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

Clee Shoves on Blatt and Shows Him Trash

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante

Terence Clee limped in from the small blind for 300 before Dean Blatt raised in the big blind, making it 1,000. Clee took another look at his cards, then his stack.

"Oh whatever," Clee said before moving all in for a bit over 6,000. Blatt quickly folded and Clee took down the pot, but not before showing {10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}.

"I thought I had the best hand," Blatt said laughing.

Despite losing the pot, Blatt still had a healthy stack of over 60,000 while Clee is in the danger zone with just over 7,500 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Dean Blatt au
Dean Blatt
62,000
32,000
32,000
Terence Clee au
Terence Clee
7,550
-15,950
-15,950

Tags: Dean BlattTerence Clee

Awerbuch Flushes Opponent

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante
Chad Awerbuch
Chad Awerbuch

Chad Awerbuch bet out on a {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} board and was matched by his opponent.

Awerbuch flipped over {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for a flush and was awarded the pot after his opponent flashed {a-Clubs}{10-Spades} for two pair.

"What a turn card for you," said another player to Awerbuch, following the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Awerbuch au
Chad Awerbuch
43,000
43,000
43,000

Tags: Chad Awerbuch

Kapoor Takes a Stab

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante
Akshay Kapoor
Akshay Kapoor

On a board of {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} the player in the small blind checked. Akshay Kapoor tossed out a 1,000-chip. His opponent on the button called. The small blind folded.

Both players then checked as the {q-Spades} completed the board.

Kapoor reluctantly tabled {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} for a pair before his opponent showed {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a flush and the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Akshay Kapoor in
Akshay Kapoor
16,850
-13,150
-13,150

Tags: Akshay Kapoor

Blatt Pressures Clee

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante
Dean Blatt
Dean Blatt

Terence Clee checked the {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop from the cutoff before Dean Blatt bet 800 from the button. Clee called.

The turn fell the {6-Spades} and Clee checked again. Blatt tossed out 1,500. Clee called shortly after.

The {8-Clubs} completed the board and Clee made it three checks in a row. Blatt didn't ease up betting out 2,500. Clee thought for a moment before releasing his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Dean Blatt au
Dean Blatt
65,000
3,000
3,000
Terence Clee au
Terence Clee
3,000
-4,550
-4,550

Tags: Dean BlattTerence Clee

Egan Makes a Straight

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante
Michael Egan
Michael Egan

Jack Efaraimo bet 1,400 from the small blind after the turn card fell on the {7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{10-Spades} board. Michael Egan then raised to 4,500 from the big blind. The player in middle position called. Efaraimo opted to fold.

The river brought the {a-Diamonds} and Egan fired out 12,000.

"Oh Michael. What have you done?," questioned Egan's opponent, after he was met with the bet. "Rivered me again?" he added.

He took a minute to decide before tossing his hand to the muck.

"My lucky hand," announced Egan, as he flashed his {8-Hearts}{9-Spades} for a straight, before raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
66,000
36,000
36,000

Tags: Jack EfaraimoMichael Egan

Graham Gets There in a Big Way for a Monster Pot

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante
Connie Graham
Connie Graham

Nicholas Green opened with a raise to 650 from under the gun. He was called by two players before Connie Graham called in the cutoff. The small blind called as well. Hauman Darbani was in the big blind and he three-bet, making it 3,800. Action was back on Green and he thought for a bit, then four-bet, making it 10,000. Action folded back to Graham and she dropped into the tank, taking several looks at the clock. After about a minute she moved all in for 28,050. Darbani quickly folded but Green flicked in a chip to call.

Nicholas Green: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Connie Graham: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

The flop was no good for Graham when it fell {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs} keeping her behind and giving her no extra outs, but the {A-Spades} on the turn was the saving grace she needed to take the lead. The river was the {K-Spades} for a bit of overkill and with that, Graham would take down the pot. Stacks were counted and Graham had just a bit more than Green, so he was eliminated from the tournament while she more than doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Connie Graham au
Connie Graham
68,000
68,000
68,000
Hauman Darbani au
Hauman Darbani
14,500
14,500
14,500
Nicholas Green
Nicholas Green
Busted

Tags: Connie Graham

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Hargrave Takes One Off Fraser

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

After preflop action, Johnathan Hargrave faced off against Michael Fraser for a pot worth about 3,000.

The flop is {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and Hargrave checked from the small blind. Fraser checked back from middle position.

On the {5-Clubs} turn, Hargrave put out a bet of 1,100. Fraser called.

The river was the {9-Diamonds} and Hargrave made another bet, this time for 2,600. Fraser thought it over for a bit, then folded his hand, allowing Hargrave to take down the pot and chip up to about 18,000.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Fraser au
Michael Fraser
45,000
15,000
15,000
Johnathan Hargrave nz
Johnathan Hargrave
18,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Johnathan HargraveMichael Fraser