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

10-13-2014 13:01 UTC+10

Break Time

[user80015]

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

The remaining players are heading on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

10-13-2014 13:17 UTC+10

Play Resumes

[user80015]

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Following a bracelet ceremony for George Danzer, the cards are back in the air.

10-13-2014 13:25 UTC+10

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael O'Grady	83,300 -1,700	-1,700
Sam Cohen	37,300 7,300	7,300
Byron Kaverman	36,300 6,300	6,300

Brian Roberts	35,200 5,200	5,200
Will Jones	32,000 2,000	2,000
Michel Bouskila	31,200 1,200	1,200
Bernard Beh	31,000 1,000	1,000
Nino Marotta	31,000 1,000	1,000
Dean Blatt	31,000 1,000	1,000
Tyron Krost	28,300 -1,700	-1,700
Zane Ly	28,200 -1,800	-1,800
Bruno Portaro	27,100 -2,900	-2,900
Vincent Rubianes	27,000 -3,000	-3,000
Mitch Carle	26,500 -3,500	-3,500
Sam Khouiss	26,500 -3,500	-3,500
Frank Kassela	26,300 16,300	16,300

Jeff Rossiter	26,200 -3,800	-3,800
Vanessa Rousso	23,700 -1,000	-1,000
Graeme Putt	23,100 -7,900	-7,900
Jason Pritchard	22,000 -8,000	-8,000
Yu Kurita	22,000 -8,000	-8,000
Panayotis Flourentzoo	21,000 -9,000	-9,000
Jackson Zheng	14,700 -15,300	-15,300
Leo Boxell	7,100 1,975	1,975

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Merson	42,000 -250	-250

Brandon Shack-Harris	39,400 -600	-600

Alexander Antonios	38,000 5,000	5,000

Kahle Burns	38,000 4,000	4,000

Scott Davies	36,375 6,375	6,375

Rory Young	32,500 500	500

David Borg	32,000 2,000	2,000
Shane Warne	30,000
Mikel Habb	29,100 -900	-900
Juicy Li	29,000 -1,000	-1,000
Junzhong Loo	28,000 -2,000	-2,000

Van Marcus	27,000 -3,000	-3,000
Suzy Khoueis	9,100 -20,900	-20,900

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Huntly	41,700 11,700	11,700
George Danzer	36,500 6,500	6,500

Darian Tan	34,000 4,000	4,000
Eric Assadourian	33,500 3,500	3,500
Jonathan Duhamel	32,000 2,000	2,000

Daniel Laidlaw	31,500 1,500	1,500
Scott Calcagno	31,000 1,000	1,000
Peco Stojanovski	30,500 2,500	2,500
Jamie Pickering	30,000
Eddy Sabat	30,000
Ami Barer	29,500 3,500	3,500

Brendon Rubie	25,500 -2,200	-2,200
Martin Kozlov	22,500 -7,500	-7,500

Boxell Doubles with Kings

[user80015]

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Leo Boxell has managed to find a double against Frank Kassela after seeing the last of chips enter preflop.

Kassela:
Boxell:

The board ran out and Boxell's kings held to see him scoop the double to put him at roughly half starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	25,000 -1,300	-1,300

Leo Boxell	14,000 6,900	6,900

Tags: Frank Kassela Leo Boxell

10-13-2014 13:53 UTC+10

Putt Takes From Krost

Mateusz_Pater

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

The hand started with 2010 Aussie Millions main event champion Tyron Krost raising to 500 from under the gun. Graeme Putt made the call from the hijack as the other players got out of the way.

The flop came down and Krost led out for 700 and was called. The on the turn saw Krost check-call a bet of 1,300 before both players checked the on the river.

Putt then tabled his and took down the pot when Krost mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Graeme Putt	31,500 8,400	8,400
Tyron Krost	27,375 -925	-925

Tags: Graeme Putt Tyron Krost

10-13-2014 13:55 UTC+10

An Orbit with Brazilian November Niner Bruno Politano

Chad Holloway

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

In less than a month Brazilian Bruno Politano will be heading to Las Vegas to compete for $10 million. That's because he's a member of this year's World Series of Poker Main Event November Nine. He currently sits last in chips, though he has the biggest short stack since the November Nine's inception.

Politano is the only member of this year's November Nine to make the trip to the WSOP APAC, and he's excited to be getting some valuable experience. Two days ago Politano made the final table of Event #7: AU$2,200 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em alongside Phil Hellmuth. Neither won that event — they finished sixth and fourth respectively — but it was certainly the highlight of the trip for the Brazilian, who is in today's field hoping for even more WSOP success.

We decided to spend an entire orbit with Politano, who was sitting with 35,500 at a seven-handed table that included 2010 WSOP champ Jonathan Duhamel.

Hand #1 (Early Position): The under-the-gun player raised to 600 and Politano called. Both the cutoff and big blind called and four players took a flop of . The big blind checked, the original raiser continued for 1,550, and everyone, including Politano, folded.

Hand #2 (Under the Gun): Politano opened for 450 and took down the blinds.

Hand #3 (Big Blind): The under-the-gun player opened for 450 and a player in early position called. Politano defended his big blind and three players watched the flop come down . Politano checked, the under-the-gun play bet 1,125, and the early-position player folded. Politano then woke up with a check-raise to 2,550, his opponent called, and the dealer burned and turned the .

Politano fired out 3,325, and that did the trick as his opponent folded the .

"You wouldn't be German would you?" the player asked Politano, clearly referencing his aggressive style.

Hand #4 (Small Blind): Duhamel raised to 500 from the hijack and took down the pot.

Hand #5 (Button): The player in the cutoff raised to 500 and Politano folded.

Hand #6 (Cutoff): Action folds to Politano and he released his hand.

Hand #7 (Hijack): Action folds to Politano and he raises to 450. The player on the button responded with a three-bet to 1,125, and after the blinds folded, Politano called to see a flop of . Politano check-called a bet of 1,725 and then both players checked the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Politano led out for 4,525 and his opponent folded.

Politano was very active in this orbit, and one can't help but wonder if this will be indicative of his style of play come November.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Politano	42,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Bruno Politano

10-13-2014 14:00 UTC+10

Kamutzki Keeps on Hitting

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

While looking through the tournament area we chatted with Heinz Kamutzki. Although the German wasn't too happy about the arrival of Michiel Brummelhuis and Ami Barer on his table, he can't complain much about the second starting flight thus far. "Every time I had hit the turn, I pretty much got paid off," Kamutzki said and currently boasts more than double the starting stack.