Sunday, October 5, 2014 5:47 PM Local Time
Luke Brabin came into the final day of play with the chip lead, and he successfully rode that big stack all the way to the winner's circle, capturing his first gold bracelet and the AU$131,365 top prize.
At the start of the day, just nine players stood between Brabin and the title. After Kahle Burns fell in 10th place, David Profaca was the next to go in ninth. Then, Brabin busted Piyush Gupta in eighth place before Didier Guerin took out Brian McAllister in seventh. Those first four eliminations only took 20 hands of play, but things slowed after that.
Zane Ly didn't bust in sixth place until the 49th hand of the day, and then Ryan Hong exited 10 hands later. Four-handed play lasted for a little while, but then Stephen Lindeblad bounced to the payout desk in fourth place, as Brabin scored his second elimination of the day. In third fell Daniel Murphy, and he too was busted by Brabin, but only after Brabin scooped the largest pot of the tournament from Murphy.
That big pot took place on the 111th hand of the day, with Brabin and Murphy getting the money in on the board. Both had trip tens, but it was Brabin's that out-kicked the for Murphy. Murphy did have a flush draw, but the on the river gave him no help and the nearly 1.5 million-chip pot was sent Brabin's way.
A couple hands later, Brabin finished off Murphy to set up a one-sided heads-up affair with Guerin.
Guerin began heads-up play with 216,000 to Brabin's massive 1.617 million. Guerin tried to fight and actually took most of the first few pots, but Brabin was just too much in the end. On the final hand, Guerin shoved the and lost out to Brabin's .
With that, the first event of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific is in the books, and Australian Luke Brabin will forever have his place in poker history.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize (AU$) |
|---|
| 1 | Luke Brabin | $131,365 |
| 2 | Didier Guerin | $81,220 |
| 3 | Daniel Murphy | $59,334 |
| 4 | Stephen Lindeblad | $43,986 |
| 5 | Ryan Hong | $33,080 |
| 6 | Zane Ly | $25,234 |
| 7 | Brian McAllister | $19,521 |
| 8 | Piyush Gupta | $15,318 |
| 9 | David Profaca | $12,189 |
The first event of the series may be a wrap, but that doesn't mean the PokerNews coverage stops here. There's still nine more gold bracelets to be awarded, and you can follow along with all the events here.
Sunday, October 5, 2014 5:21 PM Local Time
Hand #115: Didier Guerin began heads-up play with the button, and he raised all in straight away. Luke Brabin folded, and Guerin won the pot.
Hand #116: Brabin had the button on the second hand of heads-up play, and he limped in. Guerin shoved from the big blind, and Brabin folded.
Hand #117: On the button, Guerin limped in. Brabin checked his option, and the flop came down . Brabin checked, Guerin bet 30,000, and Brabin folded.
Hand #118: Brabin began the hand on the button, and he limped in. Guerin checked his option from the big blind, and the flop came down . Guerin checked, Brabin fired a bet, and Guerin quickly folded.
Hand #119: Guerin had the button, and he raised all in. Brabin folded, and Guerin won the pot.
Hand #120: Brabin and Guerin saw the for the minimum, and both players checked to see the land on the turn. Guerin was first and bet 35,000. Brabin folded, and Guerin won the pot.
Hand #121: On the button, Guerin raised all in. Brabin asked for a count and was informed Guerin's shove was worth 306,000. Brabin called.
Guerin was all in with the , and Brabin tabled the . Brabin was ahead, but he would need to fade Guerin's outs in order to claim the first gold bracelet of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific.
The flop came down and added a nice little sweat with Guerin picking up an open-ended straight draw along with his live cards. The turn was the to pair the board, and that changed nothing, leaving Guerin needing to hit the river to stay alive.
The dealer burned before the river and then delivered the . That did it and eliminated Guerin in second place. For his effort, Guerin earned AU$81,220, but it would be Brabin walking away with the title, the bracelet, and the AU$131,365 top prize.
| Luke Brabin | 1,833,000 | 216,000  |
| Didier Guerin | 0 | -216,000  |
Sunday, October 5, 2014 5:12 PM Local Time
| Luke Brabin | 1,617,000 | 146,000 |
| Didier Guerin | 216,000 | -44,000 |
Sunday, October 5, 2014 5:11 PM Local Time
Hand #112: Luke Brabin received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #113: Brabin raised to 40,000 from the small blind and Didier Guerin called out of the big blind. Both checked the flop and Brabin won the pot on the turn with a bet of 54,000.
Hand #114: Brabin limped from the small blind and Daniel Murphy moved all in out of the big blind. Call:
Brabin:
Murphy:
The flop was save for Murphy, but the turn provided additional outs for Brabin. You could hear shouts from the rail and the river sent Murphy out in 3rd place for a payday of AU$59,334.
Sunday, October 5, 2014 5:01 PM Local Time
Hand #108: Unknown action.
Hand #109: Didier Guerin had the button and folded. Daniel Murphy raised to 38,000 from the small blind and won the pot.
Hand #110: Murphy had the button and folded. Luke Brabin limped in from the small blind, and Guerin checked his option from the big blind to see the flop. Brabin checked, and Guerin bet 25,000. Brabin called.
The turn was the , and Brabin checked. Guerin also checked, and the completed the board on the river. Brabin bet 35,000, and Guerin cocked his head to the left while he studied the board. Guerin folded in the end, and Brabin won the pot.
Hand #111: Brabin started the hand with the button, and he raised to 32,000. Murphy called from the big blind, and the flop came down . After Murphy checked, Brabin fired 44,000. Murphy check-raised to 109,000, and Brabin called.
Fourth street was the to pair the board. Murphy fired 127,000, and Brabin raised all in for 586,000 total. Murphy tanked for a little bit, and then called with the for trips plus a flush draw. Brabin had the for trips with a better kicker.
The river completed the board with the , and that gave Brabin the massive pot to push his stack to 1.471 million. Murphy was left with around 100,000.
| Luke Brabin | 1,471,000 | 680,000 |
| Didier Guerin | 260,000 | -94,000 |
| Daniel Murphy | 102,000 | -591,000 |
Sunday, October 5, 2014 4:49 PM Local Time
Hand #103: Daniel Murphy limped from the small blind and Luke Brabin checked his option in the big blind. The two of them checked the flop and Brabin took it down with a bet of 40,000 on the turn.
Hand #104: Brabin raised to 39,000 from the small blind and Didier Guerin mucked his cards.
Hand #105: Guerin moved all in from the small blind and picked up the antes and the big blind of Murphy.
Hand #106: Guerin raised to 33,000 from the button and Brabin called out of the big blind. Both checked the flop. The showed up on the turn and Brabin led out for 52,000 chips. Action over to Guerin, who gave it some thought before sending his cards into the muck.
Hand #107: Brabin completed from the small blind and Guerin grabbed some chips, eying his stack carefully. He then bet 50,000 and Brabin quickly surrendered.
Sunday, October 5, 2014 4:40 PM Local Time
Hand #98: Daniel Murphy began the hand with the button, and he folded to put the action on Luke Brabin in the small blind. Brabin raised to 36,000 and won the pot.
Hand #99: Murphy got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #100: Didier Guerin had the button, and he folded. Murphy was in the small blind and called before Brabin checked his option from the big blind.
The dealer spread the flop, and both players checked to see the land on the turn. Murphy bet 27,000, and Brabin folded.
Hand #101: On the button, Murphy raised to 39,000. Guerin called from the big blind, and the flop came out . Guerin checked, Murphy bet 43,000, and Guerin called.
The fell on the turn, and Guerin checked. Murphy checked behind, and the river was the . Guerin reached for chips and bet 67,000. Murphy eyed Guerin's stack and then his own. Eventually, the only man sporting sunglasses made the fold, and Guerin won the pot.
Hand #102: The button was with Brabin to start this hand, and he folded. Guerin was in the small blind, and he raised to 40,000. Murphy called from the big blind, and the two took the flop. Guerin was first and bet 50,000. Murphy snapped.
The fell on the turn, and Guerin checked. Murphy checked right behind, and the river was the . Guerin checked, and Murphy immediately tossed out two chocolate T25,000 chips for a bet of 50,000. Guerin folded.
Sunday, October 5, 2014 4:29 PM Local Time
Hand #93: Luke Brabin peeked at his cards and made it 32,000 to go. He claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #94: Daniel Murphy raised to 34,000 from the small blind and Brabin called to see the heads-up flop of . The continuation bet of 38,000 by Murphy was called and he didn't slow down the aggression on the turn either. This time though, the 42,000 bet was enough to enforce a fold by Brabin.
Hand #95: Brabin limped from the small blind and Didier Guerin checked. The flop got checked to him and Guerin won the pot with a bet of 25,000.
Hand #96: Brabin raised from the button to 32,000 and Guerin announced all in. Murphy started singing to get into the groove but mucked his cards. Brabin folded as well and Guerin picked up the pot.
Hand #97: Murphy raised to 33,000 and Brabin called to see the flop of . Murphy announced a bet of 68,000 and Brabin mucked.
Sunday, October 5, 2014 4:21 PM Local Time
Hand #87: Luke Brabin raised to 38,000 from the button and took down the pot.
Hand #88: Daniel Murphy and Brabin went heads up to the flop, and Murphy bet 77,000. Brabin folded , and Murphy won the pot.
Hand #89: Murphy began the hand with the button and raised to 34,000. Everyone folded.
Hand #90: Brabin had the button and raised to 32,000. Murphy called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Murphy checked, and Brabin bet 45,000. Murphy folded, and Brabin won the pot.
Hand #91: Didier Guerin had the button, and he folded to put the action on Murphy in the small blind. Murphy raised to 52,000, and Brabin gave it up.
hand #92: Murphy started the hand on the button, and he folded. Brabin also folded, and Guerin won the pot.
Sunday, October 5, 2014 4:02 PM Local Time
The remaining contenders for the gold bracelet have taken a short, unplanned break. Below are the updated chip counts with three players left.
| Luke Brabin | 791,000 | 188,000 |
| Daniel Murphy | 693,000 | 18,000 |
| Didier Guerin | 354,000 | -21,000 |
Sunday, October 5, 2014 4:02 PM Local Time
Hand #85: Daniel Murphy had the button to start this hand, and Didier Guerin received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #86: Luke Brabin started this hand with the button, and he opened with a raise to 36,000. Stephen Lindeblad reared all in for around 170,000, and Brabin quickly called.
Lindeblad was at risk with the , and Brabin had the ,.
The flop kept Lindeblad in front, but gave some counterfeit outs to Brabin. The turn did just that and counterfeited Lindeblad when the fell to give Brabin the lead.
The river completed the board with the , and Brabin won the pot to eliminate Lindeblad in fourth place.
| Stephen Lindeblad | 0 | -180,000 |
Sunday, October 5, 2014 3:54 PM Local Time
Hand #80: It looks like Didier Guerin had limped from the button and Luke Brabin checked his option out of the big blind. On the flop, Brabin check-raised from 34,000 to 84,000 and Guerin gave up his steal attempt.
Hand #81: Brabin limped the small blind and Guerin checked. The flop was checked through as well and Lindeblad then bet 32,000 on the turn. Guerin folded and Lindeblad showed for turned trips.
Hand #82: Guerin got a walk in the big blind and showed .
Hand #83: Lindeblad raised to 32,000 from the button and Daniel Murphy moved all in. There was no call.
Hand #84: Limped pot between Murphy and Brabin. The flop was checked as well and Brabin won the pot on the turn with a bet of 23,000.
Sunday, October 5, 2014 3:49 PM Local Time
| Daniel Murphy | 675,000 | 134,000 |
| Luke Brabin | 603,000 | 204,000 |
| Didier Guerin | 375,000 | -240,000 |
| Stephen Lindeblad | 180,000 | -106,000 |
Sunday, October 5, 2014 3:45 PM Local Time
Level: 22
Blinds: 8000/16000
Ante: 2000
Sunday, October 5, 2014 3:45 PM Local Time
Hand #75: On the , Luke Brabin bet 29,000 after Daniel Murphy checked. Murphy check-raised to 76,000, and Brabin folded.
Hand #76: Brabin received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #77: Unknown action.
Hand #78: Brabin began the hand with the button, and he raised to 27,000. Didier Guerin called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Guerin and Brabin both checked to see the pair the board on the turn. Guerin checked, and Brabin bet 39,000. Guerin called, and the river was the .
On the river, Guerin checked, and Brabin bet 69,000. Guerin went into the tank and looked as though he had a real decision on his hands. Eventually, he called, but saw the bad news when Brabin tabled the for a full house. Guerin mucked, and Brabin raked in the pot.
Hand #79: On the last hand of the level, Brabin opened to 24,000 from under the gun. Daniel Murphy called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Murphy checked, and Brabin bet 29,000. Murphy called, and the turn was the . Both players checked.
The river was the , and Brabin bet 44,000. Murphy immediately double-fisted a raise to 132,000, and Brabin went into the tank. He folded, and Murphy let out a big cheer for his rail and even flexed a little bit.
Sunday, October 5, 2014 3:33 PM Local Time
Hand #70: Daniel Murphy raised to 27,000 and got two callers out of the blinds in Stephen Lindeblad and Didier Guerin. The three of them checked the flop and initial raiser Murphy bet 37,000 on the turn. Lindeblad check-called that whereas Guerin tossed his cards into the muck.
The on the river completed the board and Lindeblad check-folded to a bet of 37,000 by Murphy. He got shown for a pair of kings.
Hand #71: Guerin raised to 36,000 out of the small blind and got a call by Murphy from one seat over. Murphy fired the flop of for 72,000 and Guerin check-called. The on the turn and a six on the river were checked through and they chopped the pot with for Murphy and for Guerin.
Hand #72: Guerin raised to 25,000 from the button and Luke Brabin called out of the big blind. Brabin then check-called 30,000 on the flop. There was no action on the turn but Brabin then bet the river to avoid a showdown and claim the pot.
Hand #73: Brabin raised to 24,000 out of the small blind and Lindeblad folded.
Hand #74: Lindeblad made it 26,000 to go out of the small blind and Guerin called. On the flop, Lindeblad check-called 33,000 and the turn as well as the river were checked through. Guerin showed as winning hand and Lindeblad had some words for the camera.
Sunday, October 5, 2014 3:20 PM Local Time
Hand #65: Daniel Murphy had the button to start this hand. Luke Brabin raised to 29,000 after the action folded to him in the small blind, and Stephen Lindeblad called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Brabin bet 34,000, and Lindeblad raised all in for 136,000. Brabin folded, and Lindeblad showed the .
Hand #66: Brabin began the hand with the button, and Lindeblad opened to 28,000 from the small blind after play folded to him. Didier Guerin called from the big blind, and the flop came out . Lindeblad checked, and Guerin checked behind.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Both players checked again, and Lindeblad showed the to win the pot. Guerin mucked.
Hand #67: Lindeblad had the button, and Luke Brabin opened to action with a raise to 24,000. Lindeblad reraised to 45,000, and he won the pot with the three-bet.
Hand #68: Guerin raised to 25,000 from the button to take down the pot.
Hand #69: Brabin raised to 34,000 from the small blind, and Lindeblad moved all in. Brabin looked back at his hand, but gave it up, and Lindeblad showed him the .
Sunday, October 5, 2014 3:14 PM Local Time
Hand #60: Daniel Murphy limped the small blind and Luke Brabin checked his option from one seat over. The flop was checked through by both and Murphy also checked the on the turn. Brabin bet 24,000 and was called quickly before both then checked the on the river again. Murphy showed but that was only second best to the of Brabin.
Hand #61: Didier Guerin raised to 25,000 and got called by Brabin in the small blind and Stephen Lindeblad in the big blind. The flop got checked to the initial raiser and Guerin made it 29,000 to go. Only Brabin called and he also check-called 67,000 on the turn.
Brabin eventually donk-bet 99,000 after the river and Guerin was sent into the think tank. "That's my number," he said with a smile. About one minute later he mucked the cards and gave up the pot.
Hand #62: Lindeblad limped the small blind and Guerin checked out of the big blind. On the flop, Lindeblad check-called 28,000 almost immediately and checked to Guerin again on the turn. Now Guerin fired 66,000 and Lindeblad was not amused. He grabbed his cards, showed and smacked them onto the table - fold.
Hand #63: Brabin raised to 24,000 and got two callers in Guerin and Murphy out of the blinds. The board was checked until the river and Brabin took down the pot with a bet of 39,000.
Hand #64: Lindeblad raised to 28,000 and Murphy called out of the small blind. Both opponents checked the flop, Murphy bet 47,000 on the turn. Lindeblad called and both checked the river. Murphy turned over and that was enough to rake in the pot.
Sunday, October 5, 2014 2:58 PM Local Time
Hand #59: Guerin started the hand with the button, and he raised to 25,000. Hong moved all in from the small blind for 240,000 or so, and Guerin snapped him off when action got back to him.
Guerin had the , and Hong had the .
The flop, turn, and river ran out to send Hong home in fifth place.
| Didier Guerin | 615,000 | 264,000 |
| Ryan Hong | 0 | -258,000 |
Sunday, October 5, 2014 2:57 PM Local Time
Hand #53: Didier Guerin raised to 29,000 from the small blind, and Ryan Hong called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Both checked, and the turn was the . Both checked again, and the river was the . Guerin led with a bet, and Hong quickly folded.
Hand #54: Unknown action.
Hand #55: Ryan Hong began this hand on the button, and Guerin opened the action with a raise to 25,000. Daniel Murphy called from the small blind, and the flop came down . Murphy checked, and Guerin checked behind to see the land on the turn. Murphy checked, and Guerin bet 42,000. Murphy folded, and Guerin won the pot.
Hand #56: Murphy started with the button, and Hong raised all in from the cutoff seat. Everyone folded, and Hong won the pot.
Hand #57: Luke Brabin was on the button to start this hand, and Stephen Lindeblad called from the small blind. Guerin exercised his option to raise from the big blind, and Lindeblad quickly folded.
Hand #58: Lindeblad started this hand with the button, and play folded to Guerin in the small blind. He raid to 30,000, and Hong, who was in the big blind, called to see the flop come down . Guerin and Hong both checked, and then the came on the turn. Guerin bet 37,000, and Hong called.
The paired the board on fifth street, and Guerin checked. Hong checked behind, and both players showed two pair with nines and sixes to chop the pot.