Mystery Bounty ($565)

The player who has collected the most bounty envelopes thus far has been the chip-leader Zheng Anshu of China and he has the action folded to him on his SB where he raises it to 9,000. In the BB is Vietnam’s Huu Minh Tri Pham who re-raises all-in for last 91,000. Zheng calls.

Huu tables A♥ 4♥ while Zheng shows he already has a made hand with 9♣ 9♦ .

The runout goes: Q♦ 5♦ T♥ 8♦ Q♠ as Zheng’s pocket pair holds and the game Vietnamese player is out in 19th place.

Zheng gets to open another envelop.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.