Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
$25,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
Buy-in
25,000 AUD
Prize Pool
1,632,000 AUD
Entries
68
Level
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Mohsin Charania opened with a raise to 8,500 and then called when Jan Suchanek three-bet to 20,000. Charania then check-called a bet of 20,000 on the 
flop and the 
appeared on the turn. Charania checked once again, Suchanek shoved all in for 35,500, and Charania made the call.
Charania: 
Suchanek: 
Both players held straight draws, but Charania was head with his pair of nines,. The 
blanked on the river, and Charania sent Suchanek packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
185,500
|
185,500 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 14
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
One hand after the elimination of JJ Liu, Jeff Gross moved all in via three-bet shove out of the small blind against the raise of Sean Winter on the button. Gross had 108,500 chips left and Winter had that covered by a few big blinds.
Gross: 
Winter: 
The board ran out 
and Gross' seat didn't remain empty for long as Sam Higgs joined the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Just a few minutes prior to her last hand, JJ Liu was all in and doubled up very short with [As 
. Her next all in was for 31,500 chips and Mike Watson looked her up from the button with 
. It was a coin flip against the 
of Liu and Watson improved as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Andy Lee and Danny Hunyh have been eliminated. Lee went out after he flopped the low end of a straight on a 
flop against Andrew Hinrichsen's 
. Hinrichsen now has over 700,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
710,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
From the hijack seat, Asa Smith raised to 8,500. Jeff Gross reraised to 19,500 on the button, and then play moved back over to Smith. He tanked for a long time and then moved all for 83,500. Gross asked for a count and began to think.
"That Hollywood act might get you a call," said Gross. "I have a feeling you're going to show me aces."
After few moments passed and then Gross commented, "This is my favorite hand," as he made the call.
Gross tabled the 
, but he was dominated by Smith's . The board ran out 
, and Smith doubled up.
"Why couldn't you have king-queen?" said Gross after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
48,700
|
48,700 |
|
|
140,000
26,800
|
26,800 |
|
|
||
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
After a raise from a player in early position, Mike Watson called and Sam Higgs tossed in the extra chips out of the big blind as well. Higgs then check-raised the 
flop with one heart from 7,000 to 20,000 and only Watson made the call whereas the initial raiser check-folded.
Higgs fired the turn for 40,000 and then bet 64,000 once the 
completed the board on the river. Watson called and mucked when the WSOP Asia-Pacific bracelet winner tabled 
for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
403,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
81,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
|
|
||
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 8,000 from under the gun and called the three-bet of Greg Merson in the small blind for 19,000 to see the heads-up flop of . Merson continued for 17,500 and Reinkemeier moved all in for around 72,000 in chips after some consideration.
Merson: 
Reinkemeier: 
The on the turn was of no help for the German, nor was the on the river that even made Merson two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
A preflop raising war resulted in Geoffrey Mooney getting his stack of 112,500 all in preflop against Andrew Hinrichsen.
Mooney: 
Hinrichsen: 
"It's a flip," Hellmuth chirped from the other end of the table. Indeed it was, but Mooney needed to catch to stay alive. The 
flop kept Hinrichsen in the lead, and so did the 
turn. However, Mooney did pick up a spade draw. Unfortunately for him, the river was a blank and he watched the last of his chips pushed to Hinrichsen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 13
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Jan Suchanek opened for 9,500 from the cutoff and then called when Eddy Sabat three-bet all in for 33,000 from the small blind.
Sabat:
Suchanek: 
Sabat was racing for his tournament life, but he needed to improve to stay alive. He didn't do it on the 
flop, and while the turn didn't hit him, it did give him a gutshot straight. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . Sabat missed and wished the table good luck before exiting the tournament floor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
Busted |