$10,000 Main Event Day 1b | 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

10-13-2014 23:24 UTC+10

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.

Tags: Tam Truong

10-13-2014 22:15 UTC+10

Negreanu Falls to Pfutzenreuter

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

With Tobias Reinkemeier, a German claimed the chip lead after Day 1a, and now Timo Pfutzenreuter may very well do the same on Day 1b aftee knocking out defending champ Daniel Negreanu.

Pfutzenreuter defended his small blind with against Negreanu, who had raised from early position. Pfutzenreuter then check-called a bet on the flop as well as on a blank turn.

A third club appeared on the river and Pfutzenreuter proceeded to check-raised all in. The Canadian called off with the second nut flush and hit the rail just shy of the end of Day 1b, ensuring that a new champion will be crowned here in Melbourne.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Pfutzenreuter	105,000	25,000
Daniel Negreanu	Busted

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10-13-2014 22:05 UTC+10

Benson Knocks Out Brummelhuis

Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

After a raise to 1,000 from under the gun and one call, Michiel Brummelhuis also called from the button and Gary Benson squeezed it to 3,100 out of the big blind. The initial raiser folded whereas the cold-caller and Brummelhuis called to see the flop of . Benson bet 2,900, Brummelhuis made it 6,700 and Benson then reraised to 12,300.

The Dutch November Niner said "let's gamble" and moved all in for around 24,000 chips with and Benson called with . Instead of the flush, the turn and the river gave Benson a full house. "Not my tournament," Brummelhuis said when leaving the tournament area.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Benson	80,000	28,700
Michiel Brummelhuis	Busted

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10-13-2014 22:04 UTC+10

Lechich Legged by Rubie's Kings

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Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Brendon Rubie opened to 1,050 and Tino Lechich three-bet to 3,100. Rubie responded with a four-bet to 7,200 only to have Lechich move all in for roughly 30,000. Rubie made the call and the cards were tabled.

Rubie:
Lechich:

With Lechich in great shape to double, the board saw Rubie outdraw the recent Event 8: AU$5,000 8-Game Mixed 5th place finisher to put him on the rail as Rubie saw his stack climb to roughly 71,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendon Rubie	71,000	21,000
Tino Lechich	Busted

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10-13-2014 20:31 UTC+10

November Niner Disappears

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 200/400, 25 ante

We lost track of November Niner Bruno Politano, and a quick check with his former table confirmed that he had fallen before the dinner break.

Details of his demise were sketchy, but Casey Kastle was able to inform us that Politano got his stack in on the turn holding only to run into an opponent who had flopped a set with . Politano's WSOP APAC Main Event may have come to an end, but in less than a month he'll be in Vegas for the conclusion of the WSOP Main Event. He'll begin as the short stack — though he is the biggest short stack since the inception of the November Nine — and he'll do his best to represent Brazil as he competes for the $10-million first-place prize.

Of course we'll be bringing you live updates from the November Nine final table when the time comes. For now, the WSOP APAC Main Event continues without Bruno Politano.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Politano	Busted

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10-13-2014 20:12 UTC+10

An Orbit with Defending WSOP APAC Champ Daniel Negrenau

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 200/400, 25 ante

Last year Daniel Negreanu bested a field of 405 to win the WSOP APAC Main Event for AUD$1,038,825 and a gold bracelet. The Canadian dominated a tough final table that included Russell Thomas, Benny Spindler and Winfred Yu, and eventually took down Daniel Marton in heads-up play.

Negreanu is in the Day 1b field and we decided to spend an orbit watching "Kid Poker" in action. Here's what we saw.

Hand #1 (Small Blind): Timo Pfutzenreuter opened for 875 from the cutoff, the button called, and Negreanu, who began the orbit with 29,200, folded from the small blind.

Hand #2 (Button): An early-position player raised and Negreanu folded.

Hand #3 (Cutoff): Pfutzenreuter opened for 975 from middle position and Negreanu folded.

Hand #4 (Hijack): Action folded to Negreanu and he released his hand. The big blind ended up getting a walk.

Hand #5 (Late Position): A player in middle position limped and Negreanu folded.

Hand #6 (Middle Position): Action folded to Negreanu and he did the same.

Hand #7 (Early Position): The under-the-gun player folded and so did Negreanu.

Hand #8 (Under the Gun): Negreanu opened for 950 and Pfutzenreuter called from the button. The lady in the big blind came along and three players saw a flop of , which they all checked. Action repeated itself on the turn, and then the big blind and Negreanu checked the river.

Pfutzenreuter took the opportunity to bet 2,800, the big blind folded, and Negreanu thought for a bit while chatting up Pfutzenreuter. Eventually he called the German, who sheepishly showed the for a bluff. Negreanu then tabled the for the win.

Hand #9 (Big Blind): The player in the cutoff raised to 875 and won the pot when Negreanu folded his big blind.

Not the most exciting orbit, but the defending champ did chip up again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Pfutzenreuter	72,000
Daniel Negreanu	34,000	4,525

Tags: Timo Pfutzenreuter Daniel Negreanu

10-13-2014 17:54 UTC+10

How'd He Get All Those Chips?

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

We saw Kahle Burns sitting with a mountain of chips that totaled approximately 140,000, and we had to find out how he got them. Burns was kind enough to share one hand that gave him a healthy boost.

According to him, two players limped preflop and then called when he raised. The flop saw both those opponents call a bet of 2,300 from Burns, and then a appeared on the turn. Burns bet 5,500, one of his opponents folded, and the other raised to 12,000. Burns made the call and then he checked the river.

His opponent bet a hefty 22,000, and Burns responded by check-raising all in. His opponent had 50,000 or so behind and decided to conserve it as he laid down his hand to Burns.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	140,000	61,000

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10-13-2014 17:47 UTC+10

Boskovic Wins a Very Juicy Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

It started very innocent as a limped pot when Dejan Boskovic filled up from the small blind and Juicy Li checked her option one seat over. The fireworks started on the flop with Boskovic betting 400 and Li raising to 1,200. Boskovic clicked it back to 3,100 and Li answered with a further reraise to 11,000. Now Boskovic five-bet to 20,000 and called the six-bet shove of Li to put himself at risk for 48,600 chips.

Li:
Boskovic:

The on the turn changed nothing whatsoever, but the on the river gave Boskovic a full house and left Li short-stacked. Moments after the final community card fell, one could hear the loud celebration in the whole tournament area and Li only said "this is so tilting", mucked her next hand and then left to get some fresh air.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dejan Boskovic	100,000	100,000
Juicy Li	10,000	-38,000

Tags: Dejan Boskovic Juicy Li

10-13-2014 17:31 UTC+10

An Orbit with 2005 World Series of Poker Champ & Crown Ambassador Joe Hachem

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

When it comes to poker, no one is bigger in Australia than Joe Hachem. His victory in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event helped spark a poker boom in his home country, and ever since then he's been a local celebrity. As one of the most recognizable faces in poker, Hachem serves as an ambassador for the Crown Casino here in Melbourne.

Hachem, who gave the traditional "shuffle up and deal" yesterday to kick off Day 1a, waited until today to play. We recently spent an orbit observing the Aussie, who was sitting with 37,500 when action began.

Hand #1 (Small Blind): Action folded to Hachem in the small blind and he raised to 850, which inspired the big blind to fold.

Hand #2 (Button): A player in middle position raised to 800 and Hachem folded.

Hand #3 (Cutoff): Action folded to Hachem in the cutoff and he raised to 700. Brian Roberts responded with a three-bet to 2,600 from the small blind, the player in the big folded, and Hachem gave it up.

Hand #4 (Late Position): The under-the-gun player raised and Hachem folded.

Hand #5 (Middle Position): The under-the-gun player raised to 1,050 and Hachem folded.

Hand #6 (Middle Position): Hachem opened for 725 and Jason Pritchard called from the button. The big blind came along and three players saw a flop of , which they all checked. When the appeared on the turn, the big blind checked, Hachem bet 1,000, and Pritchard raised to 2,475. The big blind folded and Hachem, who had the bigger stack, moved all in.

Pritchard, who had about 15,000 behind, seemed uneasy and thought for nearly two minutes before releasing his hand.

Hand #7 (Early Position): Hachem folded.

Hand #8 (Early Position): See Hand #7.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Hachem	42,000	4,500

Tags: Joe Hachem orbit Jason Pritchard

10-13-2014 17:13 UTC+10

Esfandiari Rivered by Kassela to the Rail

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Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Catching the action on the board of , Frank Kassela bet out 5,000 and Antonio Esfandiari moved all in for 18,075. Kassela quickly called and Esfandiari was at risk.