2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

$10,000 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
850,136 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,125,000 AUD
Entries
329
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Suchanek Busts Zhu

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Yaxi Zhu's tournament proved short, as she was just eliminated by Jan Suchanek here in Level 2.

"All in and call!" was the yell from the dealer at Table 32. Upon arrival, our reporter saw the {K-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} board in the middle and the two players had their hands turned up. Zhu was all in with the {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} for top pair, top kicker. Suchanek had her drawing dead with the {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} for a set of sevens.

The {8-Clubs} river card completed the board, and Zhu was relegated to the rail. Suchanek climbed to over 40,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
41,000 11,000
Yaxi Zhu
Yaxi Zhu
Busted

Tags: Jan SuchanekYaxi Zhu

Kampanatsanyakorn Cuts Down Woodhead

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Back in April Chane Kampanatsanyakorn became the first Thai Champion of an APPT by winning the Season 8 stop in Seoul for 150,000,000 KRW. Interestingly, he had finished runner-up in the same event just a year before. Kampanatsanyakorn is in today's field and looking for a taste of success at the World Series of Poker.

In a recent a recent hand, Kampanatsanyakorn and Stephen Woodhead got in a preflop raising war that resulted in the latter being all in for his last 8,700.

Kampanatsanyakorn: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Woodhead: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Woodhead had some serious kicker issues, and they failed to get resolved as the board ran out a dry {3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{k-Hearts}. Kampanatsanyakorn took down the pot with aces and threes while Woodhead took an early exit from the 2014 WSOP APAC Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Chane Kampanatsanyakorn th
Chane Kampanatsanyakorn
44,000
Stephen Woodhead gb
Stephen Woodhead
Busted

Tags: Chane KampanatsanyakornStephen Woodhead

Rubbing Salter in the Wound

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

UK pro Jack Salter, who finished runner-up in the European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo earlier this year, is off to a red-hot start here in the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Main Event.

Salter had already doubled his starting stack when we watched him get involved in another big pot.

It began when he raised to 525 under the gun and an opponent called from the cutoff. The player in the small blind came along, and three players took a flop of {9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. The small blind checked, Salter continued for 2,500, and the cutoff folded. The small blind made the call and then check-called another bet, this time 5,525, on the {6-Clubs} turn.

When the {4-Hearts} completed the board on the river, the small blind checked for a third time and Salter paused for a few beats before betting 10,200. The small blind took equally as long to call, and then mucked his cards just as soon as Salter revealed the {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
90,000 60,000

Tags: Jack Salter

Sylvia Cracks Aces To Win 90K Pot

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Jesse Sylvia
Jesse Sylvia

When we arrived at the table, there was 4,100 in chips in the middle on a flop of {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades} between Jesse Sylvia and another player. The player had 3,300 in front of him and Sylvia had raised to 8,500. Sylvia's opponent reraised with a flick of the wrist and made it 18,300 to go with 23,000-24,000 behind. Sylvia tanked, and after a minute or two, he moved all in for 45,400 total, having his opponent covered.

It was now time for Sylvia's opponent to go into the tank. After a bit of thought, the player asked if Sylvia had him covered, which he did. Another few moments passed, and then the player made the call to put his tournament life on the line with the {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}. Sylvia turned up the {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for trip nines and took a large, visible gulp as he knew how big the pot was and that he wasn't out of the water just yet.

The turn was the {2-Clubs} to add another sweat in the hand, as Sylvia's opponent picked up a flush draw. The former World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up leaned forward in his chair and awaited the river card.

After one final burn card, the dealer smacked the {K-Spades} on the river. Although it was black, it wasn't a club, and Sylvia had won the pot. Having his opponent covered gave Sylvia all the chips and moved his stack to a very impressive 92,000 here in Level 2 of the WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
WPT 1X Winner
92,000 48,000

Tags: Jesse Sylvia

One for Moffitt

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Mike Leah raised to 400 from the cutoff and then called when John Moffitt three-bet to 1,100 from the small blind. Both players checked the {5-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Clubs} flop as well as the {A-Diamonds} turn, and then Moffitt led out for 1,500 when the {K-Clubs} completed the board on the river. Leah gave it up and Moffitt won the small pot.

Player Chips Progress
John Moffitt au
John Moffitt
36,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
34,500 -1,500

Tags: Mike LeahJohn Moffitt

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

The Comeback of Tom Grigg

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante

Tom Grigg got off to a bad start here in the WSOP APAC Main Event. In the first two levels he dropped down to 2,600 at his lowest, but by the end of last level he had worked it back up to 24,000. That was thanks in no small part to a double right before the break.

We picked up the action with approximately 5,000 in the pot and a board reading {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Grigg bet 2,200, his opponent called from the hijack, and the two saw the {8-Hearts} complete the board on the river. Grigg moved all in for his last 6,900, and his opponent called. Grigg tabled the {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for a rivered full house, and it was good as his opponent simply mucked.

Needless to say, it was a happy Grigg headed to break.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Grigg au
Tom Grigg
24,000 21,400

Tags: Tom Grigg

Demlakian Sucks Out on Drinan

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante

Many poker fans will remember Connor Drinan as the man who lost aces versus aces in this past summer's $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop. It was a sick hand that will go down in poker history, but Drinan is over it and here at the WSOP APAC to try to take down the Main Event. Though, his quest to do so just hit a small speed bump in the form of Ken Demlakian.

Just before the break, Demlakian got his last 5,475 all in on a flop of {3-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and found himself in a bad spot against Drinan.

Drinan: {k-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}
Demlakian: {a-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

Drinan was well out in front with kings, but the running {4-Clubs} turn and {6-Clubs} river gave Demlakian a club flush.

"Nice hand," was all Drinan had to say before taking the break.

Player Chips Progress
Connor Drinan us
Connor Drinan
WSOP 1X Winner
29,000 -6,000

Tags: Connor DrinanKen Demlakian