2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$500 Opening Event
Day: 1d
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
Total Entries
1,444
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000
Players Left 1 / 1,444
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Darchinyan on the Ropes

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Vic Darchinyan
Vic Darchinyan

Victor Darchinyan has been spotted in the field today. Darchinyan is a professional boxer from Armenia who is a former World Champion in two weight classes.

Recently on a flop of {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{6-Spades} the player under the gun bet 600 before Darchinyan raised to 1,300. He was called.

Both players checked the {3-Spades} on the turn before the {10-Diamonds} completed the board. The player under the gun checked then called when Darchinyan tossed in a bet totaling 1,500.

"Nothing," said Darchinyan, tossing his cards into the muck.

His opponent tabled {a-Spades}{q-Clubs} for a pair of aces and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Victor Darchinyan
6,500
6,500
6,500

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Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

O'Grady Stumped

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Travis O'Grady raised to 425 from the hijack before his opponent in the cutoff re-raised to 1,450. The action folded back around to O'Grady who called.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and O'Grady checked. His opponent bet out 2,500 putting him to the test.

"I have a pair," stated O'Grady, as he agonized over his decision.

O'Grady ended up mucking before his opponent allowed him to pick one card before they hit the muck.

He chose the {a-Hearts} before having a discussion with his opponent about the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Travis O'Grady
16,000
1,000
1,000

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500 Runners Confirmed

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

500 entrants have been confirmed for today smashing yesterday's field of 329.

The total number of entrants for the event now sits at 1,426, already 70 players more than last year.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Huynh Stacks Opponent

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

Steven Huynh and his opponent committed all their chips in on a flop of {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{j-Clubs} after exchanging several bets.

Huynh had around 27,000 behind and his opponent had around 22,000.

Steven Huynh was in great shape holding {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} against his opponents {k-Hearts}{k-Spades} and took down the pot after the board ran out the {8-Spades} and {2-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
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Steven Huynh
52,000

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Vu Pressures Neufeld

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante

On a flop of {j-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts} Christopher Vu raised to 325 from under the gun plus one and was called by the players in the cutoff and on the button. Manuel Neufeld was in the big blind and raised it up to 1,650. Vu then re-raised to 3,400 before the decision folded back to Neufeld. He called.

On the turn, Neufeld checked then mucked quickly, after Vu fired out another 6,100.

Vu rises to 22,000 and Neufeld drops to 12,000 following the hand.

Quads For Bouskila Against O'Grady

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Michel Bouskila
Michel Bouskila

On a board of {a-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Spades} the player in the small blind checked before the player in the big blind bet 700. Michael O'Grady then raised to 2,200 from under the gun and was matched by Michel Bouskila on the button. Both blinds folded.

The {a-Hearts} completed the board and O'Grady bet out 2,650. Bouskila then raised to 8,000. O'Grady mucked instantly.

Bouskila showed {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} for flopped quads before raking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Michel Bouskila
22,000
22,000
22,000
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Michael O'Grady
8,550
6,450
6,450

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