Event #9: A$10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

This past summer, Scott Davies notched six cashes at the 2014 World Series of Poker, which included a fourth-place finish in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em for $111,942. Davis traveled from his home in Canada and headed to Australia for even more WSOP action, and now he'll head home with a shiny gold bracelet and AU$850,136 in prize money after topping a field of 329 players to win the 2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event.

Action resumed in Level 24 (15,000/30,000/5,000) and it didn't take long for the first elimination of the day to occur. On Hand #14, 2010 WSOP Player of the Year Frank Kassela raised to 90,000, and Ang Italiano, the last Australian in the field, called from the small blind. Italiano then moved all in on the     flop, and Kassela snap-called with the Kassela   . Italiano had the   .

Kassela was well out in front with top pair, but Italiano picked up a big draw with the   turn. Unfortunately for her, and the dozens of railbirds supporting her, the   blanked on the river and Italiano was out in sixth place for AU$118,769 — not too shabby considering she qualified for the tournament for AU$65.

Kassela took over the chip lead after that hand, but just six hands later Davies would double through him holding aces. One hand after that, Kassela would fall in fifth when he ran into aces yet again.

Kyle Montgomery was the next to go when his    failed to improve against Davies'   , and then seven hands later, on Hand #38 in Level 25 (20,000/40,000/5,000), Henry Wang followed him out the door in third place when he shoved all in preflop holding the    and ran smack dab into Davies'   .

Heads-up play began fairly even between Davies and Jack Salter, who finished runner-up in the European Poker Tour Grand Final earlier this year, and the two wouldn't fluctuate much over the course of the next 47 hands. The stacks were deep, and the players skilled, so it seemed destined to be a long night of poker, barring a big cooler, of course.

That cooler arrived on Hand #85 of the final table, which took place in Level 26 (25,000/50,000). It began when Salter opened for 105,000 and then called when Davies three-bet to 300,000. When the flop came down    , Davies bet 175,000, Salter called, and the   peeled off on the turn.

Davies bet what appeared to be 330,000, Salter raised to 930,000, and Davies took a moment before three-betting to 1.8 million. Salter thought for nearly two minutes before announcing that he was all in, and Davies snap-called.

Salter showed the    for trip tens, and Davies had the    for a flopped full house.

"I'll use my one time," Salter said, referencing Davies' use of it earlier at the final table. Both players were on their feet with Davies' arm slung over Salter's shoulder. They watched together as the dealer burned one last time and put out the  .

Salter had missed and would officially finish in second place, which came with a nice consolation prize of AU$516,960.

Congratulations to Scott Davies on winning his first gold bracelet and on becoming the 2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event champion.

That does it for PokerNews' coverage from Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. Thanks for tuning in, and we'll see you at the WSOP November Nine coming up in less than a month's time on November 10!

Hand #75: Jack Salter raised to 105,000 from the button, and Scott Davies folded from the big blind.

Hand #76: Scott Davies called on the button, and Jack Salter raised to 155,000. Davies folded, and Salter won the pot.

Hand #77: Jack Salter gave Scott Davies a walk.

Hand #78: Scott Davies called from the button, and Jack Salter raised to 155,000 from the big blind. Davies folded.

Hand #79: Jack Salter made it 105,000 to go on the button, and Scott Davies called from the big blind to see the flop come down    . Davies checked, and Salter bet 75,000. Davies check-raised to 200,000, and Salter folded.

Hand #80: Scott Davies opened on the button to 125,000, and Jack Salter called from the big blind to see the flop come down    . Salter checked, and Davies bet 125,000. Salter check-raised to 345,000, and Davies folded.

Hand #81: Jack Salter raised to 105,000 n the button, and Scott Davies called to see the flop come down    . Davies led with a bet of 150,000, and Salter folded.

Scott Davies	5,315,000	-420,000
Jack Salter	4,560,000	420,000

Hand #63: Jack Salter raised on the button to 90,000, and Scott Davies reraised to 275,000 from the big blind. Salter called, and the flop came down    . Davies checked, Salter bet 245,000, and Davies folded.

Hand #64: Scott Davies raised to 100,000 on the button, and Jack Salter filed from the big blind.

Hand #65: Jack Salter raised to 90,000 on the button, and Scott Davies folded from the big blind.

Hand #66: Scott Davies raised to 100,000 on the button, and Jack Salter called from the big blind to see the flop come down    . Both players checked, and the turn was the  . Salter bet 75,000, and Davies called.

The river was the  , and Salter bet 145,000. Davies called with the    for a rivered pair of kings, and Salter showed a losing    for a pair of jacks.

Scott Davies	5,735,000	-135,000
Jack Salter	4,140,000	140,000

Hand #52: Jack Salter raised to 80,000 on the button, and Scott Davies made the call from the big blind.

"Can't turn down a discount," said Davies, referencing Salter's preflop raise was 10,000 cheaper on this hand than what he has previously been making it.

The flop came down    , and Davies checked. Salter bet 95,000, but he was met with resistance in the form of a check-raise to 285,000. Salter called, and the turn was the   to pair the board. On fourth street, Davies led for 240,000. Salter stuck around with a call, and the dealer completed the board with the   on the river.

Davies checked on the end, and Salter reached for chips. Salter fired 930,000, and this sent Davies into the tank for several minutes.

Davies talk out loud a bit to himself while he tanked. "You're such a sicko, Jack," he said at one point.

Then, the tournament director leaned in and told Davies that the clock had been called and the countdown began. With just a few seconds left on the clock, Davies folded, and Salter won the pot.

Hand #39: On the button, Jack Salter raised to 90,000. Scott Davies folded fem the big blind.

Hand #40: Scott Davies raised to 80,000 on the button, and Jack Salter folded from the big blind.

Hand #41: Jack Salter raised to 90,000 on the button, and Scott Davies folded from the big blind.

Hand #42: Scott Davies limped in from the button, and Jack Salter checked his option from the big blind to see the     flop. Salter checked, Davies bet 40,000, and Salter folded.

Hand #43: Jack Salter made it 90,000 to go from the button, and Scott Davies called from the big blind to see the     flop. Davies and Salter checked, and the turn was the  . Davies bet 100,000, and Salter called.

The river completed the board with the  , and Davies led with a bet of 370,000. Salter gave it up, and Davies took down the pot.

Hand #44: On the button, Scott Davies limped in. Jack Salter checked, and the flop came down    . Salter checked, Davies bet 40,000, and Salter folded.

Hand #45: Jack Salter raised to 90,000 on the button, and Scott Davies folded from the big blind.

Hand #46: Scott Davies called from the button, and Jack Salter exercised his option from the big blind with a raise to 115,000. Davies folded, and Salter won the pot.

Hand #32: Scott Davies had the button and raised to 80,000. Jack Salter called from the big blind, and the flop came down    . Both players opted to check the flop and pick up the action on the   turn. That's where Salter bet 115,000, and Davies called.

The river was the   to complete the board, and Salter bet 290,000. Davies tanked for a bit, but folded in the end, and said that he was really looking forward to seeing what Salter had on TV in a little while.

Hand #33: Henry Wang had the button, and he folded. Jack Salter completed the bet from the small blind, and Scott Davies checked his option in the big blind to see the     flop. Salter led for 50,000, and Davies raised to 150,000. Salter gave it up, and Davies won the pot.

"Henry, you must be losing this — us battling it out," said Davies with a laugh. "It's the dream situation for you."

Hand #34: Jack Salter had the button. He raised and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #27: Jack Salter raised to 85,000 and claimed the blinds and antes, he showed ace-jack.

Hand #28: Scott Davies raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Salter called in the big blind. The Brit check-called 110,000 on the       flop and then bet the   turn for 195,000 to take down the pot.

Hand #29: Salter limped from the small blind and Davies checked his option one seat over. On the       flop, Salter led out and Davies quickly mucked his cards.

Hand #30: Henry Wang made it 85,000 to go and scooped the blinds and antes.

Hand #31: Salter raised to 85,000, Davies three-bet to 205,000 on the button and Kyle Montgomery moved all in from the small blind. Wang in the big blind as well as Salter folded whereas Davies called.

Montgomery:    
Davies:    

Before the flop was dealt, Davies asked for his one time. "I never asked for it in my life," he said with a grin on the face. The       flop was good for Davies and the   on the turn changed nothing either. While Montgomery remained very calm, Davies walked around the table, impatiently waiting for the river to fall. The   completed the board and the rail of Davies cheered loudly.

Montgomery was eliminated in 4th place for a payday of AU$231,287 and Davies is now almost even in chips with Salter.

Scott Davies	4,200,000	1,350,000
Kyle Montgomery	0	-1,600,000

With the end of the level, the players are now on a 10-minute break. Below are the updated chip counts.

Jack Salter	3,985,000	-315,000
Scott Davies	2,850,000	-150,000
Kyle Montgomery	1,600,000	140,000
Henry Wang	1,435,000	-265,000

Hand #22: Jack Salter raised to 65,000 and got called by Kyle Montgomery in the big blind. Both players checked the       flop and Salter then took down the pot with a bet of 90,000 on the   turn.

Hand #23: Scott Davies raised to 60,000 from the button and Montgomery moved all in from one seat over. Henry Wang folded in the big blind and Davies did so as well.

Hand #24: Davies raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Montgomery shoved on him for the second time in a row. Wang and Salter folded in the blinds and this time, Davies made the call.

Davies:    
Montgomery:    

It was a typical coin flip for the tournament life and Montgomery stayed alive with the board running out          .

Scott Davies	3,000,000	-800,000
Kyle Montgomery	1,460,000	510,000