AU$20,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

12-12-2018 18:15 UTC+10

Wakeman Doubles Through Boskovic

Sam Cosby

Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

All the money was in before the flop with Matt Wakeman in the cutoff and Dejan Boskovic on the button with Wakeman at risk with a slightly shorter stack.

Matt Wakeman:
Dejan Boskovic:

The board ran out and Wakeman made a pair of kings to double up back to around the starting stack mark. Boskivic was left with just 1,800 chips after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Wakeman	52,000 23,900	23,900
Dejan Boskovic	1,800 28,200	28,200

Tags: Dejan Boskovic Matt Wakeman

12-12-2018 18:14 UTC+10

Trevillian Left Short After Doubling Vukovic

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Level 7 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A series of raises preflop saw both Brett Trevillian and Mladen Vukovic commit their stacks in with the latter being at risk.

Mladen Vukovic:
Brett Trevillian:

The board ran out to see Vukovic take down the pot with the dominant pocket pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mladen Vukovic	102,000 48,600	48,600
Brett Trevillian	1,500 29,500	29,500

Tags: Mladen Vukovic Brett Trevillian

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

12-12-2018 17:59 UTC+10

Break

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Sam Cosby

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Players are now on a 10-minute break and will return shortly.

12-12-2018 17:58 UTC+10

Lynskey's River Check-Raise Makes It Through

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Sam Cosby

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Alex Lynskey opened with a raise to 2,000 and Warwick Mirzikinian calls on the button.

The flop was and both players checked to see the come on the turn. There, Lynskey checked and Mirzikinian put out a bet of 3,000. Lynskey called.

On the river, Lynskey checked again. Mirzikinian put out 4,000. Lynskey then check-raised, making it 12,500. Mirzikinian thought it over for a bit, then folded, showing his . Lynskey took down the pot and moved closer to the starting stack mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Warwick Mirzikinian	135,000 15,000	15,000
Alex Lynskey	46,000 2,500	2,500

Tags: Alex Lynskey Warwick Mirzikinian

12-12-2018 17:53 UTC+10

Zizic Eliminated by Fu

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Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Qiang Fu raised to 2,000 from middle position before Tatjana Zizic raised to 5,200 from the hijack. The action folded back around to Fu who went into the tank for over a minute. He finally announced all in and was snap-called by Zizic who was covered.

Zizic then turned over her and a noticeably upset Fu reluctantly flipped over his for the under-pair.

The board ran out to see Fu spike a heart on the river giving him the pot with a flush.

"Sorry," said Fu, following the hand.

"That's ok," replied Zizic sincerely, before making her way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Fu	112,000 26,000	26,000
Tatjana Zizic	Busted

Tags: Qiang Fu Tatjana Zizic

12-12-2018 17:44 UTC+10

Saab Eliminated by Suchanek

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Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

Majid Saab raised to 2,700 from under the gun and was called by Jan Suchanek in the small blind.

The flop came and Suchanek led out for 3,000. Saab then moved all in for 14,400. Suchanek asked for a count and called.

Jan Suchanek:
Majid Saab:

The board ran out the and to see Saab unable to improve as he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Suchanek	69,000 3,000	3,000
Majid Saab	Busted

Tags: Jan Suchanek Majid Saab

12-12-2018 17:37 UTC+10

Hahn Doubles Through Jiang

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Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

On a board of Honglin Jiang bet from the hijack before Michael moved all in for 36,300 from the cutoff. Jiang thought for a moment and called.

Hahn then tabled his for a full house and took down the pot after Jiang revealed his for a lesser full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Hahn	95,000 45,000	45,000
Honglin Jiang	6,700 43,300	43,300

Tags: Honglin Jiang Michael Hahn

12-12-2018 17:35 UTC+10

Martinelli Doubles Through Suchanek

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Sam Cosby

Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

It's unknown when all the money got in, but Luke Martinelli was holding against Jan Suchanek's and the board was showing . Martinelli was all in for a bit over 25,000 so Suchanek was forced to send over the chips to double up Martinelli. Suchanek was still healthy after the hand with a stack of roughly 70,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Suchanek	72,000 25,800	25,800
Luke Martinelli	51,000 16,200	16,200

Tags: Luke Martinelli Jan Suchanek

12-12-2018 17:23 UTC+10

Fu Out-Kicks Boskovic

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Level 6 : 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of Dejan Boskovic checked from under the gun. Qiang Fu was his opponent in the hand and he bet 6,300 from the cutoff. Boskovic called.

Both players then opted to check the on the turn and on the river before exposing their hands.

Boskovic showed his first for two-pair with a king-kicker. Fu then flipped over his for the same two-pair with an ace-kicker and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Fu	86,000 36,000	36,000
Dejan Boskovic	30,000 13,700	13,700

Tags: Dejan Boskovic Qiang Fu