Mystery Bounty

Flight B of (Event #2) the Won Poker Cup II Mystery Bounty more than tripled the entries from Flight A as 141 entries were logged leading to 18 making it through to the finale on Wednesday (November 27) at the Won Majestic Hotel here in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Some who arrived at this venue to sample the hostilities used Flight B to test the waters as renowned Filipino David Erquiaga, European circuit veteran Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine and Vietnamese legend Hoang Hai Nam were among those that battled in the trenches along with those who failed to get through from yesterday’s Flight A including Thailand’s Thanapon Thipthan, Jean Dufour of France and Vietnam’s Mai Bien, who bubbled in the first sortie.

Malaysia’s Alex Wong used a series of strong runs at middle stages to battle for the chip lead which was first attained by Wong when he eventually busted out Shin Pilho—the player who crippled him in the early goings with Q♦ Q♠ against Shin’s K♣ J♠ .

But not to be undone was the work put in the Indonesian pair of Roy Adi Putra and Jhon Hendri who also contended for the chip-lead towards the latter stages of the day.

It was the late game brilliance of China’s Zheng Anshu that tilted the balance of power as he first knocked out a surging Quynh Thuy of Vietnam (along with Canada’s Haile Rafik Kuo) with A♣ K♥ against Quynh’s Q♠ Q♣ (and Kuo’s A♦ 6h) and the flop went 7♣ 8♣ K♦ to get to over 400,000 in chip and later play the role of executioner during the stone bubble.

After the elimination of Vietnam’s Nguyen Ni at the hands of former chip leader Heng Kai Perng of Malaysia, it took just a few hands before Zheng burst the bubble as action was folded to the SB of Korea’s Won Jungsung who shoved into the BB of Zheng who made the snap call. Won had K♥ T♠ while the Chinese chip-leader was ahead with A♠ Q♣ and ended up winning with trips on a J♠ 4♣ Q♠ 6♦ Q♣ board to end hostilities and guarantee that the 18 that made it through from this qualifier merge with the six that made it from Flight B to compete for Mystery Bounties and cash prizes that will be announced soon.

Day 2 commences tomorrow (Wednesday, November 27) at 1PM (UCT+7).

The action is folded to the blinds where Korea’s Won Jungsun shoves from the SB and is called by chip-leader Zheng Anshu of China.

Won tables K♥ T♠ while Zheng has A♠ Q♦

The flop gave the Korean some hope: J♠ 4♣ Q♠ as an open-ended straight draw became present. However, the turn was the 6♦ and the river was the Q♣ to have Zheng seal Won’s fate with trips.

A full recap of today’s action plus a look at the chip leaders happens very shortly.

Vietnam’s Nguyen Ni open shoves from the D for his last 34,000 and gets called in the BB by Heng Kai Perng of Malaysia.

Nguyen shows J♦ T♣ while Heng is ahead with A♣ Q♠ .

The runout goes: 4♦ 2♠ 7♣ 3♥ A♦ as Nguyen’s elimination sends the competition to the stone bubble with only 19 players left.

Jhon Hendri of Indonesia raises from the +1 position to 8,000 and the action folds all the way to the BB of Frances Jean Dufour who opts to defend his BB.

The flop is 8♥ 4♦ 2♥ as Dufour checks. Hendri CBets for 7,000 and gets check-raised by the Frenchman to 20,000. The Indonesian 3-bets all-in for his remaining 89,000 and gets called.

Hendri tables J♥ T♥ for a flush draw while DuFour has K♦ 8♦ for top pair on the flop.

The turn is the 9♠ and the river is the Q♦ as Hendri was buying something but ended purchasing something else for the win: a runner-runner straight that brings him to the 200,000 chip mark while Dufour slips into the danger zone with less than 20 BBs.

The action is folded to blinds where Roy Adi Putra of Indonesia completes his SB but gets raised by the Ukraine’s Erik Rozhynskyi to 15,000. Adi Putra makes the call.

The flop is 2♦ 5♠ 8♦ as Adi Putra checks. Rozhynskyi continues for 20,000 and the Indonesian calls. The turn is the 7♦ as this time, both players check. The river is the 8♣ and suddenly Adi Putra announces he is all-in. Rozhynskyi calls.

Adi Putra flips over 7♠ 2♠ for two pairs on the turn while a relieved Rozhynskyi shows J♦ J♠ for a better two pairs on the river.

Once again, Adi Putra drops from the 200,000 chip club while Rozhynskyi rejoins it.

In a hand joined in progress, the pot rose to 45,000 on a flop of 7♠ 2♥ 4♣ between protagonists Jean Dufour of France in the HJ and Korea’s Jang Sumin.

Dufour bets 16,000 and gets called. The turn is the 3♥ as both players opt to check. The river is the 3♦ as the Frenchman checks again. This time, Jang bets 37,000 and Dufour cannot call.

The Korean flips over A♣ 4♥ for a pair of fours on the flop and takes the chips in the middle.

The action gets folded to the CO where China’s Sun Yunsheng open shoves for his remaining 56,000 in chips. Right beside him on the D, Kim Jiyoung of Korea makes the call.

Sun flips over 8♥ 8♠ while Kim is a 4-1 favorite with J♠ J♣

The runout goes: Q♥ 2♦ 6♣ 5♦ 3♦ as Sun is eliminated and Kim’s stack nears the quarter-million mark.

Still smarting from losing a big chunk of his chips to Indonesian Roy Adi Putra, Michael Truong of the United States opens from the +2 position for 6,000 and the action folds to the HJ where a player goes all-in for 90,500. Truong elects to call.

The player at risk has A♠ J♥ while Truong is delighted to be dominating his opponent with A♥ Q♣ .

The flop gave Truong even more reasons to smile: Q♥ 2♣ 8♦ as he hit his Queen, but the turn card shows up as the K♥ , giving his foe four clean outs for a straight. That never happens, though, as the 7♦ completes the board and eliminates the player.

Truong near the 200,000 chip mark anew.

Just when it looked like the chips were dwindling for former chip-leader Roy Adi Putra of Indonesia, he finds himself going all-in on a board of 4♣ A♠ 8♠ J♠ and getting called by Michael Truong of the United States.

Adi Putra reveals A♣ 4♠ for two pairs on the flop while Truong shows A♦ T♣ for top pair on the flop.

The river card is the K♠ which also completes a one-card flush for Adi Putra and a much needed double up to stay in the hunt for a berth on Day 2. Truong’s once formidable stack has dropped down to below average levels.

The action is folded to the CO of Haile Rafik Kuo of Canada and he goes all-in for 35,500. Right beside him on the D, Vietnam’s Quynh Thuy declares she is all-in for 143,500. In the BB, Zheng Anshu covers them both and decides to make the call.

Kuo turns over A♦ 6♥ while Quynh shows Q♠ Q♣ . Zheng tables A♣ K♥ .

The flop gives the lead to Zheng: 7♣ 8♣ K♦ and there was no help in sight for the players behind as the 2♥ and the 7♦ completed the runout.

Quynh, who already has two podium finishes in the three events she’s joined was a surprise elimination to many still in contention. Now she is out of the competition along with Kuo.

Zheng now nears the half-million mark and is the de facto overall chip-leader.

The most dangerous man with chips is arguably Hoang Hai Nam of Vietnam and he just got a plenty after calling the all-in 3-bet from Filipino John Clyde Tan for his last 25,500.

Tan tables K♣ J♥ while Hoang is ahead with A♦ T♦ .

The runout goes: Q♣ 2♠ 7♦ 5♠ T♠ as Tan hits the sidelines for good and Hoang nears the quarter-million chip mark.

Indonesia’s Roy Adi Putra opens from the +1 position for 6,000 and the action folds to the SB of Korean Kim Jiyoung who 3-bet shoves for her remaining 90,000. Adi Putra calls.

Kim turns over J♥ J♠ while Adi Putra had A♥ 6♥ .

The flop gave the Indonesian some more outs: 4♦ 6♠ T♠ but none of them materialized in the last two cards of the runout as the K♣ and the 7♣ completed matters.

With the win, Kim nears the 200,000 chip mark while Adi Putra barely has 100,000 in chips.

There are only 28 players left. Only 18 will make it to ITM and advance to Day 2.

Level 14. Blinds 1500/3000 (3000)

After a flop of 7♠ J♥ 9♦ , a player in the +2 position bet 25,000 and is raised all-in by Zheng Anshu. The player calls and flips over J♠ T♦ for top pair on the flop and a gutshot straight draw. Zheng shows A♠ A♥.

Zheng’s rockets hold as the last two community cards were the 2♣ and Q♦ to catapult him to almost 230,000 in chips.

Vietnam’s Mai Bien open shoves his remaining 28,000 from the +2 position and gets called by lady pro Quynh Thuy in the SB.

Mai shows A♥ Q♥ and is flipping for his tournament life against Quynh’s J♠ J♥ .

The flop brought with it some drama: 9♥ 3♦ 3♥ as Mai picked up the nut flush draw to go with his two over cards to Quynh’s pocket pair. However, the board bricked out for Mai as it went 2♦ 8♦ ejecting him from the competition and installing Quynh as a legitimate contender to make it to Day 2.

Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine calls the 4-bet preflop shove of Australian Danny Huynh for the latter’s tournament life. Huynh last 49,500 is now in the middle of the table.

Huynh tables A♣ K♦ while Rozhynskyi flips over T♣ T♥ .

The flop shifted the fortunes in favor of the Australian: 5♦ K♣ 4♣ and the turn even brought out the A♦ . needing to avoid any of the last two remaining tens in the deck, the 4♠ assured another double up for Huynh as he did earlier. The hit drops Rozhynskyi but he still has serviceable stack that can still advance.

“Michael” is once again in the headlines as he opens from the LJ for 5,000 and gets calls from Erik Rozhynskyi in the HJ and two more in the CO and the BB.

The flop is K♠ J♦ 6♣ as the BB checks. Michael continues his barrage for 6,000 and gets a call from the Ukrainian. The CO and the BB fold. It is heads up to the turn which brings in the 6♠ and this time, both remaining players check. The river is the 4♥ as Michael fires one more time for 12,000. Rozhynskyi still calls.

Michael shows J♣ T♠ for second pair on the flop while Rozhynskyi has K♦ T♦ for top pair on the flop that made it all the way to showdown.

The action is opened from the +1 position to 6,000 and gets calls from the +2 position, Rolan Radzhari in the LJ, Indonesia’s Roy Adi Putra in the CO and a pot odds calls from Michael Truong from the United States in the BB.

The flop comes 2♣ 2♦ 9♥ as Truong leads out for 7,500. The calls are made by Radzhari and Adi Putra. The turn is the T♠ and the American is unrelenting as he fires 15,000. Both his pursuers opt to fold

Level 13. Blinds 1500/2500 (2500)

The action is folded to the blinds and Korea’s Won Jungsun attempts to steal the BB and the posted ante of Filipino Martin Gonzales, but he gets called as Gonzales puts in his last 24,000.

Won shows T♦ 8♥ while Gonzales tables K♦ 5♠ .

The runout goes: Q♦ 4♦ 3♦ 7♣ 4♥ as Gonzales gets a fortuitous double up with King high.

Player “Michael” opens from the CO for 4,500 and is re-raised all-in by Australia’s Danny Huynh for his remaining 44,000. Michael makes the call.

Michael shows Q♠ Q♥ and is in a coin-flip with Huynh’s A♥ K♠ .

The flop immediately gave the lead to the Australian: 9♠ K♦ 6♥ while the last two community cards offered no help to Michael: 3♠ J♠ .

Huynh nears the six-figure chip mark as the competition winds down.

Malaysia’s Heng Kai Perng opens from the D for 6,000 and gets a call from Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine from the BB.

The flop comes A♥ 6♥ 2♣ as Rozhynskyi checks. Heng continues for 5,000 and gets called. The turn is the 5♣ and this time, it is the Ukrainian who leads out for 6,500. Heng calls. The river is the J♦ as now Rozhynskyi unloads for 18,000. The Malaysian still calls.

Rozhynskyi shows J♦ 6♦ for two pairs on the river while Heng chooses to muck.

The win by Rozhynskyi takes Heng out of the chipleader discussion for now.

Huu Minh Tri Pham of Vietnam 4-bet shoved Alan Turabayev preflop and gets the call for the latter’s tournament life.

Huu tables 2♥ 2♠ while Turabayev brandishes A♦ A♥ .

The flop gave Turabayev a huge edge: 7♥ A♠ 3♥ but the turn card produces the 5♦ which gave the Vietnamese player a redraw to a straight. The 3♠ on river gave Tarubayev a full house and he doubles up.

Vietnam’s Quynh Thuy opens from the HJ for 4,000 and the action folds to the BB where David Erquiaga of the Philippines 3-bet shove for his remaining 51,000. Quynh makes the call.

Erquiaga turns over A♥ 6♣ while Quynh shows T♠ T♥ .

The flop was safe for the Vietnamese player: 5♠ J♠ 2♦ but then the 6♠ arrived on the turn to give the Filipino more outs. The river, however, was the Q♠ to give Quynh a flush that shut the door on Erquiaga as Quynh also breaches the six-figure mark in terms of chips.

While 41 entries graced yesterday's Mystery Bounty Flight A and only 6 advanced to Day 2, Flight B brought in 141 entries with 18 players making through--all ITM.

Siarhei Chudapal of Belarus open shoves his remaining 19,500 from the HJ and is called by Zheng Anshu in the SB.

Chudapal shows A♣ 9♦ while Zheng tables K♦ Q♦ .

The wrong red cards show on the runout for Zheng: 5♥ 9♥ 8♣ 8♥ 2♥ as The Belarusian’s top pair is enough to merit a double up while Zheng drops to below 20,000 in chips at most inopportune moment of the competition.

Folowing a similar trajectory to that of Malaysia’s Alex Wong, Michael Truong of the United States has put Thailand’s Chaiwat Prajuabjinda at risk as both are all-in preflop. Truong covers Prajuabjinda.

Truong shows K♠ K♣ dominating his Thai opponent who has K♥ T♠ .

The flop, however, brings out J♠ 5♣ T♥ giving Prajuabjinda three outs. The turn is the Q♠ which adds four more outs for Prajuabjinda as any nine or the case King would give him a straight. All the drama was quelled on the river when the 6♦ showed as Prajuabjinda bids adieu anew.

Truong is now third in chips, just behind Heng Kai Perng of Malaysia.

Zheng Anshu opens from the +2 position for 2,400 and gets re-raised by American Michael Truong in the CO for 8,000. Zheng makes the call.

The flop goes T♦ 4♠ 5♠ as Zheng checks. Truong fires 12,000 and gets called. The turn is the J♥ and Zheng checks anew. Truong continues barreling for 16,000 ad gets check-raised all in with Zheng covering him. Truong makes the call.

Zheng flips over 7♥ 7♦ while Truong shows Q♦ Q♠ . The river card is the 9♠ as Truong gets a double up that now gets him hanging with the big stacks towards the twilight of Flight B.

The rampage of Malaysia’s Alex Wong continues as he finds himself in yet another all-in preflop situation against two opponents, one named Shin Pilho.

Wong tables Q♦ Q♠ while an all-in player in the CO has A♣ K♦ . Shin shows K♣ J♠ .

The flop gives Shin a glimmer of hope: 4♦ J♥ 9♦ . However the turn is the 4♣ and the river is the 8♣ as Wong knocks out two, this time coming full circle against Shin.

Wong now has the overall chip lead.

Li Qinglin of China limps in from the +2 position and the actions folds to the SB of Ukrainian Erik Rozhynskyi who raises it to 6,500. Vietnamese player Huu Minh Tri Pham calls from the BB and Li also joins.

The flop is 6♥ K♥ 3♦ as Rozhynskyi unloads 4,600. No one calls.

A series of raises and re-raises leads to Michael Truong of the United States having Fendy’s tournament life on the line anew as both as are all-in preflop with the Australian having his last 20,500 in the middle.

Truong shows Q♣ Q♠ totally crushing his opponent’s holdings of 3♥ 3♠

The front end of the runout virtually gave the pot to the American: 8♣ Q♦ 2♥ and had Fendy drawing dead when the turn card produced the K♦ . The K♠ on the river gave Truong a full house he didn’t really need but got the chips he needed from Fendy to continue staying relevant in the competition.

Level 10. Blinds 600/1,200 (1200)

From once against the ropes to battling for top honors, Alex Wong of Malaysia once again finds himself in an all-in preflop situation, this time against the player who almost stacked him earlier in Sin Pilho and another player on the D.

Shin tables A♦ K♠ while Wong turns over K♣ K♦ . The other all-in player has A♠ Q♣, taking away one of Shin’s direct outs.

The runout once again stayed low for the Malaysian: T♠ 3♠ 8♣ 6♠ (a sweat card for Wong as both his opponents pick up flush redraws) and the last card is the 4♥ .

Wong busts another and cripples Shin as he now has almost 230,000 in chips.

There already is a pot worth 15,000 and a flop of 5♣ T♠ 2♣ when Indonesia’s Roy Adi Putri checked being first to act from the HJ. John Clyde Tan of the Philippines then declared he is all-in for his remaining 16,000 from the D and the Indonesian makes the call.

Tan flips over J♣ 9♣ for a flush draw while Adi Putra table 7♥ 7♠ .

The last two community cards are the 6♥ and the 3♦ making Tan miss all his outs—even the over cards and sending him out of the tournament.

Adi Putra now joins the 100,000 plus chip club.

Another all-in preflop situation arose when Vietnam’s Nguyen Ni put Zhang Qing Qing of China at risk for his last 12,600.

Nguyen turns over A♣ J♣ while Zhang shows Q♠ Q♣ .

The front end of the runout gave the Chinese player a near insurmountable lead: 2♦ 8♦ Q♥ which was followed by the 5♣ and the 9♣ .

Nguyen takes a hit while Zhang stays afloat.

Korea’s Won Jungsun raises from the CO for 2,200 and the action is folded to short stack Tomas Dedinas of Lithuania who defends his BB.

The flop comes 7♠ 5♠ 9♦ as Dedinas goes all-in for his remaining 11,200. Won calls.

The Lithuanian shows 9♠ 7♥ for two pairs on the flop while Won tables J♣ T♥ for a gutshot straight draw and two over cards to the flop.

The last two community cards dealt are the A♥ and the Q♥ as Dedinas stays in the competition with that double up.

With the chip in the middle of the table already at 22,900 and a board of J♦ 6♦ 6♣ 9♥ already showing, Alex Wong of Malaysia is in the SB and he checks along with another player in the BB. China’s Sun Yunsheng fires 7,500 as the player on the D folds. The blinds call.

The river is the T♦ and Wong shoves his remaining stack of 37,700 and is called by the player in the BB for 14,100. Sun calls.

Wong turns over J♠ J♣ for a full house on the flop while the player in the BB shows K♦ 3♦ for a flush on the river. Sun sheepishly shows 9♠ 9♣ for a lower full house on the turn and has his stack drop down to under 30,000. The player in the BB busts as Wong gets a virtual triple up and has a stack that now nears the 140,000 mark.

Playing on his second bullet, David Erquiaga of the Philippines open the action from the HJ for 2,200 and gets calls from Korea’s Hyong Yong Wu in the CO and Luwee Boon Ming of Malaysia in the BB.

The flop shows 5♣ 3♠ 4♠ as Ming checks. Erquiaga CBets to 3,000 and gets raised all-in by Hyong. The Malaysian opts to fold and eventually so does the Filipino as Hyong gets a mini double up with the take down.

Level 9. Blinds 500/1000 (1000)

A Vietnamese battle ensues as Nguyen Ni is all-in for his tournament life against Hoang Hai Nam.

Nguyen turns over K♠ K♦ while Hoang shows A♦ K♣ .

The runout stays low: 3♠ 5♠ 6♥ J♥ 7♣ as Nguyen overtakes his foe and gets a badly needed double up.

Haile Rafik Kuo of Canada opens from UTB for 1,800 and gets called in the +2 position by France’s Jean Dufour. The action is folded to Dang Thanh Luong and the Vietnamese player 3-bets it to 7,600 as Kuo and Dufour make the call.

The flop is 8♠ 5♥ 8♥ as Dang slows down and checks. Kuo also pulls the breaks. Dufour takes the betting lead and unloads 7,500 but is met with a check-raise shove from Dang for 32,800. Kuo folds but the Frenchman makes the call.

Dang shows A♠ J♦ while Dufour reveals his T♦ T♠ .

The last two community cards of the hand are the 3♦ and the 8♣ to complete a full house for Dufour and sends Dang to the sidelines.

With the win, Dufour closes in on the 100,000 chip mark.

Kim Jiyoung of Korea opens from the HJ for 1,800 and gets a call from Japan’s John Matsuda on the D.

The flop is T♣ K♣ Q♦ as Kim continues for 1,600. Matsuda calls. The turn is the 3♥ and the Korean keeps going, this time for 4,000. Matsuda sticks around. The river is the 4♦ and this time both players opt to take it to showdown.

Kim shows 5♦ 5♥ while the player from Japan turns over K♥ 9♥ for top pair on the flop.

With the wins, Matsuda now eclipses the 100,000 chip mark.

Fan Wei Hoing limps in from UTG and a player in the +1 raises to 1,600. Sha Chengchun of China 3-bets it from the HJ to 4,600 as Fan calls and the original raiser opts to fold.

It is heads up to the flop of 9♦ 3♦ 3♠ as Fan checks. Sha CBets it to 3,600 and Fan makes the call. The turn is the A♦ and once again Fan opts to check. The Chinese player now bets 5,000 and Fan walks away.

Not long after losing a majority of his chips to Shin Pilho, Alex Wong of Malaysia is opening the action from the CO for 2,000 and gets a call from the Indonesia’s Jhon Hendri in the SB.

The flop comes 3♦ 2♠ 8♥ as Hendri checks. Wong continues for 1,500 and gets called. The turn is the 7♦ as once again the Indonesian checks. Wong barrels away again, this time for 3,000 and Hendri stays sticky. The river is the Q♣ as Hendri checks for a third time. The Malaysian loads up and unleashes a river bet of 8,000. Hendri still makes the call.

Wong flips over Q♦ Q♠ for a set on the river. Hendri chooses to muck his cards. Wong could be on the precipice of a comeback run.

Level 8. Blinds 400/800 (800)

A series of raises and re-raises leads to all 15,900 in chips of Japan’s Fujishiro Kazuki going to the middle of the table against Lee Sunjong of Korea.

Being in the SB, Lee is first to show and he flips over A♦ J♥ . Kazuki reveals that he has 7♣ 7♥ .

The runout goes: K♦ 9♣ 8♣ 8♦ 3♣ as Kazuki avoids all of Lee’s outs and double up in the process.

Everybody involved in this hand is all-in preflop with Malaysia’s Alex Wong covering Shin Pilho and David Erquiaga of the Philippines.

Shin turns over Q♣ Q♦ while Erquiaga shakes his head while tabling T♦ T♠ . Wong shows A♠ Q♠ .

The runout goes: 5♠ 5♥ 7♥ 4♠ K♦ as Shin crosses the six-figure and Erquiaga gets railed. Wong’s stack takes a substantial hit.

A player from UTG decides to put his remaining 1,000 in the middle as France’s Guillaume Lafont 3-bets it to 2,500 from the +2 position. The action is folded to Mai Bien of Vietnam who defends his BB.

The flop is 2♥ 9♥ T♦ as Mai checks. Lafont CBets for 2,000 and Mai calls. The turn is the T♥ and this time, both check. The river is 2♣ and both players decide to take it to showdown.

The all-in player shows J♠ 8♠ for a missed straight while Mai tables 5♦ 5♠. Lafont mucks and now Mai’s stack nears the 50,000 mark.

The action is opened in the +2 position for 1,800 and gets called by chip leader Heng Kai Perng in the CO and Fendy of Australia on the D.

The flop shows 7♥ 8♦ 8♣ as it is checked to Fendy who leads out for 1,300. The original raiser folds but Heng calls. The turn is the 6♣ as Heng checks again. This time, Fendy bets 5,000 and is raised all-in. The Australian calls for his remaining 10,000 in chips.

Heng flips over 5♦ 4♦ for a straight on the turn while Fendy shows A♣ 8♥ for trips on the flop.

The river card is the 2♠ as Fendy busts and Heng gains more chips to put his stack over 180,000 and is still atop the leaderboard.

Hieu Ngo Trong of Vietnam opens from UTG for 1,500 and gets callers in the LJ Indonesia’s Jhon Hendri and another in the SB.

The flop comes 6♦ T♦ 9♠ as all check. The turn is the J♦ as the player in SB checks. Hieu leads out for 2,200 and gets called by Hendri. The player in the SB gets out of the way. It is heads up to the river and it produces the 6♠. Hieu bets 3,400 and gets a quick call from the Indonesian.

Hieu reveals his A♠ J♥ for top pair on the turn while Hendri shows K♥ 6♥ for trips on the river.

Level 7. Blinds 300/600 (600)

Heng wins with King high

Chip-leader Heng Kai Perng opens from the +1 position for 1,200 and get called in the HJ by Korea’s Hyong Yong Wu.

The flop shows J♣ 8♣ Q♦ as Heng checks. Hyong takes the betting lead by firing 2,500. Heng calls. The turn is the 7♦ and this time, both players check. The river is the 4♦ as Heng now bets 6,500. Hyong still makes the call.

Heng turns over K♦ T♥ for a missed straight draw. To his surprise, Hyong mucks.

Roy Adi Putra of Indonesia limps in from UTG and gets two more to go unraised to the BB of Fan Wei Hoing who checks his BB option.

The flop comes T♠ 4♦ 7♣ as the player in the SB checks. Fan leads out for 600 and gets calls from Adi Putra and Thailand’s Thanapon Thipthan. The player in the SB folds. The turn is the 2♣ as Fan continues for 1,000 and still gets called by his two opponents. The river is the A♠ as Fan slows down and decides to check. Adi Putra now does the betting and place in 1,400. Thipthan and Fan call.

Fan tables T♥ 5♥ for top pair on the flop. The Indonesian shows A♦ Q♥ for top pair on the river. Thipthan opts to show T♦ 6♦.

Adi Putra stayed sticky until he finally hit on the river.

The action is opened by Nguyen Duc Thanh from the +1 position for 1,100 and it is folded all the way to the BB of Korea’s Kwak Minseung who defends.

The flop is 4♣ 9♦ Q♦ as Kwak checks. Nguyen CBets 1,100 and gets called. The turn is the A♣. The Korean checks again and Nguyen unloads 3,000. Kwak still calls. The river is the 2♣ and both players take it to showdown.

Kwak shows Q♥ 7♣ for top pair on the flop while the Vietnamese player tables A♠ 8♠ for top pair on the turn.

Malaysia’s Heng Kai Perng raises in a battle of the Blinds to 1,500 while Mr Fendy of Australia defends his BB.

The flop is 6♥ 8♥ 2♠ as both players check. The turn is the K♦ as this time, Heng bets 1,000. Fendy calls. The river is the 9♣ and Heng now fires 2,500. Fendy makes the call.

Heng turns over K♣ Q♥ for top pair on the turn as Fendy mucks.

The Malaysian pads his lead and approaches the 150,000 chip mark.

Level 6. Blinds 300/500 (500)

With the pot already 7,100 and the flop of 8♦ 8♠ T♦ already showing, Michael Truong of the United States opts to check as Siarhei Chudapal of Belarus bets 3,000. Truong calls. The turn is the 7♥ and this time, both check. The river is the 7♠ and now the American unloads 8,000. Chudapal makes the call.

Truong shows T♥ T♣ for a full house on the flop. Chudapal mucks.

The action opens from the +2 position to 900 but Maxwell Rosete of the Philippines 3-bets it to 2,200. Lithuania’s Tomas Dedinas 4-bets to 5,000 from the CO and gets a player in the BB to go all-in for his remaining 2,600. The original raiser folds and Rosete chooses to call.

The flop shows 2♠ J♥ 3♠ as Rosete checks. Dedinas bets 3,700 and the Filipino opts to fold.

Dedinas shows A♠ K♣ while the all-in player tables 7♥ 4♥ . The last community card are T♠ and T♣ as the Lithuanian dodges all of his opponent’s out in the victory.

Korea’s Won Jungsun engages a player in a preflop raising war that ends up with all the chips in the middle. His opponent tables 7♦ 7♥ while Won is in a flip with A♦ K♠ .

The flop instantly tilted the favor towards the Korean: 5♦ 6♦ K♦ as his King paired. A sweat card came of the turn as the 3♣ appeared, adding a straight out into the equation. However, the river was the 2♣ and Won climbs to above the 40,000 chip mark while his opponent has his stack reduced to just 3,000.

Chaiwat Prajuabjinda of Thailand raises from UTG to 800 and gets a player in the SB to join in. However, Korea’s In Sunggeun 3-bets it to 2,800. Both opt to call.

The flop goes J♥ A♥ A♣ as the player in the SB checks. In continues firing for 2,500 and gets raised by Prajuabjinda to 5,000. The player in the SB folds and In makes the call. It is heads up to the turn which produces the 7♦ as the Thai player bets 5,000. In goes into the tank and is forced to use one of the three allotted Time Bank cards before eventually choosing to fold.

In Sunggeun of Korea opens from UTG for 1,000 and the action is folded to the CO of Belarus’ Siarhei Chudapal who re-raises it to 2,600. In makes the call.

The flop comes 9♣ 5♣ 8♠ as In checks. Chudapal fires a CBet of 3,500 and his Korean opponent chooses to fold.

Level 5. Blinds 200/400 (400)

Bulgaria’s Slavin Popov opens from the +2 position for 700 as Lee Jangkyu of Korea makes the call from the SB. Another Korean in Kwak Minseung re-raises from the BB to 3,300 and gets both to call.

The flop is J♥ 6♥ A♠ as Lee checks. Kwak bombs away for 3,000 and still gets called by both Popov and Lee. The turn is the 6♣ as Lee and this time Kwak opt to check. Popov then bets 11,500. Lee folds as Kwak calls all-in for his remaining 11,300.

Popov shows K♥ T♥ for a flush draw while the Korean has him drawing dead as he turns over J♥ J♣ for a full house on the turn.

The river of the 4♦ makes Kwak’s double up off of the Bulgarian official.

Jang Sumin of Korea opens from the D for 700 and gets a call from Japan’s John Matsuda in the SB. However, fellow Korean Lee Jangkyu 3-bets to 2,300 from the BB and both behind call.

The flop shows 6♦ T♣ A♦ as Matsuda checks. Lee continues barreling for 2,000 as Jang and Matsuda stay sticky. The turn is the 2♣ and this time, all check. The river is the 7♥ and after Matsuda checks, Lee unloads 5,000. No one calls

The action is folded to the blinds where Korea’s Jang Sumin merely completes his SB and is greeted by a raise to 1,300 from John Matsuda of Japan. Jang’s response is a 3-bet to 5,200 which Matsuda opts to call.

The flop is 5♣ 3♠ Q♠ as Jang fires a CBet of 4,000. His Japanese opponent calls. The turn is the K♣ and both opt for a ceasefire. The river is the 2♠ as Jang resumes firing, this time for 5,000. Matsuda announces that he is raising all-in. Jang folds.

The action starts when Alan Turabayev opens from UTG for 700 and gets three callers.

The flop comes 5♦ Q♥ J♣ as it is checked back to Turabayev who continues for 1,300. The caller in the +2 position folds, but the blinds stick around. The turn is the 8♠ and no action occurs. The river is the 2♣ and all three remaining players opt to check.

Malaysia’s Heng Kai Perng in the SB tables J♠ 9♠ for second pair on the flop. No one else shows their hole cards.

With the pick up, Heng is just under the 100,000 chip mark.

In another hand in progress, a pot of already 10,900 has been built on a flop of 9♥ A♦ T♠ featuring protagonists Tran Cong Huan of Vietnam in the HJ and France’s Jean Dufour in the CO.

Tran leads out for 4,000 and Dufour has a bit of think through before opting to fold.

Level 4. Blinds 200/300 (300)

In a hand in progress and with 2,400 in the already in the middle, China’s Liu Xing Jun fires 1,300 into a flop of J♦ 6♥ A♠ and gets called by Korea’s Lee Dong Soo in the UTG position.

The turn is the T♣ as Liu fires again, this time for 1,500. Lee still makes the call. The river is the J♥ as Liu declares he is all-in and gets a snap call from his Korean opponent.

Liu tables A♣ A♦ for a top set on the flop that improved to a full house on the river, while Lee shows K♦ Q♣ for a completed straight on the turn. However, it wasn’t going to be enough as Lee gets busted on an unfortunate cooler.

China’s Anshu Zheng opens from UTG for 800 and gets caller from the CO and the BB, which is occupied by Nguyen Ni of Vietnam.

The flop is K♦ 3♠ 3♦ as all three players check. The turn is the 5♠ and after Nguyen checks, Zheng bets 1,200 as the player in the CO folds. Nguyen then check-raises to 5,500 as Zheng elects to make the call. The river is the K♥ and no more betting ensues.

Nguyen flips over A♣ 3♣ for trips on the flop while Zheng shows A♥ A♠ and the first time rockets get crushed today.

In Blind versus Blind action, Vietnam lady player Quynh Thuy raises from the SB to 500 and gets called in the BB by Nguyen Duc Thanh.

The flop is A♣ 7♦ 2♠ as Quynh continues for 1,000. Nguyen calls. The turn is the K♥ as Quynh fires again, this time for 2,000. Nguyen then bumps it up to 6,000 and Quynh releases her hand into the muck.

Hoang Hai Nam raises from UTG anf gets called by Slaven Popov of Bulgaria in the HJ and fellow Vietnamese player Nguyen Manh Truong in the CO. China’s Liu Xing Jun, however, 3-bets it from the BB to 2,500. Everyone calls.

The flop is 7♣ 8♥ 2♥ and all skip this street. The turn is the J♠ and once again, no action ensues. The river is the Q♦ and after Hoang checks a third time, Popov bets 6,500. No one calls.

With a pot of already 11,200 and a board of 8♣ 3♦ 9♣ J♣ , Korea’s Noh Jaetil lays a bet of 6,000 after Takanori Shirasaka checked. Shirasaka then goes over the top all-in for 17,500 and cannot be called by Noh. The Japanese player takes it down.

Level 3. Blinds 100/200 (200)

The action is folded to the D where Vietnam poker icon Hoang Hai Nam raises to 300 and gets called by fellow Vietnamese players in Quynh Thuy in the SB and Nguyen Duc Thanh in the BB.

The flop is 3♦ A♠ 4♠ as the blinds check it back to Hoang, who continues for 300 anew. Quynh calls but Nguyen raises it to 1,400 and it’s enough to take down the pot.

HE 222 raises anew, this time from the HJ for 500 and gets callers in the SB in Vietnam’s Nguyen Ni and in the BB from Zheng Anshu of China.

The flop comes 8♦ 6♦ 8♥ as all players check. The turn is the 5♠ and after the blinds check, HE 222 bets 500 and gets called by both. The river is the 4♠ and Nguyen checks again. This time, Zheng leads out for 1,500 as the Chinese player folds. Nguyen makes the call.

Zheng tables T♦ 9♠ for a missed gutshot straight draw while Nguyen shows J♣ 7♣ for a backdoor straight.

The action is folded to the CO of China’s HE 222 who raises to 300 as Vietnam’s Nguyen Tri defends his BB.

The flop is 8♦ 3♦ 5♠ as Nguyen checks and gets a CBet to 300. Nguyen calls. The turn is the Q♣ as Nguyen checks again. This time, the Chinese player puts out 800 and it’s enough to make Nguyen fold. HE 222 has now 32,000 chips.

Heng Kai Perng of Malaysia opens from the HJ for 300 and gets called by Rolan Radzhari in the the CO. Then a player in the BB makes a 3-bet to 1,200 and gets called by both.

The flop is 3♠ 4♥ 9♣ as the player in the BB continues for 1,500 and gets called again by Heng and Radzhari. The turn is the J♦ as the BB bet goes up to 3,500. Heng still flats it. Radzhari raises to 9,000 ad the player in the BB 3-bet shoves for 21,700. The Malaysian suddenly 4-bet shoves and Radzhari makes the call.

The player in the BB shows K♦ K♣ while Heng tables 3♦ 3♥ for bottom set on the flop. Radzhari turned two pairs with J♥ 9♥ and needs to hit on the river.

The river card is the 6♠ which eliminates the player in the BB and dents Radzhari. Heng is now the early chip leader with over 70,000.

Lee progresses on second bullet

After being the first bust out in Flight B, Korea’s Lee Jang Kyu uses his new artillery by getting involved in the +2 position against Nguyen Duc Thanh of Vietnam who is in the SB.

The pot is already at 2,300 and the flop of A♣ 5♦ 8♠ draws a bet from Nguyen to 800 and is called by Lee. The turn is the 2♠ as Nguyen now checks. The Korean unloads 3,000 and is still called. The river is the 7♦ and this time, both players check.

Nguyen shows Q♠ Q♣ while Lee outflopped him with A♠ J♥. Lee is now building on his second stack.

Lee Dong Soo of Korea limps from the HJ and gets raised by Vietnam’s Hieu Ngo Trong in the CO to 300. Another Vietnamese player in Nguyen Hoa Thinh calls from the BB as Lee joins in as well.

The flop comes K♦ 5♦ Q♥ as it is checked back to Hieu who CBets it to 500. Both call. The turn is the 9♣ and this time, all check. The river is the 4♦ and now Nguyen leads out for 1,000 as Lee folds. Hieu makes the call.

Nguyen tables K♥ 4♥ for two pairs on the river while Hieu throws his cards into the muck.

We are now on level 2. Blinds 100/100 (100)

Kwak in bully mode again

Bulgaria’s Slaven Popov opens from the CO to 300 and gets calls from a reloaded Lee Jang Kyu in the SB and fellow Korean Kwak Minseung in the BB.

The flop shows 3♣ 4♦ 5♥ as the blinds check it back to Popov, who continues for 500. Lee calls but Kwak raises to 2,200. Popov opts to fold while Lee still sticks around. The turn is the T♣ and Lee checks again. Kwak now fires 3,300 and it’s enough to lose Lee.

The action is folded to the blinds where Anzhela Vasylenko of the Ukraine raises to 300 and gets a BB defense from Vietnam’s Nguyen Hoa Thinh.

The flop is 4♣ 3♦ K♣ as Vasylenko continues for 300. Nguyen calls. The turn is the J♠ and this time, the Ukrainian pumps it up to 1,100. Nguyen still makes the call. The river is the 7♣ as Vasylenko puts in 3,000. The Vietnamese player still calls.

Vasylenko turns over J♣ 9♣ for a flush on the river and Nguyen chooses to muck.

China’s Zheng Anshu opens from the +1 position and gets an immediate call in the +2 from the active Lee Jang Kyu. A player on the D decides to join.

The flop goes J♦ T♠ 8♥ as Zheng checks. Lee takes the betting lead and fires 1,700 as both his opponents make the call. The turn is the 2♠ and once again Zheng opts to check. Lee suddeny moves all-in for his remaining stack of 13,100 and makes the player on the D fold. Zheng calls.

Lee flips over J♥ 6♥ for top pair on the flop while Zheng shows K♥ J♣ for top pair with a higher kicker on the flop. Needing a six to stay alive, Lee sees the river card is the 9♣ and becomes the first casualty of the day.

He may opt to re-enter.

In an unraised pot between SB Lee Jang kyu of Korea and France’s Guillaume Lafont in the BB, the flop comes 2♦ K♥ A♠ as Lee checks. Lafont leads out for 300 and gets called. The turn is the 9♣ and the Korean checks again. Lafont now fires 3,000 and still gets a call from Lee. The river is the 7♥ and now Lee comes out betting for 8,200 which gets quickly called by the Frenchman.

Lee shows K♦ 9♠ for two pairs on the turn while Lafont tables A♦ 2♠ for a higher two pairs on the flop.

Lafont’s stack surges to above 40,000.

Korea’s Lee Jang Kyu opens from UTG for 300 and gets four callers.

The flop is 7♠ 9♠ 8♦ as the caller in the BB and Lee check. Guillaume Lafont of France the betting lead from the LJ for 1,200 and gets called by Vietnam’s Huu Minh Tri Pham in the CO as the callers from the D and BB fold. Lee check-raises to 4,100 and loses the rest of his competition.

The action is folded to Zheng Anshu who raises from the D for 300 and gets the blinds to come along.

The flop is 4♦ J♦ Q♥ as the blinds check back to Zheng who CBets for 500 and gets no callers. It has begun.

Like in Flight A, players get a starting stack of 25,000 and will be battling in 30-minute levels. The buy-in is US$565 and with unlimited re-entries and registration closes at the end of Level 10.

Mystery Bounty Flight B ready for launch, Malaysia’s Loong Yuen tops Flight A

After drawing 41 entries in Flight A, the Mystery Bounty is expected to bring in an even larger field as it coincided with the finale for (Event #1) the Warm-Up and with many players opting to skip the Main Event’s Day 1A, they may use this their personal feeler for the field.

Loong Yuen of Malaysia led six qualifiers from Flight A which will have Flight B follow the same flight path: a starting stack of 25,000 using 30-minute levels and registration will remain open until the end of Level 10. After that, it will be determined how many advance to Day 2 and all who do make it through will be ITM.

Flight B starts at 2PM (UCT+7).