Mystery Bounty ($565)

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.

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.

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.

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.