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

Hargrave Sends One to an Early Dinner

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Johnathan Hargrave
Johnathan Hargrave

A player opens with a raise to 2,400. Action folds to the cutoff where Johnathan Hargrave calls. The big blind calls as well.

The flop was {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and the big blind checked to the original raiser who continued with a bet of 3,000. Hargrave called while the big blind folded.

The turn was the {10-Spades} and the early position player continued with a bet of 7,000. Hargrave called once more.

On the {10-Diamonds} river, the player moved all in for right around 15,000 and Hargrave snap-called. Hargrave showed his {A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a rivered flush and the player could only show {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for two pair. With that, Hargrave took down the pot and moved over 100,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Johnathan Hargrave nz
Johnathan Hargrave
112,000 42,000

Tags: Johnathan Hargrave

Viscoso Flushed Out

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

On a flop of {10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} the player in the big blind checked followed by the player in the cutoff. Valentina Viscoso was on the button and bet 5,700. The big blind then raised to 16,000 which forced the cutoff out. Viscoso swiftly moved all in for 30,000 and was called relatively quickly.

Valentina Viscoso: {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Viscoso had flopped a flush and was up against her opponent who was drawing to the nut-flush.

The {j-Diamonds} on the turn would indeed bring a fourth diamond guaranteeing Viscoso's opponent the higher flush and the winning hand.

The meaningless {10-Spades} completed the board and Viscoso was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Valentina Viscoso au
Valentina Viscoso
Busted

Tags: Valentina Viscoso

Pampliega Shows the Bluff

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Luis Pampliega raised to 2,500 from the button. His opponent in the small blind, almost beat him to the pot, before he raised to 7,500.
The action fell back on Pampliega who thought for a moment before moving all in for 21,800.

Pampliega's opponent didn't call straight away and instead went into the tank for over a minute before releasing his hand.

Pampliega then tabled his {3-Hearts}{5-Spades} for a bluff before he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Luis Pampliega au
Luis Pampliega
32,300 9,300

Tags: Luis Pampliega

Lowrie Bust Agosta to Move Over 100k

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

On a board of {10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, Zac Lowrie was holding {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds} for a rivered straight against Nathan Agosta. Agosta was holding {A-Spades}{A-Clubs} and his aces had been cracked. Agosta was all in and Lowrie had called with a covering stack, so the chips were sent Lowries way and he raked in the pot to move over 100,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Zac Lowrie au
Zac Lowrie
105,000 15,000
Nathan Agosta
Nathan Agosta
Busted

Tags: Zac LowrieNathan Agosta

Abdine Continuing To Chip Up

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Action folded to the hijack seat who raised to 2,500 and Shivan Abdine defended with a call in the big blind.

The flop was {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Abdine checked. The hijack player put out a bet of 2,600 and Abdine called.

The turn was the {4-Clubs} and both players checked. They checked again on the {Q-Spades} river. Abdine showed down his {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for king-high and it was good enough to earn him the pot to push him over 90,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
94,000 20,000

Tags: Shivan Abdine

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Laidlaw Pressures Opponent

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Daniel Laidlaw
Daniel Laidlaw

Daniel Laidlaw raised to 2,200 from middle position and was called by the player seated to his left.

The flop came {6-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{a-Spades} and Laidlaw bet 2,000. His opponent called.

The turn fell the {2-Hearts} and Laidlaw continued for 6,500.

"What man?" said Laidlaw's opponent, addressing the dealer with the question.

Some small talk between Laidlaw and his opponent passed the time before a fold was finally found and Laidlaw was awarded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Laidlaw au
Daniel Laidlaw
70,000 13,200

Hopkins Jams the River and Gets a Fold

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Action was on the turn with a board of {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs} showing. James Hopkins was facing off against one player who was in the cutoff. The player checked over to Hopkins, who was on the button, and Hopkins put out a bet of 6,500 into a pot of roughly 11,000. The player called.

The river was the {9-Spades} and the cutoff player put out a bet of 12,000. Hopkins made a face and dropped into the tank. He thought for a little bit, then decided to raise, moving all in for nearly 50,000. The player leaned back, showed his {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs} then folded, so Hopkins took down the pot with no showdown, chipping him back up to around 80,000.

Player Chips Progress
James Hopkins au
James Hopkins
80,000 -15,000

Tags: James Hopkins

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Najeem Ajez au
Najeem Ajez
158,000 18,000
Morten Mortensen dk
Morten Mortensen
142,000 101,000
Chad Awerbuch au
Chad Awerbuch
130,000 3,000
Michael Seymour au
Michael Seymour
110,000 10,000
Dean Blatt au
Dean Blatt
110,000 5,000
Hannah Lee au
Hannah Lee
110,000 -8,000
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
105,000 54,100
James Broom au
James Broom
100,000 -12,000
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
100,000 34,000
Nemanja Knezevic au
Nemanja Knezevic
100,000 30,000
James Hopkins au
James Hopkins
95,000 -8,000
Hari Varma au
Hari Varma
92,000 92,000
Zac Lowrie au
Zac Lowrie
90,000 37,000
Sean Dunwoodie au
Sean Dunwoodie
75,000 51,000
Robert Spano au
Robert Spano
73,000 73,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
72,000 72,000
Johnathan Hargrave nz
Johnathan Hargrave
70,000 22,000
Nathan Sawyers au
Nathan Sawyers
67,000 67,000
Sam Capra au
Sam Capra
60,000 30,000
Jerome Tan au
Jerome Tan
59,000 38,800
Xavier Mangano be
Xavier Mangano
59,000 -33,000
Gautam Dhingra au
Gautam Dhingra
57,000 200
Daniel Laidlaw au
Daniel Laidlaw
56,800 26,800
Jack Efaraimo nz
Jack Efaraimo
52,000 27,800
John Thomas au
John Thomas
50,000

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Higgs Runs Into One

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Sam Higgs had one opponent all in and at risk before the flop. The player was on the button with a stack of 24,700 and Higgs had a covering stack.

Sam Higgs: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}
Opponent: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}

The flop came down {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} leaving Higgs looking for running diamonds or sevens but the {9-Spades} on the turn left him drawing dead. The river was the {4-Clubs} but it was just a formality and Higgs was forced to send over nearly 25,000 to his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
WSOP 1X Winner
61,000 61,000

Tags: Sam Higgs