AU$880 Short Deck
Day 1 Started
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$880 Short Deck
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
Buy-in
880 AUD
Entries
172
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Short Deck Poker Makes Its Way into The Star Sydney with a Brand New Event
Short Deck Poker has just started getting its footing, and it seems to be the new game that everyone wants to play. Made for the action junkies it's all the rage and more and more rooms are starting to add short deck cash games and tournaments. The Star Sydney can now add short deck to its list of available games with this $880 Short Deck Re-Entry Event, the first World Series of Poker Short Deck Ring Event.
While Day 2 of the Main Event starts on Saturday, December 15 in just a few hours, those who didn't punch a ticket into Day 2 won't be left without anything to play. The $880 Short Deck Tournament is a new event here at the Star Sydney with a price point for many new players to give it a shot.
For those who don't know, Short Deck poker is a style of poker which grew to popularity in the highest stakes cash games in Asia. With more and more of these cash games and tournaments being televised, casinos and poker rooms want to be the first to run short deck games in their area.
As a reminder, in short deck, all twos, threes, fours, and fives are removed, shorting the deck, and thus, hand rankings are changed to reflect the respective strength of hands. For this event, three of a kind will beat a straight and flushes now play higher than full houses as there is only eight cards to every suit. Other than that, short deck is played similarly to regular hold’em with two hole cards, five community cards, and four streets of betting — preflop, flop, turn, and river. Also to note, aces can still play for a low straight, replacing the five, making ace-six-seven-eight-nine a straight as well.
This event will feature 30-minute levels and a 25,000 chip starting stack. The plan is for the tournament to finish in just one day, so things are sure to run pretty quick here. Action kicks off at 2:15 p.m. local time so make sure you check back in as PokerNews will provide all the coverage for this exciting new event here at The Star Sydney.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Cards In the Air for the $880 Short Deck Hold'em Event
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Action is underway here at the Star Sydney for the $880 Short Deck Hold'em Event.
Early Runners
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The field is now up to 82 players. Here's a look at some of the early runners in the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Multiway Scoop For Howearth
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
A player raised to 300 from under the gun and the player next to act called, as did another player before Matt Howearth called. The player in the cutoff called and the player in the big blind called as well creating six-way action to a flop.
On a flop of 
, action checked three times to a player in early position who bet 700. Howearth then raised, making it 2,000. Everyone folded back around to the bettor and he folded as well, so Howearth was able to take down the pot without no showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,500 | 2,500 |
Saab Gets an Early Double Up
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Action was on the river with the board showing 
and Majid Saab was facing off against one other opponent. With around 20,000 in the pot, action checked over to Saab on the button who moved all in for a bit over 12,000. His opponent called him. Saab then showed his 
for the nut straight. His opponent said that he only had a queen and couldn't beat the hand, then mucked.
With that, Saab took down the pot with his straight and chipped up above 45,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,500 | 21,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Big One For Andy Lee
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Action was three-way on a flop of 
and the small blind checked over to Andy Lee who was in the big blind. Lee put out a bet of 1,400. Majid Saab was under the gun and he called. The small blind called as well.
The turn was the 
and the small blind checked again. Lee made it 3,500 and both Saab and the small blind called once more.
On the 
river, the small blind checked again. Lee made it 9,000 and Saab and the small blind folded in quick succession, with Saab flashing a pair of aces as he mucked.
Lee took down the pot to chip up to around 37,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000 | -4,500 |
|
|
37,500 | 12,500 |
Higgs Septuples Up
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
A short stacked Sam Higgs was under the gun. He moved all in for 1,350. He found calls from the player to his left, another early position player, the player in the cutoff, Gordon Huntly on the button, the small blind, and the big blind for a total of six callers.
"I've got the best hand at the moment," Higgs said.
"Why would you want the best hand?" Someone at the table asked.
The flop was 
and action checked around to the 
on the turn. There, the small blind bet 2,500. One player called in early position and Huntly called on the button.
The river was the 
and all three players checked again.
"Ship it!" Higgs said, tabling his 
for a set of sixes. The small blind showed his 
while the player in early position mucked. Huntly showed down his 
for two pair though, and that would earn him the side pot.
With that, Higgs septupled up his stack to nearly 10,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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23,000 | -2,000 |
|
9,500 | 9,500 |