Mystery Bounty ($565)

There is a raise from UTG to 175,000 and a re-raise all-in from Zheng Anshu on the D. Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine puts his stack of 245,000 in the middle as well. The original raiser folds.

Zheng shows T♦ T♠ while Rozhynskyi has T♣ 9♠ .

The flop gave Rozhynskyi a chance: 5♠ Q♥ 8♦ for a gutshot straight draw requiring Zheng to hit a set. The turn is the 4♦ and the river is the 5♣ to oust the Ukrainian in fifth.

To celebrate the victory, Zheng drew for Rozhynskyi’s bounty and it turns out to be the $5,000 one, The highest still out there.

The Ukraine’s Erik Rozhynskyi open shoves from UTG for 740,000 covering his callers Alex Wong in the CO for his last 15,000 and Huynh Ngoc Thai on the D for his remaining 315,000.

Rozhynskyi turns over Q♠ J♠ while Wong has live cards with 8♠ 4♦ . However, Huynh tables A♥ A♠ and the subsequent runout goes: 3♣ 7♠ 9♦ 4♥ (a slim chance for Wong) T♣ .

Wong bounces in back-to-back hands while Rozhynskyi’s stack is down to less than half a million. Huynh stays in contention.

Chip leader Jhon Hendri opens from UTG to 40,000 and is 3-bet in the HJ by Erik Rozhynskyi for 200,000. Hendri calls.

The flop is 3♣ A♥ 2♦ as Hendri checks. Rozhynskyi CBets it to 100,000 and gets check-raised all-in by Hendri. Rozhynskyi chooses to fold.

With his stack down to less than 20 BBs, Hoang Hai Nam opens from UTG for 260,000 and gets re-raised all-in by Zheng Anshu on the D for his last 380,000. Erik Rozhynskyi joins from the BB and Hoang calls all-in for his remaining 310,000.

Zheng shows 5♥ 5♦ while Rozhynskyi has Q♣ T♣. Hoang is at risk but is ahead with 6♣ 6♦ .

The flop instantly shifted the edge to Zheng: 4♠ K♥ 5♣ as the player from China flops middle set. The turn is the 7♠ and the river is the K♦ as Zheng’s full house knocks out Hoang at 7th and also hits the stack of Rozhynskyi.

Zheng climbs back up to relevance with over a million in chips

Chip-leader Jhon Hendri opens from the +1 position for 60,000 and gets 3-bet from the HJ by Erik Rozhynskyi to 155,000. Hendri calls.

The flop comes 7♠ 4♣ T♣ as Hendri checks. Rozhynskyi CBets it to 75,000 and gets check-raised by Hendri to 175,000. The Ukrainian 3-bet shoves for 500,000 and sends Hendri into the tank. The Indonesian utilizes two Time Bank cards while excruciating on his move. His next move is to fold and allow Rozhynskyi to hit the seven-figure mark again.

Less than an hour ago, Rozhynskyi was down to less than ten BBs. Now he’s second in chips behind Hendri.

Erik Rozhynskyi gets a fresh payload and immediately puts it to use as he opens from the CO for 60,000 and gets called by Alex Wong on the BB.

The flop is 5♠ 9♣ 3♦ as Wong checks. Rozhynskyi continues for 85,000 and gets no response from the Malaysian as he takes down back-to-back pots.

He may be down, but he’s definitely not out. Erik Rozhynskyi defends his BB on a preflop raise from Hoang Hai Nam from UTG and both see a flop.

That flop is 6♥ 6♠ 9♥ as Rozhynskyi checks. Hoang CBets to 50,000 and Rozhynskyi check-raises all-in for is remaining 185,000. Hoang snap calls him.

Rozhynskyi tables A♣ 9♣ while a dejected Hoang shows K♦ 9♦ as he is outkicked by his Ukrainian opponent.

The rest of the community cards are the Q♦ and the T♣ to ensure Rozhynskyi’s double up and reduce Hoang’s stack emergency status.

The Ukraine’s Erik Rozhynskyi raises from the SB and is re-raised all-in by Hoang Hai Nam of Vietnam. Rozhynskyi calls for is remaining 110,000.

Hoang tables A♣ 6♠ while a relieved Rozhynskyi has him crushed with A♥ J♠ .

The flop goes Q♥ T♣ 2♣ and the turn is the K♠ to give the Ukrainian the Broadway straight with Hoang down to chop outs that never show up as the A♠ gives Rozhynskyi the double up that still gives him a fighting chance.

There is another change in the chip-leader position as China’s Zheng Anshu locked horns with erstwhile chip-leader Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine.

Folded to the D of Zheng he raises to 50,000 and gets 3-bet by Rozhynskyi on the BB for 175,000. Zheng makes the call.

The flop is 7♥ 3♠ 8♥ as Rozhynskyi opts to check. Zheng grabs the betting as he fires 200,000. Rozhynskyi calls. The Turn is the 4♣ as Rozhynskyi checks again. This time, Zheng shoves his remaining 235,000 and is at risk for the first time in the competition. Rozhynskyi officially puts him at risk with the call.

Zheng flips over J♠ 8♠ for top pair on the flop while Rozhynskyi shows A♣ 3♥ for bottom pair on the flop.

The river is the K♠ and the double up by Zheng puts him past the 1.2 million mark while suddenly the former chip-leader is now on the respirator

Already an endangered species after the debacle against Alex Wong the hand previous, Masataka Nishada goes all-in from the +1 position for his last 135,000. It is folded to the D where chip leader Erik Rozhynskyi makes the call. Vietnam’s Tran Vong Huan 3-bets all-in from the BB for 475,000 and Rozhynskyi chooses to fold.

Nishada shows 7♥ 7♣ while Tran has A♣ Q♦ .

The flop immediately favored Tran: 5♠ Q♠ 8♦ while the runout was completed by the 4♥ and the J♥ as Nishada gets busted in eighth place but was also able to get one bounty drawn for US$500.

Tran now nears the 800,000 chip mark with seven players remaining.

Hoang Hai Nam raises from UTG and it’s folded all the way to the BB of Erik Rozhynskyi who defends.

The flop is 4♦ 8♣ T♥ as Rozhynskyi checks, Hoang CBets it to 40,000 and gets called. The turn is the K♦ and Rozhynskyi checks again. Hoang now unleashes 125,000 and gets the Ukrainian to fold.

Rozhynskyi’s stack falls below the 1M mark for the first time the Final Table.

The action is folded to the HJ of Jhon Hendri who opens for 40,000. He gets 3-bet in the CO by chip-leader Erik Rozhynskyi to 135,000 as Alex Wong joins from the BB. Indonesian then swings for the fences with a 4-bet shove for 270,000. Both Rozhynskyi and Wong make the call.

The flop is Q♠ Q♣ 6♦ as both in the side pot check. The turn is the 4♦ and this time Wong goes all-in. Rozhynskyi folds.

Hendri shows K♥ K♠ while Wong is on a two-outer with 8♦ 8♠.

To add insult to injury, the river card is the K♦ to give the Indonesian a rare triple up as Wong’s stack nears the danger zone.

Alex Wong opens from UTG and gets 3-bet to 135,000 on the D of Erik Rozhynskyi. Wong calls.

The flop comes 6♥ 6♠ 4♥ as Wong checks. Rozhynskyi unloads 85,000 and the hand ends.

Rozhynskyi eclipses the 1.2M mark is the de facto table captain.

Erik Rozhynskyi opens from UTG and gets a 3-bet shove from Jhon Hendri in the BB. Rozhynskyi puts in the calling chips.

Hendri flips over A♠ 8♠ while Rozhynskyi shows 6♥ 5♥ .

The flop offered draws for both: T♠ 7♣ 9♦ and the turn gave Rozhynskyi a hit with the 5♦ . However, The Indonesian got one of his open-ended outs on the river as the J♥ arrives and gives him a straight that extends his tournament life. Rozhynskyi didn’t even flinch.

Erik Rozhynskyi opens from the LJ and gets re-raised all-in by Indonesia’s Roy Adi Putra for 100,000. Rozhynskyi calls.

Adi Putra tables A♠ T♠ while Rozhynskyi is dominated as he shows K♥ T♦ .

The flop, however, gave the lead to the Ukrainian: K♠ 3♥ T♣ and the runout was completed by the 7♥ and the 5♥.

Adi Putra was able to nail bounties worth US$1,500 to go with his cash prize for finishing in ninth place.

Meanwhile, Rozhynskyi drew the bounty after the scalping of Adi Putra and got the $7,000, the biggest one still out there as Zheng earlier nabbed the $10,000 one.

The $5,000 bounty is still at large

Former chip-leader Zheng Anshu of China opens from the D for 30,000 and gets called in the BB by present chip-leader Erik Rozhynskyi.

The flop is Q♥ 5♦ J♠ as Rozhynskyi checks. Zheng CBets to 30,000 anew and Rozhynskyi doesn’t continue in the hand.

With the action folded to the D of Ukrainian Erik Rozhynskyi, he raises to 30,000 and is met with a 3-bet shove from Nguyen Quang Huy of Vietnam for his remaining 205,000. Rozhynskyi makes the call.

Nguyen shows K♦ K♠ while Rozhynskyi has one over card with the A♦ 9♠ .

The runout goes: 6♣ 7♣ Q♠ 4♠ and finally, the A♠ to deliver the knockout blow to Nguyen who undergoes his second bubble experience in two days after having been the money bubble of the Main Event’s Day 1A. This time, though, the Vietnamese player gets US$1,200 plus the bounties he racked up.

The Final Table is now set. The chip counts happen shortly.

Korea’s Jang Sumin pushes his dwindling stack of 26,000 to the middle of the table from UTG as the action folds to the D where chip-leader Zheng Anshu of China 3-bets it to 56,000. Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine calls from the SB.

The flop comes A♠ K♠ 5♦ as Rozhynskyi checks. Zheng CBets to 80,000 and Rozhynskyi still calls. The turn is the T♣ and the Ukrainian checks again. Zheng decides to go all-in and Rozhynskyi chooses to fold.

Jang shows 9♦ 9♥ while Zheng is in the lead with A♣ J♥ . The river card is the 8♦ , sending the Korean to the rail as Zheng picks up steam and more artillery as his stack is now back to over 800,000.

Jang finishes in 13th place.

The action gets folded to the blinds where Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine raises to 25,000 and gets a BB defense from China’s Li Qinglin.

The flop is T♣ 4♦ 9♣ as Rozhynskyi announces he is all-in and gets called by his Chinese foe for his last 92,000.

Rozhynskyi turns over T♠ 2♦ for top pair on the flop while Li shows Q♣ 4♣ for bottom pair on the flop with a flush draw.

The turn card produces the T♥ to give the Ukrainian trips while the club needed to complete the flush did not arrive but the Q♦ does, a street too late for Li who is bounced in 14th place by Rozhynskyi.

The action opens from UTG for 20,000 as Malaysia’s Heng Kai Perng makes the call from the HJ. At the D, chip-leader Zheng Anshu of China 3-bets to 65,000 and gets a 4-bet to 165,000 from Ukrainian Erik Rozhynskyi in the SB. Heng stuffs the remainder of his chips in—worth 69,000—as Zheng 5-bet jams. Rozhynskyi folds.

Heng shows A♠ A♥ and a disgruntled Zheng tables K♠ K♥ .

The runout goes: 7♦ J♦ 4♥ 3♣ A♦ for good measure.

Heng stays afloat while Zheng is somehow still the chip-leader in spite of multiple dents to his stack.

With the hand already ongoing between the Ukraine’s Erik Rozhynskyi on the D and Li Qinglin of China in the SB, a flop of T♥ 9♠ 7♥ has a pot of 81,000 heading into the turn.

That turn card is the K♣. Li checks and Rozhynskyi bets 58,000 as Li calls. The river is the K♥ and Li checks again. This time, Rozhynskyi goes into the tank and uses a Time Bank card before declaring he is all-in for his remaining 125,000. Li makes the call.

Rozhynskyi tables 7♠ 7♦ for a set on the flop that led to a full house on the river while Li shows T♦ 8♥ for top pair on the flop and a missed open-ended straight draw.

The Ukrainian’s stack goes over the 650,000 mark while Li enters the danger zone.

Roy Adi Putra once again limps from UTG but this time he gets raised by Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine in the CO to 16,000. Michael Truong of the United States joins in from the BB while Adi Putra elects to call.

The flop is 7♦ 8♣ 2♠ as it gets checked back to Rozhynskyi who CBets it to 18,000. Truong calls but the Indonesian check-raises it to 105,000. Both his opponents exit the hand.

The action is opened from the +1 position for 8,000 and gets calls from Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine in the CO and Korea’s Kim Jiyoung in the BB.

The flop goes 5♠ 5♣ 3♠ as Kim checks. The original raiser CBets it to 4,000 and gets both opponents to call. The turn is the 9♣ as once again the Korean lady pro checks. The player in the +1 fires again for another 4,000 but this time gets raised by Rozhynskyi to 12,000. Kim suddenly 3-bets it to 33,000 as the +1 player folds and the Ukrainian makes the call. The river is the 9♥ and this time, both Rozhynskyi and Kim slow down to get to showdown.

Kim turns over J♣ J♥ while Rozhynskyi mucks.

Michael Truong of the United States opens from the CO for 8,000 and gets three callers.

The flop is K♥ 2♦ 4♥ as everyone chooses to check. The turn is the T♣ and it is checked back to Truong who bets 20,000. The action folds back to the BB where Erik Rozhynskyi of the Ukraine raises it to 38,000. Truong folds. Both stacks are well above the 300,000 chip mark.

Tran Cong Huan of Vietnam opens from the +1 position for 8,000 and the action folds to the HJ of the Ukraine’s Erik Rozhynskyi who 3-bets it to 32,000. The action gets back to Tran who 4-bets all-in. Rozhynskyi has a brief think through and decides to fold.

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.

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.

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.

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.