Dinner Time
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
The remaining 15 players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
$25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
Buy-in
25,000 AUD
Prize Pool
1,632,000 AUD
Entries
68
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Leah Nearing 900K
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jesse Sylvia opened from early position to 18,000, and Mike Leah reraised from the cutoff seat to 46,000. Sylvia called, and the flop came down 
. On the flop, Sylvia checked, and Leah bet 47,000. Sylvia made the call.
The turn was the 
, and Sylvia checked again. Leah bet 75,000, and Sylvia gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
890,000 | 70,000 |
|
230,000 | -75,000 |
Duhamel Spikes Two Outer to Double Through Merson
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
First Jonathan Duhamel defended his big blind against a raise from Richard Lyndaker and bet 27,000 on the 
flop only to fold against the shove of Lyndaker. His opponent flashed the 
and Duhamel laughed, saying "you got it."
One hand later, Greg Merson raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and Duhamel moved all in for 250,000 from the small blind. David Steicke folded in the big blind and Merson snap-called.
Merson: 
Duhamel: 
The 
flop was no good for the Canadian and the 
didn't help either, but the dealer burned and turned the 
on the river to award Duhamel the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000 | 190,000 |
|
190,000 | -252,000 |
Khouiss Doubles Through Sylvia
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Sam Khouiss raised all in from early position for 67,000. Jesse Sylvia made the call from the hijack seat, and everyone else folded. That left Khouiss at risk with the 
versus the 
for Sylvia.
The flop, turn, and river ran out 
, and Khouiss doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000 | 35,000 |
|
140,000 | -10,000 |
The Wondrous Adventures of Jesse Sylvia and Fish Hooks
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jesse Sylvia, who you may remember as the runner-up in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, opened for 18,000 under the gun and received a call from Sam Higgs, Mike Leah then three-bet to 56,000 from the hijack, Sylvia called, and Higgs got out of the way.
Sylvia proceeded to check-call a bet of 50,000 on the 
flop and then both players checked the 
turn. When the completed the board on the river, Sylvia checked for a third time but made a quick call when Leah bet 130,000. Leah tabled the 
for a rivered set, and a disgusted Sylvia showed 
before sending over nearly half his remaining chips.
In the very next hand, Mohsin Charania raised to 18,000 from the hijack and then called when Sylvia shoved for 127,000 from the big blind.
Charania: 
Sylvia: 
This time it was Sylvia with the jacks, and they'd score him the double after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
820,000 | 260,000 |
|
|
270,000 | -50,000 |
|
230,000 | -80,000 |
Duhamel Doubles Through Roberts
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
It has been a slippery slope for Jonathan Duhamel as of lately but he just found the urgently needed double up. The Canadian raised to 18,000 from under the gun and got a call from Brian Roberts in the cutoff as well as Greg Merson in the small blind. On the 
flop, Merson check-folded and Roberts called the continuation bet of 25,000 by Duhamel.
The on the turn saw Duhamel betting 32,000 with 83,000 behind and Roberts moved all in with the superior stack. The Canadian nodded and moved his stack forward.
Duhamel: 
Roberts:
Only a club could help Roberts and it wasn't meant to be with the as final community card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000 | 190,000 |
|
175,000 | -182,000 |
Maybe Leah Has His Math Wrong
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
From the hijack seat, recent World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Sam Higgs opened with a raise to 18,000. Mike Leah was on the button, and he reraised to 46,000. Higgs then reraised to 111,000. Leah moved all in for around 440,000, and Higgs went into the tank. With a little over 200,000 behind, Higgs thought for a couple minutes.
"Sorry, guys," Higgs apologized after a couple minutes in the tank.
Eventually, Higgs folded the to Leah, and Leah showed the dominated .
"That's a good fold," said Leah after the hand. I was winning that one. Ace-queen suited versus ace-king off suit? It's like 65-35 me."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000 | 210,000 |
|
202,000 | -123,000 |
Third Shove from Steicke
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jonathan Duhamel raised to 18,000 from the button and David Steicke went all in for what looked like 180,000 in the small blind. The Canadian double-checked his cards again before tossing them into the muck. Steicke now has Duhamel covered and is not the shortest stack on the table anymore.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
212,000 | |
|
|
150,000 | -45,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Steicke Shoves Twice
Level 15
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Greg Merson raised to 15,000 and Jonathan Duhamel called in the cutoff only for both to fold towards the all in from David Steicke on the button. Duhamel then raised to 14,000 and folded to a three-bet of Brian Roberts in the small blind.
Merson won a small pot by betting the 
turn for 16,000 against Richard Lyndaker before the World Series of Poker Main Event champion mucked his cards after opening to 13,000 and Steicke moving all in for the second time within the past 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000 | 17,000 |