2014 WSOP APAC Day 11: Danzer Wins His Third Bracelet; Reinkemeier Leads Main Event

Sunday marked the 12th day of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific schedule, and it was a distinct one in poker history.

For the third time this year, George Danzer won a WSOP gold bracelet. Doing so, he became the primary player to perform the feat since Jeff Lisandro did it in 2009 and the sixth player in history. Danzer joins exclusive company that incorporates Lisandro (2009), Phil Ivey (2002), Phil Hellmuth (1993), Ted Forrest (1993), and Puggy Pearson (1973) because the only other players to succeed in this feat.

The AU$5,000 8-Game Mixed event came to a conclusion with George Danzer joining elite company in winning his third bracelet of the year after overcoming a field of 48 players to take home the AU$84,600 first prize.

It can be Danzer out the gate early as he ran his short stack up into the chip lead after doubling through Scott Clements numerous times before 2009 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel claimed the chip lead. It could take roughly three hours until the primary player was lost, and in a question of 5 hands action was heads-up for the bracelet.

Sam Khouiss was flushed out in sixth place, and Tino Lechich fell the following hand in fifth when his pair, straight, and occasional draws couldn't get there against Duhamel, who rivered two pair.

Ismael Bojang — who was recording history's all-time best 13th WSOP cash this year — would fall in fourth two hands later upon getting caught in a monster pot against both Duhamel and Clements in 2-7 triple draw, then a crippled Duhamel fell next in third as Danzer made an eight-six.

With Danzer holding the chip lead, it might be Clements making the move early as he evened the stacks before taking the lead. However, Danzer would discover a huge double when his connected on a flop against Clements' . The turn and river blanked out, and Danzer doubled into little greater than a 6-1 advantage.

From there, Clements managed to grind it out to eventually snatch the lead back before Danzer started applying the pressure to get things back in his favor. At time went on, Danzer worked out an 11-1 advantage before the general hand played out.

On the primary hand of a no-limit hold'em orbit, Clements shoved in nine big blinds with the and was called by Danzer's . The German connected with a 10 at the flop, and similar to that, Clements was headed to the rail in second place — his fourth runner-up finish in a WSOP event.

Final Table Results

PlaceNameCountryPrize (AU$)

1	George Danzer	Germany	$84,600
2	Scott Clements	Canada	$52,340
3	Jonathan Duhamel	Canada	$34,291
4	Ismael Bojang	Germany	$23,688
5	Tino Lechich	Australia	$17,371
6	Sam Khouiss	Australia	$13,310

Without doubt, Danzer is having a great poker year. Together with his victory on this event, he's taking a 116.8-point lead (923.5 total points) over Brandon Shack-Harris into the overall qualifying events of the WSOP Player of the Year race.

The premiere event of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific — the AU$10,000 Main Event — kicked off Sunday at Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The primary of 2 starting flights attracted 129 players, but after six 90-minute levels of play just 70 remained with Tobias Reinkemeier and his stack of 171,925 leading the way.

The German got a few of his stack previous to the dinner break when a preflop raising war ended in Ashley Mason getting his stack of 11,000 all in holding the only to run into the of Reinkemeier. The board ran out clean, and Reinkemeier sent a difficult competitor to the rail.

Others who made it through Day 1a with big stacks were Asa Smith (156,450), Ivan Zhou (153,200), Craig Blight (144,950), and Sean Winter (124,175).

Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerChips

1	Tobias Reinkemeier	171,925
2	Asa Smith	156,450
3	Ivan Zhou	153,200
4	Craig Blight	144,950
5	Sean Winter	124,175
6	Chane Kampanatsanyakorn	123,175
7	Jesse Sylvia	123,050
8	Jack Salter	102,300
9	Jackie Glazier	98,500
10	John Moffitt	93,075

Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it during the Day 1a minefield. Jonathan Dimmig, who topped a field of 7,977 entries on this summer’s $1,500 Millionaire Maker to win $1.3 million, was one such player.

Unfortunately for him, his stay typically Event was short and never so sweet. His demise came in Level 2 (100/200) when he opened for 525 from middle position and 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia called from the button. The massive blind came along, and the 3 players saw a flop of . The primary player checked, Dimmig bet 700, and Sylvia raised to 2,050. The player within the big blind folded, Dimming shoved all in for 9,025, and Sylvia wasted little time in making the call.

Sylvia: Dimmig:

Sylvia had flopped top two pair while Dimmig opted to ride or die together with his flush draw. The turn and river both blanked for Dimmig, and he was sent to the rail while Sylvia went directly to bag up a healthy 123,050.

Others who would join him in elimination within the day were Mohsin Charania, Jan Suchanek, Dan Shak, Mike Leah, Michael Kanaan, Daniel Neilson, and 2013 WSOP Main Event champ Ryan Riess, who fell in Level 5 when he played a large pot against recent WSOP bracelet winner Sam Higgs.

Riess' end happened when Higgs raised to 1,000 and got two callers before Riess made it 5,000 out of the massive blind. Higgs, in addition to the 2 other opponents, called they usually went four how one can the flop. Riess checked, Higgs bet 12,000, got one call and one fold, then the previous WSOP Main Event champion check-raised all in for just over 30,000 on top of Higgs' bet. Higgs moved all in to isolate, and the cold caller folded.

Higgs showed , and Riess was in trouble with . Both the at the turn and at the river did not improve "Riess the Beast," and he was gone.

While many fell, quite a lot of notables punched their tickets to Day 2 including Jack Salter (102,300), Jackie Glazier (98,500), Higgs (80,750), David Gorr (58,150), Jonathan Little (56,150), Jeff Lisandro (48,875), and Phil Hellmuth (24,150).

Day 1b will kick off at 12:30 p.m. local time as a whole new slew of players take their shot at poker glory. Among those expected to play are defending champ Daniel Negreanu; winner of the 2012 WSOP Big One for One Drop, Antonio Esfandiari; former WSOP champs Greg Merson and Joseph Hachem; Ismael Bojang, who has cashed in four of eight events so far on the 2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific; and two-time bracelet winner Brian Rast.

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