AU$2,200 Main Event Day 1b | 2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

12-08-2018 13:43 UTC+10

Abdine Rivers Flush

Mateusz_Pater

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante

With the board showing the player in the small blind bet 5,000 and Shivan Abdine called from middle position.

Both players then opted to check as the completed the board. The small blind then flipped over his for a set of aces and Abdine went to muck his hand.

He took a look at his cards and realised he had a flush before turning over his after thinking he lost set-over-set. He apologised before raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shivan Abdine	45,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Shivan Abdine

12-08-2018 13:46 UTC+10

Player	Chips	Progress
George Mitri	60,000 30,000	30,000
Matt Rolfe	47,000 -11,000	-11,000
Michael Seymour	42,000 12,000	12,000
Akshay Kapoor	34,000 4,000	4,000
Najeem Ajez	24,000 1,000	1,000
Morten Mortensen	23,500 -8,500	-8,500
Michael Kanaan	22,000 -8,000	-8,000
Jesse Mason	16,600 -13,400	-13,400
John Thomson	14,900 -15,100	-15,100
Stan L.	13,000 -17,000	-17,000
Sean Dunwoodie	11,100 -18,900	-18,900

First Break of the Day

Mateusz_Pater

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante

The players are on their first 10-minute break of the day.

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

12-08-2018 14:05 UTC+10

Ma Left Short After Losing a Flip

MrCleverFox

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Zhi Ma committed roughly 10,000 chips against one opponent's preflop shove. Ma's call was four roughly half of his own stack, putting his opponent at risk.

Zhi Ma:
Opponent:

The flop came down which was trouble for Ma, and the on the turn left him drawing to only a chop. The river was the which changed nothing so Ma was forced to send over the chips, doubling up his opponent and leaving him with roughly 9,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhi Ma	9,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Zhi Ma

12-08-2018 14:10 UTC+10

Strang Doubles Up

Mateusz_Pater

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

The board read and Errolyn Strang was all in for 6,500 and was matched by her opponent.

Strang hekd and had taken down the pot against her opponent who was showing . The kicker was enough to see Strang survive further in this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Errolyn Strang	14,000 -500	-500

Tags: Errolyn Strang

12-08-2018 14:16 UTC+10

Pritchard Doubles Through Saab

Mateusz_Pater

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Jason Pritchard raised to 600 from middle position and was called by the player in the cutoff, Majib Saab on the button, as well as the player in the big blind.

The flop came and the big blind checked. Pritchard bet 1,500. The cutoff folded. Saab then re-raised forcing a fold from the big blind. Pritchard called with his remaining 8,075 in chips and was at risk.

Jason Pritchard:
Majib Saab:

Pritchard had flopped a straight and was up against Saab's top-two pair. The board ran out favourably for Pritchard with the and not improving Saab's hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Majib Saab	30,000 1,000	1,000
Jason Pritchard	17,800 -1,700	-1,700

Tags: Majib Saab Jason Pritchard

12-08-2018 14:29 UTC+10

Hinrichsen Gets a Big River Bet Paid

MrCleverFox

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

There was roughly 15,000 already in the pot between Andrew Hinrichsen and one other opponent. The board showed and Hinrichsen's one opponent checked it over. Hinrichsen then put out a bet of 9,000 which sent his opponent into the tank. He thought for about a minute before he finally called.

Hinrichsen turned up his for two pair and it was good as his opponent just flashed a before pitching it into the muck. With that, Hinrichsen took down the pot and put him up to around 55,000 chip.