In Event #2 of the 2014 WSOP APAC, Daniel Negreanu encountered a unique situation that was resolved by an equally unique rule. We caught up with him on the break to talk about it.
Nível: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day. When they return they'll play two more levels before breaking for dinner for an hour.
Antonio Esfandiari, who was coming off a cash in Event #1 $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator, jumped straight into Event #2, but back-to-back cashes isn't in his future.
We missed Esfandiari's elimination hand, but Jonathan Little was kind enough to fill us in on what happened. According to him, a player opened for 500 and another called. Esfandiari then three-bet to 1,550 from the big blind, the original raiser moved all in for approximately 5,000, and the limped folded. Esfandiari called off with 
, but he was dominated as his opponent held . The 
flop left Esfandiari in need of running aces, but that didn't happen as both the turn and river blanked.
Meanwhile, 2012 Aussie Millions champ Oliver Spiedel has also been eliminated from the tournament.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado | |
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Eliminado |
We saw 13-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth standing at his table, and we rushed over to see what was going on. We arrived to see Hellmuth all in against two players, including reigning Aussie Millions champ Ami Barer.
From what we could piece together from Hellmuth's ramblings after the fact, it was a five-bet pot and Barer had "snap-called it off with king-queen offsuit."
Hellmuth: 
Barer: 
Third Player: 
Hellmuth got it in good, but Barer flopped pure when the 
flop gave him a full house. The 
turn guaranteed him the pot, and just to rub salt in the wound the dealer put the 
on the river to give Hellmuth a meaningless full house of his own.
"I lose everyday, but I love it," Hellmuth said as he shook hands with the table. Hellmuth then explained he has been playing great here at the WSOP APAC, but players have been sucking out on him.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
10,500 | 5,100 |
|
Eliminado |
If you're going to play in a different country, you'd better know the rules.
With around 3,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, a player in late position checked out of turn. Daniel Negreanu, who was supposed to act, then bet 1,600 from the small blind, and his opponent moved all in.
"Wait a minute," Negreanu said. He wanted clarification on the rule and it just so happened Tournament Director Jack Effel was standing nearby.
"Actually he can only call," Effel informed the table. "It's not my rule, it's an Australian rule."
Effel then explained had the player bet out of turn, then he could have raised it, but since he checked his only option was to either fold or call. The player opted for the latter, and then moved all in when Negreanu checked the river.
"Alright, I missed," Negreanu laughed as he folded his hand. His opponent then showed the straight with the 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
6,000 | -4,000 |
Nível: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Dylan Honeyman got his last 7,000 or so all in holding the 
on a board reading 
, but unfortunately for him Mike Subacius had him crushed with the 
. The 
river was no help to Honeyman, and he was eliminated from the tournament while Subacius pulled out to the early chip lead.
Meanwhile, 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel was eliminated from the tournament after getting his short stack all in preflop holding 
. He was primed to double through an opponent holding 
, but a third eight on the flop put a dagger through Duhamel's heart.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
22,000 | |
|
Eliminado | |
|
Eliminado |
An under-the-gun player opened for 325 and the player on the button called. Reigning Aussie Millions champ Ami Barer then three-bet to 1,225 from the small blind, Phil Hellmuth folded the big, and the original raiser called. The button got out of the way and it was heads-up action to the 
flop.
Barer checked, his opponent bet 775, and Barer quickly folded. Not much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on the stacks of Hellmuth and Barer.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,400 | -700 |
|
|
4,400 |
An early-position player opened for 375 and Brandon Shack-Harris opted to defend from the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the flop, and then Shack-Harris led out for 475 on the turn. His opponent called him, the 
completed the board on the river, and Shack-Harris kept the pressure on with a bet of 1,200. It did the trick as Shack-Harris' opponent quickly folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
4,550 | 750 |
