2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$5,000 Challenge
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
Final Results
Winner
Matt Wakeman
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
255,311 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Total Entries
205
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Left 1 / 205
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Final Three Tables and Chip Counts (full)

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChip Count
Feature1Sean D303,000
Feature2Gautam Dhingra116,000
Feature3Rahul Rastogi96,000
Feature4Dejan Boskovic100,000
Feature5Josh McCully250,000
Feature6Nathan Sawyers446,000
Feature7Heidi May238,000
Feature8Matt Wakeman791,000
    
Outer 11Jason Gray95,000
Outer 12Sam Khoueis225,000
Outer 13Tommi Han65,000
Outer 14Isaac Lau480,000
Outer 15Julius Colman75,000
Outer 16Billy Argyros200,000
Outer 17Hauman Darbani365,000
Outer 18Hannah Lee195,000
    
Outer 21Stan L.105,000
Outer 22Shivan Abdine180,000
Outer 23Mladen Vukovic145,000
Outer 24Simon Chahine285,000
Outer 25Robert Spano55,000
Outer 26David Wang100,000
Outer 27Samuel Higgs355,000
Outer 28Richard Te Ariki95,000

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May Bluffs Off a Big Chunk to Wakeman

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Catching action on the turn, there was already 75,000 in the pot with the board showing {Q-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Matt Wakeman was first to act from the small blind and he checked it over to Heidi May. May put out a bet of 45,000 and Wakeman called.

The river was the {2-Clubs} and Wakeman checked for a second time. May then put out a big bet of 125,000. Wakeman thought about it for a bit but eventually called showing his {Q-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. It was good enough to take down the pot as May could only turn up {8-Spades}{4-Spades} for missed spades and eight high. With that, May dropped under 300,000 while Wakeman chipped up to nearly 800,000.

Dean Blatt Bubbles the $5K Challenge

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Dean Blatt Bubbles the $5K Challenge Event
Dean Blatt Bubbles the $5K Challenge Event

Isaac Lau raised to 15,000 from the cutoff before Dean Blatt re-raised to 55,000 from the big blind. Lau then moved all in for 247,000 which had Blatt covered by 6,000. Blatt announced that he would call once the other tables completed their hand which he did.

Isaac Lau: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Dean Blatt: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades} to see Lau spike and ace on the flop and take down the pot with a higher two-pair.

The remaining 24 players in today's field have all just guaranteed themselves a $9,426 payday.

Tags: Dean BlattIsaac Lau

Wakeman Shoves on Sean D

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Heidi May opened in early position with a raise to 13,000. Matthew Wakeman called in the hijack and Sean D called in the cutoff seat.

The flop was {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{3-Clubs} and action checked over to D who put out a bet of 17,000. May called before Wakeman woke up with a check-raise to 63,000. D thought it over for a bit before raising and making it 145,000. May quickly got out of the way but Wakeman didn't release. He thought for just a bit then moved all in for over 400,000. D didn't take too long to release, so Wakeman took down the pot to move over 500,000 chips.

Tags: Heidi MayMatthew Wakeman

Colman Earns a Double on the Bubble

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action folded around to the blinds where Sam Khoueis shoved all in for 51,000 effective with a covering stack over Julius Colman. Colman thought for a bit, then decided to call.

"Well, you gotta do it some time," Colman said.

Julius Colman: {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Sam Khoueis: {7-Spades}{4-Hearts}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and Colman held on to the lead with his queen-high to earn an important double on the stone money bubble.

Tags: Julius ColmanSam Khoueis

Benson Eliminated by Lee

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Gary Benson moved all in for 30,000 from under the gun before the decision fell on Hannah Lee on the button. She raised to 75,000 which was enough to see a fold from the players in the blinds.

Hannah Lee: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Gary Benson: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} to see Lee take down the hand with the higher-kicker.

The remaining runners are now playing hand-for-hand as they are on the money bubble.

Tags: Gary BensonHannah Lee

Lau Takes One Out

Level 13 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The player in the cutoff moved all in for 33,000 and was quickly called by Isaac Lau in the small blind.

Isaac Lau: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Opponent: {q-Spades}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {k-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Diamonds} to see Lau improve to a pair as he sent his opponent to the rail.

Tags: Isaac Lau

Level: 13

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Chip Counts From the Feature Table

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante