2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$1,320 6-Max
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
78
Prize
104,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,320 AUD
Entries
283
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 283
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Richardson Can't Make the Call

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

The board read {6-Spades}{7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Ben Richardson checked from the big blind before his opponent bet 3,000 from the button. Richardson called.

The {5-Clubs} fell on the river completing a straight on the board. Richardson checked once again before his opponent fired out 6,000. Richardson thought for a minute before releasing his hand to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Richardson
15,300

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Stan L. Pips Broom

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante
Stan L
Stan L

Stan L., James Broom and John Conomos all checked the {7-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} flop before the {5-Diamonds} dropped on the turn.

Conomos checked from the big blind before Stan L. bet 1,800 from the hijack. James Broom called from the cutoff. Conomos folded.

The {j-Spades} completed the board and Stan L. fired 4,200. Broom snap-called.

Stan L. then tabled {a-Clubs}{10-Spades} for a ten-high straight. Broom smiled and showed a {6-Clubs} for the smaller straight before mucking his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Stan L.
46,000
20,800
20,800
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James Broom
13,500
13,500
13,500

Tags: James BroomJohn ConomosStan L.

Some Updates Chip Counts

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

Several players are onto their second bullet of the day including; Dejan Boskovic, Najeem Ajez and Jan Suchanek.

Player Chips Progress
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Akshay Kapoor
39,000
19,000
19,000
Profile photo of Kia Arbabi au
Kia Arbabi
36,000
16,000
16,000
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Corey Kempson
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Najeem Ajez au
Najeem Ajez
21,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Dejan Boskovic au
Dejan Boskovic
20,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
17,200
4,350
4,350
Profile photo of Reza Vakili au
Reza Vakili
13,000
13,000
13,000
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Johan Audibert
6,500
37,500
37,500

O'Grady Lets It Go

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

Catching the action on a flop of {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades} action checked over to Michael O'Grady who put out a bet of 1,925. The player in the cutoff folded but in early position, Leigh Warne called.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and this time both players checked. On the {5-Hearts} river, Warne led out, betting 4,100. O'Grady dropped into the tank and thought for nearly a minute before he decided to fold, later claiming that he had a nine.

With that, Warne moved up to about 24,000 while O'Grady was cut down to about 25,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael O'Grady
25,000
25,000
25,000
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Leigh Warne
24,000
4,000
4,000

Damelian Sets Yazbeck Straight

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante
Robert Damelian
Robert Damelian

On a flop of {2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds} the player in the big blind checked. Mark Yazbeck bet 1,250 from under the gun. Rob Damelian called from the button. The big blind folded.

The turn brought the {3-Diamonds} and Yazbeck bet 2,500. Damelian called.

Both players then opted to check after the {2-Spades} completed the board.

Yazbeck then tabled {4-Hearts}{3-Spades} for two-pair before Damelian rolled over his {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} for a straight.

"You got the three. F*** me dead," said Yazbeck after the hand. "Give me the ace. A six. Anything but the three," he added.

Player Chips Progress
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Mark Yazbeck
38,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Rob Damelian au
Rob Damelian
25,000
5,000
5,000

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Karamalikis Gets Away Cheap

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

Action folded to the button where Jonathan Karamalikis opened with a raise to 700. The player in the big blind called and it was on to a flop.

On the {A-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop, the big blind checked. Karamalikis continued with a bet of 500 which his opponent just called.

Both players checked on the {A-Spades} turn then checked again on the {2-Spades} river. The big blind showed down his {K-Spades}{6-Hearts} for a full house and Karamalikis quickly mucked, getting away after only losing a few chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Jonathan Karamalikis
36,000
1,600
1,600

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Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Stan L. Eliminates Broom and Suchanek in Quick Succession

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Stan L
Stan L

Stan L. has taken out James Broom and Jan Suchanek in several hands to move up to 70,000 in chips.

Firstly, Broom five-bet shoved preflop and was called by Stan L. Broom held {a-}{k-} and was behind to Stan L.'s {q-}{q-}.

Stan L. would improve to a set of queens on the flop and take out Broom.

Moments later Stan L. raised from middle position and was called by Suchanek from the small blind.

The flop came {q-}{q-}{9-} with two diamonds and Stan L. threw out a continuation bet. Suchanek check-called.

A blank came on the turn which saw Stan L. get check-called again before a {9-} completed the board.

Suchanek shoved all in and Stan L. called having him covered. Stan L then showed {q-}{j-} and took down the pot and another opponent after Suchanek mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Stan L.
70,000
24,000
24,000
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James Broom
Busted
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Jan Suchanek
Busted

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