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

12-13-2018 16:41 UTC+10

Gray Bests Broom

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Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Shivan Abdine raised to 2,000 from the button and was called by James Broom and Jason Gray in the blinds.

All three players checked the flop before the dropped on the turn.

Broom checked. Gray bet 3,500. Abdine folded. Broom called.

The completed the board and both players checked. Gray tabled for a pair of nines and took down the pot after Broom mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Broom	74,000 -4,000	-4,000
Suzy Khoueis	48,000 2,000	2,000
Jim Pizanias	42,000 -6,500	-6,500
Michael Seymour	39,000 9,500	9,500
Shivan Abdine	29,000
Jason Gray	28,000 -200	-200

Tags: Shivan Abdine Jason Gray James Broom

12-13-2018 17:00 UTC+10

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Trevillian	120,000 30,000	30,000
Adam Monaghan	112,000 32,000	32,000
Corey Kempson	110,000 57,500	57,500
Najeem Ajez	100,000 44,000	44,000
Alex Lynskey	83,000 64,000	64,000
Dejan Boskovic	75,000 75,000	75,000
Morten Mortensen	73,000 73,000	73,000
Jarryd Godena	67,500 36,000	36,000
Nurlan Boobekov	56,000 31,000	31,000
Ben Richardson	53,000 -12,000	-12,000
Majid Saab	48,000 -15,000	-15,000
Nathan Sawyers	46,000 14,500	14,500
Eric Assadourian	40,000 9,000	9,000
Antonis Kambouroglou	38,500 -38,500	-38,500
Peco Stojanovski	31,000 6,000	6,000
Michael Egan	30,000
Stevan Chew	26,000 5,500	5,500
Sean Dunwoodie	24,000 -3,500	-3,500
Chad Awerbuch	17,000 -9,000	-9,000
Gary Benson	12,300 -8,700	-8,700

Kahle Burns	10,250 -19,750	-19,750

Billy Argyros	Busted
Hannah Lee	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

12-13-2018 17:23 UTC+10

Bownds Eliminated by Gupta

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Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Ash Gupta raised to 2,400 from the cutoff before Ryan Bownds re-raised to 7,100 from the big blind. Gupta called.

The flop came and Bownds tossed out 5,000.

"Jackpot," said Bownds, as he waited for Gupta to decide on his next move.

"For someone," replied Gupta, as he took a moment, before sliding out 40,000 which had Bownds covered.

"I told myself I was going to call no matter what," Bownds added, before committing his stack in.

Ash Gupta:
Ryan Bownds:

The board ran out the and to see Bownds unable to improve as he hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ash Gupta	100,000 70,000	70,000
Ryan Bownds	Busted

Tags: Ash Gupta Ryan Bownds

12-13-2018 17:26 UTC+10

The Rise and Fall

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Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Kellett	125,000 125,000	125,000
Jesse Mason	60,000 -8,000	-8,000
Dean Blatt	50,000 8,000	8,000
Jeff Lisandro	46,000

Lee Nelson	29,000 -1,000	-1,000
Honglin Jiang	26,000
Gordon Huntly	21,000 -19,000	-19,000
Julia Skifjeld	16,300 -1,500	-1,500
Zac Lowrie	Busted
Sam Higgs	Busted

Daniel Laidlaw	Busted
Errolyn Strang	Busted
Todor Kondevski	Busted
Jason Pritchard	Busted
Matt Howearth	Busted
Bruno Portaro	Busted
Robert Spano	Busted
Tim English	Busted
Matt Rolfe	Busted
Tristan Bain	Busted

12-13-2018 17:36 UTC+10

Abdine Takes One Down

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Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Shivan Abdine raised to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by Michael Seymour in the small blind as well as the player in the big blind.

The flop came and the blinds checked to Abdine who continued for 4,000. Neither wanted to progress and folded instantly.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Broom	90,000 16,000	16,000
Shivan Abdine	62,000 33,000	33,000
Michael Seymour	37,000 -2,000	-2,000
Suzy Khoueis	34,000 -14,000	-14,000
Jason Gray	Busted

Tags: Shivan Abdine Michael Seymour

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

12-13-2018 18:02 UTC+10

Big Stacks Avoid Clash

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Alex Lynskey raised to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by Majid Saab in the small blind.

They then both checked down the board before tabling their cards.

Saab showed for king-high before Lynskey revealed his for ace-high and the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Majid Saab	118,000 70,000	70,000
Alex Lynskey	117,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Alex Lynskey Majid Saab

12-13-2018 18:21 UTC+10

Good Call... Maybe

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The player on the button raised to 3,000 and was called by Zhi Ma in the big blind.

The flop came and Ma checked. His opponent continued for 3,000. Ma called.

Both players checked the on the turn before the completed the board.

Ma fired out 7,000. His opponent thought for over a minute before making the call.

"Good call... maybe," said Ma, before tabling for two pair with an ace-kicker.

His opponent then rolled over for the same hand and the two chopped it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhi Ma	47,000 35,500	35,500
Nurlan Boobekov	37,000 -19,000	-19,000
Eric Assadourian	31,000 -9,000	-9,000

Tags: Zhi Ma

12-13-2018 18:32 UTC+10

The Dragon Gets Tamed

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Najeem Ajez raised to 2,500 from middle position and was called by Dean Blatt in hijack as well as the player in the big blind.

"Why do you keep chasing me?" Ajez said to Blatt. "You poke the dragon and eventually you'll get burnt," he added jokingly.

The flop came down and the big blind checked. Ajez bet 3,500. Blatt called. The big blind then raised to 11,000. Ajez and Blatt then mucked their hands relatively quickly.