The numbers are in. The 2014 WSOP APAC Main Event attracted 329 players — down from 405 last year — and created a prize pool of AU$3,125,500. That will be distributed to the top 36 players as follows:
| Place | Prize (AU$) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $850,136 |
| 2 | $516,960 |
| 3 | $343,805 |
| 4 | $231,287 |
| 5 | $164,089 |
| 6 | $118,769 |
| 7 | $87,514 |
| 8 | $67,198 |
| 9-10 | $53,134 |
| 11-12 | $42,194 |
| 13-14 | $31,880 |
| 15-16 | $25,629 |
| 17-24 | $23,441 |
| 25-32 | $21,566 |
| 33-36 | $20,003 |
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Phil Hellmuth opened to 2,000 from early position and both Laurence Hall and Dennis Huntly called from the cutoff and button.
Hall bet out 3,600 on the 
flop with Huntly folding and Hellmuth calling. The turn of the 
and both players checked as the 
landed on the river and Hellmuth led out for 2,700.
Hall snap-called and then mucked once he saw Hellmuth's 
for a rivered top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
24,100
|
24,100 |
|
||
|
32,000
-14,750
|
-14,750 |
We arrived to the table just as Richard Lyndaker committed the last of his chips in pre flop from late position. His opponent made the call from the blinds and both players tabled their cards.
Lyndaker: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Lyndaker’s opponent improve with the best hand to a full house resulting in him hitting the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
With around 10,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Jeff Gross checked from late position and six-time bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro bet 3,300 from the button. Gross made the call and then both players checked the 
river.
Lisandro flashed the indicating he had a pair of nines, but it was no good as Gross had a straight with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
35,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
||
On a flop of 
, Thao Nguyen bet out 15,000 and Frank Kassela moved all in for 58,300 with Nguyen calling.
Nguyen: 
Kassela: 
The turn and river landed the 
and and Kassela doubled to 131,300 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
131,300
125,200
|
125,200 |
|
||
|
|
28,000
-43,675
|
-43,675 |
Phil Hellmuth opened for 2,000 from middle position only to have Nam Le three-bet all in for 15,300 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, and then Hellmuth made a quick call.
Hellmuth: 
Le: 
Hellmuth was drawing to suited overs, but he came up empty on the 
flop. The 
turn was a good card for Hellmuth as it gave him both a flush and Broadway draw, but he bricked the river when the peeled off. Ship the double to Le.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
15,700
|
15,700 |
|
||
Jack Salter just came over and asked whether or not Ami Barer had busted, thus we headed to his former table with Yu Kurita and Byron Kaverman. It was indeed Kaverman, who sent him to the rail in the last level. "Yeah, he had a rough day," Kaverman said. After the open-raise of the American, Barer moved all in for 14,000 with 
and got called by Kaverman with 
.
The 
saw Barer in great shape to double up, but the 
turn and the 
river sent the reigning Aussie Millions champion to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
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The player under the gun plus one limped into the pot before Liam O’Rourke raised it up to 2,400 from the cut off. Dejan Boskovic made the call from the big blind as did the original limper.
The flop came down and the action checked around to O’Rourke who threw in a bet of 3,800. Boskovic snap called as the other player got out of the way.
Both players then checked the on the turn as the completed the board. Boskovic reached for his chips and slid out 9,300 and was called shortly after.
Boskovic tabled his for two pair which was enough to take down the pot as O’Rourke mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
7,725
|
7,725 |
|
29,500
14,900
|
14,900 |
We missed the full betting action but the remaining 18,300 chips of Joe Hachem went all in preflop with and Henry Szmelcer made the call with . The 
flop immediately saw Hachem drawing very slim, he picked up a gutshot with the on the turn but the river was a brick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Corey Kempson opened to 1,600 and Oliver Gill called in the cutoff before Brendon Rubie three-bet to 5,400 from the small blind. Kempson folded, but Gill called as the flop landed and the action was checked through.
The turn landed the and Gill bet 6,000 with Rubie check-calling as the river fell the 
and Rubie checked.
Gill tossed in a small bet of 6,200 and Rubie quickly called. Gill announced, "you got it ... king-high!"
Rubie tabled his for two pair and scooped the pot to move to 100,000 as Gill slipped to 22,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
22,000
-28,025
|
-28,025 |
