Players in the field have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Flight B is now up to 147 entrants. Of those, 133 remain in contention.

Michael Wang

Michael Wang opened to 1,100 from early position and was three-bet by Taerim Ha in the small blind. Wang responded by moving all in, and Ha didn't take long to commit his last 40,000 into the middle.

Taerim Ha: Q Q

Michael Wang: K K

Ha found himself on the wrong side of a cold deck, and the K A 9 flop saw him begin to get up from his seat after Wang hit a set of kings.

The 7 turn gave Ha a sliver of hope after picking up a flush draw, but the 2 river bricked out — sending Ha to reenter should he choose and giving a large boost to Wang's stack.

Howard Mazer, Keith Qiang, and Hon Cheong Lee were in for 4,500 each heading to a flop, which came 2 3 5 .

Mazer checked from under the gun and Qiang checked from the hijack to Lee, who fired a bet of 7,500 into the middle. Mazer moved all in for a bit over 30,000, which got a quick fold from Qiang and a call from Lee with a slightly covering stack.

Howard Mazer: A 4

Hon Cheong Lee: Q Q

Mazer had flopped a wheel, leaving Lee drawing to some kind of runner-runner.

The J turn left Lee drawing dead and the 8 river made Mazer's double up official.

Abraham Ceesvin

Flight B of the Mystery Bounty Champion is already up to 84 entrants in Level 3, with several notables taking their seats.

Among them are Isaac Phua, Somasekhar Sanampuri, Hua Wei Lin, Gerardo Rodrigues, Hakan Varol, and APT Main Event Champion Abraham Ceesvin.

Yohei Yamauchi opened to 700 first to act and was called by Yu Liou Fei on the button and Wooil Choi in the big blind.

Thge first two players checked on the 5 K 8 flop and the action went to Fei, who tossed out a bet of 1,000. Choi then sprang to life with a check-raise to 3,000, which got two quick folds from both Yamauchi and Fei.

Yu Liou Fei raised to 800 on the button and was called by Vladimir Martynov in the small blind and Wooil Choi in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Action checked to Fei, who continued for 800 on the J 7 9 flop. Martynov called, but Choi folded,

Both players checked on the K turn and then Martynov led out for 2,200 after the 7 paired the board on the end.

Fei re-checked his hole cards and then sent them into the muck, awarding the pot to Martynov.

Action folded to Ilia Drobin, who limped from the small blind and then called after Matas Cikinas exercised his option and made it 800 to go from the big blind.

Drobin check-called a 600 bet from Cikinas on the J Q T flop and then both players checked on the 9 turn.

Drobin checked a final time after the 2 completed completed the board and Cikinas fired a bet of 3,000 into the middle.

Drobin didn't take long to look him up and Cikinas tabled K 2 for a king-high straight. Drobin couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Cikinas.

Amit Binyamin

With 12 players at the start, Flight B of the Mystery Bounty Championship is now underway!

The Mystery Bounty Championship, sponsored by Natural8, continues today with Flight B, the second and final starting flight of the TWD 15 million (~USD 460,000) guaranteed prize pool event. With Flight A already underway, players who have yet to secure a place in the Final Day will have one last opportunity to get in on the action beginning at 5 p.m.

The TWD 35,000 (~USD 1,074) buy-in event starts players with 40,000 in chips, with Flight B featuring a faster structure of 20-minute levels, compared to the 30-minute levels of the opening flight. Late registration remains open until the start of Level 11, scheduled for approximately 8:50 p.m.

The Mystery Bounty format adds another layer of excitement, with TWD 12,000 from each buy-in allocated to the bounty pool. Once the Final Day is reached, players who eliminate an opponent will get to draw a mystery bounty, offering the possibility of a massive payout alongside the regular prize pool.

Sofia Lovgren

Last year, Sofia Lovgren took down the event in convincing fashion, pulling the two biggest bounties worth TWD 1,500,000 (~USD 49,505) and TWD 1,000,000 (~USD 33,000) on her road to victory.

The field will play down to the top 14%, with all surviving players securing a min-cash and a place in the Final Day. Those who make it through will return on Monday, November 16 at 11:15 a.m. to play down to a champion.

The APT Championship is only just getting started, with plenty of titles still up for grabs over the next two weeks. For all the latest from the Mystery Bounty Championship and beyond, check back here on the APT Live Blog.