2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
128,784 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
486,000 AUD
Entries
243
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed

Just 30 Players Between Hellmuth and No. 14

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Day 1 of the AU$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event from the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific worked its way through the first 10 levels of play. At the close of registration, 243 entries had been tallied and a AU$486,000 prize pool was generated. Leading the surviving 31 players was Alexander Antonios with 138,200 in chips.

Antonios didn't have the chip lead until the final hand of the night when he won a monster pot against former chip leader Maz Misaghian with a Broadway straight. Misaghian finished on 35,600 in chips.

The first day of this event proved fast and furious, as nearly 90% of the field was eliminated and big stacks were tossed around left and right. Notables Greg Merson, Ryan Riess, Daniel Negreanu, Jonathan Karamalikis, Brandon Shack-Harris, Jeff Madsen, Jeff Lisandro, Antonio Esfandiari, and Jackie Glazier were among the carnage, but just because they busted doesn't mean there aren't some important faces left.

Of those advancing to Day 2, you've got Phil Hellmuth, Jesse Sylvia, Tony Hachem, Bruno Politano, Ami Barer, Van Marcus, Ashley Mason, and Brendon Rubie. Hellmuth will take 82,500 in chips into Day 2, and he'll be looking for his 14th WSOP gold bracelet.

The players are scheduled to return on Friday at 12:30 p.m. local time at Crown Melbourne, and PokerNews will be on hand for all live coverage starting then.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alexander Antonios au
Alexander Antonios
138,200 138,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Steven Zhou au
Steven Zhou
92,000 22,000
Aik-Chuan Nee my
Aik-Chuan Nee
88,500 61,500
Bruno Politano br
Bruno Politano
82,500 -6,500
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
82,500 70,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jackson Zheng nz
Jackson Zheng
72,900 -14,600
Kris Nestorovic
Kris Nestorovic
72,400 12,400
Ashley Mason gb
Ashley Mason
63,100 11,100
Ami Barer ca
Ami Barer
61,400 9,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
61,200 -19,800
Yu Kurita jp
Yu Kurita
45,900 -22,600
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
43,900 8,900
Phil Ward
Phil Ward
43,900 20,700
Mitch Caton au
Mitch Caton
42,800 -5,000
Peter Longmore au
Peter Longmore
42,800 42,800
Van Marcus au
Van Marcus
41,900 -1,100
Tien Pham ca
Tien Pham
39,800 -25,200
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
37,700 -7,300
WPT 1X Winner
Andrew Leadbetter
Andrew Leadbetter
37,600 37,600
Maz Misaghian
Maz Misaghian
35,600 -39,400
Domenico Zappia
Domenico Zappia
33,200 33,200
Yaxi Zhu
Yaxi Zhu
31,900 31,900
Benjamin Breadsell au
Benjamin Breadsell
31,100 31,100
David Lim au
David Lim
28,700 28,700
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
27,300 -15,700
WPT 1X Winner

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Three More Hands

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

The tournament officials have just announced that the remaining players will play three more hands at each table before bagging and tagging for the night. We're headed out to compile a list of chip counts, so stay tuned for those as well as a full recap of the Day 1 action.

Get in the Van

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

On a flop of {A-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}, Van Marcus bet and then raised himself all in for his last 17,700 as his opponent raised and called the all in to put Marcus at risk.

Marcus: {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

With Marcus flopping bottom set, the {4-Spades} and {10-Diamonds} turn and river ensure he doubled through to roughly 43,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Van Marcus au
Van Marcus
43,000 27,000

Tags: Van Marcus

Hortin Out; 32 Left

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Yu Kurita opened to 1,800 from the cutoff seat, and Bruno Politano called on the button. In the big blind was Dylan Hortin, and he reraised all in for 5,900. Kurita called, and Politano folded.

Both players had a pocket pair, but it was Kurita's {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} ahead of the at-risk Hortin's {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. The flop, turn, and river ran out {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, and Hortin was eliminated in 33rd place, short of the money.

Player Chips Progress
Bruno Politano br
Bruno Politano
89,000 9,500
Yu Kurita jp
Yu Kurita
68,500 30,500
Dylan Hortin us
Dylan Hortin
Busted

Tags: Dylan HortinYu KuritaBruno Politano

Misaghian Bleeding Chips

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

We missed the action unfold, but we do know that Tien Pham got his stack of 29,175 all in on the turn with a board reading {10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{6-Spades}{a-Spades} and was at risk against Maz Misaghian.

Misaghian: {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Pham: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

Misaghian had turned two pair, but he was drawing thin as Pham had flopped top set. Misaghian needed an ace to steal the pot, but it didn't happen as the {J-Diamonds} blanked on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Maz Misaghian
Maz Misaghian
75,000 -12,000
Tien Pham ca
Tien Pham
65,000 33,000

Tags: Maz MisaghianTien Pham

Level: 10

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Zheng Flops Set to Double

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

On a board of {2-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} Jackson Zheng bet out 5,100 only to have Phil Ward check-raise to 14,200. Zheng moved all in for 40,575 and Ward snap-called.

Ward: {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Zheng: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}

The river landed the {J-Hearts} and Zheng's set saw him scoop the pot and climb to just under 90,000 while Ward slid down to 23,200 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jackson Zheng nz
Jackson Zheng
87,500 44,500
Phil Ward
Phil Ward
23,200 -21,800

Tags: Jackson ZhengPhil Ward

Three-Way All In Sends 2013 WSOP Champ to the Rail

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante
Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

Ryan Riess opened the action with a raise to 1,300 from the hijack. Kris Nestorovic called from the small blind, and then a short-stacked Shane Stark shoved all in for 3,425 more from the big. Riess responded by dropping a bunch of chips in the middle, and Nestorovic tossed in a single chip to call.

Nestorovic must have thought Riess had moved all in, but in reality the 2013 WSOP Main Event champ had 4,700 back. The side pot was straightened out, and then Riess moved all in after Nestorovic checked the {8-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{a-Spades} flop. Nestorovic called and all three players tabled their cards.

Stark: {k-}{k-}
Riess: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Nestorovic: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Stark was out in front with his set, but Nestorovic was leading for the sizable side pot, though Riess was drawing good to both a straight and flush draw. The {9-Clubs} turn was of no consequence, and neither was the {7-Spades} river. Riess missed to fall to Nestorovic, while Stark tripled his stack in the main pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kris Nestorovic
Kris Nestorovic
60,000
Shane Stark au
Shane Stark
10,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ryan RiessKris NestorovicShane Stark