$10,000 Main Event Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

10-14-2014 23:33 UTC+10

Montgomery Leads Advancing 70 Players; Glazier and Teng Thrive

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific continued Tuesday with Day 2 action from the AU$10,000 Main Event, a tournament that attracted 329 players and created a prize pool of AU$3.125 million. The money will be distributed to the top 36 players with the winner taking home AU$850,136.

Day 2 began with 182 returning players from the two starting flights, as well as five players that opted to take advantage of late registration. After six 90-minute levels of play, just 70 players remained with Kyle Montgomery and his chip stack of 595,000 leading.

Montgomery vaulted into the chip lead in the last level of the night when he and Timo Pfutzenreuter created an all-in, seven-bet, 500,000-chip pot. Not surprisingly, it was a brutal aces-versus-kings cooler, but fortunately for Montgomery he was on the good end and took down the pot after the board ran out .

Others who thrived on Day 2 were Victor Teng (511,800), Jackie Glazier (444,700), Ivan Zhou (430,000), and Henry Wang (307,100), to round out the top five.

Glazier steadily increased her stack throughout the day by winning crucial pots holding the best hand. For instance, in Level 10 (600/1,200/200) an under-the-gun player raised to 2,400 and Glazier pushed back with a three-bet to 5,100 from the hijack. Action folded back to the initial raiser and he opted for an all-in four-bet to right around 42,000. Glazier snap-called, and for justified reason, as she had the to her opponent's .

Glazier woke up with the goods, but her opponent did receive a little help on the flop. The turn made things very interesting as Glazier needed to dodge diamonds in addition to a king. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . Glazier breathed a big sigh of relief as her opponent commented that had the hand played out differently they'd likely have gotten it in on the flop anyway.

Of course, not everyone was as fortunate. Among the throngs of players to hit the rail were Billy “The Croc” Argyros, Russell Thomas, Joe Hachem, Jeff Lisandro, Phil Hellmuth, Greg Merson, Ismael Bojang, Bruno Kawauti, and George Danzer, who currently leads the WSOP Player of the Year race. Interestingly, the man behind Danzer, Brandon Shack-Harris, is still alive in the Main Event with 221,100, meaning the race is still very much alive.

Others who will be returning for Day 3 are 2010 WSOP Player of the Year Frank Kassela (267,500); 2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific bracelet winners Alex Antonios (228,000) and Sam Higgs (117,800); European Poker Tour Grand Final runner-up Jack Salter (171,500); Australian sports legend Shane Warne (162,300); former $50,000 Poker Player’s champ Brian Rast (136,600); Day 1a chip leader Tobias Reinkemeier (93,900); and 2010 WSOP champ Jonathan Duhamel, though he is on life support with just 3,000 in chips.

Day 3 will kick off at 12:30 p.m. local time, and the field will play six more 90-minute levels. During that time, they’ll reach the money and play their way toward the final table. The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action and eliminations from the floor of Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, so stay tuned for much more excitement from this event.

Tags: Kyle Montgomery

10-14-2014 23:05 UTC+10

Shack-Harris Doubles Late to 200K

donpeters

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Brandon Shack-Harris' hopes for World Series of Poker Player of the Year just got a nice push in the right direction thanks to a very late double up here on Day 2. Shack-Harris is currently 116.8 points behind George Danzer in the race, but Danzer was eliminated earlier today, and there are 225 points up top in this one.

On this hand, Shack-Harris had opened on the button before Wai Tung Lo reraised to 12,500 from the big blind. Shack-Harris reraised to 27,000 with a little over 80,000 behind, and then Lo moved all in. Lo had Shack-Harris covered, and the American went into the tank for a minute or two. Eventually, Shack-Harris made the call with the and was flipped for his tournament life against the for Lo.

The flop delivered great news for Shack-Harris when the fell to improve him to a set of nines. It'd now be a bit harder for Lo to win the pot and bust Shack-Harris, and then the dealer officially ended the sweat on the turn. The river was the to finish off Shack-Harris with a full house and give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	223,000	108,500
Wai Tung Lo	144,000	-28,800

Tags: George Danzer Brandon Shack-Harris Wai Tung Lo

10-14-2014 22:14 UTC+10

Montgomery Destroys Pfutzenreuter with Rockets in 500K Pot

donpeters

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Action folded to Kyle Montgomery in the hijack seat, and he raised to 4,000. In the next seat was Dylan Honeyman, and he three-bet to 10,500 from the cutoff position. On the button, Timo Pfutzenreuter four-bet to 23,500, and then the blinds folded to put the action back on Montgomery. He wasted little time in five-betting to 49,000.

After Honeyman folded, action was back on Pfutzenreuter. The dealer pulled in Honeyman's bet after he folded and also the 23,500 from in front of Pfutzenreuter and Montgomery. Pfutzenreuter asked the dealer to put his bet back out there, and the dealer did so. Then, Pfutzenreuter pulled back his chips and six-bet to 81,000. Montgomery moved all in, seven-bet shoving for more than his opponent had, and Pfutzenreuter announced the call to put his entire 250,000-chip stack on the line.

"Aces versus kings," said the dealer, as Montgomery tabled the to be ahead of Pfutzenreuter's .

Immediately, Pfutzenreuter's hands clutched to his mouth and he had a look of "what just happened" written all over his face.

The flop, turn, and river ran out , keeping Montgomery's aces in front and giving him the victory. Pfutzenreuter was quickly up and out of his seat and off to the exit, while Montgomery boomed to 600,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Montgomery	600,000	250,000
Timo Pfutzenreuter	Busted

Tags: Dylan Honeyman Kyle Montgomery Timo Pfutzenreuter

10-14-2014 20:59 UTC+10

Italiano Climbing with Aces

[user80015]

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Stephen Putsey opened the hijack to 4,000 and Ang Italiano flatted on the button before Francesco Ferraro three-bet the big blind to 15,000. Putsey folded, but Italiano insta-shoved all in for 81,100 total as Ferraro went into the tank before eventually making the call.

Ferraro:
Italiano:

With Italiano in commanding shape to double, the board ensured Italiano scooped a monster pot to climb to 170,000 as Ferraro slipped to roughly 56,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ang Italiano	168,600	109,600
Francesco Ferraro	56,000	-64,000
Stephen Putsey	31,000	-39,000

Tags: Ang Italiano Francesco Ferraro Stephen Putsey

10-14-2014 20:13 UTC+10

King Warne

Mateusz_Pater

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

We arrived at the table following a raising war between Michael Guttman and Shane Warne.

Warne:
Guttman:

Warne was all in for 103,400 in chips and was in big trouble against Guttman’s pocket aces. That was until the dealer spread out the board.

Warne made quad kings on his way to a massive double up that sees him sit behind a stack worth 230,000 in chips. Guttman still has 73,500 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shane Warne	230,000	130,000
Michael Guttman	73,500	-91,500

Tags: Michael Guttman Shane Warne

10-14-2014 18:31 UTC+10

The Tale of Burns' Aces vs. Pfutzenreuter's Kings

donpeters

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

From the hijack seat, Kahle Burns raised to 2,600. Dylan Honeyman flat-called on the button, and then Timo Pfutzenreuter reraised to 11,700 out of the small blind. Action made its way back to Burns, and he reraised to 24,400. After Honeyman ducked out of the way, Pfutzenreuter fired back with a five-bet to 40,000. Burns called, and the dealer spread the flop with over 80,000 already in the middle.

Burns had a little under 70,000 left in his stack heading into the flop, and Pfutzenreuter had a stack of around 270,000. Pfutzenreuter bet just 10,000, and Burns made the call to see the turn.

On the turn, both players checked the to see the complete the board on the river. Pfutzenreuter checked again, and then Burns moved all in. Burns had a lot of physical chips, and it took a few moments for the dealer to count it all out. With the assistance of a second dealer (the one that was about to tap into the box for the next round), it was determined that Burns was all in for 57,700.

Pfutzenreuter went into the tank and after about 30 seconds or so he began talking out loud to himself, verbalizing his thought process and running through a series of hands that Burns could have. Several minutes passed as the clock ticked down to zero for the dinner break. Just as it did, Pfutzenreuter stuck in the chips to make the call.

Burns confidently turned over the for top set of aces. Pfutzenreuter flashed and then mucked his hand.

"Why does the ace have to be out there?" asked Pfutzenreuter to Burns. "It makes it so less likely that you have aces."

"It's also makes it easier for you to fold," responded Burns.

"True, I should just fold," finished Pfutzenreuter.

After the smoke settled, Pfutzenreuter was left with just over 200,000, and Burns increased to over 220,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kahle Burns	220,400	138,400
Timo Pfutzenreuter	201,000	-121,000

Tags: Dylan Honeyman Kahle Burns Timo Pfutzenreuter

10-14-2014 18:15 UTC+10

Danzer Dusted by Liu's Top Pair

[user80015]

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

With roughly 77,000 in the middle on a board reading , Shao Liu bet enough to put current WSOP Player of the Year race leader George Danzer all in.

With Danzer sitting on around 48,000, he deliberated for a few moments before making the call for his tournament life.

Danzer:
Liu:

Needing any club, eight, six or five - a total of 17 outs - to stay alive here in the Main Event, the river landed the to end Danzer's tournament as Liu climbed to 282,000 in chips.

With Danzer heading to the rail, Brandon Shack-Harris is now freerolling points here in the Main Event with just one more qualifying event on the schedule.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shao Liu	282,000	162,000
George Danzer	Busted

Tags: George Danzer Shao Liu

10-14-2014 18:09 UTC+10

Glazier Continues to Climb

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The last woman standing in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event just so happens to be Australia's Jackie Glazier, who is showing that her deep run is no fluke. The WSOP bracelet winner is in today's field and has nearly tripled the stack of 98,500 she started the day with.

In a recent hand, an under-the-gun player raised to 2,400 and Glazier pushed back with a three-bet to 5,100 from the hijack. Action folded back to the initial raiser and he opted for an all-in four-bet to right around 42,000. Glazier snap-called.

Glazier:
Opponent:

Glazier woke up with the goods, but her opponent did receive a little help on the flop. The turn made things very interesting as Glazier needed to dodge diamonds in addition to a king. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . Glazier breathed a big sigh of relief as her opponent commented that had the hand played out differently they'd likely have gotten it in on the flop anyway. Glazier concurred.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jackie Glazier	285,000	45,000

Tags: Jackie Glazier

10-14-2014 18:00 UTC+10

Fading Hearts on the River

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After a player in middle position opened for 2,500 and Jason Guliano called, Dylan Kehoe limped from the small blind and Chane Kampanatsanyakorn did the same from the big blind. Four players saw the flop, and two checks saw the original raiser continue for 6,000. Guliano raised to 15,000, Kehoe check-raised all in for 42,700, and Kampanatsanyakorn got out of the way.

The original raiser did too and then Guliano made a quick call.

Guliano:
Kehoe:

Kehoe, who was ahead with top set, didn't seem thrilled to be up against a flush draw, and he was clearly nervous as he got up out of his chair to watch the turn. The dealer burned and put out the . It was a safe card for Kehoe, and all he needed to do was dodge a heart on the river. That's just what he did too when the harmless peeled off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Giuliano	130,000	-40,000
Dylan Kehoe	105,000	60,000
Chane Kampanatsanyakorn	20,000	-6,000

Tags: Jason Guliano Dylan Kehoe

10-14-2014 17:27 UTC+10

Shack-Harris Finishes Off Merson

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

We noticed 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Greg Merson was no longer seated at Table 33, and a quick check with Brandon Shack-Harris confirmed that he had been eliminated. In fact, Shack-Harris had done the deed and was kind enough to fill us in.

It actually happened toward the end of Level 9 when Merson raised to 2,000 and Shack-Harris three-bet to 5,000. Merson moved all in for roughly 25,000 and and Shack-Harris snap-called.

Shack-Harris:
Merson:

Merson received a little help when a king appeared on the flop, but he'd fail to catch a third. With that, Shack-Harris added Merson's stack to his own.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	122,000	7,000
Greg Merson	Busted

Tags: Greg Merson Brandon Shack-Harris