Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
$10,000 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,125,000 AUD
Entries
329
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Dylan Kehoe pointed out that Ryan Riess was just eliminated shortly before the end of Level 5. A quick glance at the table showed a massive stack for Sam Higgs and the 2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific bracelet winner told us what happened.
Higgs raised to 1,000 and got two callers before Riess made it 5,000 out of the big blind. Higgs, as well as the two other opponents, called and they went four ways to the 
flop. Riess checked, Higgs bet 12,000, got one call and one fold, then the former WSOP Main Event champion check-raised all in for just over 30,000 on top of Higgs' bet. Higgs moved all in to isolate.
The cold caller folded, and Higgs showed 
. Riess was in trouble with 
, and both the 
on the turn and the 
on the river failed to improve "Riess the Beast."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Jesse Sylvia defended his small blind against a raise of Alan Schubert from early position and the latter got his remaining 10,000 chips in after a 
flop through a raising war with Sylvia. Schubert was at risk with 
and Sylvia held 
, the 
on the turn immediately improved the former November Niner to a flush and the 
river didn't help Schubert anymore.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Phil Hellmuth, winner of 13 World Series of Poker gold bracelets, has just taken his seat in the 2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event with one level to go in Day 1a. He's seated at the same table as Chane Kampanatsanyakorn, Jaime Kaplan, Nicolas Cardyn, Fabian Quoss, Dylan Honeyman, and Jeff Lisandro.
Yesterday, Hellmuth nearly won his 14th gold bracelet, but finished fourth in the AU$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event for AU$38,909.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
||
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Jonathan Karamalikis check-called a bet of 4,500 on the 
board from Ivan Zhou. The river was the , and both Karamalikis and Zhou checked. Karamalikis showed the 
to beat Zhou's 
and win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
147,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
44,600
23,100
|
23,100 |
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Daniel Buzgon checked the 
flop, and Xuan Liu bet 1,600. Buzgon called, and the turn was the 
. Buzgon checked, and Liu fired 3,200. Buzgon thought for a few moments, but folded in the end, and Liu won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
-22,300
|
-22,300 |
|
35,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Aaron Lim put Ken Demlakian all in and the latter called off for his last 6,550 with 
. Lim only had 
and could not improve enough to knock out his opponent on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
13,500
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Paul Birman opened for 1,200 from the cutoff and received calls from Jonathan Karamalikis and Jack Salter on the button and in the small blind respectively. Two checks on the 
flop saw Karamalikis bet 1,300, only Salter called, and it was heads-up action to the 
turn.
Salter opted to lead out for 3,175, Karamalikis called, and then both players checked the 
river. Salter tabled the 
for two pair, but it was no good as Karamalikis held a bigger two pair with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
39,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
90,700
-7,300
|
-7,300 |
|
81,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
77,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
-76,000
|
-76,000 |
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
Russell Thomas was all in for 11,625 on the 
flop against John Moffitt. Moffitt had top pair, top kicker with the 
. Thomas had the for two over cards to the board and an open-ended straight flush draw.
The turn was the to give Thomas the lead with a pair of kings. The river completed the board with the , and Thomas doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
40,000
29,800
|
29,800 |