$10,000 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
$10,000 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,125,000 AUD
Entries
329
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Tam Truong Leads 117 Survivors Into Day 2
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Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Day 1b of the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific AU$10,000 Main Event has come to a close with 117 players still alive.
The day started with 195 hopefuls taking a seat throughout the day to bring the combined field size to 324 with registration open until the start of play on Day 2. It is important to note that the structure sheet for this event has a misprint on it stating registration will be open through eight levels, but that is not correct, so please be aware that it will close at the start of Day 2.
With those advancing joining the 70 survivors from Day 1a, there will be a combined 187 players moving forward in this prestigious event. Throughout the day, local satellite winners, online grinders, seasoned veterans, and international stars all took a chance, but unfortunately for the likes of Rory Young, Vanessa Rousso, Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Watson, Bruno Politano, Dan Heimiller, and Daniel Negreanu, they all found themselves on the rail.
Sydney's Tam Truong would claim the Day 1b chip lead with an impressive 155,875 in chips, but the overall chip lead would still belong to Day 1a's Tobias Reinkemeier and his 171,925-chip stack. Sitting behind Truong from the second starting flight are Kahle Burns (152,050), Michael O'Grady (148,475), and Victor Teng (140,325).
Brian Rast, Frank Kassela, Jonathan Duhamel, Ismael Bojang, Greg Merson, Ami Barer, Byron Kaverman, and Eddy Sabat still wave the flag for the international stars, while WSOP Player of the Year leader George Danzer and his direct competition Brandon Shack-Harris also still remain.
Day 2 is set to begin at 12:30 p.m. local time with all the live updates being provided by the PokerNews Live Reporting team. Make sure to join us here on PokerNews tomorrow as we continue writing the path of the 2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event champion.
End-of-Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,875 | 55,875 |
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152,050 | 2,050 |
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148,475 | 10,625 |
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140,325 | 4,325 |
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135,400 | 46,400 |
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119,150 | 24,150 |
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113,000 | 8,000 |
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109,025 | |
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107,925 | 2,925 |
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107,275 | 12,275 |
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95,525 | |
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93,000 | -7,500 |
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92,425 | 12,425 |
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92,275 | -7,725 |
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88,350 | |
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87,975 | |
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87,425 | 50,025 |
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83,650 | |
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83,250 | 45,250 |
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79,100 | -2,900 |
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78,050 | 3,050 |
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77,850 | 1,850 |
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76,825 | 1,825 |
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74,050 | |
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73,500 | 7,700 |
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Four More Hands
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
The tournament director has announced that there will be four more hands before play concludes for the night.
Zheng Exits
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Jackson Zheng found himself all in for his last 9,400 against Christopher Karas.
Zheng: 
Karas: 
The board ran out 
and Karas eliminated Zheng while moving to over 40,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,500 | |
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Busted | |
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Nguyen Eliminates Rubianes
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Vincent Rubianes got his stack all in preflop holding 
and was in dire straits against the 
of Minh Nguyen. The 
flop gave Rubianes a little sweat as a five would give him a straight, but he watched helplessly as the 
blanked on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,000 | 12,800 |
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Busted | |
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Perkins Falls to Tran
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Sam Perkins saw the last of his chips enter the pot holding 
against Michael Tran's 
.
The board ran out 
and Perkins hit the rail as Tran climbed to 75,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000 | 17,500 |
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Busted | |
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Rast Busts Portaro
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
On the 
flop, Brian Rast and Bruno Portaro got all the money in the middle. Rast flopped bottom set with the 
, and Portaro had the 
for top pair, top kicker.
The turn was the 
to leave Portaro drawing dead before the 
completed the board on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000 | -3,000 |
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Busted | |
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Shack-Harris Releases
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Brandon Shack-Harris opened to 1,200 from the hijack and the player in the big blind three-bet to 3,000. Shack-Harris made the call before calling a bet of 4,000 on the 
flop.
Both players checked the 
on the turn as the 
completed the board on the river and the big blind bet out 11,500.
Shack-Harris went into the tank for several minutes before eventually releasing his hand and slipping to 34,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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34,500 | 2,000 |
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Heimiller Done and Dusted
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
The specifics of the hand escaped us, but we do know that Dan Heimiller shoved his stack all in on the river with a board reading 
. The 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel called him with the 
for two pair, and it was good as Heimiller held a single pair with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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76,000 | 36,000 |
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Busted | |
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