$25,000 High Roller | 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific

2014-10-17 14:48 UTC+10

Khouiss Doubles on the First Hand

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Nível 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #1: Mike Leah min-raised from the hijack and Sam Khouiss called from the small blind. When the flop came down , Khouiss shoved all in and Leah called.

Leah:
Khouiss:

Both players had flopped a pair, but Khouiss was out in front. Neither the turn nor river help Leah, and Khouiss received a much-needed double.

Hand #2: Leah raised to 48,000 and Khouiss called from the button. The blinds both folded and the flop came down . Leah continued for 40,000 and Khouiss folded.

Hand #3: Jesse Sylvia raised to 57,000 from the hijack only to have [Removed:17] three-bet to 147,000 from the small blind. Sylvia tanked for 90 seconds or so before announcing he was all in for 568,000 total, and Yan released his hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Leah	2,450,000 -126,000	-126,000

Sam Khouiss	225,000 119,000	119,000

Tags: Mike Leah Sam Khouiss

2014-10-17 14:57 UTC+10

Brian Roberts Eliminated in 6th Place (AU$85,027)

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Nível 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #4: The button was on [Removed:17], and action folded to Mike Leah in the small blind. He moved all in against Brian Roberts' big blind, and Roberts folded.

Hand #5: Mike Leah had the button, and [Removed:17] started things off with a raise to 50,000 from the cutoff seat. Play folded over to Brian Roberts in the small blind, and he raised all in for 163,000. Jesse Sylvia took a few moments to think about his decision from the big blind, but he eventually folded. Yan quickly called with the , and Roberts had the .

The flop came down and smashed Yan with trips. The turn was the to give Roberts some hope with a flush draw, but the on the river wasn't what he was looking for. Roberts was eliminated in sixth place and earned AU$85,027 for his effort.

Tags: Brian Roberts Jesse Sylvia Mike Leah

2014-10-17 15:09 UTC+10

King High Does the Trick for Yan

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Nível 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #6: Mike Leah raised to 48,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #7: Leah raised to 48,000, Jesse Sylvia called from the button, and both players checked the flop. When the appeared on the turn, Leah bet 60,000, Sylvia called, and the completed the board on the river. Leah checked and then folded when Sylvia bet 80,000.

Hand #8: Leah opened for 48,000 under the gun and [Removed:17] defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop and then Yan check-folded to a bet of 60,000 on the turn.

Hand #9: Yan limped the small blind, Leah checked his option from the big, and then both players checked the . Yan check-called a bet of 40,000 on the turn and then both players returned to checking on the river. Yan showed the for king high and it was good.

Tags: Mike Leah

2014-10-17 15:22 UTC+10

"C'mon Sammy!"

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Nível 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #10: [Removed:17] began this hand with the button. Action folded to Mike Leah in the small blind, and he used the power of his chip-leading stack to raise to 60,000 against Jesse Sylvia's big blind. Sylvia folded, and Leah won the pot.

Hand #11: Mike Leah had the button, and [Removed:17] opened with a raise to 50,000 from the cutoff seat. Leah called, everyone else folded, and the flop came down . Yan checked the flop, and Leah bet 55,000. Yan folded.

Hand #12: Jesse Sylvia had the button, and it was Mike Leah starting off the action with a raise to 48,000 from the cutoff seat. Everyone folded, and Leah picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #13: With Sam Khouiss on the button to start the hand, play folded to Jesse Sylvia in the cutoff seat. The 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up raised to 58,000, and then Khouiss reraised all in for 118,000 in the next seat. After Jonathan Duhamel folded from the small blind, [Removed:17] requested a count on Sylvia's stack from the big blind. Yan then moved all in, and Sylvia quickly folded.

Yan tabled the to dominate Khouiss' .

The flop and turn were , leaving Khouiss needing a jack on the river to stay alive. His cheering section rooted for a jack, and they got what they asked for when the landed on fifth street.

"C'mon Sammy!" was the yell from Khouiss' cheering section. "Let's go, Sammy!"

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam Khouiss	326,000 101,000	101,000

Tags: Jesse Sylvia Jonathan Duhamel Mike Leah Sam Khouiss

2014-10-17 15:37 UTC+10

A Double for Duhamel

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Nível 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #14: Jonathan Duhamel moved all in from the button and swiped the blinds and antes.

Hand #15: Mike Leah raised to 60,000 form the small blind and won the pot.

Hand #16: Duhamel open-shoved for 218,000 under the gun and Jesse Sylvia called him from the small blind.

Duhamel:
Sylvia:

Duhamel got it in good, but Sylvia was drawing to two live cards. The flop paired Duhamel's ace, which gave him a hammerlock on the hand. The turn actually sealed the deal, and he was shipped the double after the was put out on the river.

Hand #17: Leah raised to 48,000 from the cutoff and then folded when Sylvia three-bet all in from the button.

Hand #18: Sylvia raised from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #19: [Removed:17] limped from the small blind, Leah checked his option from the big, and the flop came down . Yan bet 35,000, Leah called, and the dealer burned and turned the . Yan bet 87,000, Leah thought long and hard before calling, and the completed the board on the river.

Yan slowed down with a check and then released his hand when Leah bet 240,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Leah	2,840,000 390,000	390,000

[Removed:17]	925,000 -353,000	-353,000
Jesse Sylvia	640,000 -48,000	-48,000

Jonathan Duhamel	420,000 202,000	202,000

Sam Khouiss	275,000 -51,000	-51,000

Tags: Jonathan Duhamel Jesse Sylvia

2014-10-17 15:44 UTC+10

Leah Shows an Ace and Duhamel Gets a Walk

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Nível 21 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #20: [Removed:17] had the button, and action folded to Mike Leah in the small blind. He raised to 60,000, and Jesse Sylvia folded from the big blind.

Hand #21: From the button, Mike Leah raised to 48,000 and won the blinds and antes. He showed the from his hand.

Hand #22: The button was on Jesse Sylvia, and Jonathan Duhamel got a walk in the big blind.

Tags: Mike Leah Jonathan Duhamel Jesse Sylvia

Nível: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

2014-10-17 15:51 UTC+10

Jonathan Duhamel Eliminated in 4th Place (AU$145,003); Sam Khouiss Eliminated in 5th Place (AU$110,078)

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Nível 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Sam Khouiss (5th) & Jonathan Duhamel (4th)

Hand #23: On the first hand of the new level, Sam Khouiss had the button. Play folded to Jesse Sylvia in the cutoff seat, and he raised to 71,000. Khouiss reraised all in for 213,000, and then Jonathan Duhamel moved all in from the small blind for a little over 400,000. After [Removed:17] folded fro the big blind, Sylvia snap-called and showed the .

Sylvia had his two opponents covered. Duhamel had the second most chips in the hand with the , and Khouiss had the .

"C'mon Sammy!" yelled Khouiss' supporters. "Ace of clubs!"

Just like the jack on the river earlier that saved Khouiss' tournament, the ace of clubs was delivered in the window on the flop. Khouiss took the lead with a pair of aces and held it after the landed on the turn.

Sylvia needed a queen to knock out his opponents, whereas Duhamel was looking for a nine to win the pot. Khouiss was just hoping to hold from here, but the poker gods had other things in mind.

The dealer burned one last time and then delivered the to the board, smacking Sylvia with a set of queens and the winning hand. Sylvia's rail, consisting of Russell Thomas, Connor Drinan, and Kitty Kuo, clapped and cheered for their man as he collected the pot to send Duhamel and Khouiss to the rail.

Because he had more chips than Khouiss, Duhamel took home fourth-place money. Khouiss officially finished in fifth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jesse Sylvia	1,350,000 710,000	710,000

Sam Khouiss	Eliminado
Jonathan Duhamel	Eliminado

Tags: Connor Drinan Jesse Sylvia Jonathan Duhamel Kitty Kuo Russell Thomas Sam Khouiss

2014-10-17 16:04 UTC+10

Sylvia's Three-Bets Doing the Trick

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Nível 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #24: With a dead small blind, Jesse Sylvia raised to 65,000 from the button, [Removed:17] called from the big blind, and then both players checked the flop. Yan check-called a bet of 70,000 on the turn, and then both players returned to checking on the river.

Yan showed , and it was good as Sylvia mucked.

Hand #25: Yan limped the small blind, Mike Leah checked his option from the big, and then Yan check-called a bet of 45,000 on the flop. Both players checked the turn and did the same on the river. Yan showed and it was good as Leah mucked.

Hand #26: Sylvia received a walk.

Hand #27: Leah raised to 60,000 from the button, Yan called from the big blind, and the two saw a flop of , which they both checked. When the appeared on the turn, Yan checked and then folded to a bet of 65,000 from Leah.

Hand #28: Sylvia raised to 65,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #29: Yan raised to 60,000 from the button and then folded when Sylvia three-bet to 170,000 from the big blind.

Hand #30: Leah raised to 60,000 from the button and then folded when Sylvia three-bet to 160,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Leah	2,760,000 -80,000	-80,000

Jesse Sylvia	1,420,000 70,000	70,000

[Removed:17]	920,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Jesse Sylvia Mike Leah

2014-10-17 16:18 UTC+10

Yan and Sylvia Swap Spots

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Nível 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #31: On the button, Jesse Sylvia raised to 65,000. Mike Leah called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Both players checked, and the turn was the . Leah led with a bet of 75,000, and Sylvia folded.

Hand #32: [Removed:17] raised to 60,000 from the button, and his opponents folded.

Hand #33: Mike Leah began the hand on the button, and he raised to 60,000. Jesse Sylvia reraised to 165,000 from the small blind, and then [Removed:17] reraised with a cold four-bet from the big blind to 305,000. After Leah folded, Sylvia made the call.

Sylvia and Yan checked the paired flop to see the land on the turn. Sylvia checked, and Yan bet 185,000. Sylvia gave it up, and Yan won the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Leah	2,765,000 5,000	5,000

[Removed:17]	1,330,000 410,000	410,000
Jesse Sylvia	1,005,000 -415,000	-415,000

Tags: Mike Leah Jesse Sylvia