Jan Suchanek opened for 350 from middle position and was met by a three-bet to 900 from Oliver Gill in the cutoff. Action folded back to Suchanek and he said, "Sorry, but not really."
He then spiked in a big stack of chips for a four-bet, which was technically to 2,925. Gill thought for a moment before five-bet jamming for 5,925 total, and Suchanek uttered one word... "Call."
Suchanek:
Gill:
"A flip. I'll take that," the always talkative Gill said upon seeing the cards. The flop kept Suchanek in the lead, but Gill did pick up a flush draw. It came in too after the dealer burned and turned the . Suchanek was drawing dead and sent some of his chips over to Gill after the completed the board on the river.
After the player on the button opened for 300, 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Ryan Riess raised to 1,050 from the big blind. The button called and then raised all in after Riess bet 2,300 on the flop. Riess, who had the shorter stack, called off for 3,600 total.
Riess:
Button:
The player on the button had flopped two pair, but Riess caught good on the turn to trip up. The river didn't change a thing, and Riess scored the double.
Just before the dinner break, Oliver Gill raised to 400 and got one caller before Bernard Beh three-bet pot to 1,700. Only Gill called to see the flop with one spade. Via bet, pot and shove the remainder of Beh's stack went into the middle with and Gill looked him up with the .
The on the turn left Beh drawing dead and Gill received a nice boost to his stack.
We just finished writing about Ryan Riess' double, but it was all for naught as he was just eliminated from the tournament.
His final hand escaped us, but he filled us in on some details. According to him, a raising war resulted in him getting in for about 10,000 on a board reading with two clubs. Riess held top set and a flush draw with , while his opponent held the naked straight. The river bricked and Riess, who is now 0-3 at the 2014 WSOP APAC, fell just shy of the dinner break.
Level 4 has come to an end, which means it's time for the one-hour dinner break. When they return, the players will play four more levels before bagging and tagging for the night. Remember, late registration is open through Level 6.
We missed the action unfold, but we do know that Antonio Esfandiari got his stack all in on a flop against David Lin.
Lin:
Esfandiari:
Esfandiari had flopped bottom set, which was well out in front of Lin's pocket kings. The turn gave Lin a gutshot straight draw, but the river improved Esfandiari to a full house to give him the double.
Jonathan Little found himself and roughly his last 2,000 all in against Jan Suchanek and an unknown player.
Both Suchanek and his opponent checked down the board before Suchanek check-folded to a bet of 2,000.
Little then mucked his hand when his opponent tabled his for the nut flush while making a quick exit to the rail, but not before uttering, "goodbye everyone"
Australia's most popular poker player, 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Joe Hachem, has arrived to the 2014 WSOP APAC.
He recently late registered Event #3, but thus far things aren't going his way. In a recent hand, Hachem opened for 400 from the hijack only to have fellow Australian Poker Hall of Fame member Mel Judah three-bet to 1,500 from the button. The blinds both folded, and Hachem wasted little time in making the call to see a flop of , which he checked.
Judah tossed out three teal T1,000 chips, which put Hachem, who had 2,300 behind, to the test. Hachem thought for about 45 seconds before sending his cards to the dealer.