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

10-13-2014 18:05 UTC+11

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Teng	95,000 13,000	13,000
Kahle Burns	79,000 1,000	1,000

George Danzer	58,500 8,500	8,500

Van Marcus	57,000 9,000	9,000
Alexander Antonios	51,000 1,000	1,000

Shivan Abdine	49,000 12,000	12,000
Juicy Li	48,000 19,000	19,000
Jonathan Duhamel	46,000 9,000	9,000

Joe Hachem	45,000 15,000	15,000

Scott Calcagno	44,000 13,000	13,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	42,200 1,800	1,800

Greg Merson	40,500 4,000	4,000

Dennis Huntly	40,000 1,700	1,700
Gary Benson	36,000 6,000	6,000

Mikel Habb	35,100 4,100	4,100
Oliver Spiedel	34,700
Todor Kondevski	32,100 2,100	2,100
Edison Nguyen	30,200 200	200
Jeff Gross	30,000

Daniel Negreanu	29,400 600	600

Dan Heimiller	27,000 7,000	7,000

Shane Warne	27,000 9,000	9,000
Casey Kastle	26,500 8,500	8,500
Darian Tan	26,000 7,000	7,000
Liam O'Rourke	25,400 4,600	4,600

Esfandiari Rivered by Kassela to the Rail

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.

Kassela:
Esfandiari:

With Esfandiari in the lead, the river landed the to end his tournament after Kassela four-flushed him while moving to 56,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	56,000 32,000	32,000

Antonio Esfandiari	Busted

Tags: Frank Kassela Antonio Esfandiari

10-13-2014 18:15 UTC+11

Barer "Gets Lucky"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

The player in seat one at the table of Ami Barer is no more and the reigning Aussie Millions champion was responsible for taking the vast majority of his chips. It all escalated on a flop of with Barer holding for the open-ended straight and flush draw whereas his opponent had for middle pair and the lower flush draw.

Another heart arrived and Barer doubled through, admitting to us that "he got lucky". The player in seat one then departed when he lost with only 10 big blinds remaining and falling to after a preflop all in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ami Barer	45,000 26,800	26,800

Tags: Ami Barer

10-13-2014 18:29 UTC+11

Top Pair for Benson

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Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Gary Benson opened to 600 and was called in two spots to see a flop. Benson continued for 1,025 and only the big blind called as the turn landed the .

The big blind checked and Benson tossed in 2,250 with his opponent again making the call as the landed on the river and the action was checked through.

Benson tabled his and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Benson	32,150 3,850	3,850

Tags: Gary Benson

10-13-2014 18:31 UTC+11

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

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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	4,500

Tags: Joe Hachem orbit Jason Pritchard

10-13-2014 18:32 UTC+11

Derias Triples

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Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Sherif Derias found himself all in against two players. Both the active players continued betting on the board with one player tabling .

Derias however revealed his to scoop the triple up and move to just over 13,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sherif Derias	13,300 16,700	16,700

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10-13-2014 18:39 UTC+11

Aces for Lyndaker

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

A player moved all in for what looked like 5,000 chips over on table 33 and Richard Lyndaker found the perfect timing to pick up in late position. All players behind him folded and the player at risk held . It was already all over after the last ace in the deck appeared on the flop and the board completed with the turn and the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Lyndaker	51,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Richard Lyndaker

10-13-2014 18:41 UTC+11

Danzer Thriving

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Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

George Danzer checked a flop and then called when 2012 WSOP Main Event champ Greg Merson bet 3,600. Danzer proceeded to check-call another bet, this time for 8,500, on the turn, and then both players checked the river.

Merson showed the , but it was no good as Danzer had flopped two pair with the . With that pot, Danzer is up over 100K. The German, who has won three WSOP bracelets in 2014 and is the favorite to win the Player of the Year title, is primed to make a run here in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Danzer	105,000 13,000	13,000

Greg Merson	27,200 13,300	13,300

Tags: Brendon Rubie George Danzer Greg Merson

10-13-2014 18:47 UTC+11

Boskovic Wins a Very Juicy Pot

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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	100,000
Juicy Li	10,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Dejan Boskovic Juicy Li

10-13-2014 18:54 UTC+11

How'd He Get All Those Chips?

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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.