2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Alex Lynskey
Winning Hand
33
Event Info
Buy-in
2,200 AUD
Entries
1,191
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1b

Aflatounian Gets Paid With a Set to Vault over 200,000

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Picking up the action on the turn, Ali Aflatounian started the hand first to act. He was facing one other opponent on a board of {K-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades} and he put out a bet of 13,500. His opponent thought about it for a bit, then decided to call.

On the {J-Clubs} river, Aflatounian didn't slow down. He put out another bet, making it 19,500 this time. His opponent tanked for a bit but eventually decided to call. Aflatounian showed down his {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for a turned set and it would be good to earn him a big pot as his opponent's cards hit the muck.

With that, Aflatounian became one of the biggest stacks in the room and sits with right around 250,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Ali Aflatounian au
Ali Aflatounian
250,000

Tags: Ali Aflatounian

Damelian Doubles Up

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The pot had around 8,000 and the board was showing {7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{a-Clubs}.

Damelian had an all in plaque in front of his 39,600 chip-stack and his {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} exposed which had won him the pot.

His opponent had already mucked and was waiting on an exact count before shipping over the necessary chips to see Damelian double up.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Damelian au
Rob Damelian
88,000 46,000

Tags: Rob Damelian

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Another One For Mortensen

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Action folded to the cutoff where the player opened with a raise to 4,000. Next to act, Morten Mortensen three-bet to 11,800. Action folded back to the cutoff and he called.

On the {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop, the cutoff thought about it for a bit then checked. Mortensen put out a bet of 10,000. The player in the cutoff thought for a while then folded his hand, allowing Mortensen to take down the three-bet pot.

Player Chips Progress
Morten Mortensen dk
Morten Mortensen
135,000 3,000

Tags: Morten Mortensen

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andy Lee au
Andy Lee
178,500 68,500
Andrew Scarf au
Andrew Scarf
142,600 110,100
Morten Mortensen dk
Morten Mortensen
132,000 -3,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
97,000 71,800
Dejan Boskovic au
Dejan Boskovic
95,000 20,000
Sam Khoueis au
Sam Khoueis
91,500 76,500
Matt Rolfe au
Matt Rolfe
88,000 47,900
Michael Seymour au
Michael Seymour
60,000 11,000
Haoran Zhang cn
Haoran Zhang
57,000 -38,000
Daniel Collett au
Daniel Collett
52,000 -90,000
Ryan Hong au
Ryan Hong
52,000 24,900
Rob Damelian au
Rob Damelian
42,000 2,000
Michel Bouskila au
Michel Bouskila
35,100 2,100
Jesse Mason au
Jesse Mason
30,000 -5,000
Tolly Sakellariou au
Tolly Sakellariou
Busted
John Thomson au
John Thomson
Busted
Jim Pizanias au
Jim Pizanias
Busted
Zhi Ma au
Zhi Ma
Busted
Reza Vakili au
Reza Vakili
Busted
Michael Asad au
Michael Asad
Busted
Stan L. au
Stan L.
Busted
Matthew Velcic au
Matthew Velcic
Busted
Michael Hahn us
Michael Hahn
Busted
Victoria Boast au
Victoria Boast
Busted
Jason Pritchard au
Jason Pritchard
Busted

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Arbabi On a Down Tick

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Kai Arbabi
Kai Arbabi

Action folded around to Kia Arbabi in middle position and he raised to 3,500. Next to act the player in the hijack seat moved all in for 22,500. Action folded back around to Arbabi who took a look and got an exact count before calling.

Kia Arbabi: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The flop came down {A-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} which was no good for Arbabi as his opponent flopped two pair. The {Q-Diamonds} on the turn didn't change Arbabi's outs despite improving his opponent's hand. The river was the {9-Spades} and while it was close, it wasn't what Arbabi needed to take down the pot so he was forced to send over the chips, leaving him with less than 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Kia Arbabi au
Kia Arbabi
95,000 95,000

Tags: Kia Arbabi

Mitri Wins One

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The action folded around to George Mitri in the small blind who called. The player in the big blind checked behind.

Both players opted to check the {7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop before the {5-Clubs} dropped on the turn.

Mitri bet 3,300 and his opponent snap-called.

The river brought the {j-Hearts} and Mitri tossed out 6,000. His opponent called straight away.

Mitri then turned over his {k-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and took down the pot with two pair after his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
George Mitri au
George Mitri
64,000 -56,000

Tags: George Mitri

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Hansimikali Doubles Through Hinrichsen

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The player in middle position raised to 3,100 and was called by the player to his left, Andrew Hinrichsen in the cutoff, and Manuel Hansimikali in the big blind.

The flop came {k-Spades}{4-Spades}{a-Hearts} and Hansimikali immediately moved all in for 13,100. The action folded around to Hinrichsen who had a decision.

"Third time lucky?" asked Hinrichsen, before making the call.

Manuel Hansimikali: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Andrew Hinrichsen: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}

Hinrichsen had a stack of outs to make a straight or flush but they wouldn't come as the board ran out the {9-Hearts} then {3-Diamonds} to give Hansimikali the pot with his pair.

"Bit of a chaser aren't you?" announced Hansimikali after raking in the pot.

Hinrichsen joked around with Hansimikali following the hand discussing how he wasn't getting any of his draws to come.

"Not a lot of flush draws on this table," added Hansimikali after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Manuel Hansimikali au
Manuel Hansimikali
40,000 10,000
Andrew Hinrichsen au
Andrew Hinrichsen
WSOP 1X Winner
32,500 -31,000

Tags: Andrew HinrichsenManuel Hansimikali