A Catch-Up with Former WSOP APAC Champion Scott Davies
Four years ago Scott Davies took down the second-ever WSOP APAC Main Event here in Melbourne and he is back in 2018 for the Aussie Millions. We sat down on break to chat about him and how he very nearly didn't come this year!
"Back in 2014, that was my first time," said Davies. "I've come every year since then for the Aussie Millions. A big part of it for me personally is the nostalgia. [Winning the WSOP APAC] was the biggest thing ever to happen to me, and probably ever will happen to me.
"Even if I won something big again, the feeling just won't match up to the first time. Add on to that the fact that it's a beautiful city, and when you come down here you just get to fade the winter and have a little summer and it's great. Some of my best friends are Australian so it's really nice to come down here and spend time with them
"I almost didn’t come. My wife’s family are in Maui and we spend the holidays there. So after that, it's usually a really easy trip because you're already halfway here! This year, however, we didn't go. I spent the holidays in South America and it was difficult to get a flight here.
"So I ended up going home to play in Miami. I busted out of that on Day 2 and there was a flight available to Melbourne a couple of days later. So I booked it and packed my bags up and came down here!"
Davies bought in during the second level of the day, and admits that it's been slow going.
"I have just under starting stack. I wasn't going to play today. But I had to come in to pick up my receipt. And once I got here I really felt like playing! The field looks juicy! So I switched my ticket and bought in today."
At the other end of Davies' table is 2018 Aussie Millions $25,000 Challenge winner Ben Lamb.
"I don’t think I’ve played with him before," said Davies. "He plays a lot higher stakes cash than I do! He also doesn’t play a lot of MTTs. He's down the other end and lost a cooler port so he's pretty short at the moment. I'm not going to say I wasn't happy to see that!
"The aim for today is to build a stack; slow and steady. It's important not to have any blow-ups in a structure like this. Just really pick your spots and feel out the table. I have a favourable table draw, and probably the best seat at that table.
"I just want to pick my spots carefully and just grind and try and not do anything stupid!"
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28,500
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-4,500 |
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giving Chhay the lead and Farrell failed to make a full house on the 
river and was eliminated.
, Marquez checked in the big blind and so did the player from under the gun. Michaelis in early position bet 2,600 and Marquez was the only caller.
appeared on the river and both opted to check. Marquez showed the 
for two pair and Michaelis mucked. "You had diamonds? I was calling for the diamonds," the Spaniard added while raking in the pot with a big smile on the face.
in a button-versus-blind battle with 
on the board.
turn, he called another 3,100. The river was a 
for the nuts. Owen showed 
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flop, Adam Owen checked in the small blind and Antoine Saout bet 400, which Owen called. After the 
on the river.
and Warne bet 1,150. His opponent raised to 3,300 and Warne quickly called. The