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
Total Entries
283
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 283
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Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Varma Bests O'Grady

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The board was spread {q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} 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 {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for a full house. O'Grady mucked his hand in disappointment later revealing he had turned the nuts.

Player Chips Progress
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Hari Varma
100,000
55,000
55,000
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Michael O'Grady
43,000
52,000
52,000

Tags: Hari VarmaMichael O'Grady

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 {9-Spades}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Asad checked. Angelakis put out 3,000 which Asad called.

On the {3-Diamonds} 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 {A-Spades} first, then turned up his {5-Hearts} as well for flopped trips. He took in the pot and chipped up to about 125,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Asad
230,000
3,000
3,000
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Con Angelakis
125,000

Tags: Michael AsadCon Angelakis

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 {10-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Starr came out with a bet totalling 7,300. Wakeman thought for a minute before opting to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Starr
90,000
Profile photo of Matt Wakeman au
Matt Wakeman
84,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: Nurlan BoobekovMatt WakemanAndrew Starr

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

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: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades} to see Asad hold with his dominating kicker and take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Asad
233,000
93,000
93,000

Tags: Michael Asad

Chew Strikes Gold to Stay Alive

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Stevan Chew
Stevan Chew

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: {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Ben Richardson: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}

The flop was safe for Richardson when it came {Q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Spades}, keeping his aces in the lead. But the {K-Hearts} spiked the turn and with that, Chew took control. The river was the {5-Spades} changing nothing and so Chew earned a double to around 80,000 while Richardson was left with about 75,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Stevan Chew
80,000
45,000
45,000
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Ben Richardson
75,000
59,700
59,700

Tags: Ben RichardsonBrett TrevillianStevan Chew

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 {8-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Clubs} flop before the {j-Diamonds} 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 {j-Hearts} and mucking his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Kellett
120,000
10,000
10,000
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Tolly Sakellariou
54,000
26,800
26,800
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Graeme Putt
46,000
29,200
29,200
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Gautam Dhingra
32,000
1,500
1,500
Profile photo of Zhi Ma au
Zhi Ma
22,800

Tags: Richard KellettTolly Sakellariou