$1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Terminator
Dia 2 Concluído
$1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Terminator
Dia 2 Concluído
The AU$1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Terminator event reached the final table here at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific with Nelson Maccini leading the final nine, but all eyes will be on Brandon Shack-Harris on Day 3 as he has retaken the WSOP Player of the Year lead and looks to really put some distance between him and the rest of the pack, namely George Danzer.
Starting the day in the money with the remaining 27 players guaranteed a AU$2,020 payday, the plan was to play down to the final table, with the potential to continue on to the final six if time permitted. Fady Alam (27th), Dylan Hortin (26th), and Josh Barrett (23rd) were swiftly out the door before another rapid fire of eliminations saw Ismael Bojang (20th), Peter Aristidou (19th), and Daniel Neilson (18th) all hit the rail.
Play then slowed up as Richard Lyndaker (17th), Mikel Habb (16th), Mike Watson (13th), and Darian Tan (11th) all found themselves on the rail before Alan Schubert became the final-table bubble boy when his was outdrawn by the , leaving the final table.
As mentioned, leading the final nine is Maccini, who won a monster pot early in the day when he flopped top set against an overpair and then used that momentum to rocket to a stack of 266,800. Andrew Dales (196,000) and Scott Calcagno (189,700) are the only other two big stacks, but plenty of notables still remain, including the aforementioned Shack-Harris.
Australian poker stalwarts Joe Cabret and Tony Hachem still remain, but it is Shack-Harris stealing the headlines as he has now taken back the lead from Danzer in the WSOP Player of the Year race; and if things go his way, he may be joining Danzer in capturing two bracelets in 2014. Danzer had leapfrogged Shack-Harris in the first event of the series here in Melbourne, Australia, but his time at the top only lasted a couple of days and he'll have some work cut out for him to get back there.
Below is a look at how the final table for this event will stack up tomorrow, in seating order, and note that outside of Shack-Harris, everyone remaining is an Australian player:
Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Scott Calcagno | Australia | 189,700 |
2 | Brandon Shack-Harris | USA | 111,100 |
3 | Nelson Maccini | Australia | 266,800 |
4 | Henry Tran | Australia | 52,000 |
5 | Tony Hachem | Australia | 57,500 |
6 | Joe Cabret | Australia | 85,900 |
7 | Andrew Dales | Australia | 196,000 |
8 | Nick Piskopos | Australia | 107,100 |
9 | Duncan McKinnon | Australia | 63,000 |
The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be back at Crown Melbourne at 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon to provide hand-for-hand updates until the champion is crowned, and we'll see you then.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Nelson Maccini |
266,800
-4,200
|
-4,200 |
Andrew Dales |
196,000
-500
|
-500 |
Scott Calcagno |
189,700
19,700
|
19,700 |
Brandon Shack-Harris |
111,100
-1,400
|
-1,400 |
|
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Nick Piskopos |
107,100
-2,900
|
-2,900 |
Joe Cabret |
85,900
-300
|
-300 |
Duncan McKinnon |
63,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Tony Hachem |
57,500
500
|
500 |
Henry Tran |
52,000
-1,600
|
-1,600 |
WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel approached the remaining nine players to see if they wanted to continue with the plan to play down to six, or end for the day and return tomorrow with the official final table.
Players decided that it would be better to return tomorrow and now are bagging and tagging their chips.
From early position, Alan Schubert moved all in for 13,800, and once the action folded to Scott Calcagno in the hijack, he three-bet to 26,000 to force everyone else out.
Schubert:
Calcagno:
With Schubert racing to stay alive, the flop gave Calcagno the lead, and when the and completed the board, Schubert exited in 10th place for an AU$4,553 payday.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Alan Schubert | Eliminado |
The word has been given that Event 4 will be playing down to six tonight instead of stopping at the final table of nine.
Here is how the unofficial final table sits:
Seat | Player |
---|---|
1 | Scott Calcagno |
2 | Brandon Shack-Harris |
3 | Nelson Maccini |
4 | Henry Tran |
5 | Tony Hachem |
6 | Joe Cabret |
7 | Alan Schubert |
8 | Andrew Dales |
9 | Nick Piskopos |
10 | Duncan McKinnon |
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Nelson Maccini |
271,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Andrew Dales |
196,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
Scott Calcagno |
170,000
49,200
|
49,200 |
Brandon Shack-Harris |
112,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
||
Nick Piskopos |
110,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
Joe Cabret |
86,200
20,200
|
20,200 |
Duncan McKinnon |
68,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Tony Hachem |
57,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Henry Tran |
53,600
-6,200
|
-6,200 |
Alan Schubert |
13,200
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
The remaining ten players are on a short five minute break.
Joe Cabret opened to 5,000 and Darian Tan shoved from the button for just under 40,000. Scott Calcagno then moved all in from the big blind and Cabret quickly folded.
Tan:
Calcagno:
With Tan trailing, the flop gave him additional outs to a flush, but when the and landed on the turn and river, Tan was sent to the rail in 11th place.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Darian Tan | Eliminado |
From the cutoff, Brandon Shack-Harris opened to 5,000 and Xue Wu shoved all in for 22,000 from the small blind. Shack-Harris called and the cards were tabled.
Shack-Harris:
Wu:
The board ran out and Wu exited in 12th place for a AU$4,553 payday.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Brandon Shack-Harris |
115,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
||
Xue Wu | Eliminado |
Mike Watson moved all in from the hijack for roughly 30,000 and Nelson Maccini called in the small blind.
Watson:
Maccini:
The board ran out and Watson headed to the rail in 13th place as Maccini climbed to 255,000 in chips.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Nelson Maccini |
255,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Mike Watson | Eliminado | |
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