2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$20,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Jonathan Karamalikis
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
377,625 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
20,000 AUD
Entries
53
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
15,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
53
Players Left
9

Teska Flushes Pritchard, Then Folds to Rafferty

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Roger Teska
Roger Teska

Roger Teska has been involved in two decent sized pots. In the first, Tom Rafferty opened the action with a raise to 5,500 from the button, with Jason Pritchard making the call from the small blind and Teska calling from the big blind to take the action three-way to a flop of {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}.

This saw the trio check, with the {4-Hearts} coming in on the turn. Pritchard checked, Teska bet 10,000 and both Rafferty and Pritchard called to keep the three in action to the {6-Hearts} river.

Pritchard checked for the third time, Teska bet 25,000, Rafferty folded and Pritchard called but mucked immediately when Teska turned over {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a flush.

The following hand, Rafferty raised again, making it 5,300 to go from the cutoff. Teska responded with a three-bet to 16,000 from the small blind and after some time in the tank, Rafferty made the call to take play heads-up to a flop of {2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{4-Spades}.

Teska led out for 15,000 and Rafferty moved all-in for another 61,000 more to send Teska into the think tank. After several minutes he folded, leaving Rafferty free to scoop the pot without a showdown.

Tom Rafferty is all-in against Roger Teska
Tom Rafferty is all-in against Roger Teska
Player Chips Progress
Roger Teska us
Roger Teska
267,000
57,000
57,000
WPT 1X Winner
Jason Pritchard au
Jason Pritchard
225,000
-6,000
-6,000
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
114,000
14,000
14,000

Tags: Jason PritchardRoger TeskaTom Rafferty

Crawshaw Eliminated by Stang

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Hamish Crawshaw
Hamish Crawshaw

Hamish Crawshaw moved all in for his remaining 33,100 from the cutoff. Bernie Stang called from the button.

Stang: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Crawshaw: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The window card gave Crawshaw a glimmer of hope with a pair, until the board ran out {7-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{3-Spades}{7-Hearts}, awarding Stang the winning hand with a higher pair.

Player Chips Progress
Hamish Crawshaw nz
Hamish Crawshaw
Busted

Tags: Bernie StangHamish Crawshaw

Jiang Eliminated by Abdine

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Sosia Jiang
Sosia Jiang

Michael Egan raised to 4,000 from the button. Sosia Jiang moved all in for 17,900 from the small blind. Shivan Abdine then shoved for 86,000 from the big blind. Egan thought for a minute before opting to fold.

Abdine: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Jiang: {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades}

Jiang was unable to improve as the board ran out {10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{k-Spades} sending her to the rail for the fourth time.

Player Chips Progress
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
109,900
59,900
59,900
Sosia Jiang nz
Sosia Jiang
Busted

Tags: Michael EganShivan AbdineSosia Jiang

Second Bullet For Edwards Lasts One Hand

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Luke Edwards
Luke Edwards

Roger Teska raised to 8,000 from the button. Luke Edwards was in the big blind, and after just taking his seat at his new table, moved all in for 48,000. Teska called.

Teska: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Edwards: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The flop came {9-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{j-Clubs} sending Edwards into the lead with top pair.

The {3-Diamonds} on the turn changed nothing.

The {q-Diamonds} would spike on the river, giving Teska the best hand with a higher pair, resulting in Edwards hitting the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Roger Teska us
Roger Teska
170,000
68,000
68,000
WPT 1X Winner
Luke Edwards au
Luke Edwards
Busted

Tags: Luke EdwardsRoger Teska

Edwards Eliminated by Otto

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Luke Edwards
Luke Edwards

Luke Edwards committed the last of his chips in preflop holding {a-Spades}{k-Spades} and was at risk against Ryan Otto who had called with {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}.

Although Edwards flopped a flush draw, he was unable to improve on the {6-Spades}{4-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} board, ultimately being eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Otto nz
Ryan Otto
230,000
20,000
20,000
Luke Edwards au
Luke Edwards
Busted

Tags: Luke EdwardsRyan Otto

Egan Busts Kempson in Biggest Pot So Far

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Egan rakes in a monster pot
Michael Egan rakes in a monster pot

Cards and chips were scattered all over the table with the community cards spread {7-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and over 300k in the pot.

Michael Egan was in the cutoff with {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} face-up on the felt and stacks were being counted down with Corey Kempson the other man in the hand, holding {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}.

According to Egan the two had got into a pre-flop raising war with all the chips going in before the flop.

Kempson had around 600 left after the hand and pushed it across the table at Egan.

"I don't give a f*** if I've got 600 left, you have it, I'm done," said Kempson as he headed out of the tournament leaving Egan to scoop the monster pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
307,200
180,000
180,000
Corey Kempson au
Corey Kempson
Busted

Tags: Corey KempsonMichael Egan

Rafferty Eliminated by Spano

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tom Rafferty (right)
Tom Rafferty (right)

Tom Rafferty committed the last of his chips in preflop and was called by Robert Spano.

Spano: {j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}
Rafferty: {a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}

The flop came {8-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} extending Rafferty's lead to a pair.

The {10-Clubs} on the turn, however, improved Spano to an unbeatable straight.

The meaningless {q-Clubs} dropped on the river and Rafferty was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
Busted

Tags: Robert SpanoTom Rafferty

Double Knockout For Kempson; Abdine and Trevallion Fall

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Shivan Abdine
Shivan Abdine

Shivan Abdine moved all in from the cutoff. Corey Kempson then moved all in over the top from the button. Alexander Trevallion followed from the big blind and was covered by Kempson.

Kempson: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Trevallion: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Abdine: {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}, improving Kempson to a flush on the turn, resulting in both Abdine and Trevallion hitting the rail simultaneously.

Alexander Trevallion (on the right)
Alexander Trevallion (on the right)
Player Chips Progress
Corey Kempson au
Corey Kempson
125,000
75,000
75,000
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
Busted
Alexander Trevallion au
Alexander Trevallion
Busted

Tags: Alexander TrevallionCorey KempsonShivan Abdine

Hassan Eliminated by Fu

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Huss Hassan
Huss Hassan

Qiang Fu raised from the cutoff before Huss Hassen re-raised to 12,000 from the button. The action folded back to Fu who three-bet to 38,500. Hassan wasted no time moving all in for around 100,000. Fu snap-called with more behind.

Fu: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Hassan: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Hassan was unable to improve against the over pair, after the board ran out {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{a-Spades}, resulting in his elimination from the event.

Player Chips Progress
Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
250,000
108,000
108,000
Huss Hassan au
Huss Hassan
Busted

Tags: Huss HassanQiang Fu