2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

$1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Terminator
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
86
Prize
61,250 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,650 AUD
Prize Pool
250,000 AUD
Entries
250
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
2,000

Come With Me If You Want to Live

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

After a player opened for 450, Jeff Gross three-bet jammed for 1,725 more. His opponent made the call and it was another race situation.

Gross: {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}
Opponent: {9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

Gross didn't have to sweat long as the {a-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop gave him a hammerlock on the hand. The {10-Diamonds} was run out on the turn followed by the {2-Diamonds} on the river, and Gross raked in the much-needed double.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
4,200
2,200
2,200
StakeKings

Tags: Jeff Gross

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
35,000
35,000
35,000
Mark Van Dort
Mark Van Dort
30,000
-3,000
-3,000
David Bowen au
David Bowen
26,000
26,000
26,000
Vanessa Rousso us
Vanessa Rousso
20,000
17,500
17,500
Mikel Habb au
Mikel Habb
19,000
Peter Aristidou au
Peter Aristidou
18,500
18,500
18,500
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
18,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
StakeKings
Jonathan Dimmig us
Jonathan Dimmig
16,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Joe Cabret au
Joe Cabret
15,000
10,500
10,500
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
13,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
13,000
8,500
8,500
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
12,500
8,000
8,000
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 2X Winner
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
11,400
-1,750
-1,750
WSOP 2X Winner
George Danzer de
George Danzer
10,100
100
100
WSOP 4X Winner
Bruno Politano br
Bruno Politano
10,000
-1,000
-1,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
9,500
3,200
3,200
WPT 2X Winner
Dale West
Dale West
9,000
-1,000
-1,000
Sean Giesbrecht
Sean Giesbrecht
9,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
8,500
-1,500
-1,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Graeme Putt nz
Graeme Putt
8,200
8,200
8,200
Jamie Pickering au
Jamie Pickering
8,000
-2,000
-2,000
Jeffrey Moony
Jeffrey Moony
7,300
3,750
3,750
Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
6,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
5,000
-3,000
-3,000
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
5,000
-2,800
-2,800

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Level: 6

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Suchanek Falls to Smith

Level 6 : 100/200, 25 ante

We missed the elimination of Jan Suchanek, but we do know it was at the hands of Andrew Smith.

Apparently Smith had turned two pair with {k-}{j-} and put out a bet. Suchanek, who held {a-}{a-}, raised and then called off when Smith three-bet jammed. The river was a blank, and Smith added Suchanek's $500 Terminator chip to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Smith us
Andrew Smith
35,000
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
Busted

Tags: Jan SuchanekAndrew Smith

Davies Bricks

Level 6 : 100/200, 25 ante

In a three-bet preflop pot, Scott Davies got his stack all in on a {j-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-} flop holding a flush draw with the {a-Spades}{q-Spades}. He needed to hit either that or an ace to stay alive as his opponent held an overpair with the {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. That proved easier said than done as both the turn and river bricked to send Davies out the door short of the dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Scott Davies

Sound the Alam for the Terminator

Level 6 : 100/200, 25 ante

Action folded to Fred Alam on the button and he splashed in his stack of 2,575. Vanessa Rousso then three-bet from the small blind, which inspired the player in the big to fold.

Rousso: {7-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Alam: {q-Spades}{5-Spades}

Both players shared a five, but Alam's kicker made him the big favorite. The {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{k-Clubs} flop failed to improve either player, while the {6-Spades} turn gave Rousso a gutshot straight draw. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {Q-Hearts}. Alam didn't need it, but he paired his queen and was shipped the double.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Rousso us
Vanessa Rousso
36,000
-4,000
-4,000

Tags: Fred AlamVanessa Rousso

"It'll Take a Miracle to Win this One"

Level 6 : 100/200, 25 ante
Antonio Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari

After the player on the button moved all in for 2,150 from the button, a short-stacked Antonio Esfandiari called from the big blind.

Esfandiari: {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}
Button: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

Esfandiari's kicker issues failed to get resolved as the board ran out {q-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{k-Spades}{j-Diamonds} and he was left with just 450 after the hand.

In the very next hand, the player in the cutoff limped and Colm Galloway raised to 475 from the button. Esfandiari called off, the big blind called, and the limper came along as well.

"It'll take a miracle to win this one," Esfandiari said as he stood from his chair. Two checks on the {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop saw Galloway bet 1,100, and the other two players folded.

Galloway: {2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Esfandiari: {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}

Esfandiari was thrilled to see he was drawing as good as he was, but it was all for naught as the {6-Hearts} blanked on the turn followed by the {3-Diamonds} river. Esfandiari sent his Terminator chip over to Galloway, but he had one other from an earlier knock out, meaning he'll get $500 back.

Player Chips Progress
Colm Galloway au
Colm Galloway
30,000
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariColm Galloway

Level: 7

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25