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

Updated Chip Counts

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
41,000
-6,000
-6,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
33,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Scott Reid
Scott Reid
33,000
11,000
11,000
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
30,400
3,400
3,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Tony Hachem au
Tony Hachem
24,500
3,500
3,500
Bernard Beh
Bernard Beh
21,500
-8,200
-8,200
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
17,000
5,700
5,700
Jackson Zheng nz
Jackson Zheng
17,000
11,000
11,000
Andrew Hinrichsen au
Andrew Hinrichsen
17,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Buzgon us
Daniel Buzgon
17,000
Van Marcus au
Van Marcus
12,000
500
500
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
10,500
1,800
1,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
7,300
-5,100
-5,100
WSOP 3X Winner
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
6,000
Juicy Li cn
Juicy Li
5,000
-14,000
-14,000
Oliver Gill au
Oliver Gill
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Let's Have Ourselves a Dinner Break

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

Level 6 has expired, and that means it's time for the one-hour dinner break. When they return the remaining players will play four more levels before bagging and tagging for the night. Late registrations will remain open up to the start of Level 7, so last call for those interested in Event #7 AU$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em.

Recent Bracelet Winner Eliminated by November Niner

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante
Sam Higgs
Sam Higgs

Earlier today, Melbourne local and tattoo shop owner Sam Higgs took down Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for AU$127,843 and a gold bracelet. After the win, Higgs joined his friends and family for a celebratory dinner, and then he left them to jump into this event. Higgs was seeking back-to-back bracelets, but his attempt was cut short by November Niner Bruno Politano.

Higgs was nursing a short stack and got it all in on a {5-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{10-Hearts} flop only to find himself in dire straits against his Brazilian foe.

Higgs: {q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Politano: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Higgs had flopped top pair, but it was no good as Politano was sitting on the granddaddy of all hands. Neither the {J-Diamonds} turn nor {6-Diamonds} river helped Higgs, and he was sent to the rail. Needless to say, even after being eliminated it's been a heck of a day for Higgs.

Player Chips Progress
Bruno Politano br
Bruno Politano
40,000
7,000
7,000
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Bad Turn for Hachem

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

Tony Hachem saw the turn of a {J-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {K-Spades} {9-Spades} board and put Scott Reid all in. The latter called for his last 7,875 and had flopped the nuts with {Q-Clubs} {10-Clubs}. Hachem was drawing slim with {A-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} and needed a king or nine to avoid the setback. The {8-Hearts} on the river didn't help and Reid scored the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Reid
Scott Reid
22,000
22,000
22,000
Tony Hachem au
Tony Hachem
21,000
-8,500
-8,500

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Sylvia Chips Up

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

Following a raise to 700 and a call, Jesse Sylvia three-bet the cutoff to 2,300 with both opponents calling as the flop fell {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}.

Both opponents checked to Sylvia who opted to fire a continuation-bet of 2,725 which was met by two swift folds.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
17,500
10,500
10,500
WPT 1X Winner

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Things Are Getting Juicy

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

Juicy Li opened for 600 under the gun and current WSOP Player of the Year leader Brandon Shack-Harris defended from the big blind. Shack-Harris then check-called a bet of 700 on the {4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{10-Clubs} flop before checking the {K-Spades} turn. Li kept the pressure on with a bet of 1,500, and this time it did the trick as Shack-Harris released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
27,000
-2,200
-2,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Juicy Li cn
Juicy Li
19,000

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Rubie Lays Down a Bad Beat He'll Remember Forever

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante
Brendon Rubie
Brendon Rubie

Brendon Rubie pulled us aside to inform us of a hand he'd just won.

As he told it, he looked down at {10-}{10-} under the gun and opened with a raise. The player to his left, who he said had been folding nonstop for nearly two hours, then three-bet all in for 1,100. Action folded back to Rubie, and it wasn't much more for him to call. He expected his opponent to have {a-}{a-}, which he did, but Rubie made the call nonetheless.

The {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop gave Rubie a set, but his opponent had flopped an even bigger one. The only way Rubie could win was with the case ten, and wouldn't you know it, the {10-Diamonds} peeled off on the turn. The other player failed to catch the case ace on the river, and Rubie was the beneficiary of the bad beat.

Player Chips Progress
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
11,300
1,800
1,800

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