2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$1,320 6-Max
Day: 1
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

O'Grady Jams the River

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Michael O'Grady
Michael O'Grady

Action folded around to the blinds where the small blind limped in. Michael O'Grady then raised to 1,800 and his opponent called.

The flop was {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts} and the small blind checked. O'Grady put out a bet of 2,000 and his opponent called.

On the {8-Clubs} turn, both players checked and the {10-Diamonds} dropped on the river. The small blind led out for 3,300 and O'Grady paused for a few seconds before moving all in with a covering stack for about 30,000 effective. The player thought about it briefly, then let go, allowing O'Grady to take down the pot and move to nearly 100,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
95,000
68,000
68,000

Tags: Michael O'Grady

Kempson Pressures Boobekov

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Nurlan Boobekov raised to 2,000 from the hijack before Corey Kempson raised to 7,000 from the big blind. Boobekov called.

The flop came {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Kempson led out for 4,200. Boobekov called.

Both players checked the {6-Spades} on the turn before the {6-Diamonds} completed the board.

Kempson thought for a moment before moving all in for 55,000 which had Boobekov well covered.

Boobekov deliberated over his decision for a minute before opting to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Corey Kempson au
Corey Kempson
78,200
53,200
53,200
Nurlan Boobekov au
Nurlan Boobekov
19,000

Tags: Corey KempsonNurlan Boobekov

Kellett Eliminates Lau

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Richard Kellett
Richard Kellett

A big hand just went down between Richard Kellett and Isaac Lau.

The board showed {4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{k-Hearts} and all the money went in with Lau being covered by Kellett.

Richard Kellett: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Isaac Lau: {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

Lau had turned two pair and was in the lead against Kellett who was drawing to a flush.

The river binked the {6-Clubs} and Kellett completed his flush sending Lau to the rails in disbelief.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Kellett gb
Richard Kellett
110,000
73,000
73,000
Isaac Lau au
Isaac Lau
Busted

Tags: Isaac LauRichard Kellett

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

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
Richard Kellett gb
Richard Kellett
120,000
10,000
10,000
Tolly Sakellariou au
Tolly Sakellariou
54,000
26,800
26,800
Graeme Putt nz
Graeme Putt
46,000
29,200
29,200
Gautam Dhingra au
Gautam Dhingra
32,000
1,500
1,500
Zhi Ma au
Zhi Ma
22,800

Tags: Richard KellettTolly Sakellariou

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
Stevan Chew au
Stevan Chew
80,000
45,000
45,000
Ben Richardson au
Ben Richardson
75,000
59,700
59,700

Tags: Ben RichardsonBrett TrevillianStevan Chew

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
Michael Asad au
Michael Asad
233,000
93,000
93,000

Tags: Michael Asad

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200