Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$1,320 6-Max
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
Buy-in
1,320 AUD
Entries
283
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Varma Bests O'Grady
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
The board was spread 
and the pot had around 50,000 already in the middle.
Michael O'Grady was in the small blind and checked his option. Hari Varma then bet out 23,500 from the cutoff which sent O'Grady into the tank for several minutes.
O'Grady eventually called and watched as Varma tabled 
for a full house. O'Grady mucked his hand in disappointment later revealing he had turned the nuts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 55,000 |
|
43,000 | -52,000 |
Angelakis Flops Big Against Asad
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Michael Asad opened with a raise to 2,600 and action folded to the cutoff where Con Agelakis three-bet, making it 8,000. Everyone folded back to Asad who called.
The flop was 
and Asad checked. Angelakis put out 3,000 which Asad called.
On the 
turn, Asad checked again. Angelakis make it 10,000 this time and Asad let it go.
Sam Khoueis who was also sitting at the table asked Angelakis to show his hand.
"We all know you have a big pair," Khoueis said.
Angelakis flashed his 
first, then turned up his 
as well for flopped trips. He took in the pot and chipped up to about 125,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | -3,000 |
|
125,000 |
Starr Pressures Wakeman
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Andrew Starr called from the hijack and was followed by Nurlan Boobekov in the cutoff. Matt Wakeman then raised it up to 5,200. Starr called. Boobekov folded.
The flop came 
and Starr came out with a bet totalling 7,300. Wakeman thought for a minute before opting to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
84,000 | -8,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Dinner Break
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Players are now on a 30-minute dinner break and will return at roughly 7:20 p.m. local time.
Asad Continues to Dominate
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The action folded around to Michael Asad in the small blind who raised to 2,800. His opponent in the big blind then thought for a minute and re-raised to 9,000. Asad didn't waste any time, reaching for his 5,000-chips, and slid out a stack that covered his opponent. The bet was snap-called.
Michael Asad: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Asad hold with his dominating kicker and take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
233,000 | 93,000 |
Chew Strikes Gold to Stay Alive
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A player opened in early position with a raise to 2,200. Brett Trevillian was in the cutoff and he three-bet, making it 6,000. Next to act, Bem Richardson four-bet, making it 15,500. Action folded to the big blind and Stevan Chew moved all in, five-bet shoving for 34,700. Action folded back to Trevillian who asked for a count, then folded but Richardson snap called.
Stevan Chew: 
Ben Richardson:
The flop was safe for Richardson when it came 
, keeping his aces in the lead. But the 
spiked the turn and with that, Chew took control. The river was the changing nothing and so Chew earned a double to around 80,000 while Richardson was left with about 75,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 45,000 |
|
75,000 | 59,700 |
Updated Counts
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 90,400 |
|
115,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
92,000 | 40,000 |
|
65,000 | 53,000 |
|
|
45,000 | 27,500 |
|
|
35,000 | -7,000 |
|
30,000 | -4,500 |
|
|
28,000 | -42,000 |
|
23,000 | 3,000 |
Kellett Gets Sakellariou to Fold
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Richard Kellett raised to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by the player in the small blind as well as Tolly Sakellariou in the big blind.
All three players checked the 
flop before the 
fell on the turn. The small blind checked. Sakellariou bet 4,400. Kellett then came over the top and raised to 13,700. The small blind folded. Sakellariou thought for a minute before flashing his 
and mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 10,000 |
|
54,000 | 26,800 |
|
46,000 | 29,200 |
|
32,000 | 1,500 |
|
22,800 |