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

Lee Sets Up Opponent For Elimination

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante
Hannah Lee
Hannah Lee

Both Hannah Lee and her opponent checked the {9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{a-Clubs} flop before the {4-Diamonds} dropped on the turn.

The player in the small blind bet 1,225. Lee raised to 4,000 from the big blind. Her opponent snap-called.

The {q-Spades} completed the board and the small blind fired out 7,750. Lee paused for a second before see pumped in a stack of 5,000-chips totalling 50,000 which had her opponent covered. There was a short wait before the bet was matched by Lee's opponent.

Lee then tabled {4-Spades}{4-Hearts} for a full house and scooped the pot after her opponent angrily showed {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for two pair before making his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Hannah Lee au
Hannah Lee
118,000
118,000
118,000

Tags: Hannah Lee

Wakeman Can't Get Abdine to Fold

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante

Action was heads-up on a flop of {Q-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Shivan Abdine, in the small blind, was calling a bet of 5,100 from Matt Wakeman, in the cutoff. After the call, the pot stood at roughly 21,000.

The turn was the {8-Spades} and Abdine checked it over to Wakeman. Wakeman put out 7,000 this time and Abdine called.

On the {K-Diamonds} river, Abdine checked. Wakeman gave up and checked behind. Abdine showed his {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} and that allowed him to take down the pot with his pair of tens.

Player Chips Progress
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
75,000
30,500
30,500
Matt Wakeman au
Matt Wakeman
13,300
-30,700
-30,700

Tags: Matt WakemanShivan Abdine

O'Grady Not Pleased

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante

The board showed {9-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{7-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} and there was large amount of chips in the pot.

The player in the cutoff was in the tank thinking about his next decision.

Michael O'Grady was seated in the next spot over and had turned sideways and was staring at his opponent.

Eventually the cutoff checked and O'Grady checked straight after.

The cutoff then tabled {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for a straight and took down the pot after O'Grady mucked his hand in disappointment.

Player Chips Progress
Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
14,300
14,300
14,300

Tags: Michael O'Grady

Kapoor Busts to Norval in Massive Pot

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante

Akshay Kapoor was already all in on the flop of {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades} as the dealer put out the {Q-Hearts} on the turn. The pot had more than 50,000 chips in it and Luke Norval was up against one other player for a side pot. Norval put out a bet of 15,500 and his opponent shoved all in. Norval called it off, making the pot even bigger.

Luke Norval: {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Akshay Kapoor: {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Opponent: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

"You got anything?" Norval asked. "I just have a nine. "

Both Norval and the other player had turned a straight to take the lead in the pot and leave Kapoor drawing for a queen or ten. The river was the {7-Diamonds} though and that would spell the end for Kapoor as Norval and the other player chopped the pot each with a straight.

"Wow, I was ahead on the flop," Kapoor said after the hand as he gathered his things and left the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Luke Norval au
Luke Norval
84,000
4,000
4,000
Akshay Kapoor in
Akshay Kapoor
Busted

Tags: Akshay KapoorLuke Norval

Some Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : 300/600, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Najeem Ajez au
Najeem Ajez
140,000
110,000
110,000
James Broom au
James Broom
112,000
82,000
82,000
Michael Seymour au
Michael Seymour
100,000
57,000
57,000
Eric Wu us
Eric Wu
43,000
7,500
7,500
Morten Mortensen dk
Morten Mortensen
41,000
14,000
14,000
William Mitchell us
William Mitchell
31,600
1,600
1,600
Jerome Tan au
Jerome Tan
20,200
-9,800
-9,800
Peter Aristidou au
Peter Aristidou
19,800
-10,200
-10,200
Zac Lowrie au
Zac Lowrie
19,000
-5,500
-5,500
Marc Seymour au
Marc Seymour
18,600
-11,000
-11,000
Nauv Kashyap au
Nauv Kashyap
Busted
Terence Clee au
Terence Clee
Busted
Hauman Darbani au
Hauman Darbani
Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

Gupta Wins a Small One

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Ash Gupta raised to 1,000 from under the gun and was called by the player in the cutoff.

Both players checked the {7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop before the {2-Hearts} dropped on the turn.

Gupta threw out 800. His opponent called.

The {j-Clubs} completed the board and both players quickly checked.

Gupta then flipped over his {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a pair and took down the pot after his opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Ash Gupta au
Ash Gupta
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Ash Gupta

Suchanek the Aggressor

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Jan Suchanek
Jan Suchanek

Jan Suchanek raised to 1,100 from middle position and was called by the player on the button as well as both blinds.

The flop came {7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{j-Clubs} and the action checked to the player on the button how bet 3,100. The blinds instantly mucked. Suchanek called.

Both players checked the {7-Diamonds} on the turn before the {6-Spades} completed the board.

Suchanek then fired out 7,000. His opponent deliberated for a minute before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
50,900
6,000
6,000

Tags: Jan Suchanek

Zhi Ma Gets Unlucky to Hit the Rail

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

Action opened with a raise from a player under the gun to 950. Dean Vigdor called next to act. Action folded around to the blinds and there Zhi Ma three-bet to 2,500. The original raiser folded but Vigdor called.

The flop was {9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and Ma moved all in for right around 7,000. Vigdor snap called.

Zhi Ma: {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Dean Vigdor: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Vigdor flopped big to put Ma in a big hole and the {8-Hearts} on the turn and {J-Clubs} on the river were both bricks, so Ma would make his exit here on Day 1D.

Player Chips Progress
Dean Vigdor au
Dean Vigdor
42,000
Zhi Ma au
Zhi Ma
Busted

Tags: Zhi MaDean Vigdor

O'Grady Gives Up The Battle

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

On a flop of {5-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{4-Clubs} Travis O'Grady checked from the big blind. His opponent in middle position bet 1,225. O'Grady then raised to 3,200. His opponent didn't hesitate, three-betting to 6,200. O'Grady looked displeased before mucking his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Travis O'Grady
Travis O'Grady
19,300

Tags: Travis O'Grady