Mystery Bounty Final Day

After eleven hours of play, Richard Marquez clinched the WPT Prime Cambodia Mystery Bounty! Marquez became the first player from the Philippines to lift a trophy in the series. He pocketed the US$ 33,835 top prize and 11 bounty rewards to add to his winnings.

Congratulations to the champ!

Final Table Payouts (bounties not included)

200K ante

On a flop 3♦ T♥ 4♥ , Kiale Matthews is all in with 9♥ 7♥ draw and has to improve against Richard Marquez’s T♦ 3♠ two pair. The turn 6♣ and river J♠ were not the outs he needed to fall in 3rd place.

150K ante

Richard Marquez has built a good lead over his two opponents, and did so in two hands. The first one saw Kiale Matthews limp from the button, Marquez raised to 800,000 from the small blind, Matthews called. At the flop 6♦ 9♠ Q♠ , Marquez check-called a 500,000 bet. No bets on the turn T♦ and the river was 2♠ . Marquez fired 1,200,000, Matthews folded.

Next hand, Marquez raises to 450,000 from the button, big blind Matthews calls. The flop 4♦ A♠ J♥ sees Marquez c-bet 500,000 and take the pot.

150K ante

For the first time all day, Kong Fung has found his way to the top of the counts. The hand opened with Richard Marquez raising ton 500,000, small blind Fung and big blind Kiale Matthews call it. All three check to the turn 6♦ T♣ 4♠ 3♦ , Fung bets 600,000, only Matthews continues. On the river 2♥ , Fung slides out a tower of blues amounting to 2,000,000, Matthews folds.

150K ante

Richard Marquez raises to 450,000 from the button, big blind Kiale Matthews calls. At the flop T♦ 7♥ J♣ , Matthews check-calls 300,000. The turn 5♦ , same action with Matthews check-calling 700,000. On the river 9♠ , both players check. Matthews shows A♣ T♣ , Marquez wins it with 7♣ 7♦ set.

150K ante

Kong Fung is not going to be left behind here. He just scored two sizable pots to rise to second in chips and send Kiale Matthews down to bottom rank. The first hand Matthews raised from the button to 350,000 and Fung defended on the big blind. At the flop 6♥ J♦ K♣ , both players checked. On the turn 7♥ , Fung check-called Matthews 375,000 bet, then both checked the river 2♥ . Fung shows K♠ 9♠ , Matthews mucks.

Next winning hand, Fung is all in with A♦ T♥ , Matthew ahead with A♣ Q♦ . The board runs A♥ A♠ K♦ 4♠ T♠ for two pair to Fung and a double up.

150K ante

Button player Richard Marquez raises to 350,000, big blind Kiale Matthews calls, the flop is A♦ 6♠ 7♠ . Matthews check-calls 200,000. On the turn A♠ both check to bring the river J♣ . Marquez bets 700,000, Matthews check-folds.

150K ante

Remaining payouts

150K ante

Under the gun Kiale Matthews raises to 350,000, button Richard Marquez calls, the flop is 8♠ 9♣ T♥ . Matthews checks, Marquez bets 450,000 and wins the pot then and there.

125K ante

The five remaining players are on a break. Here are the estimated chip counts.

Next blinds are 75K-150K, 150K ante.

Remaining payouts

100K

From mid-position, Richard Marquez raises to 250,000, big blind Piet Pape defends, the flop comes 3♥ A♥ 5♠ . Marquez c-bets 125,000, Pape check-calls. On the turn T♥ and river 4♥ , both check. Pape shows 3♠ 3♦ set, Marquez claims the pot with 9♠ 9♥ flush.

80K ante

From under the gun +1, Zaldo Catela raises to 260,00 leaving himself 200,000 behind. Action folds to the big blind Richard Marquez who calls. On the flop 5♣ 9♦ 5♦ , Marquez shoves, Catela calls for his tournament life and is ahead with K♦ T♠ against Marquez’s 8♣ 7♠ . With the turn 8♠ , Marquez takes the lead but it switches back on the T♦ river for a double up to Catela.

60K ante

On a raised pot preflop, the cards show {ks|} 9♦ 7♦ . Big blind Richard Marquez checks, mid-position I-Chun Chiu bets 85,000, Marquez calls. Both players check the turn 8♥ , and the river comes 4♦ . Marquez checks again, Chiu bets 450,000, Marquez calls then mucks to Chiu’s A♦ J♦ nut flush.

50K ante

Chip leader Richard Marquez and Jasven Saigal go head-to-head that sees the board complete 3♦ 6♥ 9♠ J♠ J♣ and 570,000 in the pot. Marquez bets 300,000, Saigal snap-calls. Marquez opens 4♥ 7♠ bluff, Saigal wins it with A♦ 9♦ .

50K ante

ante

At the second break of the day, a line of players hunted down the biggest mystery bounty prize of $18,000 which is still in the box. No finders however Selim Souissi did pull a large one of $3,000. There are 18 players remaining. Big stacks are: