AU$1,150 Monster Stack | 2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

12-17-2018 18:25 UTC+10

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Lockwood	2,700,000	300,000
Selvan Eswaralingam	2,075,000	-675,000
Hannah Lee	2,050,000	-900,000
Tony Kambouroglou	2,050,000	100,000
Linh Tran	1,900,000	300,000
Ismail Ismail	1,775,000	175,000
Pratik Mehta	1,600,000	50,000
Andrew White	1,490,000	90,000
David Neumann	1,450,000	-150,000
Daniel Laidlaw	1,400,000	100,000
Michael Culling	1,325,000	-75,000
John Lombardo	1,300,000	500,000
Adam Monaghan	1,150,000	50,000

Marco Perri Eliminated in 14th Place ($6,326)

MrCleverFox

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

All the money was in before the flop between Marco Perri and Tony Kambouroglou with Perri at risk with a slightly shorter stack of roughly 750,000.

Tony Kambouroglou:
Marco Perri:

The flop brought both players a pair when it came and Perri didn't catch up on the turn or river, so he was eliminated in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Kambouroglou	1,950,000	1,250,000
Marco Perri	Busted

Tags: Marco Perri Tony Kambouroglou

12-17-2018 18:17 UTC+10

Jeff Lipman Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,326)

MrCleverFox

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Jeff Limpman moved all in before the flop and he was called by Blake Lockwood.

Jeff Lipman:
Blake Lockwood:

The board ran out and Lockwood would make a set of queens to send Lipman to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Lockwood	2,400,000	280,000
Jeff Lipman	Busted

Tags: Blake Lockwood Jeff Lipman

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

12-17-2018 18:04 UTC+10

Break

MrCleverFox

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Players are now on a 10-minute break and will return shortly

12-17-2018 18:02 UTC+10

Brad Livermore Eliminated in 16th Place ($5,240)

MrCleverFox

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded to the button where Brad Livermore moved all in for 110,000. Ismail Ismail called in the small blind and Tony Kambouroglou called in the big blind.

Both Livermore and Kambouroglou checked dark and the board was dealt out . Both players checked again to see the on the river. Both players checked again. Ismail showed his and it was good to take the pot as Livermore just had .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ismail Ismail	1,600,000	550,000
Brad Livermore	Busted

Tags: Brad Livermore Ismail Ismail Tony Kambouroglou

12-17-2018 17:57 UTC+10

Julius Tupua Eliminated in 17th Plae ($5,240)

MrCleverFox

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Julius Tupua moved all in from the button for only 50,000, less than the big blind. David Neumann completed the small blind and Jeff Lipman checked in the big blind.

Neumann and Lipman checked down until the board showed and Tupua showed his . It was no good though as Neumann was holding for two pair so he would scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Neumann	1,600,000
Julius Tupua	Busted

Tags: David Neumann Jeff Lipman Julius Tupua

12-17-2018 17:55 UTC+10

Lockwood Doubles through Mehta

MrCleverFox

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded to Pratik Mehta who raised to 150,000. next to act, Blake Lockwood moved all in for close to a million. Mehta called when action folded back to him.

Pratik Mehta:
Blake Lockwood:

The board ran out and Lockwood would double up to over two million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Lockwood	2,120,000	1,120,000
Pratik Mehta	1,550,000	-800,000

Tags: Blake Lockwood Pratik Mehta

12-17-2018 17:52 UTC+10

Adam Cusenza Eliminated in 18th ($5,240)

MrCleverFox

Level 28 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

David Neumann opened with a raise to 160,000 before Adam Cusenza moved all in over the top for roughly 100,000. Two seats over, Michael Culling then moved all in over the top and action folded back to Neumann. Neumann folded so it was heads-up between Culling and Cusenza while Culling took in a small side pot.

Adam Cusenza:
Michael Culling: