2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Tam Truong
Winning Hand
a863
Prize
74,341 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,650 AUD
Entries
177
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
0

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

Angelakis Doubles Through Pham

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Con Angelakis raised to 40,000 from under the gun before Dinh Pham re-raised to 136,000 from the small blind. Angelakis called.

The flop came {8-Spades}{9-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} and Pham potted for 288,000. Angelakis made the quick call with exactly 250,000 behind.

Angelakis: {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Pham: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}{j-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}

Angelakis had flopped two pair and took the lead.

The {5-Hearts} on the turn then {10-Hearts} on the river changed nothing and Angelakis was awarded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Con Angelakis au
Con Angelakis
788,000 363,000
Dinh Pham au
Dinh Pham
690,000 -195,000

Tags: Con AngelakisDinh Pham

Multi-way Pot Triples Angelakis and Sees Kaya Take Lead

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Con Angelakis
Con Angelakis

There was an orbit or so of small pots played with the other three players trying to manoeuvre the extremely short-stacked Con Angelakis into an all-in situation, and they finally got their wish in a multi-way pot that saw Yalcin Kaya and Tam Truong clash also.

It was Dinh Pham the man in the driving seat this time around, making it 35,000 to go from the cutoff, with Kaya calling from the button and Angelakis coming in from the small blind with around 117,000 behind. Tam Truong then chose to make a big squeeze play from the big blind, potting to 175,000.

Pham quickly folded, but Kaya gave him a stare down for a minute or so before reaching for calling chips, and Angelakis got the last of his chips in as well.

So it was three-way with two live players to a flop of {j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} with Truong first to act and he potted it for 502,000. Kaya immediately announced he was all-in to put Truong in a tough spot, and he did not take too long to make the fold.

"I got it heads-up for you," Kaya quipped to Angelakis.

"I'm ahead though," he replied.

Con Angelakis: {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Yalcin Kaya: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{q-Spades}

Angelakis did indeed have the lead with a flopped straight and just needed to fade the hearts, and did so with the {10-Diamonds} turn and {3-Spades} river tripling him up to 425,000.

Truong dropped down to second in the pecking order with a stack of 1.2 million, and Kaya scooped the side pot to climb into the chip lead with a stack of 1.7 million.

Player Chips Progress
Yalcin Kaya fr
Yalcin Kaya
1,700,000 289,000
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
1,200,000 -630,000
Con Angelakis au
Con Angelakis
425,000 -25,000

Tags: Con AngelakisDinh PhamTam TruongYalcin Kaya

Mohammed Elkassir Eliminated in 5th Place (AU$17,048)

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Mohammed Elkassir
Mohammed Elkassir

Mohammed Elkassir raised to 56,000 from the cutoff and was called by Tam Truong on the button.

The flop came {q-Spades}{4-Spades}{j-Hearts} and Elkassir potted for 136,000. Truong immediately raised to 300,000 which had Elkassir covered. Elkassir snap-called.

Truong: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Elkassir: {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

Elkassir was in bad shape against Truong, and wouldn't be able to improve after the board ran out the {q-Clubs} and {k-Clubs}, sending him to the rail in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
1,830,000 330,000
Mohammed Elkassir au
Mohammed Elkassir
Busted

Tags: Mohammed ElkassirTam Truong

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

Jun Wang Eliminated in 6th Place (AU$12,255/$8,400)

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Jun Wang
Jun Wang

The final table is now down to five, with Jun Wang falling at the hands of Yalcin Kaya, who has begun making his play for the title.

It was Truong the man instigating the action, making it 25,000 to go from under-the-gun, with Wang making the call from one seat over. Kaya called from the button and Con Angelakis came along from the small blind to take play four-way to a flop of {4-Spades}{5-Spades}{q-Clubs}.

Following checks from Angelakis and Truong, Wang took a stab for 55,000, with Kaya the only caller to take play heads-up to the {a-Diamonds} turn.

This saw Wang reach for chips and lead out for pot, calling the extras when Kaya re-potted and both players revealed their holdings.

Jun Wang: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}
Yalcin Kaya: {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}

Wang had hit two pair on the turn but was trailing to Kaya's straight and the {5-Diamonds} river was of no help. Wang shook hands with the five remaining competitors and headed to the payout desk to collect his AU$12,255 winnings, while Kaya stacked up to 1,411,000 to climb up to second in the counts, just behind Truong, who has 1,500,000.

Player Chips Progress
Yalcin Kaya fr
Yalcin Kaya
1,411,000 433,000
Jun Wang au
Jun Wang
Busted

Tags: Yalcin KayaJun WangCon Angelakis

Kaya Shoves on Truong

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Con Angelakis raised to 30,000 from under the gun and was called by everyone on the tabled except Mohammed Elkassir.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and three players checked to Tam Truong who tossed out 75,000. Only Yalcin Kaya called.

The turn brought the {3-Clubs} and Kaya checked. Truong slid out 250,000. Kaya thought for a minute then moved all in for 428,000. The bet was enough to see Truong muck his hand shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
1,500,000 -332,000
Yalcin Kaya fr
Yalcin Kaya
978,000 397,000

Tags: Con AngelakisMohammed ElkassirTam TruongYalcin Kaya

Final Table Underway

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

There are 20 minutes remaining on the clock with blinds at 6,000/12,000 and the final six players are back in their seats after posing for the obligatory final table picture and cards are back in the air.

Final Table Chip Counts and Seat Draw

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Tam TruongAustralia1,830,000153
2Jun WangAustralia433,00036
3Dinh PhamAustralia885,00071
4Yalcin KayaFrance581,00048
5Con AngelakisAustralia450,00038
6Mohammed ElkassirAustralia238,00020
Back Row (l-r): Dinh Pham, Mohammed Elkassir, Yalcin Kaya. Front Row: Jun Wang, Tam Truong, Con Angelakis
Back Row (l-r): Dinh Pham, Mohammed Elkassir, Yalcin Kaya. Front Row: Jun Wang, Tam Truong, Con Angelakis
Player Chips Progress
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
1,832,000 -18,000
Dinh Pham au
Dinh Pham
885,000
Yalcin Kaya fr
Yalcin Kaya
581,000 1,000
Con Angelakis au
Con Angelakis
450,000 123,000
Jun Wang au
Jun Wang
433,000 163,000
Mohammed Elkassir au
Mohammed Elkassir
238,000 -2,000