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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Ma Eliminated by Abdine

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

Zhi Ma moved all in for 34,500 from the small blind and was snap-called by Shivan Abdine in the big blind.

Shivan Abdine: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Zhi Ma: {k-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{4-Spades} to see Abdine hold with his ace-high sending Ma to the rail.

Tags: Shivan AbdineZhi Ma

Blatt Takes One Out

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

The player in the cutoff moved all in for 41,500 before Dean Blatt moved all in over the top from the small blind. The big blind before the cards were tabled.

Dean Blatt: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}
Opponent: {10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} to see Blatt fade the river and take down the pot sending his opponent to the rail.

Tags: Dean Blatt

Godena Eliminated by Darbani

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

All the money was in before the flop with Jarryd Godena at risk for roughly 110,000 and Hauman Darbani calling with the covering stack.

Jarryd Godena: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}
Hauman Darbani: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{J-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Godena failed to improve. Godena, who won a ring earlier this week, fell just short of his second series cash here at the WSOPC Star Sydney while Darbani collected the pot and moved to over 300,000 chips.

Tags: Hauman DarbaniJarryd Godena

Lee Doubles Through Khoueis

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

Hannah Lee moved all in for 49,000 from the cutoff and was called by Sam Khoueis in the small blind.

Hannah Lee: {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}
Sam Khoueis: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} to see Lee make a full house on the turn giving her the pot.

Tags: Hannah LeeSam Khoueis

Colman Doubles Through Khoueis

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

Julius Colman moved all in for 51,500 from middle position and was called by Sam Khoueis in the small blind.

Julius Colman: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Sam Khoueis: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Spades}{q-Clubs} to see Colman hold with his pocket pair.

Tags: Julius ColmanSam Khoueis

Khoueis Doubles Through Benson in a Huge Cooler

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

There was already around 150,000 chips in the pot on the river with the board showing {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{J-Spades} in a pot between Sam Khoueis and Gary Benson. Khoueis is first to act and he puts out a bet of 50,000. Benson then quickly moves all in with a covering stack for roughly 140,000 effective. Khoueis wastes no time calling.

Benson turned up his {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} for a rivered full house, but Khoueis had it beat, turning up his {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts} for an even better full house. With that, Khoueis earned a massive double to over 400,000 while Benson was left extremely short with right around 50,000 after the huge hand.

Tags: Gary BensonSam Khoueis

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Blatt Eliminates Pizanias

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dean Blatt called from middle position followed by Isaac Lau on the button and Jim Pizanias in the big blind.

The flop came {6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs} and Pizanias moved all in for his last 34,500. Blatt quickly called. Lau folded instantly.

Dean Blatt: {k-Spades}{9-Spades}
Jim Pizanias: {j-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The board ran out the {3-Hearts} and {8-Clubs} to see Pizanias out-kicked as he was eliminated from the event.

Tags: Dean BlattJim Pizanias

Higgs Sends One to the Rail

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a flop of {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} a player checked over to Sam Higgs who put out a bet of 10,000. Action was back on the other player and he moved all in for just about 20,000 more. Higgs quickly called putting the player at risk.

Sam Higgs: {A-Spades}{4-Spades}
Opponent: {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

The board completed with the {2-Clubs} and the {6-Spades} and that kept Higgs in the lead as the other player missed his flush draw. With that he was sent to the rail and Higgs chipped up to about 215,000.

Tags: Sam Higgs

Karamalikis Eliminated by Godena

Level 11 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jonathan Karamalikis moved all in for 23,000 from under the gun and watched as the action folded around to Jarryd Godena in the small blind. He moved all in over the top forcing a fold from Julius Colman in the big blind.

Jarryd Godena: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Jonathan Karamalikis: {j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Hearts} to see Karamalikis unable to improve as he hit the rail.

Godena is making another deep run this series after taking out the $500 Turbo Event on Monday night where he best a 327-runner field to capture his first WSOP Circuit ring.

Tags: Julius ColmanJarryd GodenaJonathan Karamalikis