Mystery Bounty ($565)

Kazakhstan’s Alan Turabayev opens from UTG to 30,000 and gets re-raised on the SB by Huynh Ngoc Thai of Vietnam for 70,000, putting his opponent all-in to call. Turabayev consumes three Time Bank cards before choosing to call for his remaining 40,000.

Huynh reveals J♠ 7♠ while the Kazakh delights in being ahead with A♦ Q♣ .

The flop swung the advantage to the Vietnamese player: T♠ 7♥ 5♠ and no help for Turabayev came on the last two cards of the 2♦ and the 5♦ as Huynh sends Turabayev to the sidelines for good in the 17th place.

The competition is down to the final two tables.

Turabayev barrels away

Kazakhstan’s Alan Turabayev opens from the +1 position and gets calls from the HJ of Flight A chip leader Loong Yuen of Malaysia and the blinds.

The flop is 8♠ J♣ 7♣ as it is checked back to Turabayev who CBets it to 17,000. Loong calls and the blinds fold. It is heads up to the turn which bring in the 5♦ . Turabayev shoves his remaining 50,000 and Loong elects to fold. Here we go.