The World Series of Poker Main Event has reached the money after China’s Quan Zhou bubbled, taking home the consolation prize of a seat in next year’s affair.

In April, Quan Zhou was the darling of the poker press when he beat the Global Poker Index (GPI) World #1 Nick Petrangelo in the heads-up phase of the PokerStars Championship Macau High Roller for $469,009.

Leap into a time machine and head to Day 3 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and Zhou is the man the camera crews had their lens locked onto, as he, and Roger Campbell, both ended up in the fight to avoid being the Bubble-Bubble Boy.

Zhou lost his tournament life running an unsuccessful bluff against the Triple Crown incumbent, Davidi Kitai (the Belgian was sitting on Kings full when Zhou pushed with a missed draw). Campbell lost his right to a seat when he missed his flush draw against Kenny Shih.