Hand #20: Eric Zheng Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,000); Daniyal Gheba Pulls a $25,000 Bounty

Photo:  Eric Zheng

HAND #20  –  Eric Zheng moves all in under the gun for 525,000, Patrick Eskandar calls from the hijack, and Daniyal Gheba calls from the cutoff.

The flop comes , Eskandar checks, Gheba bets 450,000, and Eskandar folds.

Zheng turns over for a king-high flush draw, and he needs to improve to stay alive against Gheba’s (ace high).

The turn card is the , giving Zheng a gutshot straight draw, but the river card is the . Gheba wins the pot with his ace to eliminate Zheng in eighth place.

Daniyal Gheba  –  17,300,000  (115 bb)
Patrick Eskandar  –  3,900,000  (26 bb)
Eric Zheng  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($25,000)

Gheba also gets to pull a random Mystery Bounty envelope, and he opens up his envelope to reveal …

$25,000!

Gheba pulls the one of the third-largest mystery bounties, to add to his $200,000 bounty for knocking out Jacob Stufflebean.

Photo:  After his elimination, Eric Zheng is interviewed by Drea Renee.