$150,000 GTD W High Roller is on November 27.

Flight A of the Mystery Bounty commences at 2pm (UCT+7).

Worawat Tanglakthongchai of Thailand opens from the HJ for 600 and gets called on the D by Korea’s Lee Han Sic.

The flop is J♠ T♠ 9♠ as Tanglakthongchai CBets for 300 and is quickly called. The turn is the 4♣ and once again the Thai player fires out, this time for 1,000. He stil gets called by Lee. The river is the 7♣ and Tanglakthongchai fires 1,000 anew. Lee calls.

Tanglakthongchai tables K♥ 7♥ for pair of sevens on the river and a missed double-gutter. Lee shows Q♥ T♣ for middle pair on the flop and a missed open-ended straight draw to take down the pot.

We are now in Level 6 of the tournament.

Blinds 300/500 (500)

Korea’s Hong Sungheon is in the CO and chip-leader Yu Lin of Taiwan is in the CO on a flop of 4♥ 5♠ 2♠ and with already 13,500 in the middle.

Yu bets 6,000 and Hong over-raises by going all-in for 108,200. Yu makes the call.

Hong turns over 5♣ 4♣ for top two pairs on the flop while Yu shows K♠ Q♠ for the second nut flush draw.

The turn is the 2♥ adding more outs for the Taiwanese player but the river card misses everything as the 8♣ arrives to give the Korean over 200,000 in chips and goes to the top of the leaderboard.

Dang Anh Duc sees two limpers come in and decides to raise it to 2,200 from the D. The original limper from UTG calls along with American Stephen Bergenholtz in the CO.

The flop is 3♦ 5♠ 6♠ as all check. The turn is the J♦ and after a check from UTG, Bergenholtz bets 2,700 and Dang makes the call. The UTG player folds. It is heads up to the river which produces the T♦ . The American goes into the tank and is obliged to give up a Time Bank card. He then decides to bet 6,000. Dang folds.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Quang Huy is second chips at the moment and opens from UTG for 3,000. The action is folded to chip-leader Hong Sungheong and he 3-bets it to 9,000. Nguyen opts to call.

The flop is K♠ 8♦ 7♣ as Nguyen checks. Hong CBets 5,000 and gets called. The turn is the 4♦ and Nguyen checks again. The Korean now unloads 20,000 to which Nguyen still calls. The river is the 3♣ and this time, both players check.

The Vietnamese player shows A♣ K♦ for top pair, top kicker on the flop. Hong chooses to muck.

The win by Nguyen almost pulls him even with Hong atop the leaderboard.

Evgenii Zaitsev opens from the CO for 1,600 and is met with a 3-bet jam from the SB of Vietnam’s Nguyen Duc Thanh for 23,800. Zaitsev makes the call quickly.

Nguyen flips over A♥ Q♣ while Zaitsev turns over A♠ A♣ .

The runout could not save the Vietnamese player from elimination: 2♦ 4♣ 6♥ 6♦ 8♥ as Zaitsev now sets his eyes on battling for the higher spots on the leaderboard.

Chaiwat Prajuabjinda open shoves his remaining 45,000 from the CO and is met with a quick call from Loong Yuen Hong in the BB.

Prajuabjinda tables Q♦ Q♠ but quickly frowns when he sees that Loong has A♦ A♣ .

The subsequent runout did not even provide a sweat card: 6♣ 8♣ K♦ T♥ T♦ as Prajuabjinda exits and gives Loong a shot at closing in on the chip-leaders.

There are now only eight players remaining with six to make it ITM.

Khayal Abbasov of Azerbaijan open from the +1 position and gets a call from Vietnam’s Nguyen Quang Huy In the HJ.

The board is 2♦ 8♦ 7♣ 8♠ and the pot is already at 23,900. The river is the J♣ as Nguyen fires a bet of 14,000 and gets a call from Abbasov.

Nguyen tables A♠ A♥ as Abbasov opts to muck his hand. The Vietnamese icon is the current chip leader as he nears the 80,000 chip mark unabated.

Vietnam’s Mai Bien opens from the CO for 5,000 and gets a call from Nishada Masataka of Japan and another player in the BB.

The flop comes 6♣ K♦ J♣ and it is checked to Masataka who leads out for 9,000. The player in the BB and Mai calls. The turn is the T♣ as both players skip this street. The river is the 4♠ as Mai checks. Masataka suddenly goes all-in and Mai makes the call for his remaining 25,000.

Masataka shows K♠ J♦ for top pair while Mai tables Q♣ J♠ for second pair.

Mai busts in seventh and is the money bubble for Flight A.

The chip counts of those who advanced follow shortly.

In search of yet another double, Evgenii Zaitsev open shoves in Blind vs. Blind action but gets a call from BB Chaiwat Prajuabjinda.

Zaitsev shows A♠ T♠ while Prajuabjinda tables A♦ J♠ .

The flop goes 9♠ 5♦ 9♦ as chop out became possible. However, the turn card Is the J♣ having Zaitsev drawing dead. The river of the 8♣ made the ouster official.

The action is folded to Vietnam’s Nguyen Quang Huy on the D and he raises to 3,000. In the SB, Heng Kai Perng of Malaysia makes a 3-bet shove for his last 19,500 and gets a quick call from Nguyen.

The Heng turns over J♣ T♠ which are live cards to Nguyen’s A♠ Q♣ .

The board completely misses Heng’s outs: 5♣ 9♣ 2♥ 7♠ 4♣ to give Nguyen the victory with Ace high and the overall chip lead with the triumph. Heng has been eliminated.

The action is folded to chip leader Nguyen Quang Huy on the D and the Vietnamese player raises to 1,000. Lee Han Sic of Korea chooses to defend his BB.

The flop is 7♥ 4♣ T♣ as Lee checks. Nguyen once again fires 1,000 and again Lee makes the call. The turn is the 4♥ and again the Koren checks. Nguyen goes all-in and Lee pushes all his remaining 7,500 to make the call.

Nguyen shows T♠ 8♦ for top pair on the flop while Lee turns over K♦ 4♦ for trips on the turn and avoided all of his opponent’s outs by seeing the 6♦ on the river.

Lee dents Nguyen’s stack a bit with the hit, but the player from Vietnam remains the overall chip-leader in spite of it.

Hong Sung Heon once again is in action as he raises from the HJ for 4,000. He gets a BB defense from Japan’s Nishada Masataka.

The flop comes 6♦ 4♦ A♥ as Masataka checks. Hong fires a CBet of 3,000 and gets called. The turn is the 9♦ as Masataka checks anew and once again the Korean unloads, this time for 7,500. The Japanese player still makes the call. The river is the 7♠ and Masataka checks a third time. This time, Hong checks behind.

Masataka turns over 8♦ 5♦ for a flush on the turn while Hong opts to muck. It’s been awhile since Hong has fallen below the 200,000 chip mark.

Khayal Abbasov of Azerbaijan opens from UTG to 600 and gets calls from a pair of Koreans in Lee Han Sic in the CO and Lee Byung Soo on the D.

The flop is J♥ 3♠ 2♥ as Abbasov, the preflop aggressor, and Lee Han Sic check. Lee Byung Soo takes the betting lead for 1,200 and gets check-raised by Abbasov. Lee Han Sic chooses to call while Lee Byung Soo folds. It is heads up to the turn which produces the Q♣ . The Azerbaijani fires again, this time for 6,600. Lee still calls. The river is the Q♥ and this time, Abbasov slows down against the Korean and only bets 2,200. Lee then raises it 12,200 an still gets a call from Abbasov.

Lee is forced to table 5♠ 4♠ for a missed open-ended straight draw and a missed flush while Abbasov tables—in relief—Kc K♥.

The action opens from the CO of chip-leader Hong Sungheon as the Korean raises it to 2,400 and gets two callers, one of which is former chip-leader Yu Lin of Taiwan on the D.

The flop comes 9♥ 2♥ 3♣ as the caller from the BB checks. Hong CBets 1,500 and gets a call from Yu. The BB folds. The turn is the K♠ as now the Korean fires 5,300. Yu folds.

Hong is now wielding his mighty stack.

Korea’s Lee Han Sic opens from the +1 position and gets calls from Alex Wong of Malaysia in the HJ and Evgenii Zaitsev in the SB.

The flop comes 2♥ J♣ 8♣ as all players check. The turn is the 6♥ as Zaitsev checks again. Lee comes out firing for 1,500 as Wong folds. Zaitsev check-raises to 6,000 and it is enough to make the Korean lay down his hand.

Action begins with a limp from UTG and it is folded to Vietnam’s Hoang Hai Nam who raises to 600 on the D. The blinds call and the initial limper folds.

The flop is 7♥ K♣ 9♣ as the remaining three players opt to check. The turn is the K♠ and it is checked to Hoang who bets 2,200. Evgenii Zaitsev in the BB makes the call. It is heads up to the river of the 8♥ and both players choose to check.

Zaitsev tables K♥ Q♣ for trips on the turn while Hoang mucks his cards.

The action begins from UTG as Taku raises to 300 and gets calls from Vietnam’s Nguyen Duc Thanh on the D and a player in the SB.

The flop is J♣ 8♥ T♥ as the player in the SB checks. Taku CBets to 600 and gets a called by both. The turn is the 2♦ as this time, it is checked to Nguyen who takes the betting lead for 3,000. The player in the SB folds while Taku sticks around. The river is the 7♣ as Taku checks again. Nguyen fires a river bet of 7,000 which is promptly check-raised by Taku to 17,000. The Vietnamese player opts to fold, but not after surrendering a chunk of his chips to his opponent.

Loong Yuen Hong flopped a set holding 2♦ 2♣ on a board that went 9♣ 2♥ T♠ J♦ A♦ and busted out a player who had A♥ K♥ to amass 80,500 in chips and stay in pace of Vietnam’s Nguyen Quang Huy for the overall chip lead.

Chipleader Hong Sung heon is in the headlines anew as he performs another raise, this time from the HJ for 2,400. Yu Lin once again calls from the CO but both get 3-bet by Vietnam’s Nguyen Quang Huy on the D to 10,200. They both call.

The flop comes Q♥ J♥ 5♦ as Hong and Yu check. Nguyen CBets 20,000 and it is enough to make both his opponents fold.

Malaysia’s Heng Kai Perng opens from the +1 position for 1,200 and gets the blinds to come along for the flop.

That flop is 8♠ 6♠ K♣ . The blinds check as Heng makes a CBet to 1,600. He still gets called by both. The turn is the T♣ and this time, Chaiwat Prajuabjinda takes the betting lead for 3,000 as the BB folds. Heng calls. It is heads up to the river that shows the Q♥ as Prajuabjinda bets 3,000 and still gets called by the Malaysian.

Prajuabjinda tables A♠ T♥ for a hit on the turn while Heng shows K♥ T♥ for top pair on the flop that held on for the win.

With a pot that has already totaled 14,300 on a board of J♣ 3♦ T♦ 2♣ , the river card appears and it is the 9♣.

Vietnam’s Huu Minh Tri Pham tables A♣ 6♣ while Freda Antonio mucks.

Loong Yuen Hong had A♣ J♥ against an all-in player who had K♦ J♦ on a board of 3♥ 5♦ 7♣ 9♠ Q♥ to eliminate the player and have his stack rise to almost 90,000 to keep pace with the leaders.

We are now entering Level 9.

Blinds 500/1000 (1000)

Thailand’s Thanapon Thipthan opens from the CO for 1,600 and gets re-raised by Yu Lin of Taiwan for 6k. Thipthan makes the call.

The flop is Q♥ 6♥ 6♣ as Thipthan leads out for 6,000 and is greeted with a raise all-in from Yu. The Thai players calls for his remaining 13,000.

Yu flips over K♣ K♠ while a disgruntled Thipthan shows Q♣ 9♣.

The turn card provided a sweat as the 9♠ arrived but all that was quelled when the 6♠ showed up on the river to give the Taiwanese player a higher full house and eliminate Thipthan.

The win also pushed Yu above the six-figure chip mark and installs him as the new overall chip-leader.

Raising from the +1 position is chip-leader Hong Sungheon of Korea to 2,500 and the action gets folded to the HJ where Japan’s Fujishiro Kazuki 3-bets all-in for 42,000. Hong makes a snap call.

Kazuki shows 9♣ 9♦ while Hong turns over Q♠ Q♣ .

The runout goes: 6♥ J♠ 6♠ 6♣ J♦ as Hong busts Kazuki on a higher full house and now approaches the quarter-million chip mark with the victory.

Lee Byung Soo of Korea raises to 1,000 from the +1 position and gets callers in the blinds in Nguyen Duc Thanh (SB) and Nguyen Quang Huy (BB), both from Vietnam.

The flop is 2♥ 5♣ 2♣ as the blinds check it back to Lee who CBets it to 2,200. Both Vietnamese players.

Vietnam’s Huu Minh Tri opens from the HJ and gets callers in the blinds as Stephen Bergenholtz of the United States joins in from the SB and Japan’s Taku calls from the BB.

The flop is T♥ T♦ K♥ as the blinds check. Huu CBets 300 and it’s enough to take down the pot.

Level 8 Blinds 400/800 (800)

Stephen Bergenholtz of the United States starts the action by raising from the +2 position and gets a caller in Taiwan’s Yu Lin in the SB.

The flop shows A♥ 5♠ 7♣ and both players elect to check. The turn is the 9♣ as Yu bets 1,500. The American, however, raises to 6,100 and it’s enough to get Yu off the hand.

Evgenii Zaitsev opens from UTG for 600 and gets a call from Lee Byung Soo of Korea in the CO. Malaysia’s Alex Wong 3-bets from the D to 1,800 and gets 4-bet by Zaitsev to 6,600. Lee and Wong opt to see a flop.

That flop is 8♠ 9♠ K♥ as Zaitsev continues firing, this time for 2,200. Lee and Wong do not continue. Awarding Zaitsev a hefty pot.

The action is opened by Vietnam’s Huu Minh Tri Pham in the +1 position via a raise to 1,200 and gets three callers.

The flop goes T♣ K♠ 5♥ and after a check from fellow Vietnamese Dang Ahn Duc from the BB, Nguyen CBets it to 3,200. It is folded back to Dang who check-raises to 7,000. Nguyen makes the call. It is heads up to the turn which bring out the 2♠ as Dang bets 8,000. Huu ponders a moment but then opts to fold.

Hu Minh Tri Phan of Vietnam opens the action from the HJ for 600 and is met with a 3-bet from Taku in the BB to 2,000. Huu proceeds to 4-bet it to 6,000 while Taku takes it a step further by 5-betting to 13,000. Huu opts to make the call.

The flop comes K♦ 6♦ J♣ and Taku bets 7,000. Huu decides to walk away.

Freda Antonio raises from UTG to 400 and the action is folded to the CO where Nguyen Duc Thanh of Vietnam 3-bets to 1,500. Antonio makes the call.

The flop comes J♥ A♥ K♠ as Antonio checks. Nguyen fres 1,500 again and gets called. The turn is the 8♣ and Antonio checks again. Nguyen unloads 4,000 as Antonio check-raises all-in. Nguyen quickly puts his remaining 12,300 in the middle for the call.

Anotnio shows A♣ Q♣ for top pair and a Broadway draw while Nguyen tables K♦ K♣ for middle set on the flop. The river is the 9♣ as the Vietnamese player doubles up and sends Antonio’s stack spiraling down to a mere 1,300.

The action starts with a raise from a player in the +1 position for 600 and gets from Dang Anh Duc in CO and Korea’s An Seokyeul in the BB.

The flop is 6♠ 7♠ 5♦ as all players check. The turn is the 7♣ as An leads out for 1,400 and only Dang Anh Duc makes the call. The river is the Q♥ as the Korean fires 3,500. Dang Anh Duc still calls.

An tables T♥ 8♥ for a missed open-ended straight draw while Dang Anh Duc flips over A♥ 5♣ for bottom pair and reduction of An’s stack to under 13,000.

Joining action in progress, the pot is already at 5,500 on a flop of A♠ 4♠ 7♠ when Evgenii Zaitsev pushes all-in, covering his opponent Worawat Tanglakthongchai from Thailand. Tanglakthongchai’s response is a call for his remaining 62,600.

Zaitsev shows 3♠ 6♠ for a made flush on the flop while Tanglakthongchai has A♥ 4♣ for two pairs.

The turn is the 8♦ but Tanglakthongchai catches one of his outs on the river as the 4♦ comes and improves him to a full house, beating Zaitsev and crippling him as his stack now goes down to 8,000.

With the win, Tanglakthongchai is now among the overall chip-leaders of the tournament.

The action is folded to the CO of Korea’s Lee Byung Soo who raises to 1,100. Alex Wong of Malaysia opts to defend his BB.

The flop comes 8♦ 2♦ 3♣ as Wong checks. Lee CBets it to 1,600 but then Wong check-raises all-in for his remaining 13,600. Lee chooses to fold.

Freda Antonio opens from UTG for 300 and the action is folded to the CO where Stephen Bergenholtz re-raises to 700. Antonio 4-bets to 3,000 and Bergenholtz chooses to make the call.

The flop comes J♥ 3♠ Q♥ as Antonio unloads 4,200. Bergenholtz calls. The turn is the Q♠ and this time, both players check. The river is the J♣ and no further action ensues.

Antonio flips over A♦ K♠ while Bergenholtz shows T♣ T♥ which awards the pot to Antonio as the board counterfeits the American’s pocket pair. Antonio’s Ace kicker prevails.

Korea’s Jeon Gyeong Seol opens from the +2 position and the action is folded to the HJ where Hoang Hai Nam of Vietnam declares he is all-in for his remaining 5,400. Jeon makes the call.

Hoang shows A♦ 4♦ while Jeon has him crushed with A♠ Q♥ .

The flop 5♥ 5♠ J♠ as a possible chop starts to loom. The turn, however, gave the lead to Hoang as the 4♥ hit. The river is the 6♥ to give the Vietnamese sensation a much needed double up by virtue of an outdraw that stood.

After a limp from a player in UTG, Sevvy Steenman raises from the D and gets called by Vietnam’s Huu Minh Tri in the SB. The UTG player also calls.

The flop is 5♦ T♦ 3♠ as Huu checks. It is checked to Steenman who CBets for 700 and gets called by Huu. The other player folds. The turn is the 8♣ and once again, the Vietnamese player checks. Steenman bets 1,700 and still gets the call from Huu. The river is the 2♦ and this time, Huu leads out for 4,000. The Englishman opts to fold.

Loong Yuen Hong opens the action from UTG for 800 and gets calls from Korea’s Hong Sungheon on the D and player in the BB.

The flop comes A♠ 7♣ K♦ as it is checked to Hong who takes the betting the lead for 1,700. The player in the BB folds but Loong makes the call. It is heads up to the turn and it is the 9♦ . Loong once again checks and Hong once again fires, this time for 4,500. Loong once again decides to call. The river is the A♦. Loong suddenly unloads a bet of 10,000 which sends the Korean into the tank so long that he uses two of his three allotted Time Bank cards for this phase.

Hong ultimately decides to fold

England’s Sevvy Steenman raises from UTG to 600 and gets a defense from Stephen Bergenholtz from the United States in the BB.

The flop is Q♦ 8♦ 8♣ as Bergneholtz checks. Steenman fires 800 and the American heads for the hills.

We are still on the bubble as we enter level 13. Blinds 1500/2500 (2500)

Dang Anh Duc opens from the HJ for 700 and gets a BB defense from Taiwan’s Yu Lin.

The flop is A♦ 9♦ 9♠ as both check. The turn is the T♥ as Dang Anh Duc bets another 700 and still called. The river is the T♦ as Dang Anh Duc unloads 2,000 and gets raised by Yu for 7,000. Dang Anh Duc makes the call.

Yu tables T♣ 2♥ (the “Doyle Brunson” hand) for a backdoor full house. Dang Anh Duc throws his cards into the mack.

Flight A of the US$100,000 GTD Won Poker Cup (Event #2) Mystery Bounty kicked off with explosive action as the 41 entries slugged it out to nab the six qualifying slots up for grabs at the Won Majestic Hotel here in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

In the early goings, it was Taiwan’s Yu Lin who seemed to have the right moves at the right time as he celebrated his victory at the (Event #1) Warm-Up by being the first to breach the 100,000 chip mark, thanks primarily to getting K♣ K♠ against Thailand’s Thanapon Thipthan when the latter had Q♣ 9♣ on a board that went Q♥ 6♥ 6♣ 9♦ 6♣ .

But his reign atop had opposition as Hong Sung Heon of Korea became the first to surpass the 200,000 by standing pat with 5♣ 4♣ on a flop of 5♠ 4♥ 2♠ and calling the shove of Yu, who had a monster draw with K♠ Q♠ that never materialized. Vietnam’s Nguyen Quang Huy used his steady play to snare the chip lead at one point, but towards the twilight of the competition, Loong Yuen of Malaysia eft everyone in the dust.

One guys who staying relevant despite being under the radar was Mai Bien of Vietnam as the multi-awarded international campaigner looked to be cruising to the finish line until his Q♣ J♠ played aggressively on a board of 6♣ K♦ J♣ T♣ against Nishada Masataka of Japan who held K♠ J♦ looked to have a multitude of outs, until the river of the 4♠ dashed all hopes and made Mai the Money Bubble.

The Malaysian stayed in the shadows then suddenly began taking significant pots until the demise of Yu at his hands when his A♥ Q♣ was seemingly crushed against his Taiwanese opponent’s A♣ K♦ . The board looked like it was going well for Yu: 5♣ 7♠ 5♦ 5♠ and then the Q♥ on the river to not only knock off the former chip-leader but to have a stronghold on first place heading into Day 2, which happens on November 27, Wednesday.

American Stephen Bergenholtz opens from the SB for 800 and gets called by Sevvy Steenman from England in the BB.

The flop comes 2♠ 2♦ 2♥ as Bergenholtz CBets from 1,200. Steenman folds.

The action opens with Korea’s Hong Sungheon raising to 1,600 from the +1 position and getting called on the CO. However, Mai Bien of Vietnam re-raises from the D to 6,400 and Hong opts to call. The player in the CO folds.

It is heads up to the flop of 3♣ J♠ 8♣ as Hong checks. Mai fires 1,300 as the Korean check-raises to 4,400. Mai then proceeds to 3-bet it to 11,000 which send Hong into the tank and ends up burning one Time Bank card before eventually deciding to call. The turn is the T♣ and both players pull the breaks to check. The river is the 6♣ and nothing more happens as a one-card flush develops.

Hong shows A♣ J♥ for top pair on the flop and the nut flush on the river. Bien mucks.

In a preflop raising war, Azerbaijan’s Khayal Abbasov and Nguyen Quang Huy of Vietnam send all their chips to the middle of the table with Abbasov holding K♠ K♥ and Nguyen tabling A♠ A♣ .

The flop goes 2♠ 5♥ J♠ while the turn was the A♥ to seal matters in this hand. The river of the 9♠ made it an official double up for Nguyen at the expense of the Azerbaijani.

After a short delay, the third biggest payout event in the Won Poker Cup II is underway as (Event #2) the Mystery Bounty has cards in the air.

This event has a US$100,000 and will play down to ITM once registration closes at the end of Level 10. Each player gets a 25,000 starting stack and blinds will begin at 100/100 (100 BB Ante). The rounds are 30 minutes long.

Jeon hits the sidelines and still has time to re-enter.

Sending Kim to the rail for the moment.

10 Players remaining as we head to level 12. Blinds 1000/2000 (2000)

Vietnam’s Nguyen Duc Thanh opens from the +2 position for 1,300 and draws four callers.

The flop is A♣ Q♣ J♥ and all five players opt to check. The turn is the J♣ as now Nguyen leads out for 2,200. He gets a call from Korea’s Lee Han Sic from the HJ as everyone else folds. It is heads up to the river of the 9♣ as this time, Nguyen checks. Lee unloads a bet of 5,000 which gets no call from his Vietnamese opponent.

Vietnam’s Huu Minh Tri Pham opens from UTG to 1,000 and gets called by Dang Anh Duc in the SB.

The flop is 9♠ 4♣ T♦ as Taku donks in for 1,000. Huu makes the call. The turn is the A♥ and this time Dang Anh Duc slows down to check. Huu now bets 3,000 and Dang Anh Duc decides to call. The river is the 7♠ as Dang Anh Duc checks again. Huu now blasts 9,500 and Dang Anh Duc still calls.

Huu A♣ T♣ for top pair on the flop and two pairs on the turn. Dang Anh Duc chooses not to show the losing hand again.

Sevvy Steenman of England opens from UTG for 300 and gets called by three players.

The flop is 3♥ 2♠ 4♠ as Taku in the SB checks. A player in the BB takes the betting leads for 500 and is quickly raised by Steenman to 2,000. Taku and the player in the BB call. The turn is the 3♣ and the Englishman unloads 4,000. No one can make the call.

Fresh from his exit in the ongoing Warm-Up event, Vietnam’s poker icon Hoang Hai Nam joins the Mystery Bounty and is immediately raising from UTG for 300. The action is folded to the HJ where Khayal Abbasov of Azerbaijan 3-bets it to 1,100. Hoang makes the call.

The flop is 5♠ 7♦ 9♣ as both players check. The turn is the 2♣ and Hoang bets 1,600 and gets called. The river is the 4♠ as the Vietnamese player fires 6,500. Abbasov makes the call.

Hoang tables T♥ 8♦ for a missed straight while Abbasov turns over A♦ A♠ , catching Hoang’s bluff in a big way.

With the action folded to Loong Yuen Hong, he raises it to 4,500 from the D. Yu Lin from Taiwan goes for a 3-bet shove from the BB for his last 67,500. Loong calls.

Yu turns over A♣ K♦ while Loong has an inferior A♥ Q♣ .

The flop appeared safe for Yu: 5♣ 7♣ 5♦ although chop out became available. The turn is the 5♠ and their kickers still play, until the river arrives and it is the Q♥ giving Loong a full house to eliminate Yu.

Loong now has the most chips at this juncture.

THe money bubble now looms.

Thailand’s Worawat Tanglakthongchai opens from the D for 1,600 and gets 3-bet in the SB by Khayal Abbasov of Azerbaijan to 4,000. Tanglakthongchai opts to make the call.

The flop comes 2♠ Q♥ Q♣ as Abbasov CBets it to 2,000 but gets raised by Tanglakthongchai to 6,000. The Azerbaijani folds.

The action is folded to Nishada Masataka of Japan on the HJ who raises to 2,000 and is greeted by a 3-bet shove from Vietnam’s Quynh Thuy to 12,500. Masataka makes the quick call.

Quynh shows A♣ T♣ while the Japanese player has 5♠ 5♣ . It’s a coinflip for Quynh’s tournament life.

The flop goes Q♣ 6♥ 6♠ but the turn card is the 5♦ which fills up Masataka and ousts Quynh. The river card of the 8♥ solidified the ouster.

We are now heading to Level 5.

Blinds 200/400 (400)

Vietnam’s Quynh Thuy opens for 3,000 UTG and the action is folded to the CO where Evgenii Zaitsev moves all in for his what’s left of his stack (8,300). Quynh calls.

Zaitsev turns over A♣ Q♠ and was appalled when as his Vietnamese opponent flips over A♥ K♠ .

However, Despair turned into hope on the flop: 5♠ Q♥ 9♥ . The turn produced a sweat card as the J♣ showed but that quickly died down when the Q♦ hit the river and gives Zaitsev a chance to grind further with the double up.

Former chip-leader Yu Lin of Taiwan goes for an open shove UTG and gets calls from a player in the HJ and Vietnam’s Dang Anh Duc in the SB for his last 12,000.

Yu shows A♣ 3♠ while the player in the HJ has K♥ Q♠ . Dang has the worst of it with 9♥ 7♥ but has live cards.

The flop immediately gave the Vietnamese player an edge: 6♥ 7♦ 2♣ . The turn seals the deal as the 9♦ appears, rendering Dang’s opponents as drawing dead. The river is the T♦ ensuring a triple up for Dang and the loss busts the player in the HJ out and further reduces Yu’s stack.

Update: Korea’s Kwan Min Seung is atop the leaderboard at conclusion of the Day 1 qualifiers at the ongoing Won Poker Cup US$80,000 GTD (Event #1) Warm-Up being held at the Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Kwan leads 14 qualifiers heading into the final day of competition which saw 89 combined entries from the three qualifying flights.

The Korean is already guaranteed his first live cash outside of his home country as the remaining players are now assured of at least US$1,900 in this event that had a buy-in of US$565. Kwan’s only live cash was a victory in the 2023 Poker Champions Tour in Busan where he binked the High Roller title for KRW33,500,000 (~US$25,361).

Kwan brings 278,000 into Day 2 and is closely followed by China’s Yu Lin with 272,000 while another Chinese player in Wang Weixuan is currently at third with 268,000.

The top prize is US$24,000.

Day 2 has already started.

With already 13,800 in the middle after the smoke cleared from a preflop scuffle, Taiwan’s Yu Lin on the D was heads up against Fujishiro Kazuki of Japan on a flop of A♠ 7♦ K♣ .

Kazuki bets 2,500 and gets called by Yu. The turn card produces the 7♠ and once again the Japanese player leads out, this time for 3,000. Yu stays sticky. The river is the 6♣ and Kazuki moves all-in. Yu folds.

With the action already on the turn in a head up contest between Korea’s Lee Han Sic and Santiago Soriano Ramos of Spain, the pot has built to 24,000 on a board of 6♣ J♠ 5♠ Q♦ Lee declares he is all-in and is called all-in by Ramos for his last 14,000.

Lee shows A♠ J♦ for top pair on the flop while Ramos tables A♦ Q♣ for top pair on the turn. The river is the Q♥ to give the Spaniard backdoor trips and a much needed double up.

The action starts from the CO where a raise to 3,000 is put forward but upon reaching the SB of chip leader Nguyen Quang Huy of Vietnam, there comes a 3-bet to 20,000. On the BB, Stephen Bergenholtz of the United States 4-bet shoves for his remaining 35,500. The raiser in the CO folds and Nguyen makes the call.

Bergenholtz flips over Q♠ J♠ while Nguyen has him dominated with A♠ Q♦ .

The runout goes: 7♦ 4♦ T♥ 4♠ 2♥ and Bergenholtz is bounced from the tournament. Meanwhile, Nguyen’s stack is getting closer to the 250,000 mark.

It’s a battle of Thailand when Chaiwat Prajuabjinda opens from UTG and gets a call from Worawat Tanglakthongchai on the D.

The flop comes A♥ 7♠ 2♣ as Prajuabjinda goes all-in for his last 24,000 and gets called by Tanglakthongchai.

Prajuabjinda flips over 7♦ 7♣ for middle set on the flop while Tanglakthongchai shows A♦ K♣ for top pair on the flop.

The last two community cards are the Q♦ and the 3♣ to double up Prajuabjinda and virtually tying him with Tanglakthongchai.

Azerbaijan’s Khayal Abbasov opens from UTG for 300 and gets three callers, including Korea’s Lee Han Sic in the SB.

The flop is K♦ 9♦ T♠ as it is checked by to Abbasov who continues for 700. Only Lee makes the call. It is heads up to the turn and it is the A♥ . Lee donks in for 3,500 and it is enough to make Abbasov lay it down.