$25,000 High Roller
Dia 2 Concluído
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
$25,000 High Roller
Dias: 2
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific
Buy-in
25,000 AUD
Prize Pool
1,632,000 AUD
Entradas
68
Nível
24
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Leah Holds Big Lead; Duhamel and Khouiss Make 3rd Final Table of WSOP APAC
Nível 21
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
While the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Main Event was playing down to a final table on one side of the room, the AU$25,000 High Roller was doing the same on the other. It took just over 10 levels of play, but eventually the returning 31 players — and five late registrants — of a 68-player field was whittled down to the final six.
All of them are guaranteed a minimum payday of AU$85,027, but every one of them have their eyes firmly fixed on the AU$600,000 reserved for the winner. The man best positioned to capture it is Mike Leah, who leads the final table with 2.576 million.
Leah's stack is more than twice as much as his next closest competitor, David “MissOracle” Yan, who finished sixth at the 2013 Aussie Millions. Others still in contention are 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia; 2 Months, 2 Million star Brian Roberts; 2010 WSOP Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel; and then Sam Khouiss. Both Duhamel and Khouiss are making their third final table of the WSOP Asia-Pacific.
The day kicked off with a slew of eliminations including those of Jeff Rossiter, Rory Young, Fabian Quoss, Ali Ghezelbash, and Brandon Shack-Harris, who late registered after busting the Main Event in 17th place for AU$23,441.
The High Roller was Shack-Harris’ last opportunity to catch George Danzer in the 2014 WSOP Player of the Year race, but his quest came to an end in Level 12 (1,500/3,000/500) when, on a flop of 
, Shack-Harris and Sean Winter got all the money in. Shack-Harris had flopped the best of it with the 
for trip queens, and Winter held the 
. The turn was the 
to keep Shack-Harris in front, but then the 
spiked on the river to give Winter a winning full house.
With that ace on the river, Danzer earned the title of 2014 WSOP Player of the Year with 923.5 points to Shack-Harris' 829.2. Danzer earns an entry to the 2015 WSOP Main Event for his accomplishment, but of course everyone knows the title is the real prize.
Here’s a look at how the WSOP Player of the Year race between Danzer and Shack-Harris finished up, which included three lead changes here at the WSOP Asia-Pacific:
| Player | Points | Bracelets | Final Tables | Cashes | Money Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Danzer | 923.50 | 3 | 5 | 10 | $867,649 |
| Brandon Shack-Harris | 829.20 | 1 | 5 | 9 | $1,448,716 |
Before long Shack-Harris was joined on the rail by Eddy Sabat, Tobias Reinkemeier, Jeff Gross, Daniel Neilson, Mike Watson, David Steicke, Mohsin Charania, and Phil Hellmuth.
Hellmuth actually exited as the "bubble boy" in Level 20 (10,000/20,000/3,000) when action folded to Yan and he raised to 40,000. Leah called, as did Hellmuth in the big blind, and three players saw a flop of 
. Action checked to Leah and he bet 55,000, which only Hellmuth called with just over 200,000 chips behind.
On the 
turn, Hellmuth checked again and Leah moved all in. The "Poker Brat" spent quite some time in the tank, removed his headphones, and double-checked his cards.
"What do you have, Mike?" he asked. About 30 seconds later he pushed his stack forward and the cards were tabled.
Hellmuth: 
Leah: 
Hellmuth had top pair with a flush draw, and he needed to hit his flush as Leah had a set. Only a non-nine heart could save Hellmuth, but it wasn't in the cards as the 
blanked on the river sending a devastated 13-time WSOP gold bracelet winner home one spot shy of the money.
Toss in the eliminations of Andrew Hinrichsen (8th - AU$50,021) and Sam Higgs (7th - AU$65,035), and the final table was set.
The High Roller Final Table
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Leah | 2,576,000 |
| 2 | Brian Roberts | 207,000 |
| 3 | Jesse Sylvia | 580,000 |
| 4 | Sam Khouiss | 106,000 |
| 5 | Jonathan Duhamel | 358,000 |
| 6 | [Removed:17] | 1,278,000 |
The final six players will return to Crown Casino for Day 3 action at 3:30 p.m. local time and play until a winner is crowned. What’s more, every hand of the final table will air on a 30-minute delay on ESPN2 beginning at 4 p.m. local time, which is 10 p.m. Vegas time on Thursday night and 1 a.m. ET on Friday morning. Be sure to tune in after Thursday Night Football concludes, and of course you can always follow the live updates right here in our live blog.
End-of-Day 2 Chip Counts (Completo)
Nível 21
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
2,576,000 | 81,000 |
![[Removed:17]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
1,278,000 | 57,000 |
|
580,000 | 46,000 |
|
358,000 | -12,000 |
|
207,000 | -24,000 |
|
106,000 | -36,000 |
Sam Higgs Eliminated in 7th Place (AU$ 65,035)
Nível 21
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
It took three hands into the new level to reduce the field to six and reach the official final table for tomorrow.
In the first hand, Jesse Sylvia raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Sam Higgs called out of the big blind only to check-fold the 
flop to the continuation bet of Sylvia. One hand later, [Removed:17] raised to 50,000 and won the blinds and antes, reducing Higgs to just over one big blind.
The third hand saw a raise of Mike Leah to 48,000 and Higgs called all in from the button, the two players in the blinds folded.
Higgs: 
Leah:
The 
flop gave Leah the lead. Higgs picked up a few more outs on the 
turn but the 
river was a blank.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado |
Nível: 21
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Another Break
Nível 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining seven players have been sent off into a 15 minute break.
Chip Counts End of Level 20 (Completo)
Nível 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,495,000 | 495,000 |
|
|
1,221,000 | 121,000 |
|
|
534,000 | -166,000 |
|
|
370,000 | -205,000 |
|
|
231,000 | -69,000 |
|
|
142,000 | -238,000 |
|
|
107,000 | -108,000 |
The Third Barrel Works for Yan
Nível 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Jonathan Duhamel moved all in over the top of a raise by Mike Leah and the latter folded. Duhamel joked "I was suited" before raking in the chips.
Shortly after, [Removed:17] limped from the small blind and Leah checked one seat over. Yan bet 26,000 on the flop and Leah called before doing the same one card later for 65,000 when the appeared on the turn. Yan then fired his third and final barrel on the 
river for 170,000 and that did the trick, as Leah mucked his cards.
Andrew Hinrichsen Eliminated in 8th Place (AU$50,021)
Nível 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
[Removed:17] opened for 40,000 from early position and Andrew Hinrichsen shoved his last 109,000 all in from the big blind. Yan made the call and the cards were turned up.
Hinrichsen: 
Yan: 
The 
flop was no help to Hinrichsen, and while he paired his king on the turn, Yan stayed in the lead with his ace kicker. Hinrichsen needed a queen and a queen only on the river to stay alive, but it was not meant to be as the 
blanked.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 145,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Phil Hellmuth is the Bubble Boy
Nível 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
It took awhile, but bubble has finally burst.
It happened when action folded to [Removed:17] and he raised to 40,000. Mike Leah called, as did Phil Hellmuth in the big blind, and three players saw a flop of . Action checked to Leah and he bet 55,000, which only Hellmuth called with just over 200,000 chips behind.
On the turn, Hellmuth checked again and Leah moved all in. The "Poker Brat" spent quite some time in the tank, removed his headphones, and double checked his cards.
"What do you have, Mike?" he asked. About 30 seconds later he pushed his stack forward and they tabled their cards.
Hellmuth:
Leah:
Hellmuth had top pair with a flush draw, and he needed to hit it as Leah had a flush. Only a non-nine heart could save Hellmuth, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked on the river sending a devastated "Poker Brat" home as the bubble boy.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminado |