Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
$1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator
Day: 2
Event Info
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
611,000 AUD
Entries
611
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Players Left 1 / 611
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Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Ryan Hong started the action with a raise and Aaron Lim moved all in for approximately 75,000 in chips. The action was folded back to Hong and he made the call to launch yet another crucial coin flip:
Lim: 
Hong: 
The board delivered two pair but Hong's pocket pair was not counterfitted on 
. Lim dominated the last few levels until he simply ran bad and the 14th-ranked player on the all-time money list for Australia was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Bruno Portaro jammed all in on the 
flop and was quickly called by Brian McAllister. Portaro was stuck with his hand in the cooking jar, turning over the 
for a gutshot straight draw. McAllister had flopped top pair, top kicker with the 
and would need to hold to earn the elimination.
The turn was the and improved McAllister to two pair, but he still just needed to fade an eight.
The river completed the board with the 
, and that was that. McAllister ended with a full house and busted Portaro in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Daniel Murphy was all in for his last 42,000 with 
and Kahle Burns looked him up one seat over with the 
. There was only a tiny difference in the kicker of both opponents but it would be crucial on a board of 
to let Murphy double through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Thomas Gleeson moved his short stack all in with the 
, and Piyush Gupta called from the big blind with the 
. Gleeson only had three or four big blinds when he finally committed his stack.
The flop was a big one for Gupta, coming down 
and giving him two pair. The turn was the , and that left Gleeson drawing dead before the 
completed the board on the river.
Gleeson finished in 12th place and took home AU$9,831 for his effort. Gupta increased his stack to about 158,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
158,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
After an open raise to 12,000 from Didier Guerin on the button, Andrew Chang moved all in and won the pot without showdown. One hand later, Luke Brabin opened to 12,000 and Chang pushed all in for the second time in a row. Brabin asked to pull in his raise into the pot to determine how much more it was to call and it was 70,000 to go.
Eventually Brabin called and they turned over their cards:
Chang: 
Brabin: 
There was some sweat on the 
with the open ended straight draw for the short stack but Brabin held up thanks to the 
on the river. All remaining 10 players are now moved to the unofficial final table and there are 20 minutes left to play in the last level of the day. If we lose one more player prior to that, the chips will be bagged and tagged.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
In one of the first few hands of the unofficial ten-handed final table, Zane Ly raised to 12,500 from the cutoff and Daniel Murphy moved all in from the small blind for 66,500. Ly counted his chips carefully and eventually tossed in the chips while the rail of Murphy erupted.
Ly: 
Murphy:
The 
flop had something for both players with the gutshot and the open ended straight draw. On the 
turn, Ly picked up some additional outs to counterfit the pocket pair of his opponent. However, it wasn't meant to be with the on the river. Murphy screamed out his joy and his rail did so, too.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
75,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
From middle position, Zane Ly raised all in for an even 70,000. Action folded all the way around to Piyush Gupta in the big blind, and he made the call with the for half of his stack. Ly was at risk with the 
.
Following a run out of 
, Ly won the pot and doubled through. Gupta was left with 70,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
148,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
70,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Luke brabin raised and Ryan Hong defended his big blind to see the 
flop. Hong donk-bet and was called before checking the 
to his opponent. Now Brabin bet 19,000 and received a reluctant call. The completed the board and both big stacks checked. Brabin showed and that was enough to win the pot.
In the last hand of level 18, Hong limped from the small blind and Zane Ly checked his option one seat over. On the 
flop, Hong bet 6,000 and called the raise to 18,000 by Ly. The on the turn was checked through and Hong took down the pot without showdown with betting 39,000 on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
336,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
308,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Ten levels have been played in full today, and that means play will end with 10 remaining. The players are now bagging up their chips. Chip counts and a recap of the day will be posted shortly.
