Welcome to the Second Event of the 2014 WSOP APAC!
In 2013, the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific debuted with five gold bracelet events. This year, that number has been doubled, and one of the new tournaments is today's Event #2 $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em. While Day 2 of Event #1 $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em Accumulator is playing out across the room, hundreds of poker hopefuls will take their shot at the second gold bracelet of the series.
One man who will be in attendance is the most decorated player in WSOP history — Phil Hellmuth. The "Poker Brat" is seeking his 14th gold bracelet, and he's come all the way from California to chase it. Likewise, some of poker's biggest names are expected to take a shot in Event #2 including reigning WSOP Main Event champ Ryan Riess; 2010 WSOP Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel; "Professional Best Friend" Jeff Gross; and Daniel Negreanu, who won the 2013 WSOP APAC Main Event on his way to capturing the WSOP Player of the Year title for a second time.
Amazingly, Negreanu is in contention to capture the title again. He currently sits in third place on the POY leaderboard behind Brandon Shack-Harris and George Danzer. Both of those players are currently in Event #1 and looking to amass some more points, but if they fall short of the money they'll no doubt jump over to this event.
Players will begin this tournament with 6,000 in tournament chips, and the plan for the day is to play 10 one-hour levels. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels, with a one-hour dinner break at the end of Level 6. Late registration is open for six levels, and reentries are not an option.
Cards will be in the air in a little over an hour, so stay tuned for all the latest and greatest from the 2014 WSOP APAC!