And on the seventh day of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific, there was the sixth event of the series that consisted of eight games.
Today is Day 1 of the AU$1,650 8-Game Dealer's Choice from the festival, and it should be a really fun tournament for all. From a coverage standpoint, we're looking forward to this eight-game variant that allows the "dealer" at each table to pick the game. From a player standpoint, it should be a super interesting and fun variation to standard tournament poker, and who doesn't love the chance to win a WSOP gold bracelet?
Kicking off at 2:10 p.m. local time, this event will allow players the option of selecting from no-limit hold'em, seven-card stud, Omaha hi-lo, razz, pot-limit Omaha, limit hold'em, seven-card stud hi-lo, or 2-7 triple draw.
Lots of notable players should be in the mix again for this one, and we're expecting the cream to rise to the top in terms of skill. The dealer's choice event in Las Vegas this past summer was very well received from players and a lot of top names produced great results. Much of the same should happen here Down Under.
Following a raise to 450 by Victor Teng, Dylan Hortin raised all in from the big blind for his last 1,525 and Teng made the call.
Hortin:
Teng:
With Hortin the slight favorite, the board saw Teng turn the nut straight to send Hortin to the rail while also motoring Teng's stack up to 25,000 - good enough for the chip lead.
The action folded to Daniel Negreanu on the button and he raised to 600. Jeff Madsen made it 900 from the small blind and Scott Clements called all-in for his last 850. Negreanu committed his final 125 and the cards were tabled.
Negreanu:
Clements:
Madsen:
"S**t hand over there!" jokingly announced Negreanu as he stood up and pointed to Clements' hand.
The board ran out to see Clements make a wheel for the low as Madsen made a flush for the high to send Negreanu out the door.
The prize pool and payouts have been announced for the AU$1,650 8-Game Dealer's Choice event here at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific.
With 89 entries in the event, a prize pool of AU$133,500 was generated. Of that, AU$42,720 will be awarded to the winner plus the most coveted prize in all of poker, a WSOP gold bracelet.
The top nine spots will be paid out, and a min-cash will be worth AU$4,251.
Brandon Shack-Harris opened to 700 from under the gun and was called by the player on his immediate left before Daniel Levy called in the big blind to see a flop fall.
Shack-Harris moved all in for his lat 1,125 and Levy called to put the current leader in the WSOP Player of the Year race at-risk.
Shack-Harris:
Levy:
The turn and river of the and saw Levy make a runner-runner straight to end Shack-Harris' tournament early as Levy climbed to roughly 10,500.
With around 11,000 in the middle and the board reading we found Daniel Levy and Victor Teng checking to Benjamin Benoit who bet out 5,500. Levy snap-called all in for 5,250 and Teng folded.
Levy:
Benoit:
"Don't let me be drawing dead!" announced Levy as he rolled over his set although it was impossible for him to be drawing dead.
With Benoit needing to hit a king to send Levy to the rail, that is exactly what would happen as the completed the board to send Levy to the rail and Benoit up to 46,000.
As Benoit raked in the pot, Teng whispered to Michael Guzzardi that he folded pocket kings.
Stuart Rutter had the bring-in and Antonio Esfandiari completed before Shivan Abdine raised and both Rutter and Esfandiari both called. On fourth street, Esfandiari bet, Abdine raised, Rutter called and Esfandiari moved all in with both players calling.
Fifth street saw Abdine bet and Rutter call before Rutter led on sixth and seventh with Abdine calling each time.
Rutter: / /
Esfandiari: / /
Abdine: / /
Rutter tabled his for a flush and a seven-six low while Abdine tabled his / for trips.
With Esfandiari holding his , he slowly squeezed out the for just two pair, and consequently was sent to the rail.
"Stupidest poker game in the history of mankind!" announced Esfandiari to the PokerNews reporter before concluding, "you can quote me on that!"
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board saw Teng turn the nut straight to send Hortin to the rail while also motoring Teng's stack up to 25,000 - good enough for the chip lead.
to see Clements make a wheel for the low as Madsen made a flush for the high to send Negreanu out the door.
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and Liu hit the rail as Kaplan climbed to roughly 10,600 in chips.
saw Levy make a runner-runner straight to end Shack-Harris' tournament early as Levy climbed to roughly 10,500.
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, he slowly squeezed out the 
