2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 2
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

Dodds Crushes Another Opponent

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Joel Dodds
Joel Dodds

The action folded around to the player on the button who moved all in for 290,000. Joel Dodds snap-called from the small blind forcing a fold from the big blind.

"What have you got this time?" asked Sam Capra to Dodds, before the cards were tabled.

Joel Dodds: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

"I haven't lost one of these yet. Im due for one," said Dodds.

The board ran out {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Spades}{q-Hearts} to see Dodds improve to a set on the river resulting in another player hitting the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Joel Dodds au
Joel Dodds
2,314,000
1,414,000
1,414,000

Tags: Joel DoddsSam Capra

Etaat Doubles Through Abdine

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Javad Etaat
Javad Etaat

Javad Etaat raised to 45,000 from under the gun before Victor Teng raised to 125,000 from the hijack. Shivan Abdine called from the button. Etaat made the call as well.

The flop came {5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{10-Spades} and Etaat checked. Teng continued with another bet. Abdine then moved all in for 999,000 in chips. Etaat called with 608,000 behind. Teng mucked and said he had pocket aces.

Javad Etaat: {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Shivan Abdine: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Etaat had flopped a set of fives and led Abdine's pocket queens. The {4-Spades} on the turn improved Etaat to a full house. No help came for Abdine after the {7-Spades} dropped on the river completing the board.

Player Chips Progress
Javad Etaat au
Javad Etaat
1,800,000
1,537,000
1,537,000
Victor Teng au
Victor Teng
1,060,000
1,060,000
1,060,000
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
391,000
162,500
162,500

Tags: Javad EtaatShivan AbdineVictor Teng

Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Capra Doubles Through Dodds

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Joel Dodds raised to 52,000 from middle position before Sam Capra moved all in for 226,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded.

"Close one Sammy," said Dodds, as he deliberated over his decision.

"I like close ones," replied Capra, with a smile on his face.

"It's better than getting snap-called," added Dodds, before he finally made the call. "Good luck," Dodds added.

Sam Capra: {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Joel Dodds: {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{j-Spades} to see Capra take down the pot with his ace-kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Joel Dodds au
Joel Dodds
2,088,000
-226,000
-226,000
Sam Capra au
Sam Capra
512,000
152,000
152,000

Tags: Joel DoddsSam Capra

Ruha Doubles Through Salter

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

The action folded around to Adrian Salter in the small blind who shoved for 684,000. Sam Ruha woke up with a hand in the big blind and called with 551,000 behind.

Sam Ruha: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Adrian Salter: {a-Clubs}{7-Hearts}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{3-Spades}{7-Spades}{q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} to see Ruha improve to a flush on the flop before taking down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Ruha au
Sam Ruha
1,138,000
338,000
338,000
Adrian Salter au
Adrian Salter
133,000
-817,000
-817,000

Tags: Adrian SalterSam Ruha

Vukovic Pressures Martinelli

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Mladen Vukovic
Mladen Vukovic

The action folded around to Luke Martinelli in the small blind who raised to 80,000. Mladen Vukovic was in the big blind and called.

The flop came {j-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and Martinelli checked. Vukovic bet 65,000. Martinelli called.

The turn brought the {8-Spades} and Martinelli checked again. Vukovic immediately bet out 240,000. Martinelli took one last look at his cards before mucking his hand.

Vukovic flashed the {3-Spades} before raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Luke Martinelli au
Luke Martinelli
1,420,000
120,000
120,000
Mladen Vukovic au
Mladen Vukovic
1,265,000
165,000
165,000

Tags: Luke MartinelliMladen Vukovic

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Vukovic Doubles Pongrass; Gets Eliminated by Kroesen in Following Hand

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Mladen Vukovic
Mladen Vukovic

In the space of two hands just before the break Mladen Vukovic was eliminated from the tournament.

In the first hand Vukovic raised from under the gun and was called by Matt Pongrass in the big blind.

The flop came {a-}{9-}{4-} and Pongrass checked. Vukovic bet 40,000. Pongrass called.

The turn brought the {2-} and Pongrass check-called another bet totalling 225,000.

The {j-} completed the board and Pongrass made it three checks in a row. Vukovic shoved for just under a million having Pongrass covered. He snap-called.

Vukovic tabled {a-}{9-} for two pair but had been rivered by Pongrass who made a better two pair holding {a-}{j-}.

The next hand Ricky Kroesen raised to 50,000 from middle position. Pongrass called from the small blind. Vukovic then shoved for his last 500,000 from the big blind. Kroesen came over the top for 1,400,000. Pongrass opted to release his {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}.

Kroesen: {a-}{a-}
Vukovic: {8-}{8-}

No help would come for Vukovic as he was sent to the rail. Kroesen moved to over two million in chips after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ricky Kroesen au
Ricky Kroesen
2,100,000
Matt Pongrass au
Matt Pongrass
1,500,000
350,000
350,000
Mladen Vukovic au
Mladen Vukovic
Busted

Tags: Matt PongrassMladen VukovicRicky Kroesen

Rastogi Storms to the Front After Eliminating Zhang

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Rahul Rastogi
Rahul Rastogi

Haoran Zhang raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and was called by Rahul Rastogi in the big blind.

The flop came {2-Clubs}{5-Spades}{j-Clubs} and Rastogi checked. Zhang continued for 40,000. Rastogi called.

The turn dropped the {k-Diamonds} and Rastogi checked again. Zhang then moved all in for 346,000. Rastogi asked for a count then called a minute later.

Rahul Rastogi: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Haoran Zhang: {10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Rastogi had turned the best hand making a pair. Zhang was now drawing to a jack to make a straight but the {6-Spades} on the river wouldn't see that happen and Zhang was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Rahul Rastogi au
Rahul Rastogi
2,515,000
715,000
715,000
Haoran Zhang cn
Haoran Zhang
Busted

Tags: Haoran ZhangRahul Rastogi