Soo Bum Kim

Soo Bum Kim has been eliminated in 2nd place for TWD 6,375,500 ($207,730).

Punnat Punsri limped in pre-flop and Soo Bum Kim made it 1,600,000. Punsri made the call and both players saw a flop.

On a flop of J 9 4 flop Kim continued with his aggressive pre-flop line with a bet of 2,500,000. Punsri responded to that bet with an all-in shove. Kim immediately threw the rest of his time extension chips into the middle as he clearly had a difficult decision on his hands. Eventually, he did come to a decision and made the call.

Punsri 9 7 Kim K K

Could this be the moment Punsri won the title? This was a crucial hand for both players as the pot had ballooned to 36,000,000 which was the biggest pot of the tournament, and potentially the last.

Punsri needed a nine, seven, or a diamond with Kim looking to fade all of the Thai player's outs.

The crowd that had gathered were making a lot of noise and it all seemed to be coming from Punsri's rail.

"Diamond, diamond, diamond" they chanted.

The dealer was given the nod to deal the turn card.

2 .

That's it! At the first time of asking, Punsri drills a flush on the turn to leave South Korea's Kim drawing dead. The rail erupted with a deafening roar that echoed around the Asia Poker Arena as Punsri had locked up the pot, and the title. The meaningless 9 completed the board with Kim and Punsri sharing an embrace before the Thai player celebrated with his entourage.

Kim finishes as runner-up and will be left wondering what could have been. He displayed incredible grit and heart as he battled back from that huge chip disadvantage at the start of heads-up play but ultimately the cards fell the way of Punsri.