Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
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 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The remaining 165 players are on their first break of the day.
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The player under the gun raised to 16,500 and was called by Anthony Alam in middle position and Wael Salloum in the hijack. Spencer Davies then raised to 75,000 from the cutoff before the decision fell back on the original raiser. He moved all in for 105,000. Alam followed for around 80,000. Salloum moved all in for a total of 110,000. Davies snap-called having everyone covered.
Spencer Davies: 
Wael Salloum: 
Anthony Alam: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to give Davies the entire pot with a set of kings after fading a potential spade on the river which would've split the pot back to everyone
Three players were instantly sent to the rail and Davies was left to stack up his giant stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
367,700
|
367,700 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Thiago Silva, Malcolm Trayner and Trevor Saunders moved all in preflop after exchanging a series of bets.
Saunders had both players covered with the most chips behind.
Thiago Silva: 
Malcolm Trayner: 
Trevor Saunders: 
No king came for Silva as he was sent to the rail. Saunders and Trayner split the pot following the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
183,900
|
183,900 |
|
||
|
260,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Akshay Kapoor raised to 7,500 from under the gun and was called by Stylianos Frangeskos in the cutoff. The player in the big blind then moved all in for 17,200. Kapoor swiftly moved all in over the top which had Frangeskos covered. He was taken back by the shove and opted to fold.
Akshay Kapoor: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Kapoor hold with his pocket pair as he sent a player to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
9,200
|
9,200 |
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Robert Spano shoved for just over 40,000 from under the gun before the action folded around to Chu Ong in the big blind. He quickly called before both players tabled their cards.
Chu Ong: 
Robert Spano:
Spano was at risk and would find no help from the board ultimately being eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Amanda Wong moved the last of her chips all in from under the gun before the player on the button raised to 8,500. Russell Thio called from the small blind as did Kelly Cunningham from the big blind.
The flop came 
and the blind checked over to the player on the button who bet 15,000. Thio then raised to 50,000. Cunningham agonized over his decision for a moment and folded. The player in the big blind followed shortly after.
Russell Thio: 
Amanda Wong: 
No help came for Wong from the 
or 
on the turn and river resulting in her hitting the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
187,000
23,100
|
23,100 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Michelle Polley raised to 6,000 from the hijack before Michael Matsioukkou re-raised to 22,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Pooley who called.
The flop came 
and Pooley checked. Matsioukkou reached for his chips and bet 33,000. Pooley then immediately moved all in for 103,200.
Matsioukkou went into the tank for over a minute before finally opting to fold. Pooley then tabled her 
before raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
187,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
