Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$5,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Entries
205
Level
21
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Rubie Doubles Through Rafferty
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
Both Tom Rafferty and Brendon Rubie moved all in preflop with the latter being at risk.
Brendon Rubie: 
Tom Rafferty: 
The board ran out 
to see Rafferty improve to a set of tens on the turn before Rubie spiked a diamond on the river to take down the pot with a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
5,200
-15,800
|
-15,800 |
Khoueis Wins With a Flush
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
Sam Khoueis called from under the gun before James Broom raised to 2,400 from the next seat over. The player in the big blind called. Khoueis called as well.
The three players checked the 
flop before the dropped on the turn. The player in the big blind checked. Khoueis bet 800. Broom mucked his hand. The big blind called.
Both players then checked as the 
completed the board.
"Three of diamonds," announced Khoueis, before flipping over his 
for a flush. His opponent mucked his hand and Khoueis collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Putt Check-Raises Wakeman
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
Action was on the flop in a three-way pot when Graeme Putt checked from the small blind on a board of 
. The player in the big blind checked as well and action was on Matthew Wakeman on the button. Wakeman put out a bet of 1,200. Putt then check-raised, making it 3,200. The big blind folded but Wakeman thought for a bit, then called.
On the 
turn, Putt continued, putting out a bet of 6,400. Wakeman thought about it for a bit, but decided to fold, so with that, Putt was able to take down the pot.
"I had to make you pay for it," Putt said. With that, Putt chipped up to around 35,000 while Wakeman, who's on his second bullet, fell to roughly 13,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
13,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Graham Eliminates Rubie
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
Jarred Graham raised from the hijack before Brendon Rubie moved all in over the top for an additional 15,700 from the small blind. The action fell back on Graham who called.
Jarred Graham: 
Brendon Rubie: 
The board ran out 
to see Graham improve to a higher pair on the flop before making a straight on the river to send the defending champion to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Boskovic Doubles Through Augarten
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
In early position, Dejan Boskovic opened with a raise to 1,800. Action folded around to the blinds where Igal Augarten called in the big blind.
The flop was 
and Augarten checked over to Boskovic. Boskovic put out a bet, making it 2,000 and Augarten called.
Both players checked on the 
turn and the 
dropped on the river. There, Augarten checked again. Boskovic moved all in for 9,300 and Augarten quickly called. Boskovic showed his 
for the nuts and that would earn him the pot. Augarten was left with just a few thousand after the hand and was eliminated shortly after while Boskovic chipped back up over the starting stack to right around 27,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500 | |
|
|
Busted |
Seymour Pressures Rafferty
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
Michael Seymour raised to 1,800 from the cutoff and was called by the player in the small blind before Tom Rafferty re-raised to 7,000 from the big blind. Seymour called. The player in the small blind folded.
The flop came 
and Rafferty checked. Seymour then moved all in for 16,900 in chips. Rafferty deliberated over his decision for a minute before opting to fold his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
17,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Varma Eliminated by Warne
Level 6
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Hari Varma committed his stack of around 20,000 preflop and was up against Leigh Warne who had him covered.
Leigh Warne:
Hari Varma: 
The board ran out 
to see Warne improve to a full house on the flop resulting in Varma being sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Heidi May Doubles through Andrew Hinrichsen
Level 6
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
There was a raise from Andrew Hinrichsen and a call on the button from Leigh Warne before Heidi May moved all in from the big blind for 11,500. Action was back on Hinrichsen and he moved all in over the top for roughly 33,000. Warne thought it over for a bit before he decided to fold, leaving the two heads up.
Andrew Hinrichsen: 
Heidi May:
The board ran out 
and May made two pair allowing her to double back over the starting stack while Hinrichsen fell under the same number and now sits with about 21,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
26,000
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
|
||
|
21,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
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