2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9864
Prize
127,843 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Prize Pool
376,000 AUD
Entries
80
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
0

Timo vs. Gogia

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

With 2,900 in the pot and a flop of {5-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, [Removed:3] bet 1,000 from the big blind and Timo Pfutzenreuter called from the button. Both players then checked the {2-Clubs} turn, the {Q-Spades} 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
[Removed:3]
[Removed:3]
23,000
8,000
8,000
Timo Pfutzenreuter
Timo Pfutzenreuter
13,800
-1,200
-1,200

Tags: Timo Pfutzenreuter

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 {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{q-Clubs}, which they all checked.

After the dealer burned and turned the {7-Diamonds}, Hatzakortzian led out for 3,000, Suchanek folded, and Davies called to see the {J-Hearts} 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
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
21,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Edward Hatzakortzian au
Edward Hatzakortzian
11,125
-3,875
-3,875
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
11,100
-3,900
-3,900

Tags: Edward HatzakortzianScott DaviesJan Suchanek

Hatzakortzian the First to Go

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Action exploded on a {3-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop between Edward Hatzakortzian and Sam Higgs that resulted in the former getting his last 10,000 or so in the pot.

Hatzakortzian: {q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Higgs: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{10-Hearts}

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 {6-Clubs} turn gave Higgs the flush. Hatzakortzian could still win with either a queen of three, but it wasn't in the cards as the {10-Diamonds} 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
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
25,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Edward Hatzakortzian au
Edward Hatzakortzian
Busted

Tags: Edward HatzakortzianSam Higgs

Rossiter vs. Charania: Only One Will Survive

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Mohsin Charania
Mohsin Charania

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 {k-}{j-}{2-} flop that contained two hearts. The {10-Diamonds} turn proved to be an action card between Jeff Rossiter and Mohsin Charania. The latter got his stack all in holding {a-}{q-}{j-}{8-} for the nut straight, but Rossiter was freerolling him with the {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{k-}{6-} 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
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
28,000
13,000
13,000
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Jeff RossiterMohsin Charania

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Higgs vs. Hellmuth

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

After Phil Hellmuth opened with a raise from early position, Sam Higgs three-bet to 1,050 from the small blind. Jeff Rossiter folded the big, Hellmuth called, and it was heads-up action to the {6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{a-Spades} flop. Higgs was first to act and wasted little time in betting out 1,625, which Hellmuth called.

When the {8-Hearts} peeled off on the turn, Higgs upped the bet to 4,000, and this gave Hellmuth pause. He pulled his cards up to eye level and began shuffling them back and forth. He then folded the {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{q-Spades}{9-Spades} face up.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
28,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
11,900
-3,100
-3,100
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Sam HiggsPhil Hellmuth

Back to Starting Stack for Ward

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

It may only be level three but the action is already quite heavy. Phil Ward has had a rough start but just got back to almost the initial stack of 15,000 in chips. He got it in with {J-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {9-Hearts} versus {J-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {3-Hearts} and the final community card on a board of {10-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} gave him the double up. He did fade the nut flush draw though.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ward
Phil Ward
14,500
-500
-500

Tags: Phil Ward