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

2014-10-17 16:34 UTC+10

Sylvia Getting Short

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Nível 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #34: [Removed:17] limped the small blind and then folded when Mike Leah raised to 95,000 from the big.

Hand #35: Leah raised to 75,000 from the small blind, Jesse Sylvia called from the big, and it was heads-up action to the flop. Leah bet 80,000, Sylvia called, and the dealer burned and turned the . Leah checked, Sylvia bet 200,000, and Leah check-raised all in. Sylvia snap-folded.

Hand #36: Leah raised to 60,000 from the button and Sylvia shoved all in from the small blind for 630,000.

"This one is close, Jesse," Leah said. He thought for another minute or so and then released his hand.

Hand #37: Yan limped the small blind, Leah checked his option from the big, and the two saw a flop of . Yan checked and then folded to a bet of 35,000.

Hand #38: Leah raised from the small blind, Sylvia called from the big, and the flop came down . Leah led out for 80,000, Sylvia thought for a moment before raising to 190,000, and Leah three-bet all in. Sylvia quickly folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Leah	3,350,000 585,000	585,000

[Removed:17]	1,300,000 -30,000	-30,000
Jesse Sylvia	450,000 -555,000	-555,000

Tags: Jesse Sylvia Mike Leah

2014-10-17 16:46 UTC+10

A Few Small Ones

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Nível 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #39: Mike Leah raised to 60,000 on the button, and Jesse Sylvia reraised all in from the small blind for about 450,000. [Removed:17] folded from the big blind, and Leah also folded, to give Sylvia the pot.

Hand #40: [Removed:17] and Mike Leah saw the flop come . Yan checked, and Leah bet 95,000. Yan called.

The turn was the , and Yan checked. Leah bet 175,000 this time, and Yan called. The river was the , and both players checked.

Yan showed two pair with the , and Leah mucked.

Hand #41: On the button, [Removed:17] raised to 60,000. Jesse Sylvia called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Both players checked.

The turn was the to pair the board, and Sylvia bet 75,000. Yan made the call, and the river was the . Both players checked.

Yan showed two pair, queens and sixes, with an unknown hand, and he won the pot.

Hand #42: Mike Leah raised to 60,000 on the button, and [Removed:17] called from the big blind. On the flop, Yan check-folded to a bet of 70,000 from Leah.

Tags: Jesse Sylvia Mike Leah

2014-10-17 16:52 UTC+10

The Last Hands of Level 22

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Nível 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #43: Jesse Sylvia called from the button, [Removed:17] raised to 155,000 from the small blind, and Mike Leah folded the big. Sylvia also folded.

Hand #44: Yan raised to 60,000 from the button, Sylvia called from the big blind, and it was heads-up action to the flop. Sylvia checked and then folded to a bet of 50,000 from Yan.

Hand #45: Leah raised to 60,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.

2014-10-17 16:53 UTC+10

Let's Have Ourselves a Break

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Nível 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Players are now on a 12-minute break.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Leah	3,060,000 -290,000	-290,000

[Removed:17]	1,770,000 470,000	470,000
Jesse Sylvia	275,000 -175,000	-175,000

Nível: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

2014-10-17 17:11 UTC+10

Jesse Sylvia Eliminated in 3rd Place (AU$216,811)

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Nível 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #46: Jesse Sylvia moved all in from the button and [Removed:17] quickly folded the small blind. Mike Leah was in the big and thought for about 30 seconds before making the call.

Sylvia:
Leah:

The flop kept the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up firmly in the lead, but then disaster struck when the dealer burned and turned the . Leah became a dominating favorite, and suddenly Sylvia needed one of the two remaining fives on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . The repeat king improved Leah to a full house and Sylvia took his leave in third place to a nice round of applause.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Leah	3,340,000 280,000	280,000

[Removed:17]	1,765,000 -5,000	-5,000
Jesse Sylvia	Eliminado

Tags: Mike Leah Jesse Sylvia

2014-10-17 17:34 UTC+10

Leah and Yan Trading Blows

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Nível 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #47: On the button, Mike Leah raised to 80,000. [Removed:17] called, and the flop came down . Both checked, and the turn was the . Both checked again, and the river was a red . Yan bet 70,000, and Leah folded.

Hand #48: [Removed:17] folded on the button.

Hand #49: From the button, Mike Leah raised to 80,000. [Removed:17] called, and the flop came down . Both players checked, and the turn was the . Both checked again, and the river added another five with the . Once more, Yan and Leah checked.

Yan showed the for ace high after Leah said he had king high and showed a king.

Hand #50: [Removed:17] raised to 80,000 on the button, and Mike Leah called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Leah checked, Yan bet 85,000, and Leah check-raised to 205,000. Yan made the call.

The turn was the , and Leah led with a bet of 355,000. Yan folded, and Leah took the pot.

Hand #51: Mike Leah raised to 80,000 from the button, and [Removed:17] folded.

Hand #52: On the button, [Removed:17] raised to 80,000. Mike Leah called, and the flop came down . Leah and Yan checked.

The turn was the , and Leah bet 105,000. Yan made the call, and the river was the . Leah slid forward another bet, this time for 135,000. Yan raised to 390,000, and Leah folded.

Tags: Mike Leah

2014-10-17 17:41 UTC+10

Back and Forth

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Nível 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #53: Mike Leah gave [Removed:17] a walk.

Hand #54: Yan raised from the button and Leah folded.

Hand #55: Leah folded the button.

Hand #56: Yan raised to 80,000 on the button, Leah called, and the flop came down . Leah bet 80,000 and then folded when Yan raised to 200,000.

Hand #57: Leah raised to 105,000 on the button, Yan called, and the flop came down . Yan checked and then folded when Leah bet.

Hand #58: Yan raised to 80,000 from the button and Leah folded.

Hand #59: Leah raised to 80,000 from the button, Yan called, and then both players checked the flop. After the dealer burned and turned the , Yan bet 90,000, Leah called, and the completed the board on the river. Yan checked, Leah bet 155,000, and Yan made the call. Leah tabled the for top pair, and it was good as Yan mucked.

Tags: Mike Leah

2014-10-17 17:49 UTC+10

Leah Chipping Away at Yan

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Nível 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #60: [Removed:17] raised to 80,000 on the button and won the pot.

Hand #61: From the button, Mike Leah raised to 80,000. [Removed:17] reraised out of the big blind to 210,000, and then Leah went into the tank. He asked how much Yan started the hand with, received a response, and then moved all in. Yan folded.

Hand #62: [Removed:17] raised to 80,000 on the button and took it down.

Hand #63: Mike Leah opened on the button to 80,000, and [Removed:17] called from the big blind to see the monotone flop. After Yan checked, Leah bet 85,000. Yan gave it up, and Leah won the pot.

Hand #64: [Removed:17] raised to 80,000 on the button. Mike Leah reraised out of the big blind to 210,000, and Yan called.

The flop came down , and Leah led with a bet of 175,000. Yan folded, and Leah picked up the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Leah	4,180,000 840,000	840,000

[Removed:17]	920,000 -845,000	-845,000

Tags: Mike Leah

2014-10-17 18:02 UTC+10

A Double for Yan

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Nível 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #65: Mike Leah raised to 80,000 from the button, [Removed:17] called, and the flop came down . Yan checked, Leah bet 80,000, and Yan check-raised to 200,000. Leah folded.

Hand #66: Yan raised to 80,000 on the button, Leah called, and the flop fell . Leah check-called a bet of 80,000 and then led out for 160,000 on the turn. Yan called and then both players checked the river. Leah showed the for a rivered two pair, and it was good as Yan mucked.

Hand #67: Leah raised to 80,000, Yan called, and the flop came down . Yan checked and then folded when Leah bet 75,000.

Hand #68: Yan limped the button and Leah announced that he was all in. Yan thought for about 30 seconds and then called off for 665,000 total.

Yan:
Leah:

"Hold," called Jack Salter from the rail. Salter, who will begin tomorrow WSOP APAC Main Event final table as chip leader, was pulling for Yan, and his wish came true after the board ran out to give his man the double.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Leah	3,760,000 -675,000	-675,000

[Removed:17]	1,340,000 675,000	675,000

Tags: Mike Leah