2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
Final Results
Winner
Steven Zhou
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
260,904 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,200 AUD
Total Entries
1,124
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000
Players Left 1 / 1,124

Tom Rafferty Eliminated in 14th Place (AU$26,729 /~$18,285)

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Tom Rafferty
Tom Rafferty

It took just two hands after the break to thin the field, with Tom Rafferty moving all-in from under-the-gun plus one for 1.2 million. Action folded around to button John Zwaine who looked seriously tempted but eventually mucked.

It looked as though Zwaine dodged a bullet there though, with Steven Zhou calling immediately in the small blind, with big blind Lior Segre folding to take play heads-up with Rafferty the man at risk.

Tom Rafferty: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Steven Zhou: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Rafferty was in bad shape, and according to Zwaine, he had also folded ace-jack, which is not what you want to hear when you are all-in.

The run out came {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and despite picking up a gutshot draw on the turn, Rafferty could not get there and departed in 14th place for AU$26,729 while Zhou stacked up to 5.1 million to draw almost level with chip leader Edwin Chiu.

Tags: Edwin ChiuJohn ZwaineLior SegreSteven ZhouTom Rafferty