2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$500 Opening Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
112,171 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
500 AUD
Entries
1,444
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000

Perfect Run Out for Kim

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

The flop came {4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and the player in the small blind bet 1,500. The player in middle position then raised to 4,500 before Mu-Sang Kim moved all in for his remaining 6,100 in chips. The original player folded. The player in middle position called.

Kim: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Opponent: {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

Kim noticed that his opponent had flopped a straight and stood up from his chair preparing to leave. That was until the dealer produced the {8-Hearts} on the turn and {a-Hearts} on the river to give Kim running hearts and the winning hand with a flush.

Tags: Mu-Sang Kim

Vakili Eliminates One

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

The board was showing {2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{3-Spades} and the player under the gun bet 1,650. He was called in late position by Reza Vakili before the player on the button moved all in for 5,950. The original raiser folded. Vakili called.

Vakili: {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Opponent: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Vakili was drawing too many outs with his up-and-down straight draw and flush draw. He was rewarded when the {a-Clubs} dropped on the river giving him the winning hand and sending his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Reza Vakili
Reza Vakili
42,000

Tags: Reza Vakili

Kambouroglou Pressured on the River

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Antonis Kambouroglou
Antonis Kambouroglou

On a board of {j-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} the player under the gun bet out 5,000 and was called by Antonis Kambouroglou on the button.

The {8-Diamonds} dropped on the river and the under the gun player moved all in for his last 8,100 after deliberating for a minute. Kambouroglou mucked his hand as he relinquished the pot to his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Antonis Kambouroglou au
Antonis Kambouroglou
35,000 20,000

Tags: Antonis Kambouroglou

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Nimmagadda Sets His Opponent Straight

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

On a board of {7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Clubs}{a-Clubs} the player in the big blind moved all in. Krishna Nimmagadda was his opponent and almost beat him into the pot with a snap call.

Nimmagadda then flipped over his {10-Clubs}{8-Spades} for the nut straight and took down the large pot after his opponent mucked his hand in shock.

Player Chips Progress
Krishna Nimmagadda
Krishna Nimmagadda
54,000

Two Short-Stacks Double Through Gendle

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Seve Jarvin moved all in for his remaining 1,350 from under the gun and was called by Maria Boast on the button. Justin Gendle then re-raised to 3,675 from the small blind which saw the big blind fold. The decision fell back on Boast who then moved all in for 8,400 and Gendle snap-called.

Jarvin: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Boast: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Gendle: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades} to see Jarvin spike an ace on the flop securing him the main pot and moving up to 4,200 in chips. Boast won the side pot from Gendle and raked in the 14,100 chips. Gendle dropped down to 12,000 following the hand.

Awerbuch Shows One Time

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

The player in middle position raised to 450 and was called by Chad Awerbuch in the small blind as well as the player in the big blind.

The flop came {2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} and the action checked to the original raiser who bet 650. Only Awerbuch called.

Both players checked the {4-Diamonds} on the turn before the {9-Clubs} completed the board. This time Awerbuch tossed out 2,250 sending his opponent to the tank. A moment passed before the cards finally went into the muck.

"One time I'll show," said Awerbuch, before tabling his {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for a rivered set of nines.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Awerbuch au
Chad Awerbuch
18,000

Tags: Chad Awerbuch

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Chung Takes the Early Lead With an Elimination

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Young Whan Chung
Young Whan Chung

Young Whan Chung has taken out the first player in today's field, Joe Souglia, to take the early chip lead.

In a blind versus blind battle both Chung and Souglia moved all in preflop.

Chung had pocket aces and had Souglia's pocket kings crushed.

No drama ran out on the board and Chung was left to rake in the pot sending Souglia to the rail early in proceedings.

Player Chips Progress
Young whan Chung
Young whan Chung
30,000 30,000
Joe Souglia
Joe Souglia
Busted

Tags: Young whan Chung

Blackwell Opts For The Early Fold

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Three players committed 2,700 preflop before the dealer produced {6-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Clubs} on the board.

Robert Blackwell checked from the big blind before Hedley Fung bet 6,200 from under the gun. The next player over mucked his hand before the decision fell back on Blackwell.

"It's the first hand," sighed Blackwell, contemplating his decision.

"It's the second," replied the dealer, correcting Blackwell.

Blackwell then open-mucked his {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} and was glad when Fung showed him {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} for a better pocket pair.

Tags: Robert BlackwellHedley Fung