MYSTERY BOUNTY (200$ TO BOUNTY POOL) ($675)

Dave Erquiaga opened the action from the button with a raise to 9,000 and was called by Hoang Nam in the big blind.

The flop came J♥ 3♠ 4♥, and after Erquiaga fired a continuation bet of 22,000, Nam responded with a sharp check-raise to 45,000. The move sent Erquiaga deep into the tank. After burning through two time banks, he ultimately laid his hand down, conceding the pot to Nam.

In a tense blind-versus-blind clash, Pham Ngoc Tuan shoved all-in from the small blind and was snap-called by David Erquiaga in the big, holding Tuan’s tournament fate in his hands.

Pham Ngoc Tuan: K♠ 6♦

Dave Erquiaga: Q♥ 5♥

The board ran out 9♣ A♥ 6♠ 4♠ K♣. Tuan flopped a pair of sixes, but it was the king on the river that sealed the double-up, upgrading his hand to two pair and snatching victory from the jaws of elimination.