2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

$10,000 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
850,136 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,125,000 AUD
Entries
329
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

King Henry Over 2 Million

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Henry Wang opened to 70,000 in the cutoff and Jack Salter called in the big blind.

The flop fell {8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{A-Clubs} and Salter check-called 90,000 as the {5-Clubs} on the turn went check, check.

The river landed the {9-Clubs} and Salter checked to Wang who bet out 110,000 with Salter calling.

Wang tabled his {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} for a flush and scooped the pot to move over 2 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Henry Wang au
Henry Wang
2,090,000 297,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
1,796,000 -274,000

Tags: Henry WangJack Salter

Wang Skyrockets with Queens

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Henry Wang
Henry Wang

Kyle Montgomery opened to 55,000 from the button and both Henry Wang and Jason Giuliano called in the blinds to see a {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop fall.

Wang checked and Giuliano bet out 125,000 to force a fold from Montgomery before Wang check-raised to 280,000. Giuliano snap-shoved all in and Wang called for his 798,000 total.

Giuliano: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Wang: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

With Wang at-risk but way ahead, the turn and river landed the {7-Hearts} and {J-Clubs} to see the Taiwanese player double to 1.8 million as Giuliano was left with just 210,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Henry Wang au
Henry Wang
1,793,000 803,000
Jason Giuliano au
Jason Giuliano
210,000 -880,000

Tags: Henry WangJason GiulianoKyle Montgomery

Montgomery Dropping

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

On the flop of {K-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Spades}, Kyle Montgomery checked from the big blind over to Jack Salter in the hijack and he decided to bet out 82,000 with Montgomery making the call.

The turn landed the {J-Diamonds} and again Montgomery checked as Salter slid out a bet of 204,000.

Montgomery folded and slipped to 1.1 million as Salter continued to add to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Montgomery us
Kyle Montgomery
1,100,000 -160,000

Tags: Kyle MontgomeryJack Salter

Kassela Spikes Lucky Double

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

From the button, Frank Kassela moved all in for 376,000 and Scott Davies called in the small blind.

Kassela: {A-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}
Davies: {A-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

With Kassela trailing, the {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop kept Kassela at a disadvantage as the {10-Diamonds} landed on the turn to remove all chop outs.

Fortunately for the two-time WSOP bracelet winner, the {5-Hearts} was delivered on the river to ensure Kassela doubled to 808,000 as Davies slipped to 1,870,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
WSOP 1X Winner
1,870,000 -362,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
WSOP 3X Winner
808,000 365,000

Tags: Frank KasselaScott Davies

Salter Vaults Up the Leaderboard

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jack Salters
Jack Salters

Victor Teng opened to 56,000 from middle position and Jack Salter defended his big blind to see a {2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Spades} flop which was checked by both players.

The turn landed the {7-Spades} and Salter checked a second time as Teng fired out a delayed continuation-bet of 63,000. Salter opted to check-raise to 151,000 and Teng made the call as the river landed the {5-Clubs}.

Salter grabbed an assortment of chips and plunked them in the middle to amount to a bet of 297,000.

After a few moments, Teng tossed in a few chips indicating a call and Salter tabled his {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for a set. Teng furiously mucked his hand and slipped to 1.2 million while Salter scooped the monster pot to send him to

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
2,150,000 700,000
Victor Teng au
Victor Teng
1,200,000 -640,000

Tags: Jack SalterVictor Teng

Davies With The Massive Double

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

The action started with Scott Davies raising to 50,000 from the hijack. Henry Wang made the call from the small blind before Jason Giuliano bumped it up to 250,000 from the big blind. Davies sat motionless for almost a minute before announcing all in for 1,075,000 in chips. Wang instantly mucked his hand leaving the decision up to Giuliano. He reached forhis chips and cut out the call before committing the chips into the pot.

Davies: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Giuliano: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Spades}{2-Spades}{j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} to see Davies fade an ace on his way to a massive double up.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Davies us
Scott Davies
WSOP 1X Winner
2,232,000 1,357,000
Jason Giuliano au
Jason Giuliano
1,398,000 -1,022,000

Tags: Jason GiulianoScott Davies

Henry Szmelcer Eliminated in 9th Place (AU$53,134)

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Henry Szmelcer - 9th Place
Henry Szmelcer - 9th Place

The table folded around to Henry Szmelcer on the button who moved all in for his last 300,000 in chips. Scott Davies was in the small blind and moved all in over the top forcing Victor Teng to fold his hand from the big blind.

Davies: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Szmelcer: {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} to see Szmelcer eliminated from the tournament by Davies’ full house.

Player Chips Progress
Henry Szmelcer au
Henry Szmelcer
Busted

Tags: Henry SzmelcerScott DaviesVictor Teng

Giuliano Bets Turn

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jack Salter made it 53,000 to go from under the gun and Jason Giuliano called in the small blind.

The flop of {3-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{5-Hearts} was checked through as the {8-Diamonds} landed on the turn and Giuliano bet out 150,000.

Salter mucked, and Giuliano was pushed the pot.

Tags: Jack SalterJason Giuliano