Das große Highlight der World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC) ist endlich gestartet. Und der deutsche Pro Tobias Reinkemeier legte einen Traumstart hin, denn er konnte sich nach Tag 1A den Chiplead sichern.
Insgesamt gingen am ersten Starttag des A$10.000 Main Events in Melbourne 129 Spieler an den Start, darunter auch einige bekannte Gesichter der internationalen Pokerszene wie beispielsweise Jeff Lisandro, Phil Hellmuth, Jonathan Little, Ryan Riess, der Deutsche Fabian Quoss und natürlich der Chipleader Tobias Reinkemeier
Gespielt wurden an Tag 1A sechs Levels zu je 90 Minuten und am Ende sollten sich 69 Teilnehmer für Tag 2 qualifiziert haben. Hier die gesamten Chipcounts:
| Tobias Reinkemeier | 171,925 |
| Asa Smith | 156,45 |
| Ivan Zhou | 153,200 |
| Craig Blight | 144,950 |
| Sean Winter | 124,175 |
| Chane Kampanatsanyakorn | 123,175 |
| Jesse Sylvia | 123,050 |
| Jack Salter | 102,300 |
| Jackie Glazier | 98,500 |
| John Moffitt | 93,075 |
| Luke Edwards | 85,450 |
| Sam Higgs | 80,750 |
| Uzziah Thomas | 80,625 |
| Harry Demetriou | 78,950 |
| Patrick Danker | 76,750 |
| John Thompson | 74,575 |
| Thao Nguyen | 71,675 |
| Tsz Hin Ng | 66,300 |
| David Lim | 62,400 |
| Tatijana Zizio | 62,100 |
| Aaron Lim | 62,025 |
| Dean Stevenson | 60,575 |
| Wei Lin Lo | 59,400 |
| Geoffrey Mooney | 58,575 |
| David Gorr | 58,150 |
| Xuan Liu | 58.000 |
| Scott Wilson | 58.000 |
| Jonathan Little | 56,150 |
| Michael Guttman | 55,825 |
| Kevin Clark | 55,200 |
| Rahul Rastogi | 54,850 |
| Anthony Ronalds | 54,825 |
| Chun Tat Lee | 54,650 |
| Oliver Gill | 53,85 |
| Dylan Honeyman | 49,95 |
| Jeff Lisandro | 48,875 |
| Robert Spano | 48,725 |
| Anthony Hachem | 44,75 |
| Dylan Kehoe | 44,6 |
| David Leas | 43,8 |
| Jonathan Karamalikis | 43,25 |
| Daniel Buzgon | 38,3 |
| Paul Triandafillo | 37,875 |
| Russell Thomas | 37,3 |
| Hung Tu Wang | 37,1 |
| Ermir Hidri | 36,4 |
| Dylan Wilkerson | 34,6 |
| Tommi Han | 34,325 |
| Roy Prithwiraj | 32,325 |
| Stevan Chew | 32 |
| Kyle Cheong | 31,525 |
| Daniel Kochan | 30,725 |
| Michael Addamo | 29,775 |
| Aleks Brkovic | 29,5 |
| Stuart Rutter | 27,6 |
| Quoc Nguyen | 25,275 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 24,15 |
| Dylan Hortin | 23,45 |
| Nicholas Chun Lik Lee | 20,325 |
| David Yan | 17,575 |
| Connor Drinan | 17,425 |
| Chai Ming | 16,75 |
| Ken Dean | 15,1 |
| George Sotiropoulos | 13,825 |
| Jaime Kaplan | 13,35 |
| Nicolas Gardyn | 12,75 |
| Ken Demlakian | 12,15 |
| Bruno Kawauti | 10,45 |
| Craig Dickson | 5,675 |
| Tobias Reinkemeier | 171.925 |
| Asa Smith | 156.450 |
| Ivan Zhou | 153.200 |
| Craig Blight | 144.950 |
| Sean Winter | 124.175 |
| Chane Kampanatsanyakorn | 123.175 |
| Jesse Sylvia | 123.050 |
| Jack Salter | 102.300 |
| Jackie Glazier | 98.500 |
| John Moffitt | 93.075 |
| Luke Edwards | 85.450 |
| Sam Higgs | 80.750 |
| Uzziah Thomas | 80.625 |
| Harry Demetriou | 78.950 |
| Patrick Danker | 76.750 |
| John Thompson | 74.575 |
| Thao Nguyen | 71.675 |
| Tsz Hin Ng | 66.300 |
| David Lim | 62.400 |
| Tatijana Zizio | 62.100 |
| Aaron Lim | 62.025 |
| Dean Stevenson | 60.575 |
| Wei Lin Lo | 59.400 |
| Geoffrey Mooney | 58.575 |
| David Gorr | 58.150 |
| Xuan Liu | 58.000 |
| Scott Wilson | 58.000 |
| Jonathan Little | 56.150 |
| Michael Guttman | 55.825 |
| Kevin Clark | 55.200 |
| Rahul Rastogi | 54.850 |
| Anthony Ronalds | 54.825 |
| Chun Tat Lee | 54.650 |
| Oliver Gill | 53.850 |
| Dylan Honeyman | 49.950 |
| Jeff Lisandro | 48.875 |
| Robert Spano | 48.725 |
| Anthony Hachem | 44.750 |
| Dylan Kehoe | 44.600 |
| David Leas | 43.800 |
| Jonathan Karamalikis | 43.250 |
| Daniel Buzgon | 38.300 |
| Paul Triandafillo | 37.875 |
| Russell Thomas | 37.300 |
| Hung Tu Wang | 37.100 |
| Ermir Hidri | 36.400 |
| Dylan Wilkerson | 34.600 |
| Tommi Han | 34.325 |
| Roy Prithwiraj | 32.325 |
| Stevan Chew | 32.000 |
| Kyle Cheong | 31.525 |
| Daniel Kochan | 30.725 |
| Michael Addamo | 29.775 |
| Aleks Brkovic | 29.500 |
| Stuart Rutter | 27.600 |
| Quoc Nguyen | 25.275 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 24.150 |
| Dylan Hortin | 23.450 |
| Nicholas Chun Lik Lee | 20.325 |
| David Yan | 17.575 |
| Connor Drinan | 17.425 |
| Chai Ming | 16.750 |
| Ken Dean | 15.100 |
| George Sotiropoulos | 13.825 |
| Jaime Kaplan | 13.350 |
| Nicolas Gardyn | 12.750 |
| Ken Demlakian | 12.150 |
| Bruno Kawauti | 10.450 |
| Craig Dickson | 5.675 |
