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2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
Dias: 3
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

Resultados Finais
Campeão
Mão Vencedora
k4
Premiação
128,784 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Premiação
486,000 AUD
Entries
243
Informações do Nível
Nível
23
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000

Alex Antonios Wins WSOP APAC Event #7 for AU$128,784

Nível 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Event #7 Champion Alexander Antonios
Event #7 Champion Alexander Antonios

On Saturday, all eyes were on Phil Hellmuth as he went for his 14th bracelet in Event #7: AU$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific. However, poker history would have to wait as the “Poker Brat” exited in fourth place. Instead, the day belonged to Australia’s Alexander “AJ” Antonios, who topped a field of 243 players to win the AU$128,784 first-place prize and coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

The final six players took their seats at midday. After just eight hours of play, Antonios, who plays cash games in Sydney, emerged as the last man standing. The first elimination of the day came early when Bruno Politano, who is a member of this year’s November Nine, got his short stack all in on Hand #7 of the final table. He was ahead with {q-}{q-}, but found himself racing against the {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} of Hellmuth. Politano survived the flop, but a king on the turn gave Hellmuth the lead. Politano would miss the river and had to settle for sixth place and AU$19,809 in prize money.

Five-handed play lasted a long time, but eventually Yu Kurita four-bet jammed pocket jacks and found herself racing against Michael Tran’s {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} on Hand #69 of the final table. An ace on the flop was a dagger through Kurita’s heart, and by the time the board ran out, Tran had made a full house to send Kurita back to Japan in fifth place with AU$27,624.

Hellmuth would fall 34 hands later when he moved his last 72,000 all in preflop holding the {a-Hearts}{7-Spades} and was called by Tran’s {4-Clubs}{4-Spades}. Hellmuth was flipping, but the proverbial coin did not come down in his favor as the board ran out a dry {q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. Hellmuth was denied his record 14th bracelet and instead had to settle for fourth place and AU$38,909 in prize money.

After more than three hours of three-handed play, action heated up on Hand #202 of the final table when Steven Zhou raised to 25,000 on the button, and Antonios called from the small blind. Tran came along from the big blind, and all three players saw a flop of {k-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}. Two checks saw Zhou continue for 32,000, and then Antonios woke up with a big check-raise to 107,000. Tran quickly folded, and Zhou snap-shoved for 341,000.

Antonios let an expletive slip his lips before asking for a count. After a minute, he dropped in some chips to create a monster pot.

Antonios: {a-Spades}{2-Spades}
Zhou: {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Zhou was ahead with a pair of kings, but Antonios was drawing to a flush in addition to his ace. The {4-Hearts} turn have Antonios added straight outs, but it'd be the {A-Clubs} river that would give him the win. The river sent Zhou home in third place for AU$79,646, while Antonios took a 6-1 chip lead into heads-up play.

It took 23 more hands for Antonios to seal the deal, but eventually he did so when his {k-Hearts}{4-Clubs} held up against Tran’s {10-Spades}{9-Clubs} in an all-in preflop confrontation.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPlayer (AU$)
1Alex Antonios$128,784
2Michael Tran$79,646
3Steven Zhou$55,365
4Phil Hellmuth$38,909
5Yu Kurita$27,624
6Bruno Politano$19,809

Congratulations to Alex Antonios on winning the 2014 WSOP APAC Event #7: $AU$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em for AU$128,784 and his first WSOP gold bracelet.

Tags: Alexander Antonios

Michael Tran Eliminated in 2nd Place (AU$79,646)

Nível 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Tran - 2nd Place
Michael Tran - 2nd Place

Hand #225: Michael Tran shoved his last 66,000 all in from the button and Alex Antonios made the call.

Antonios: {k-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Tran: {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Tran needed some help to extend his tournament life, and while the {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{q-Spades} flop didn't hit him directly, it did give him an open-ended straight draw. The {7-Spades} turn was a blank, and so was the {3-Clubs} river. Tran missed and had to settle for second place and a AU$79,646 consolation prize.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Alexander Antonios au
Alexander Antonios
WSOP 1X Winner
1,458,000 80,000
Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
Eliminado

Tags: Alex AntoniosMichael Tran

Steven Zhou Eliminated in 3rd Place (AU$79,646)

Nível 22 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Steven Zhou - 3rd Place
Steven Zhou - 3rd Place

Hand #202: After hours of three-handed play a hand finally came that could very well determine the winner of this tournament.

It began when Steven Zhou raised to 25,000 on the button and Alex Antonios called from the small blind. Michael Tran came along from the big blind and all three players saw a flop of {k-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}. Two checks saw Zhou continue for 32,000, and then Antonios woke up with a big check-raise to 107,000. Tran quickly folded, and Zhou snap-shoved for 341,000.

Antonios let an expletive slip his lips before asking for a count. After a minute he dropped in some chips to create a monster pot.

Antonios: {a-Spades}{2-Spades}
Zhou: {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Zhou was ahead with a pair of kings, but Antonios was drawing to a flush in addition to his ace. The {4-Hearts} turn have Antonios added straight outs, but it'd be the {A-Clubs} river that would give him the win. The river sent Zhou home in third place for AU$79,646, while Antonios takes a 6-1 chip lead into heads-up play.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Alexander Antonios au
Alexander Antonios
WSOP 1X Winner
1,286,000 386,000
Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
172,000 -53,000
Stephen Zhou
Stephen Zhou
Eliminado

Tags: Alexander AntoniosMichael TranSteven Zhou

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 4th Place (AU$ 38,909)

Nível 19 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Hand #91: Alexander Antonios made it 13,000 to go and Michael Tran as well as Steven Zhou called. On the {6-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} flop, Antonios won the pot with a continuation bet of 16,000.

Hand #92: Tran raised to 12,000 and Antonios called to check-fold the {3-Hearts} {8-Hearts} {10-Spades} flop when Tran bet 12,000.

Hand #93: Phil Hellmuth moved all in for 72,000 from the button. Tran had a decision to make and eventually called after more than a minute of consideration.

Hellmuth: {A-Hearts} {7-Spades}
Tran: {4-Clubs} {4-Spades}

The {Q-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} flop was of no help for Hellmuth and his kicker was dead on the {3-Diamonds} turn. The {Q-Diamonds} on the river completed the board and sent Hellmuth to the rail in 4th place. He took off his sunglasses, shook hands with all three opponents and then left the tournament area with a smile.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
730,000 175,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Eliminado

Tags: Alexander AntoniosMichael TranPhil HellmuthSteven Zhou

Yu Kurita Eliminated in 5th Place (AU$27,624)

Nível 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Yu Kurita - 5th Place
Yu Kurita - 5th Place

Hand #69: Phil Hellmuth raised to 11,000 from the cutoff only to have Michael Tran three-bet to 50,000 from the small blind. Tran seemed focused on Hellmuth's small stack, but he turned his attention to his left when Yu Kurita four-bet jammed from the big blind for 115,500 more.

"I don't think I can fold," Tran said after Hellmuth had gotten out of the way. Tran then dropped in a call.

Tran: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Kurita: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

It was a flip, and Kurita was looking to hold to double. The {10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} flop gave Tran the lead with a pair of aces, but all hope was not lost as Kurita flopped a flush draw. The {K-Hearts} turn improved Tran to two pair, but it also have Kurita an added Broadway draw. Unfortunately for her, she missed all her outs when the {A-Spades} appeared on the river, a card that actually improved Tran to a full house.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
580,000 130,000
Yu Kurita jp
Yu Kurita
Eliminado

Tags: Michael TranPhil HellmuthYu Kurita

Hands #25-26: "Of Course I Have a King, I'm Phil Hellmuth"

Nível 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Hand #25: Alex Antonios raised to 8,500 from the cutoff and won the pot.

Hand #26: Michael Tran raised to 9,500 from the cutoff and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind. When the flop came down {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}, Hellmuth checked and Tran bet 13,500. Hellmuth woke up with a check-raise to 28,000, and Tran pushed back with a four-bet to 60,000. Hellmuth snap-shoved for 73,500 more, and Tran hit the tank.

"You're ahead. There's just so much money in there," Tran said.

"What do you have, jack-ten?" Hellmuth asked. "Hurry up and fold."

"You have the best hand, why do you want me to fold?" Tran asked. Eventually Tran did fold.

"Of course I have a king, I'm Phil Hellmuth. What do you think," Hellmuth said before flashing the {K-Hearts}.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
270,000 -65,000
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
220,000 80,000

Tags: Phil HellmuthMichael Tran

Bruno Politano Eliminated in 6th Place (AU$ 19,809)

Nível 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Bruno Politano
Bruno Politano

Hand #6: Michael Tran opened the action with a raise to 7,000 and only Steven Zhou in the small blind called to see the flop of {6-Spades} {5-Clubs} {7-Hearts}. Zhou check-folded to a continuation bet of 7,500 and Tran raked in the pot.

Hand #7: Bruno Politano made it 8,000 to go and the action folded to Phil Hellmuth. "How much you got there, Bruno?" he asked. The November Niner from Brazil counted his stack and Hellmuth then three-bet to 30,000.

All other players folded and Politano moved all in for around 75,000 in chips. Hellmuth called immediately and it was the classic coin flip.

Politano: {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts}
Hellmuth: {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}

There was no help yet on the {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {5-Clubs} flop, but the 13 time bracelet winner spiked the {K-Spades} on the turn to improve. Politano now needed one of the two remaining queens in the deck to avoid elimination, but the {7-Clubs} on the river was a brick. They shook hands and Politano joined the rail.

Jogador Fichas Progresso
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
310,000 43,500
Bruno Politano br
Bruno Politano
Eliminado

Tags: Bruno PolitanoMichael TranPhil HellmuthSteven Zhou

Will Phil Hellmuth Capture His Record 14th Bracelet Today?

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Yesterday, Phil Hellmuth, the World Series of Poker's most decorated player, notched his 108th WSOP cash and 51st WSOP final table here in the WSOP APAC Event #7 AU$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em. Now, the 1989 WSOP Main Event champ has a chance as his record 14th gold bracelet and looks to become just the third player to win gold bracelets in the US, Europe, and Australia, the others being Daniel Negreanu and Jeff Lisandro.

Thanks to busting out Kris Nestorovic in seventh place, Hellmuth will take 266,500 in chips into Day 3. While that's technically fifth on the leader board out of the final six players, the top five stacks are separated by less than 50,000 in chips, as the top stack has 315,000.

Steven Zhou will begin the day as chip leader, but Alexander Antonios (278,000), Michael Tran (274,000), and Yu Kurita (269,500) sit between him and Hellmuth. Kurita has become the first female player to reach a WSOP Asia-Pacific final table, and she's got just as good a chance as any to grab the gold.

Rounding out the final table with 65,000 in chips is none other 2014 WSOP November Niner Bruno Politano. The Brazilian, who is the only November Niner to make the trip to the land down under, is the short stack, and that's somewhat fitting as he will also be the short stack when the WSOP Main Event reconvenes in November. Obviously he's proving it was no fluke when he made the November Nine.

SeatPlayerChips
1Steven Zhou315,000
2Phil Hellmuth266,500
3Alexander Antonios278,000
4Michael Tran274,000
5Yu Kurita269,500
6Bruno Politano65,000

Can Politano make a comeback and walk away with the bracelet? Will Hellmuth be able to make poker history or will someone else emerge as the last man — or woman — standing? Today all questions will be answered. One thing is for sure, Hellmuth is feeling good. After play completed last night, he spoke with PokerNews Senior Editor Chad Holloway about making the final table and his quest for number 14:

The third and final day will begin at 12:10 p.m. local time, which is a little over an hour from now. Be sure to stay tuned as PokerNews will bring you hand-for-hand coverage of Hellmuth's quest for his fourteenth bracelet.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth