AU$2,200 Main Event Day 3 | 2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

12-08-2019 12:40 UTC+10

Rafferty Flushes Kumar

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Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

All the chips went in on a flop of with Tom Rafferty (big blind) check-raising Anish Kumar's 70,000 continuation bet after calling a bet of 90,000 pre-flop. Kumar called and the two flipped over their cards with Rafferty the player at risk.

Tom Rafferty:
Anish Kumar:

Kumar had the lead with a pair of nines, with Rafferty holding a flush draw and an overcard, but losing some of his outs when Kumar binked a set on the turn. However, the poker gods are fickle and Rafferty got there on the river to earn a timely double, effectively swapping places with Kumar in the pecking order after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Rafferty	1,400,000 160,000	160,000
Anish Kumar	800,000 -690,000	-690,000

Tags: Anish Kumar Tom Rafferty

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

12-08-2019 12:31 UTC+10

Vu and Zwaine Have a Chat

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dean Blatt raised to 80,000 from middle position. Duy Doc Vu re-raised to 300,000 from the hijack. John Zwaine snap-called from the small blind. Blatt thought for a minute before opting to fold.

The flop came and Zwaine checked. Vu bet 400,000 moments later. Zwaine went into the tank.

"You have a straight draw?" asked Vu.

"Do you?" replied Zwaine.

"I have a made hand," responded Vu.

"I don't have a draw either," continued Zwaine.

"That makes it interesting. Guess you have to go all in," prompted Vu.

"You all in?" asked Zwaine, forgeting Vu had already bet.

Not long passed before Zwaine released his hand relinquishing the pot to Vu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duy Vu	3,040,000 935,000	935,000
John Zwaine	1,560,000 -165,000	-165,000

Tags: Dean Blatt Duy Doc Vu John Zwaine

12-08-2019 12:15 UTC+10

Double for Haidar

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Moustafa Haidar earned a double at the expense of Hamish Crawshaw, moving all-in over the top of the latter's pre-flop raise with Crawshaw making the call to put Haidar at risk.

Hamish Crawshaw:
Moustafa Haidar:

Haidar found himself in great shape for a double-up with a dominating ace, and there were no nasty surprises on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamish Crawshaw	1,300,000 -730,000	-730,000
Moustafa Haidar	1,000,000 670,000	670,000

Tags: Hamish Crawshaw Moustafa Haidar

12-08-2019 12:07 UTC+10

Chiu Busts O'Kane

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Edwin Chiu is currently sitting in the hot seat; after Dean Blatt opened the action from the button Chiu responded with a three-bet to 240,000 from the small blind. After asking Chiu how much he was playing, Blatt made the call and the two went heads-up to a flop of .

Chiu checked it over to Blatt, who took a stab for 130,000. While he didn't look thrilled about it, Chiu slid in the call to keep the pair in action to the turn, which was checked by both, as was the river and Chiu took the pot with , which explained why he looked less than thrilled with the ace on the flop.

The very next hand, it was Chiu the man driving the action with a button raise to 85,000 and a short-stacked Diarmuid O'Kane responded with a shove for the last of his chips. Chiu called immediately and the two tabled their cards.

Diarmuid O'Kane:
Edwin Chiu:

The board ran out and O'Kane shook everyone's hand and said his goodbyes to the table, while Chiu stacked up to 4.3 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Chiu	4,350,000 890,000	890,000
Dean Blatt	2,000,000 -680,000	-680,000
Diarmuid O'Kane	Busted

Tags: Dean Blatt Diarmuid O'Kane Edwin Chiu

12-08-2019 12:04 UTC+10

Blatt Doubles Through Chiu

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dean Blatt opened with a raise before Edwin Chiu re-raised. Blatt then shoved for 1,290,000. Chiu called with more behind.

Blatt:
Chiu:

The board ran out , improving Blatt to a set on the flop, awarding him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Chiu	3,460,000 -1,290,000	-1,290,000
Dean Blatt	2,680,000 1,390,000	1,390,000

Tags: Dean Blatt Edwin Chiu

12-08-2019 12:02 UTC+10

Duggan Eliminated by Kassam

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

John Duggan moved all in for 665,000 from under the gun. Rehman Kassam called from the button.

Kassam:
Duggan:

Duggan was unable to improve with the inferior pocket pair, after the board ran out , sending him to the rail in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rehman Kassam	2,320,000 765,000	765,000
John Duggan	Busted

Tags: John Duggan Rehman Kassam

12-08-2019 11:59 UTC+10

Duan Shoves on Chiu

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Edwin Chiu raised to 110,000 from the cutoff. Chao Duan called from the button. Diarmuid O'Kane and John Zwaine called from the blinds.

The flop came and the blinds checked. Chiu continued for 225,000. Duan moved all in for 805,000. O'Kane and Zwaine instantly mucked. Chiu took a minute before releasing his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Chiu	4,750,000 -375,000	-375,000
John Zwaine	1,725,000 500,000	500,000
Chao Duan	1,510,000 420,000	420,000
Diarmuid O'Kane	200,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Chao Duan Diarmuid O'Kane Edwin Chiu John Zwaine

12-08-2019 11:50 UTC+10

First Blood for Hassan; Rails Salter

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The first casualty of the day took just 20-minutes of the first level, with Huss Hassan picking up where he left off on the feature table on Day 2.

Hassan opened the action from the button with a raise to 80,000 and small blind Adrian Salter responded with a three-bet shove for 435,000 in total. After mulling it over for a few seconds, Hassan shrugged and pushed in the extras and the two revealed their hole cards.

Huss Hassan:
Adrian Salter:

The saw Hassan flop an open-ended straight draw which came in on the turn to leave Salter drawing dead and the river was merely a formality. Hassan stacked up to 2.8 million after the hand while Salter headed off to the cage to collect AU$15,444 (~$10,560).

Player	Chips	Progress
Huss Hassan	2,800,000 450,000	450,000
Adrian Salter	Busted

Tags: Adrian Salter Huss Hassan

12-08-2019 11:49 UTC+10

Kassam Triples; Hassan Drops; Haidar Short

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Huss Hassan raised to 80,000 from under the gun. Rehman Kassam moved all in for 485,000 from the hijack. Moustafa Haidar shoved for 650,000 from the button. Hassan called with more behind.

Kassam:
Haidar:
Hassan:

The board ran out , improving Kassam to a set of eights, earning him the main pot. Kassam would spike an ace on the river to take the side pot between Hassan and stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huss Hassan	2,350,000 -525,000	-525,000
Rehman Kassam	1,555,000 970,000	970,000
Moustafa Haidar	330,000 -320,000	-320,000

Tags: Huss Hassan Moustafa Haidar Rehman Kassam