2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 1d
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

Capra Recovers With a Knockout

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Sam Capra opened with a raise to 8,000 and Sean Dunwoodie called. Action folded to the big blind and he moved all in. Capra then moved all in over the top and Dunwoodie thought it over for a bit before folding, leaving the two players heads up.

Sam Capa: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{K-Spades}{3-Clubs}{Q-Spades} and Capra's ten's held up to give him the pot, allowing him to recover some of his lost chips from just a few hands ago.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Capra au
Sam Capra
220,000 40,000

Tags: Sam CapraSean Dunwoodie

Little One For Awerbuch With a Little Pair

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

A player opened on the button to 8,000. Jan Suchanek called in the small blind and Chad Awerbuch called in the big blind.

The flop was {K-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and all three players checked to see the {Q-Diamonds}. All three players checked again and the {2-Spades} came on the river. There, all three players checked for a third time.

The original raiser showed {A-Spades}{J-Clubs} while Suchanek was holding {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. Awerbuch was holding {2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} though and with a fist pump he took down the pot.

"Let's fucking go," Awerbuch said with a smile. "I was snapping."

Player Chips Progress
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
205,000 5,000
Chad Awerbuch au
Chad Awerbuch
65,000 5,000

Tags: Chad AwerbuchJan Suchanek

Capra Loses a Few

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Sam Capra raised to 7,500 from the hijack and was called by the player in the big blind.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and the big blind checked. Capra continued for 10,000. His opponent called.

Both players checked the {k-Clubs} on the turn before the {2-Clubs} completed the board.

The player in the big blind bet 4,500 and Capra obliged with a call.

The big blind tabled {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} for a pair of kings and took down the pot after Capra mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Capra au
Sam Capra
180,000 29,000

Tags: Sam Capra

Jiang Busts

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Honglin Jiang raised to 6,500 from under the gun plus one. The player in the small blind then raised to 15,000. With the decision back on Jiang he immediately moved all in for 90,000. His opponent took a minute and called having Jiang covered.

Honglin Jiang: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Opponent: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{4-Spades}{7-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} to see Jiang unable to improve as he hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Honglin Jiang nz
Honglin Jiang
Busted

Tags: Honglin Jiang

Wakeman Takes a Small One After Hitting the River

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Matt Wakeman opened with a raise to 6,000 from under the gun and action folded around to the big blind who called.

On the flop of {Q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades} the big blind checked and Wakeman put out a bet of 6,000. The big blind called.

The turn was the {K-Diamonds} and both players checked to see the {7-Hearts} come on the river. There, the big blind checked and Wakeman put out a bet of 22,500. The big blind thought it over for a bit, but eventually folded. Wakeman showed one of his cards, revealing the {7-Diamonds} for at least one pair.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Wakeman au
Matt Wakeman
70,000 10,000

Tags: Matt Wakeman

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Jiang Doubles Through Namrood

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Rined Namrood raised to 5,200 from the hijack before Honglin Jiang moved all in for his last 19,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back around to Namrood who called.

Honglin Jiang: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Rined Namrood: {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} to see Jiang improve to a set on the turn before doubling up to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Rined Namrood au
Rined Namrood
90,000 -25,000
Honglin Jiang nz
Honglin Jiang
45,000 22,400

Tags: Rined NamroodHonglin Jiang

Graham Escapes With Barely a Scratch

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

On a board of {q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{4-Spades} Michael Fraser checked from middle position. Connie Graham bet 8,300 from the cutoff. Fraser called.

Both player then checked as the {5-Hearts} completed the board before Fraser tabled {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} for two-pair.

"Oh my god," said a surprised Graham, before she mucked her hand. "Lucky you didn't raise pre," she added.

"I had an over-pair as well," continued Graham.

"You had kings?" asked Fraser. Graham acknowledged with a nod.

"Your limp pre was so suss. That's why I didn't raise," Graham added. "How did I not go broke there? I'm definitely free-rolling now," Graham finished with.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Fraser au
Michael Fraser
100,000 65,000
Connie Graham au
Connie Graham
59,000 -21,000

Tags: Michael FraserConnie Graham

Double Knockout Sends Antar Over 150,000

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Joseph Antar had two opponents all in and at risk before the flop for a pot worth over 100,000 chips.

Joseph Antar: {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Opponent 1: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Opponent 2: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

The flop was {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} which was no good for Antar, leaving him trailing to the pocket nines, but he vaulted into the lead on the {K-Clubs} turn. The {A-Spades} river was just a bit of overkill for Antar and he scooped the pot to move to over 150,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Antar au
Joseph Antar
155,000