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
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
255,311 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Entries
205
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Left 1 / 205
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Some More Updated Counts

Level 9 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gautam Dhingra au
Gautam Dhingra
203,000
131,000
131,000
Profile photo of Leigh Warne au
Leigh Warne
125,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Sam Khoueis au
Sam Khoueis
110,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
110,000
18,600
18,600
Profile photo of Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
90,000
73,800
73,800
Profile photo of Michael Seymour au
Michael Seymour
83,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Daniel Laidlaw au
Daniel Laidlaw
71,000
46,000
46,000
Profile photo of Jarred Graham au
Jarred Graham
63,700
14,300
14,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chad Awerbuch au
Chad Awerbuch
35,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
30,000
5,800
5,800
Profile photo of Michael Asad
Michael Asad
29,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Najeem Ajez au
Najeem Ajez
26,000
7,500
7,500
Profile photo of Corey Kempson au
Corey Kempson
25,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Hassib Younan au
Hassib Younan
Busted
Profile photo of Peco Stojanovski au
Peco Stojanovski
Busted
Profile photo of Stevan Chew au
Stevan Chew
Busted
Profile photo of Marc Seymour au
Marc Seymour
Busted
Profile photo of George Mitri au
George Mitri
Busted
Profile photo of Graeme Putt nz
Graeme Putt
Busted
Profile photo of James Broom au
James Broom
Busted
Profile photo of Pak Wong
Pak Wong
Busted
Profile photo of Paul Issa
Paul Issa
Busted
Profile photo of Jason Pritchard au
Jason Pritchard
Busted

Karamalikis Waits for the Win

Level 9 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Jonathan Karamalikis
Jonathan Karamalikis

The player on the button raised to 5,100 and was called by Jonathan Karamalikis in the big blind.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{7-Spades} and Karamalikis checked. His opponent continued with a bet totaling 5,700. Karamalikis then re-raised to 18,100. His opponent then went into the tank for several minutes. He agonized over his decision before making the call.

The turn brought the {j-Clubs} and Karamalikis moved all in for last 16,200. His opponent again pondered for a few minutes before finally releasing his hand.

It took almost eight minutes but Karamalikis earned himself the pot as he moves up the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
64,600
39,600
39,600

Tags: Jonathan Karamalikis

Double KO for Benson

Level 9 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Jun Wang was all in before the flop as was one other player and Gary Benson had called with his covering stack, putting both players at risk.

Gary Benson: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Jun Wang: {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

The flop came down {3-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs} and Benson stayed in the lead.

"Keep 'em low, keep 'em low," Benson said.

The {10-Diamonds} turn wasn't as low but it kept Benson safe. The river was the {8-Spades} and that would seal it. Benson scored the double knock out, chipping up to nearly 190,000 and sending Wang and one other player to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
187,000
42,000
42,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jun Wang au
Jun Wang
Busted

Tags: Gary BensonJun Wang

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 2,400

Updated Counts and Some Eliminations

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ash Gupta au
Ash Gupta
198,000
51,000
51,000
Profile photo of Nathan Sawyers au
Nathan Sawyers
197,000
133,000
133,000
Profile photo of Dejan Boskovic au
Dejan Boskovic
180,000
152,500
152,500
Profile photo of Dean Blatt au
Dean Blatt
175,000
83,000
83,000
Profile photo of Isaac Lau au
Isaac Lau
171,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Hannah Lee au
Hannah Lee
150,000
109,000
109,000
Profile photo of Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
145,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Heidi May au
Heidi May
142,000
57,000
57,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jun Wang au
Jun Wang
45,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Richard Kellett gb
Richard Kellett
41,000
Profile photo of Matthew Wakeman au
Matthew Wakeman
40,000
Profile photo of Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
Busted
Profile photo of Noel Jaber au
Noel Jaber
Busted
Profile photo of Nurlan Boobekov au
Nurlan Boobekov
Busted
Profile photo of Jinah Min au
Jinah Min
Busted
Profile photo of Connie Graham au
Connie Graham
Busted
Profile photo of Julius Colman au
Julius Colman
Busted
Profile photo of Sanjeev Joshi au
Sanjeev Joshi
Busted
Profile photo of Sam Simon au
Sam Simon
Busted

River Bails Out Hachem While Higgs Triples

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Joe Hachem
Joe Hachem

Sam Higgs moved all in before the flop for what looked like 14,500 over a raise from Joe Hachem and one call. Hachem eventually called and the other player in the hand called as well.

The flop was {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{3-Hearts} and after a check, Hachem, heads up for the side pot, put out a bet of 12,000. The other player called and the {8-Spades} came on the turn. There, Hachem moved all in for roughly 27,500 effective after his opponent checked a second time. The player dropped deep into the tank and he thought for some time before eventually calling.

Sam Higgs: {K-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Joe Hachem: {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Opponent: {K-Hearts}{2-Hearts}

Hachem was in trouble with just middle pair while Higgs turned two pair and the other player in the hand had top pair. The river was the {10-Spades} though and with that, Hachem made two pair to earn himself the big side pot while Higgs took down the main pot to triple up with a better two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
90,000
42,000
42,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Samuel Higgs au
Samuel Higgs
47,500
47,500
47,500

Tags: Joe HachemSam Higgs

Blatt Gives Up on the River

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With around 12,000 in the pot and the flop showing {a-Spades}{7-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} Dean Blatt bet 3,500 from under the gun and was called by Stan L. in the hijack.

The turn brought the {7-Diamonds} and Blatt bet out another 6,100. Stan L. thought for a minute and called.

Blatt gave up as the {8-Hearts} dropped on the river, checking his option. Stan L. checked behind and took down the pot holding {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} for two pair after Blatt reluctantly tabled {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a missed flush and straight.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stan L.
Stan L.
103,000
78,000
78,000
Profile photo of Dean Blatt au
Dean Blatt
92,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Dean BlattStan L.

Benson Rising

Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Before this hand, Gary Benson appeared to have doubled through Jun Wang, as the once tall Wang was cut down to just over 50,000 chips and Benson was sitting with around 130,000.

In this hand, Benson opened in early position with a raise to 4,000. He was called by a player in the hijack, as well as on the button and Noel Jaber called from the big blind as well.

All four players checked around on the {K-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop and the {J-Hearts} came on the turn. There, Benson put out a bet of 7,000 and only the player in the hijack seat called.

The river was the {10-Diamonds} and now both players checked. Benson showed down his {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and that would be enough to earn him the pot as his opponent mucked. With that, Benson took down the pot and moved to right around 150,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
155,000
85,000
85,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jun Wang au
Jun Wang
50,000
135,000
135,000
Profile photo of Noel Jaber au
Noel Jaber
32,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Gary BensonJun WangNoel Jaber

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Argyros Doubles Through Kellett

Level 7 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Billy Argyros
Billy Argyros

Billy Argyros raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and was called by Marc Seymour on the button before Richard Kellett re-raised to 15,000 from the big blind. Argyros thought for a minute and called. Seymour got out of the way.

The flop came {2-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Kellett bet out 25,000. Argyros sat watching the flop for a moment before moving all in for 27,600. Kellett called off the remaining 2,600 in chips.

Billy Argyros: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Richard Kellett: {k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

Kellett flopped a gut-shot straight draw but would find no help by the river as the board ran out the {8-Clubs} and {10-Spades} to see Argyros double through.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Billy Argyros au
Billy Argyros
91,400
51,400
51,400
Profile photo of Richard Kellett gb
Richard Kellett
41,000
6,000
6,000

Tags: Billy ArgyrosMarc SeymourRichard Kellett

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