2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 3
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

Chew Eliminated by Segre

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Stevan Chew
Stevan Chew

Matt Pongrass raised to 65,000 from under the gun and was called by Stevan Chew in the next seat over. Lior Segre was on the button and re-raised to 455,000 before the decision fell back on Pongrass. He looked over at Segre's stack before opting to fold. Chew paused for a moment and moved all in for 1,265,000. Segre called having Chew covered by 30,000 in chips.

Lior Segre: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Stevan Chew: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Chew tapped the table when he saw that Segre had him dominated. The board ran out {4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{5-Clubs} to see Chew unable to imrpove before being sent home in 22nd place.

Player Chips Progress
Lior Segre au
Lior Segre
2,700,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
Stevan Chew au
Stevan Chew
Busted

Tags: Lior SegreMatt PongrassStevan Chew

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Sormi and Fraser Battle

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Fraser raised to 100,000 from under the gun and was called by John Sormi in the hijack.

The flop came {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and Fraser bet 150,000. Sormi called.

The turn dropped the {10-Hearts} and Fraser immediately bet 225,000. Sormi thought for a minute and called.

The {k-Diamonds} completed the board and Fraser quickly checked. Sormi smiled before opting to check as well.

Fraser tabled {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for a pair of kings before Sormi revealed {a-Spades}{q-Spades} for a pair of aces and the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
John Sormi au
John Sormi
3,000,000
265,000
265,000
Michael Fraser au
Michael Fraser
1,410,000
85,000
85,000

Tags: Michael FraserJohn Sormi

Forrester Doubles Through Maurangelos

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The action folded around to Barry Forrester in the small blind who raised to 100,000. Dion Maurangelos called from the big blind.

The flop came {6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Forrester checked. Maurangelos bet 100,000. Forrester called.

The turn fell the {7-Diamonds} and Forrester checked once again. Maurangelos fired out 150,000. Forrester then moved all in for 635,000 which sent Maurangelos into the tank.

A few minutes passed before Maurangelos became chatty.

"How you feeling?" Maurangelos asked Forrester, who sat motionless from the moment he moved all in.

Maurangelos took a moment longer before finally making the call.

Forrester casually turned over his {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} for a set of tens and Maurangelos reluctantly flipped over {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for top pair and was drawing dead.

The meaningless {j-Diamonds} completed the board and Forrester doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Forrester au
Barry Forrester
1,700,000
885,000
885,000
Dion Maurangelos au
Dion Maurangelos
570,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Tags: Barry ForresterDion Maurangelos

Tremblay Eliminated by Chen

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Alexis Tremblay
Alexis Tremblay

Alexis Tremblay moved all in for his last 340,000 preflop and was called by Cameron Chen.

Tremblay tabled {k-Spades}{10-} and was behind to Chen's pocket sixes.

The flop produced a six as well as three spades. Chen had flopped a set but Tremblay was drawing to a flush.

The turn bricked but Chen would improve to a full house on the river to see Tremblay fall in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
Alexis Tremblay fr
Alexis Tremblay
Busted

Tags: Alexis TremblayCameron Chen

Teng Eliminated by Pongrass

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Victor Teng
Victor Teng

Matt Pongrass raised from under the gun before Victor Teng moved all in for 575,000 from the small blind. Pongrass called and the cards were tabled.

Matt Pongrass: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Victor Teng: {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts} to see Teng unable to improve before ultimately finishing in 20th place.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Pongrass au
Matt Pongrass
2,700,000
860,000
860,000
Victor Teng au
Victor Teng
Busted

Tags: Matt PongrassVictor Teng

Layden Doubles Through Fraser

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

All the money went in on a {5-Hearts}{10-Spades}{j-Diamonds} flop.

Justin Layden had committed 680,000 and was matched by Michael Fraser.

Layden also had the lead with his pocket aces trumping Fraser's pocket queens.

The board ran out the {5-Clubs} and {10-Hearts} to see Layden double up with his higher two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Layden au
Justin Layden
2,600,000
565,000
565,000
Michael Fraser au
Michael Fraser
125,000
-1,285,000
-1,285,000

Tags: Michael FraserJustin Layden

Fraser Eliminated by Dodds

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Fraser
Michael Fraser

The action folded around to Michael Fraser in the small blind who moved all in for 335,000. Joel Dodds made the quick call from the big blind.

Joel Dodds: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}
Michael Fraser: {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts} to see Dodds spike an ace on the flop resulting in Fraser being sent to the rail in 19th place.

Another great deep run for Fraser collecting $18,842 for his efforts after finishing runner-up in last years main event.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Fraser au
Michael Fraser
Busted

Tags: Joel DoddsMichael Fraser

Dion Maurangelos Eliminated in 18th Place ($22,605)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Dion Mavrangelos
Dion Mavrangelos

Dion Maurangelos moved all in for 445,000 from the button and was called by Lior Segre in the small blind.

Lior Segre: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Dion Maurangelos: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Segre's rail cheered for a queen and were rewarded when the flop fell {q-Spades}{3-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} giving Segre the lead.

A frustrated Maurangelos watched as no help came from the {2-Spades} on the turn and {7-Clubs} on the river before falling in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
Dion Maurangelos au
Dion Maurangelos
Busted

Tags: Dion MaurangelosLior Segre

Rastogi Doubles Through Segre

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Lior Segre raised to 90,000 from middle position before Rahul Rastogi re-raised to 450,000 from the small blind. Segre then asked Ratogi how much he was playing before sliding out a stack of 100,000-chips putting him all in. Rastogi snap-called with exactly one million chips on the line.

Rahul Rastogi: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}
Lior Segre: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Spades} to see Rastogi hold with his pocket pair before doubling up to over two million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Rahul Rastogi au
Rahul Rastogi
2,085,000
1,075,000
1,075,000
Lior Segre au
Lior Segre
1,995,000
-705,000
-705,000

Tags: Rahul RastogiLior Segre