Australian Luke Brabin Wins AU$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator (AU$131,365)!
Luke Brabin came into the final day of play with the chip lead, and he successfully rode that big stack all the way to the winner's circle, capturing his first gold bracelet and the AU$131,365 top prize.
At the start of the day, just nine players stood between Brabin and the title. After Kahle Burns fell in 10th place, David Profaca was the next to go in ninth. Then, Brabin busted Piyush Gupta in eighth place before Didier Guerin took out Brian McAllister in seventh. Those first four eliminations only took 20 hands of play, but things slowed after that.
Zane Ly didn't bust in sixth place until the 49th hand of the day, and then Ryan Hong exited 10 hands later. Four-handed play lasted for a little while, but then Stephen Lindeblad bounced to the payout desk in fourth place, as Brabin scored his second elimination of the day. In third fell Daniel Murphy, and he too was busted by Brabin, but only after Brabin scooped the largest pot of the tournament from Murphy.
That big pot took place on the 111th hand of the day, with Brabin and Murphy getting the money in on the 
board. Both had trip tens, but it was Brabin's 
that out-kicked the 
for Murphy. Murphy did have a flush draw, but the 
on the river gave him no help and the nearly 1.5 million-chip pot was sent Brabin's way.
A couple hands later, Brabin finished off Murphy to set up a one-sided heads-up affair with Guerin.
Guerin began heads-up play with 216,000 to Brabin's massive 1.617 million. Guerin tried to fight and actually took most of the first few pots, but Brabin was just too much in the end. On the final hand, Guerin shoved the 
and lost out to Brabin's 
.
With that, the first event of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific is in the books, and Australian Luke Brabin will forever have his place in poker history.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize (AU$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Brabin | $131,365 |
| 2 | Didier Guerin | $81,220 |
| 3 | Daniel Murphy | $59,334 |
| 4 | Stephen Lindeblad | $43,986 |
| 5 | Ryan Hong | $33,080 |
| 6 | Zane Ly | $25,234 |
| 7 | Brian McAllister | $19,521 |
| 8 | Piyush Gupta | $15,318 |
| 9 | David Profaca | $12,189 |
The first event of the series may be a wrap, but that doesn't mean the PokerNews coverage stops here. There's still nine more gold bracelets to be awarded, and you can follow along with all the events here.
. Brabin checked, Guerin bet 30,000, and Brabin folded.
. Guerin checked, Brabin fired a bet, and Guerin quickly folded.
for the minimum, and both players checked to see the 
land on the turn. Guerin was first and bet 35,000. Brabin folded, and Guerin won the pot.
and added a nice little sweat with Guerin picking up an open-ended straight draw along with his live cards. The turn was the 
. That did it and eliminated Guerin in second place. For his effort, Guerin earned AU$81,220, but it would be Brabin walking away with the title, the bracelet, and the AU$131,365 top prize.
turn with a bet of 54,000.
turn provided additional outs for Brabin. You could hear shouts from the rail and the 
river sent Murphy out in 3rd place for a payday of AU$59,334.
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flop kept Lindeblad in front, but gave some counterfeit outs to Brabin. The turn did just that and counterfeited Lindeblad when the 
fell to give Brabin the lead.
, and Brabin won the pot to eliminate Lindeblad in fourth place.
came out on the turn, and both players checked to see the 
flop. Both checked, and the turn was the 
to win the pot. Brabin showed king high.
and up against Guerin's 
