On the flop, Brandon 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 had the . The turn was the to keep Shack-Harris in front, and it was at this point that Winter grabbed his two aces and began to turn them over anticipating the loss. But then, the spiked on the river and gave Winter a winning full house. He turned his aces back over, and Shack-Harris was off to the exit.
With that elimination, Shack-Harris has officially fallen short in his quest for 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year. George Danzer will win the title with 923.5 points to Shack-Harris' 829.2. Both put on an absolutely amazing run at the title that involved three lead changes here at the WSOP Asia-Pacific alone. Danzer won three gold bracelets this year — two in Las Vegas and one in Melbourne — so Shack-Harris definitely had a tough hill to climb, but his performances this year shouldn't be forgotten.
With the victory, Danzer will forever be placed in poker history as the 2014 WSOP Player of the Year. He will earn an entry to the 2015 WSOP Main Event worth $10,000, but the title is priceless.
David "MissOracle" Yan opened for 7,000 from the cutoff and was met by an all-in three-bet to 51,900 from Fabian Quoss in the big blind. Yan opted to make the call and he discovered he was in a dominating spot.
Yan:
Quoss:
Quoss needed some help, but he'd receive none as the board ran out a dry .
Jesse Sylvia opened with a raise to 5,000 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Jeff Rossiter, who shoved all in for roughly 15,000 from the big blind. Sylvia snap-called and Rossiter discovered the bad news.
Rossiter:
Sylvia:
The board ran out clean and Rossiter took his leave from the tournament.
Yesterday the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Event #10: AU$25,000 High Roller kicked off with 63 players. After 10 levels of play, just 31 of them remained with bracelet winner Andrew Hinrichsen and his stack of 346,000 leading the way.
Not too far behind him are two accomplished players in Mike Leah (320,500) and David "MissOracle" Yan ($319,800). The former has already had a heck of a year amassing $1,588,069 in tournament winnings, while the latter has already had success here at the Crown Casino when he finished sixth in the 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event for $232,254.
Others still in the hunt include recent WSOP APAC bracelet winners Sam Higgs (223,500) and Rory Young (215,100); 2012 WSOP Main Event champ and Player of the Year Greg Merson (174,200); 13-time gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth (149,600); 2010 WSOP Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel (137,700); and online pro Richard "nutsinho" Lyndaker (121,000).
Cards will be in the air at 2:30 p.m. local time, which is a little over an hour from now. The plan for the day is to play down to the final table of six, which will be televised on Friday. Levels 11-16 will be 45 minutes long, and then beginning with Level 17 they'll jump to 60 minutes. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels, with a one-hour dinner break scheduled after six levels of play. Finally, late registration is open up until the start of Level 13.
Who will navigate the stacked field to earn a seat at the final table? Join us in a bit as we answer tat question here on Day 2 of the WSOP APAC Event #10: AU$25,000 High Roller.