Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 2
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Alfred limped in from under the gun before Haoran Zhang raised to 35,000 from middle position. The action folded around to Coppini who called.
The flop came 
and Coppini checked. Zhang continued for 25,000. Coppini moved all in for 100,000. Zhang called.
"Do you have a set as well?" asked Coppini, before tabling his cards.
"Nope," replied Zhang with a smile, knowing he was behind.
Alfred Coppini: 
Haoran Zhang: 
The board ran out the 
and 
to see Coppini double up through Zhang with his set of threes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
213,000
|
213,000 |
|
98,000
-51,500
|
-51,500 |
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Callum Fransiskovic raised to 30,000 from under the gun before James Broom re-raised to 85,000. The action folded back to Fransiskovic who moved all in for 380,000. Broom quickly called.
Callum Fransiskovic:
James Broom: 
Fransiskovic would hold with his over-pair as the board bricked out to see him double up through Broom.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
760,000 | |
|
|
380,000 |
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
The pot already had around 80,000 and the flop read 
.
The player under the gun had 38,000 in front of him. Martyn Ward had moved all in for 194,000 from middle position. Sam Ruha had shoved from the small blind for 480,000 and had the player under the gun covered.
Eventually the player under the gun folded and announced he had aces after the players tabled their cards.
Sam Ruha: 
Martyn Ward: 
Ward had flopped top pair and a flush draw but was behind to Ruha's flopped set of sixes. No help would come from the 
on the turn or 
on the river and Ward was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
The remaining 93 players are on their second 10-minute break of the day.
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
1,000,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
980,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
850,000
446,000
|
446,000 |
|
|
750,000
451,500
|
451,500 |
|
725,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
|
|
540,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
491,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
|
460,000
-363,000
|
-363,000 |
|
|
300,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
280,000
-150,500
|
-150,500 |
|
255,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
240,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
240,000
-94,000
|
-94,000 |
|
195,000
-83,500
|
-83,500 |
|
195,000
-149,500
|
-149,500 |
|
157,000
-195,500
|
-195,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
There was already over 200,000 in the pot preflop and the board showed 
.
After a series of bets Barry Forrester was all in and was matched by Brandon Sheils.
Barry Forrester: 
Brandon Sheils: 
"Nice hand," acknowledged Sheils, after the cards were exposed.
The board ran out the and 
to see Forrester double to over a million in chips with his higher two pair and cut Sheils' stack in half.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
550,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Brandon Sheils raised from the cutoff before Alex Lynskey re-raised from the small blind. Sheils called.
The flop came 
and Lynskey bet a quarter of the pot. Sheils called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn before the completed the board.
Lynskey then moved all in for 600,000 which had Sheils' stack of 250,000 covered. Sheils went into the tank for several minutes.
"What you got Alex? I need some help," Sheils begged, trying to get something out of Lynskey.
"Argh. So gross," Sheils added. "Thoughts my man? Come on," he added.
Sheils kept going asking Lynskey a series of questions all whilst Lynskey sat motionless staring at the board.
"If you want me to hero call with ace-high you'll need to talk me into it," continued Shiels.
"When is the next pay jump? Oh there's one soon," joked Sheils.
Eventually Andrew Scarf called time and Sheils was given 40 seconds to make a decision.
The clock counted down to just a few seconds remaining and Sheils called.
Lynskey then tabled 
for a full house and took down the pot after Sheils flashed his 
for two pair.
"That's why you were so relaxed," said Suzy Khoueis following the hand.
Both Sheils and Lynskey discussed the hand for a little after the hand before Sheils made his way to the cashier's desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,165,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The action folded around to Mladen Vukovic in the small blind who shipped forward a stack of 25,000-chips. The bet was to force Sam Capra in the big blind to a decision.
"That's good enough," said Capra after looking down at his cards, and called for his remaining 58,000.
Sam Capra: 
Mladen Vukovic: 
The board ran out 
improving Capra to two pair on the flop resulting in a much needed double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,173,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
125,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |