Sam Higgs Wins 2014 WSOP APAC $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha EventAustralian Wins First Bracelet and $127,843 AUD |
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A total of 80 players turned out for the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific $5,000 AUD pot-limit Omaha event, building a prize pool of $376,000 AUD. From a final table that included the likes of 2010 WSOP main event champ Jonathan Duhamel and World Poker Tour title holder Mike Watson, Australian Sam Higgs emerged victorious to take the title, earning $127,843 AUD and his first WSOP gold bracelet.
“The money is awesome. You can’t ever complain about cash," said Higgs after play ended. "But winning a bracelet is the ultimate prize.”
Higgs came into the final day as the chip leader of six remaining players, but the Melbourne native with an Aussie Millions pot-limit Omaha title aleady under his belt knew that he had plenty of work to do in order to come out on top.
“It was a tough field, but PLO is definitely my preferred game. I generally do well in these tournaments. I’m my most comfortable playing PLO no matter who it’s against.”
In the end it came down to Higgs versus Watson, a Canadian pro with more than $6.9 million in live tournament earnings. Higgs started with just over a 2-to-1 chip advantage. Watson was at first able to mount a comeback, taking the chip lead shortly before Higgs retook control and stretched the lead.
On the final hand Higgs limped from the button and Watson raised to 24,000. Higgs called and the flop brought the Q
J
5. Watson lead for 48,000 and Higgs called. The turn was the 4
and Watson moved all in. Higgs made the call with the 9864 for club flush draw, a pair and a double belly-buster straight draw. Watson held the KK7
6 for an over pair and the open-ended straight draw.
The 10 on the river gave Higgs a queen-high straight, securing him the pot and the title. Watson hit the rail as the runner-up, earning $79.099 AUD for his second-place showing.
Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded in this event:
| Place | Player | Earnings (USD) | POY Points |
| 1 | Sam Higgs | $112,502 | 384 |
| 2 | Mike Watson | $69,607 | 320 |
| 3 | Jonathan Duhamel | $45,820 | 256 |
| 4 | Jamie Pickering | $32,075 | 192 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Rossiter | $23,770 | 160 |
| 6 | Ismael Bojang | $18,588 | 128 |
| 7 | Kahle Burns | $15,300 | 96 |
| 8 | Richard Johnston | $13,219 | 64 |
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