HomeFour-way limped pot saw a flop land 8♦ 3♣ Q♣, no bets landed. On the turn 7♣, still no bets. The river A♣, action was checked to last position Joseph Talamayan, he bet 25k, only Bobby Zhu Xinghua called. Talamayan showed his 9♠ 4♠ bluff, Bobby won it with 10♠ 6♣ flush. Bobby rose to 255k.
Oliver Helm raised to 26k, Lim Chor Heng three-bet to 76k, called by Helm. The board ran out 2♦ K♣ Q♥ 5♠ 2♥ with no further bets. Helm showed 10♠ 10♥, Lim scooped it with J♥ J♣.
Three-way raised pot preflop sees the cards land 2♠ 2♦ 7♥. Tanaka Masatoshi checked, Ashish Munot bet 35k, Lim Chor Heng and Tanaka called. The turn 4♦, everyone checked. The river K♠, Tanaka checked, Munot fired 75k, Lim folded, Tanaka tank-called. Munot showed K♥ 9♥ for two pair on the river. Tanaka mucked.
Oliver Helm
Utg Tanaka Masatoshi raised to 28k, cutoff Oliver Helm bumped it up to 51k, called by Tanaka. At the flop 3♠ 6♠ J♥, Tanaka check-called 90k. On the turn J♦ and river 4♥, no bets by either. Tanaka opened Q♥ Q♠ but Helm had better with K♥ K♠. Tanaka down to 395k, Helm over 1.1M.
Getting the boot next was Ngo Trung Hieu who fell at the hands of Ashish Munot. Ngo raised to 30k, sb Munot three-bet to 107k, Ngo shoved, and a snap-call by Munot.
Munot A♣ K♥
Ngo A♦ Q♦
The board fell 10♦ 2♣ 7♥ 8♦ for a flush draw to Ngo but the river 9♥ denied him the win. Ngo out in 17th place for VND 83,160,000 payday. Munot chipped up to over 1M.
Cao Ngoc Anh was all in with pocket queens but Oliver Helm had him dominated with pocket kings and in chips. The board even dropped a king on the window. Cao Ngoc bowed out in 18th place for VND 83,160,000. Helm up to 1.080M.
Tung Nguyen was very unhappy to see the turnout of this hand especially that he was ahead during the shove. The hand began with Nguyen raising from the button to 22k, the blinds called, sb Je Hun Hong and bb Kim Hak Do. At the flop A♦ 5♦ Q♥, action was checked to Nguyen, he bet 40k, only Hong called. On the turn J♣, Hong checked, Nguyen shoved (122k), Hong tanked then called.
Hong J♦ 10♦ draw
Nguyen A♠ J♥ two pair
The river 9♦ gave Hong the flush to overtake and eliminate Nguyen in 19th place. Nguyen earned VND 69,300,000 for his finish. Hong climbed to 520k.
Yong Hyun Yoo all in with K-Q against David Erquiaga with 5-5, the board bricked. Yong out in 20th place. He earned VND 69,300,000.
That’s it the bubble burst and everyone is now in the money! Taking the fall was China’s Chen Dajza at the hands of Joseph Talamayan. Action saw Talamayan raise to 20k, cutoff Chen three-bet to 55k, Talamayan shoved, Chen joined with less.
Talamayan Q♠ Q♥
Chen J♥ J♠
No bad beats arrived on the board 2♦ K♣ 7♣ 4♥ 4♣. Talamayan shipped it and is up to 795k.
Bubble round is over, players now race for a seat to tomorrow’s Final 8. Good luck to all!