Mystery Bounty ($565)

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.

Joining action in progress, the pot is already at 5,500 on a flop of A♠ 4♠ 7♠ when Evgenii Zaitsev pushes all-in, covering his opponent Worawat Tanglakthongchai from Thailand. Tanglakthongchai’s response is a call for his remaining 62,600.

Zaitsev shows 3♠ 6♠ for a made flush on the flop while Tanglakthongchai has A♥ 4♣ for two pairs.

The turn is the 8♦ but Tanglakthongchai catches one of his outs on the river as the 4♦ comes and improves him to a full house, beating Zaitsev and crippling him as his stack now goes down to 8,000.

With the win, Tanglakthongchai is now among the overall chip-leaders of the tournament.

Thailand’s Worawat Tanglakthongchai opens from the D for 1,600 and gets 3-bet in the SB by Khayal Abbasov of Azerbaijan to 4,000. Tanglakthongchai opts to make the call.

The flop comes 2♠ Q♥ Q♣ as Abbasov CBets it to 2,000 but gets raised by Tanglakthongchai to 6,000. The Azerbaijani folds.