$1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

$1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha

Day 1 Started

10-05-2014 13:16 UTC+10

Are You Ready for Some Four-Card PLO Madness?!?

Chad Holloway

Will George Danzer earn more POY points?

Welcome to the third gold bracelet event of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific — Event #3 $1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha. This is the second year this particular tournament has graced the schedule, with the inaugural event attracting 172 entries. Jim Collopy won that event for $69,662, and today poker hopefuls will attempt to follow in his footsteps.

Unlike Texas hold'em, which is played with two cards, pot-limit Omaha (PLO) is played with four cards. Aside from that, the big difference is that players MUST use two cards from their hand and three from the board to make their best five-card hand. PLO has a reputation of being an action-packed game as made hands versus draws is the order of the day.

Some of poker's biggest names will be in action today including 13-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth; World Poker Tour champ Jonathan Little; WSOP champs Ryan Riess and Jonathan Duhamel; and Big One for One Drop champ Antonio Esfandiari. Likewise, the three players atop the 2014 WSOP Player of the Year Leaderboard — George Danzer, Brandon Shack-Harris, and Daniel Negreanu — will look to add points to their totals.

Yesterday, Danzer — who was trailing Shack-Harris by less than 10 points at the time — worked his way to a 22nd-place finish in Event #1 $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator and took over the top spot. Shack-Harris' min-cash in the same event resulted in him earning 8.5 points, whereas Danzer picked up 17 points — meaning the latter now leads the former 762.2 to 760.5. Clearly it's going to be a tight race.

Players will begin with 4,500 in tournament chips, and the plan for the night is to play eight one-hour levels with a 60-minute dinner break after four levels. Late registration will remain open for six levels. Those who survive the night will then return at 12:30 p.m. on Monday for Day 2 action. Who will make it through? Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest and greatest from the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/25

Ante: 0

10-05-2014 15:27 UTC+10

A Look at Who is Here

Chad Holloway

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Portaro	4,500
Mohsin Charania	4,500
Ami Barer	4,500
Roland Israelashivili	4,500
Jonathan Duhamel	4,500
Van Marcus	4,500
Jonathan Dimmig	4,500
Stephen Woodhead	4,500
Mike Leah	4,500
Bruno Kawauti	4,500
Jonathan Little	4,500
Jan Suchanek	4,500
Tony Kambouroglou	4,500
Oliver Gill	4,500
Mel Judah	4,500

10-05-2014 15:37 UTC+10

Great Start for Marcus

Chad Holloway

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

It didn't take long for the first elimination of the day, which isn't surprising considering the nature of PLO.

We missed the hand unfold, but we do know that the chips went in on the turn with a board reading . Van Marcus held the for top two pair, and his opponent held the for top pair, and both straight and flush draws. Marcus needed to dodge a lot of dangerous cards, and he did so as the river improved him to a full house. With that, Marcus doubled his starting stack while sending a player to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Van Marcus	9,000	4,500

Tags: Van Marcus

10-05-2014 15:48 UTC+10

Welcome to the Party

Chad Holloway

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Wilkerson	4,500
Ray Henson	4,500
Brandon Shack-Harris	4,500
Roy Bhasin	4,500

10-05-2014 15:50 UTC+10

Short Day for Leah

Chad Holloway

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Mike Leah passed by our desk and informed us that his day had come to an early end.

He explained that he had called a raise holding the and then called a bet on the flop. Leah, who had two pair with a flush draw, called another bet on the turn, and then put out a big bet after his opponent checked the river, which was a heart. His opponent woke up with a check-raise, and Leah called off his last few hundred with his flush. Unfortunately for him, it was no good as his opponent held the nut flush with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	Busted

Tags: Mike Leah

10-05-2014 15:54 UTC+10

More for Marcus

Chad Holloway

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Van Marcus has gotten off to a red-hot start here in Event #3. We recently came across a hand with 1,650 in the pot and a board reading . The player in the small blind checked, and that opened the door for Marcus to bet 1,100. His opponent thought for about 40 seconds before tossing in a call, but mucked when Marcus rolled over the for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Van Marcus	12,500	3,500

Tags: Van Marcus

10-05-2014 16:11 UTC+10

Duhamel vs. Lin: Only One Will Survive

Chad Holloway

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Jonathan Duhamel in earlier WSOP APAC action.

On a flop of , David Lin bet 450 from the big blind only to have 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel raise to 1,425 from the under-the-gun position. Roland Israelashivili folded from late position, Lin called, and it was heads-up action to the turn.

Lin checked, Duhamel moved in for his last 1,050, and Lin called. The cards were turned up an Duhamel discovered the bad news.

Duhamel:
Lin:

Duhamel had flopped good with top two pair, but he was counterfeited on the turn when Lin made aces and nines. The river actually improved Lin to a flush, and Duhamel took his leave in Level 1.