First Break of the Day
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Two levels are in the books here in Event #5 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, and that means it's time for the first 15-minute break of the day.
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Prize Pool
376,000 AUD
Entries
80
Level
19
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
0
Rossiter vs. Charania: Only One Will Survive
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
An elimination hand just took place, and while we didn't catch it as it happened, we learned some details after the fact.
Three players checked a 
flop that contained two hearts. The 
turn proved to be an action card between Jeff Rossiter and Mohsin Charania. The latter got his stack all in holding 
for the nut straight, but Rossiter was freerolling him with the 
for the same straight with a flush redraw.
Much to Charania's dismay, the river was a heart and he was flushed away at the tail end of Level 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000 | 13,000 |
|
Busted |
Recent Bracelet Winner Among Late Registrants
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Jeff Lisandro, who is fresh off winning his sixth WSOP bracelet in Event #3 $1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha, is among the players to enter the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
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15,000 |
Hatzakortzian the First to Go
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Action exploded on a 
flop between Edward Hatzakortzian and Sam Higgs that resulted in the former getting his last 10,000 or so in the pot.
Hatzakortzian: 
Higgs: 
Hatzakortzian held two pair, but he even admitted he didn't like the situation as Higgs held a queens with overs and a flush draw.
"Straight away," a resigned Hatzakortzian said after the 
turn gave Higgs the flush. Hatzakortzian could still win with either a queen of three, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked on the river. With that, Hatzakortzian, became the first player eliminated from the 2014 WSOP APAC Event #5 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 10,000 |
|
Busted |
Davies Moves in on the River
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Edward Hatzakortzian opened for 425 under the gun and received a call from Jan Suchanek. Scott Davies then three-bet to 1,625 from the hijack, both Hatzakortzian and Suchanek called, and three players saw a flop of 
, which they all checked.
After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Hatzakortzian led out for 3,000, Suchanek folded, and Davies called to see the 
complete the board on the river. Hatzakortzian slowed down with a check, and that opened the door for Davies to bet all in for 10,000. Hatzakortzian thought long and hard before laying down his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000 | 6,000 |
|
|
11,125 | -3,875 |
|
11,100 | -3,900 |
Timo vs. Gogia
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
With 2,900 in the pot and a flop of 
, [Removed:3] bet 1,000 from the big blind and Timo Pfutzenreuter called from the button. Both players then checked the 
turn, the completed the board on the river, and Gogia fired out 3,000. It did the trick as Pfutzenreuter quickly released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | 8,000 |
|
13,800 | -1,200 |
Little Isn't Ready to Go Yet
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
With 3,150 in the pot, action exploded on a 
flop between Jonathan Little and Mike Goodman that resulted in the former getting his stack of 8,850 all in.
Little: 
Goodman: 
Little had flopped two pair, but Goodman was drawing strong with aces and an open-ended straight draw. Fortunately for Little, the turn and river came the 
and respectively allowing his two pair to hold for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
5,600 | -9,400 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Welcome to the Party
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 |
First Big Pot of the Day
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
We happened upon a big pot over at Table 25 between Paul Elliott and Frank Kassela. The former had checked the turn on a board reading 
, and the latter moved all in for 6,900. There was already 18,150 in the pot, so it was a big decision to Elliott.
We would learn after the hand that Elliott had limped preflop and Kassela raised to 300 from the button. Jeff Madsen called, and then Elliott three-bet to 1,500. Kassela called and then bet the size of the pot when Elliott checked the flop. Elliott check-called and that brought the hand up to speed.
Elliott contemplated Kassela's shove for several minutes, but eventually he decided to release his hand.
"It was close," he said after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 10,000 |
|
8,000 | -7,000 |