$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
486,000 AUD
Entries
243
Level
23
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Hellmuth Eyes 14th Bracelet; Politano Aims for Success Before November
Welcome back to our PokerNews coverage of the AU$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event from the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific. Today is Day 2 of this tournament, the seventh one of the series, and there are 31 players remaining from the original starting field of 243.
Leading the pack is Alexander Antonios with 138,200 in chips, and he's the only player to finish Day 1 over the century mark. While he may hold the chip lead and be best positioned to make a run at the gold bracelet, all eyes will clearly be on two other players, though.
First, there's 13-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth entering Day 2 with 82,500 in chips. He'll be chasing his astonishing 14th piece of WSOP hardware, and there's only 3 players standing between Hellmuth and that accomplishment. One of those players is 2014 WSOP November Niner Bruno Politano, who just so happens to have bagged up the same amount of chips with 82,500. Hellmuth and Politano are tied for fourth on the leaderboard and are prepared to make some big noise.
Unlike the other eight members of the WSOP Main Event final table that will take place in November, Politano is the only one to make the trip Down Under. Prior to this festival, PokerNews' Chad Holloway interviewed Politano about his trip to Melbourne, and the Brazilian stated that he would "be playing a high-level of poker with the best in the world." He's surely shined so far in this event and has the potential to do even more with a deep run.
Other notables remaining include Jesse Sylvia, Tony Hachem, Ami Barer, Van Marcus, and Ashley Mason.
The cards are scheduled to be in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time, and that's when PokerNews will be live from the floor with all of the action. The top 27 spots are set to be paid, which means the money bubble looms, and you won't want to miss a thing.
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The cards are in the air for Day 2.
Day 2 Seat Draw
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | Van Marcus |
| 10 | 2 | Alex Antonios |
| 10 | 3 | Matthew Rolfe |
| 10 | 4 | Alan Schubert |
| 10 | 5 | Brendon Rubie |
| 10 | 6 | --empty-- |
| 11 | 1 | Tony Hachem |
| 11 | 2 | Scott Reid |
| 11 | 3 | Sang Lee |
| 11 | 4 | Phil Ward |
| 11 | 5 | Yaxi Zhu |
| 11 | 6 | --empty-- |
| 12 | 1 | Henry Wang |
| 12 | 2 | Ben Breadsell |
| 12 | 3 | Yu Kurita |
| 12 | 4 | Ami Barer |
| 12 | 5 | Ashley Mason |
| 12 | 6 | --empty-- |
| 13 | 1 | David Lim |
| 13 | 2 | Peter Longmore |
| 13 | 3 | Jesse Sylvia |
| 13 | 4 | Aik-Chuan Nee |
| 13 | 5 | Kris Nestorovic |
| 13 | 6 | --empty-- |
| 7 | 1 | Michael Tran |
| 7 | 2 | Bruno Politano |
| 7 | 3 | Maz Misaghian |
| 7 | 4 | Dylan Wilkerson |
| 7 | 5 | Steven Zhou |
| 7 | 6 | Phil Hellmuth |
| 8 | 1 | Tien Pham |
| 8 | 2 | Mitch Canton |
| 8 | 3 | Andrew Leadbetter |
| 8 | 4 | Jackson Zheng |
| 8 | 5 | Domenico Zappia |
| 8 | 6 | --empty-- |
Schubert Doubles
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Alan Schubert, who began the day with just 6,600 in chips, shoved the first hand of the day, folded, the second, and then was all in again on the third for 7,200 against chip leader Alexander Antonios. Antonios had the 
, and Schubert had the 
.
The flop, turn, and river ran out 
, and Schubert doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | -8,200 |
|
15,700 | 9,100 |
Reid the First One Gone On Day 2
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Scott Reid has been eliminated in 31st place to become the first casualty of Day 2. He was all in preflop for his last 10,000 or so with the 
against the 
for Phil Ward. The board came 
to counterfeit Reid's pair of fours and give Ward the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 18,100 |
|
Busted |
Wang Eliminated 30th
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Shortly after Scott Reid became the first to go in 31st place, Henry Wang was eliminated in 30th. He was all in with the 
against the 
for reigning Aussie Millions Main Event champion Ami Barer. The flop, turn, and river of 
kept Barer's nines in front to send Wang out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 8,600 |
|
Busted |
Schubert Eliminated; One More Before the Money
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Alan Schubert has been eliminated by chip leader Alexander Antonios. Schubert was all in with the 
to dominate Antonios' 
. Unfortunately for Schubert, though, the board ran out 
to give Antonios the ace-high flush for the win.
Schubert, who began the day as the severe short stack with just 6,600 in chips, was eliminated in 29th place. That means the remaining 28 players are now on the official bubble with the top 27 paying out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
147,000 | 17,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Lee Bubbles As Kings Get Cracked
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Sang Lee was all in for around 30,000 with the 
against Phil Ward's 
. It what started out as a great spot for Lee soon turned bad on the 
flop that gave Ward a set of eights.
The turn was the , and that helped Lee a little bit with a flush draw, but the paired the board on the river and delivered Ward with the winning full house. Lee was eliminated, sending the remaining 27 players into the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 | 33,000 |
|
Busted |