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

Khoueis Eliminates One

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Suzy Khoueis raised to 6,000 from the cutoff before the player on the button moved all in for around 35,000 in chips. The blinds folded. Khoueis snap-called.

Suzy Khoueis: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Opponent: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Hearts} to see Khoueis hold with her pocket pair as she sent her opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Suzy Khoueis au
Suzy Khoueis
85,000

Tags: Suzy Khoueis

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Double For Rubie

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Brendon Rubie
Brendon Rubie

Brendon Rubie opened with a raise from the hijack to 6,000. Action folded to Sheng Ye in the small blind who thought for a bit before three-betting to 20,000. Action folded back to Rubie who moved all in for 43,100 total. Ye quickly called with a covering stack.

Brendon Rubie: {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}
Sheng Ye: {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Spades} giving Rubie a full house and allowing him to double up to over 90,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
92,000
7,000
7,000

Tags: Brendon Rubie

Damelian Doubles Up Ye

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Sheng Ye moved all in from the cutoff for 46,000 before the decision fell on Rob Damelian in the small blind. He asked for a count before thinking about his decision for a moment. Damelian then moved all in for 100,000 which forced a fold from Brendon Rubie in the big blind.

Rob Damelian: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Sheng Ye: {q-Spades}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts} to see Ye spike a jack on the flop to survive.

Player Chips Progress
Sheng Ye au
Sheng Ye
100,000
Rob Damelian au
Rob Damelian
54,000
29,000
29,000

Tags: Brendon RubieRob DamelianSheng Ye

Ye Eliminates Damelian

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Sheng Ye bet out 70,000 from the button which had both blinds covered. Travis Endersby folded his small blind. Rob Damelian looked down at his cards and moved all in for his last 50,000 from the big blind and was at risk.

Sheng Ye: {q-Spades}{9-Spades}
Rob Damelian: {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} to see Ye flop a pair which was enough to take down the pot and send Damelian to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Sheng Ye au
Sheng Ye
150,000
50,000
50,000
Rob Damelian au
Rob Damelian
Busted

Tags: Rob DamelianSheng YeTravis Endersby

Kellett Gets the Best of Bain for Now

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Action was on the turn with a board of {8-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and Tristan Bain was first to act. He checked it over to Richard Kellett who was his only opponent. Kellett put out a bet of 14,500 and Bain called creating a pot of around 50,000 chips.

The river was the {J-Hearts} and Bain checked for a second time in a row. Kellett then put together a bet of what looked like 42,000. Bain instantly folded his hand, revealing the {10-Clubs} in the process, so with that, Kellett took down the pot and moved back to around 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Kellett gb
Richard Kellett
190,000
-15,000
-15,000
Tristan Bain au
Tristan Bain
110,000
53,500
53,500

Tags: Richard KellettTristan Bain

Wakeman Pressures Putt

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Matt Wakeman raised to 6,000 from the button and was called by Graeme Putt in the big blind.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Spades} and Putt checked. Wakeman threw out a continuation bet totalling 11,000. Putt called.

The turn brought the {10-Clubs} and Putt checked once again. Wakeman reached for his chips and bet out 25,000. Putt thought for a minute before opting to fold his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Wakeman au
Matt Wakeman
200,000
60,000
60,000
Graeme Putt nz
Graeme Putt
118,000
63,000
63,000

Tags: Graeme PuttMatt Wakeman

Jabbour Wins the Largest Part of the Tournament So Far

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

According to Sayed Jabbour, there was a raise preflop which four players called, himself included from the small blind.

The flop was {K-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Jabbour said he led out with a bet of 8,500. The player on the button called and that was it.

On the {J-Hearts} turn, Jabbour led out again making it 14,000. His opponent made it 35,000 and Jabbour three-bet it to 95,000. Jabbour's opponent then moved all in for about 150,000 effective. Jabbour called and tabled {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for the nuts with a redraw to a flush while his opponent was holding {J-}{8-} for just two pair.

The river was the {7-Diamonds} which was a brick for all intents and purposes and with that, Jabbour took down the biggest pot of the tournament so far, totally nearly 400,000 chips, making him the clear chip leader so far.

Player Chips Progress
[Removed:202] au
[Removed:202]
375,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Big One For Richard Kellett

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Richard Kellett
Richard Kellett

Brett Trevillian opened with a raise to 8,000 under the gun and the player in the cutoff called. The player on the button called as well and in the big blind, Richard Kellett made it 29,000. Trevillian called as did the player on the buton creating three-way action.

The flop was {J-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} and Kellett continued, making it 28,500. Trevillian thought it over but eventually folded while the player on the button tanked for a bit, then called.

On the {3-Clubs} turn, Kellett slowed down and checked. The player on the button made it 25,000 and Kellett thought for a bit, then raised, making it 80,000 but effectively putting his opponent all in for just 37,000 more.

The player tanked for nearly two minutes before he finally folding, showing the {J-Clubs}. Kellett allowed the player to pick one of his cards and he revealed the {K-Diamonds}.

"All right," the player said. "That's all I needed to see."

With that, Kellett took down the big pot and moved to over 300,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Kellett gb
Richard Kellett
315,000
125,000
125,000
Brett Trevillian au
Brett Trevillian
266,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Brett TrevillianRichard Kellett