Mystery Bounty ($565)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.