Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,000
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$500 Opening Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
500 AUD
Entries
1,444
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000
Players Left 1 / 1,444
Filter
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante
Daniel Hope got the last of his chips in preflop holding 
and was at risk against Richard Killett who was holding 
.
The board ran out 
to see Hope unable to improve as he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,660,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante
On a flop of 
Maurice Fitzgerald committed his stack and was at risk against Kan Liu.
Kan Liu: 
Maurice Fitzgerald: 
Fitzgerald had flopped top pair but was behind to Liu's pocket aces. The 
on the turn sealed Fitzgerald's fate having him drawing dead as the meaningless 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
1,063,000
|
1,063,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante
Patrick Bowler moved all in for 117,000 from under the gun before the decision folded to Adam Ratten on the button. He thought for a minute before announcing all in which was enough to force the blinds out.
Adam Ratten: 
Patrick Bowler:
The board ran out 
to see Ratten hold with his pocket pair ending Bowler's day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
513,000
313,600
|
313,600 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 22
: 12,000/24,000, 2,000 ante
The board showed 
and both Zhi Ma and Alex Falon added 200,000 each to what was already a huge pot.
After the 
dropped on the river Falon checked. Ma reached for his chips and slid out 250,000. Falon called shortly after.
Ma then tabled 
for a rivered set of jacks and took down the pot after Falon mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
465,000
669,000
|
669,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining 45 players are on an extended 30-minute dinner break.
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
The player on the button raised to 40,000 before Ryan Morris re-raised to 100,000 from the small blind. Ryan Bownds was in the big blind and shipped it all in for 364,000. The original raiser folded. Morris called.
Ryan Bownds: 
Ryan Morris: 
Both players expected the pot to end in a chop but watched the board run out 
giving Bownds a runner-runner flush to scoop the entire pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000 | |
|
|
420,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Michelle Psarras raised to 75,000 before Zhi Ma re-raised to 250,000. The bet was enough to cover Psarras. She called.
Zhi Ma:
Michelle Psarras: 
The board ran out 
to see Ma collect the pot with quad aces sending Psarras to the rail.
Ma rockets to over a million in chips following the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,150,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
The player in middle position moved all in for around 90,000 and was followed by Chad Awerbuch in the cutoff who had 165,000. Everyone else got out of the way and the two players tabled their cards.
Chad Awerbuch:
Opponent: 
It looked like Awerbuch's opponent would double with the pocket pair until the board ran out 
to see him spike a jack on the river giving him the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
