Junzhong Loo Wins 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific Event 2Malaysian Wins First WSOP Bracelet And $93,235 |
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A total of 215 players turned out for event no. 2 at the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific, a $2,200 AUD buy-in no-limit hold’em event. With $430,000 AUD in the prize pool and a WSOP gold bracelet on the line there was everything to play for.
Ten players returned for the third and final day in this event, with Feng Zhou in the lead and Junzhong Loo in second chip position. Zhou wound up hitting the rail in eighth place for $12,470 AUD ($10,815 USD) but Loo made it to heads-up play with more than a 2-to-1 chip lead over Aik-Chuan Nee.
The last two players battled it out for 50 hands, but in the end they got it all in preflop with Nee holding 2
2
against Loo’s 66.
The board ran out 5
43
88 and Loo’s sixes held to earn him the pot and the title. for the win he was awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet and $107,500 AUD ($93,235 USD). Loo, who finished third in the very first WSOP APAC event ever held in 2013, also earned 350 Card Player Player of the Year points in this event.
Here is a look at the complete payouts and POY points awarded in this event:
| Place | Player | Earnings (USD) | POY Points |
| 1 | Junzhong Loo | $93,235 | 360 |
| 2 | Sam Nee Aik Chuan | $57,627 | 300 |
| 3 | Luke Spano | $41,941 | 240 |
| 4 | Martin Kozlov | $31,017 | 180 |
| 5 | Peco Stojanovski | $23,297 | 150 |
| 6 | Samuel Ngai | $17,771 | 120 |
| 7 | Sam Ruha | $13,761 | 90 |
| 8 | Feng Zhao | $10,815 | 60 |
| 9 | Michael O’Grady | $8,626 | 30 |
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