WSOP APAC: Piccioli Wins Bracelet, Rettenmaier's PLO Finale, Event 3 Begins
The first WSOP APAC winner, Marvin Rettenmaier making a final table and a Mixed Event full of top pros was the story of Day 5 at the inaugural WSOP event in Australia.
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| Bracelet winner Piccioli (Image source: PokerListings.com) |
Three days of merging chip stacks and grinding has brought Event 1 of the WSOP APAC to a close. After starting the day with the chip lead, Bryan Piccioli held his nerve throughout a tough final table to claim his first bracelet and AUD$211,575.
Having made his way past more than 1,000 players, Piccioli eventually claimed the title when his 
overcame the pocket tens of Jonathan Karamalikis. Indeed, as the board ran out: 
Piccioli scooped the final pot the first WSOP APAC title.
While Piccioli lifted the first trophy of the festival, PokerStrategist Marvin 'xcrash154' Rettenmaier was making his way to the PLO final table. Despite having one of the shortest stacks at the end of play, Rettenmaier will go into tomorrow's final with a great chance to scoop his first WSOP bracelet.
In addition to Events 1 and 2, the Mixed Event kicked off with a wave of famous faces at the felt. Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier were all in contention as the action developed and Brandon Wong hit the top of the chip counts at the close of the session.
WSOP APAC AUD$1,100 Accumulator
Final Result
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Bryan Piccioli | AUD$211,575 | ||
| 2nd | Jonathan Karamalikis | AUD$130,743 | ||
| 3rd | Junzhong Loo | AUD$96,305 | ||
| 4th | Jonathan Duhamel | AUD$71,870 | ||
| 5th | Jeremy Ausmus | AUD$54,337 | ||
| 6th | Graeme Putt | AUD$41,610 | ||
| 7th | Iori Yogo | AUD$32,268 | ||
| 8th | Peter Kleudgen | AUD$25,335 | ||
| 9th | Ryan Otto | AUD$20,138 | ||
| Players: 1 (1,085) | Prize pool: AUD$1,085,000 |
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WSOP APAC AUD$1,650 Pot Limit Omaha
End of Day 2 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Jim Collopy | 209,200 | ||
| 2nd | Minh Phuc Nguyen | 122,200 | ||
| 3rd | Dan Shak | 102,700 | ||
| 4th | Tino Lechich | 85,000 | ||
| 5th | Paul Sharbanee | 77,200 | ||
| 6th | Michael Leah | 71,200 | ||
| 7th | Martin Kozlov | 47,400 | ||
| 8th | Marvin 'xcrash154' Rettenmaier | 33,500 | ||
| 9th | Scott Reid | 28,400 | ||
| Blinds: 1,200/2,400 | Players: 9 (172) Average stack: 86,000 | Prize pool: AUD$258,000 |
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WSOP APAC AUD$2,200 Mixed Event
End of Day 1 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Brandon Wong | 42,925 | ||
| 2nd | Rob Campbell | 33,350 | ||
| 3rd | Joe Cabret | 31,150 | ||
| 4th | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 31,100 | ||
| 5th | Jan Suchanek | 25,225 | ||
| 6th | Corbin White | 24,550 | ||
| 7th | Phil Ivey | 21,425 | ||
| 8th | Chau Giang | 20,850 | ||
| 9th | Barry Greenstein | 18,375 | ||
| 10th | Sam Khoueis | 18,050 | ||
| - | Mel Judah | 17,550 | ||
| - | Daniel Negreanu | 16,700 | ||
| Blinds: LH/O8/2-7 (200/400), Razz/Stud/Stud-8 (Bring In 100), NLH/PLO (100/200/50) Players: 32 (81) | Average stack: 15,187 | Prize pool: AUD$162,000 |
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