$1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Terminator Dia 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

$1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Terminator

Dia 2 Terminado

2014-10-07 16:47 UTC+10

Nelson Maccini Leads Terminator Final Table; Brandon Shack-Harris Still Remains

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The AU$1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Terminator event reached the final table here at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific with Nelson Maccini leading the final nine, but all eyes will be on Brandon Shack-Harris on Day 3 as he has retaken the WSOP Player of the Year lead and looks to really put some distance between him and the rest of the pack, namely George Danzer.

Starting the day in the money with the remaining 27 players guaranteed a AU$2,020 payday, the plan was to play down to the final table, with the potential to continue on to the final six if time permitted. Fady Alam (27th), Dylan Hortin (26th), and Josh Barrett (23rd) were swiftly out the door before another rapid fire of eliminations saw Ismael Bojang (20th), Peter Aristidou (19th), and Daniel Neilson (18th) all hit the rail.

Play then slowed up as Richard Lyndaker (17th), Mikel Habb (16th), Mike Watson (13th), and Darian Tan (11th) all found themselves on the rail before Alan Schubert became the final-table bubble boy when his was outdrawn by the , leaving the final table.

As mentioned, leading the final nine is Maccini, who won a monster pot early in the day when he flopped top set against an overpair and then used that momentum to rocket to a stack of 266,800. Andrew Dales (196,000) and Scott Calcagno (189,700) are the only other two big stacks, but plenty of notables still remain, including the aforementioned Shack-Harris.

Australian poker stalwarts Joe Cabret and Tony Hachem still remain, but it is Shack-Harris stealing the headlines as he has now taken back the lead from Danzer in the WSOP Player of the Year race; and if things go his way, he may be joining Danzer in capturing two bracelets in 2014. Danzer had leapfrogged Shack-Harris in the first event of the series here in Melbourne, Australia, but his time at the top only lasted a couple of days and he'll have some work cut out for him to get back there.

Below is a look at how the final table for this event will stack up tomorrow, in seating order, and note that outside of Shack-Harris, everyone remaining is an Australian player:

Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count
1	Scott Calcagno	Australia	189,700
2	Brandon Shack-Harris	USA	111,100
3	Nelson Maccini	Australia	266,800
4	Henry Tran	Australia	52,000
5	Tony Hachem	Australia	57,500
6	Joe Cabret	Australia	85,900
7	Andrew Dales	Australia	196,000
8	Nick Piskopos	Australia	107,100
9	Duncan McKinnon	Australia	63,000

The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be back at Crown Melbourne at 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon to provide hand-for-hand updates until the champion is crowned, and we'll see you then.

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2014-10-07 16:45 UTC+10

End-of-Day 2 Chip Counts (Completo)

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Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nelson Maccini	266,800	-4,200
Andrew Dales	196,000	-500
Scott Calcagno	189,700	19,700
Brandon Shack-Harris	111,100	-1,400
Nick Piskopos	107,100	-2,900
Joe Cabret	85,900	-300
Duncan McKinnon	63,000	-5,000
Tony Hachem	57,500	500
Henry Tran	52,000	-1,600

2014-10-07 16:37 UTC+10

Change of Plans

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WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel approached the remaining nine players to see if they wanted to continue with the plan to play down to six, or end for the day and return tomorrow with the official final table.

Players decided that it would be better to return tomorrow and now are bagging and tagging their chips.

2014-10-07 16:33 UTC+10

Alan Schubert Eliminated in 10th Place (AU$4,553)

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From early position, Alan Schubert moved all in for 13,800, and once the action folded to Scott Calcagno in the hijack, he three-bet to 26,000 to force everyone else out.

Schubert:
Calcagno:

With Schubert racing to stay alive, the flop gave Calcagno the lead, and when the and completed the board, Schubert exited in 10th place for an AU$4,553 payday.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alan Schubert	Eliminado

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2014-10-07 16:23 UTC+10

Unofficial Final Table

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The word has been given that Event 4 will be playing down to six tonight instead of stopping at the final table of nine.

Here is how the unofficial final table sits:

Seat	Player
1	Scott Calcagno
2	Brandon Shack-Harris
3	Nelson Maccini
4	Henry Tran
5	Tony Hachem
6	Joe Cabret
7	Alan Schubert
8	Andrew Dales
9	Nick Piskopos
10	Duncan McKinnon

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nelson Maccini	271,000	16,000
Andrew Dales	196,500	33,500
Scott Calcagno	170,000	49,200
Brandon Shack-Harris	112,500	-2,500
Nick Piskopos	110,000	-24,000
Joe Cabret	86,200	20,200
Duncan McKinnon	68,000	1,000
Tony Hachem	57,000	5,000
Henry Tran	53,600	-6,200
Alan Schubert	13,200	-30,000

2014-10-07 16:22 UTC+10

Quick Break

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The remaining ten players are on a short five minute break.

2014-10-07 16:16 UTC+10

Darian Tan Eliminated in 11th Place (AU$4,553)

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Joe Cabret opened to 5,000 and Darian Tan shoved from the button for just under 40,000. Scott Calcagno then moved all in from the big blind and Cabret quickly folded.

Tan:
Calcagno:

With Tan trailing, the flop gave him additional outs to a flush, but when the and landed on the turn and river, Tan was sent to the rail in 11th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Darian Tan	Eliminado

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2014-10-07 15:56 UTC+10

Xue Wu Eliminated in 12th Place (AU$4,553)

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From the cutoff, Brandon Shack-Harris opened to 5,000 and Xue Wu shoved all in for 22,000 from the small blind. Shack-Harris called and the cards were tabled.

Shack-Harris:
Wu: