2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator
Day: 1c
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
131,365 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
611,000 AUD
Entries
611
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Gross Takes a Nice Pot

Level 6 : 100/200, 25 ante

Jeff Gross went heads-up to the {4-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {A-Clubs} flop and the player in the big blind as well as Gross both checked. On the {5-Spades} turn, a bet of 550 was check-called and Gross had to fire again the {7-Hearts} for 650 when the action got checked to him for the third time in a row. This time he got through with it and didn't have to reveal his cards in order to claim the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
14,500 6,700

Tags: Jeff Gross

Level: 6

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Hellmuth Doubles Through Colman

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

Phil Hellmuth opened the action with a raise from middle position and both players in the blinds including Julius Colman called to see the {8-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {3-Clubs} flop. The action was checked to Hellmuth and he bet 250, which was only called by Colman.

The Poker Brat continued with another bet of 450 on the {5-Diamonds} turn and Colman check-called to check-raise all in as soon as the {9-Diamonds} river appeared. Hellmuth had bet 1,100 and snap-called all in, turning over {3-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} for a full house. Colman could not beat that with {J-Spades} {5-Spades} and shipped the pot over to the other side of the table.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
7,200 4,500

Tags: Julius ColmanPhil Hellmuth

Watson Finds an Ace to Stay Alive

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

The preflop action escaped us, but we do know that Mike Watson got his stack of 2,950 all in against an unknown opponent.

Watson: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Opponent: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Watson needed some help, and he found some when the {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}{a-Spades} flop paired his ace. Neither the {5-Clubs} turn nor {6-Clubs} river changed a thing, and Watson secured the much-needed double.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
6,000 2,400

Tags: Mike Watson

One for Henson

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

"It was actually way too much and I should not have called," said Ray Henson after we saw the player two seats over leave the table. After one limp, Henson raised to 600 and the short stack moved all in for 3,550. We already say that move before against an open raise from Phil Hellmuth and Henson decided to call with pocket nines including the {9-Diamonds}.

He was up against {A-} {J-} and the flop delivered one of the over cards in {Q-Diamonds} {J-} {6-Diamonds}. Fortunately for Henson, two further diamonds appeared on turn and river to give him a flush and the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
12,200 5,400

Tags: Ray Henson

Esfandiari Falls to Lindeblad

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante
Antonio Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari

Stephen Lindeblad raised to 425 and got a flat call from Antonio Esfandiari one seat over. They went heads-up to the {8-Hearts} {8-Spades} {9-Diamonds} flop and both players checked. On the {7-Clubs} turn, Lindeblad checked and Esfandiari bet 1,000 with approximately 1,200 behind.

Lindeblad said that he "could not put him on a hand" and pushed all in with the by far superior stack and {J-Spades} {7-Spades}. The Magician called off with {A-Clubs} {10-Clubs} and could not improve anymore as the {8-Clubs} river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Lindeblad au
Stephen Lindeblad
23,500 23,500
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariStephen Lindenblad

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Julius Colman au
Julius Colman
15,000 12,100
Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
13,000 900
George Danzer de
George Danzer
WSOP 4X Winner
9,500
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
8,000 1,500
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
7,800 -200
Oliver Gill au
Oliver Gill
7,500 -1,500
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
6,800 -5,200
Heinz Kamutzki de
Heinz Kamutzki
6,500 3,900
Van Marcus au
Van Marcus
5,700 -1,500
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
WPT 1X Winner
5,000 2,200
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
WSOP 2X Winner
3,800 -200
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
3,600 -600
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
3,500 -1,300
Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
WSOP 1X Winner
3,300 3,300
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
2,700 -11,150
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
2,700 -1,650
Tino Lechich au
Tino Lechich
2,000
Bernard Beh
Bernard Beh
Busted
Graeme Putt nz
Graeme Putt
Busted

Bartrom Takes from Shack-Harris

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

Brandon Shack-Harris, who currently leads the 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race, opened for 500 from early position and received a call from Mark Bartrom in the big blind. Bartrom proceeded to check-call a bet of 500 on the {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} flop, and then both players checked the {4-Hearts} turn. When the {7-Spades} completed the board on the river, Bartrom fired out 850 and Shack-Harris called.

Bartrom tabled the {q-Spades}{a-Clubs} for queens and sevens with an ace kicker, and it was good as Shack-Harris flashed the {Q-Hearts} before folding his hand.

Meanwhile, Jan Suchanek was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Bartrom
Mark Bartrom
6,300 6,300
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
WSOP 2X Winner
4,000 -3,300
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
Busted

Tags: Mark Bartrom