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: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

Angelikas Busts Mansour to Burst the Bubble

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Ramin Mansour's exit guaranteed the remaining players an AU$3,292 payday
Ramin Mansour's exit guaranteed the remaining players an AU$3,292 payday

In what proved to be possibly one of the quickest bubble periods ever, following the departure of Hong Xie on the feature table, Ramin Mansour and Con Angelakis played a huge pot that burst the bubble, with no time for the floor to even announce that play had reached the bubble it happened so quickly.

The duo were battling on a board of {8-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} with all the chips going in on the turn.

Con Angelakis: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Ramin Mansour: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Spades}

"I didn't think you were that strong, I thought you had aces there," said Angelakis after both players had revealed their respective holdings.

Despite Mansour being the favourite in the hand, the high variance of Omaha became readily apparent on the {2-Clubs} turn and {3-Clubs} river, which game Angelakis the nut flush and stacked him up to 420,000, while a disappointed Mansour was left to rue what could have been. Mansour's departure guarantees all remaining players a cash of AU$3,292.

Player Chips Progress
Con Angelakis au
Con Angelakis
420,000 260,000
Ramin Mansour au
Ramin Mansour
Busted

Tags: Con AngelakisHong XieRamin Mansour

Xie Eliminated by Pham

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Hong Xie limped into the pot from under the gun and was followed by Mohammed Elkassir on the button as well as Luke Edwards in the small blind. Dinh Pham then raised to 20,000 from the big blind. Xie and Elkassir called. Edwards folded.

The flop came {4-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Spades} and Pham bet 26,000. Xie moved all in for 63,000. Pham called.

Pham: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Xie: {9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}

Pham had flopped the flush and led Xie who had two pair and a straight flush draw.

Nothing changed as the board ran out the {6-Diamonds} and {3-Spades} resulting in Xie hitting the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Hong Xie au
Hong Xie
Busted

Tags: Dinh PhamHong XieLuke EdwardsMohammed Elkassir

Edwards Doubles Through Gupta

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Ash Gupta raised to 12,000 from the button. Luke Edwards announced 'pot' and re-raised to 38,000. Gupta three-bet enough to put Edwards all-in. Edwards called with 71,000 total chips behind.

Edwards: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
Gupta: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}

The flop dropped {8-Spades}{k-Spades}{3-Hearts} sending Gupta to the lead with a set of Kings.

The {q-Diamonds} on the turn changed nothing and Edwards stood up from his seat.

The dealer then produced the {a-Hearts} on the river giving Edwards the winning hand with a set of aces.

"I'll take a seat," said a relieved Edwards after the hand. "Wow!" he added, as he raked in the double.

Player Chips Progress
Ash Gupta au
Ash Gupta
243,000 -37,000
Luke Edwards au
Luke Edwards
145,000 81,000

Tags: Ash GuptaLuke Edwards

Truong Sends Chen to the Rail

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

While he may have just scraped into Day 2, Tao Chen is going no further with Tam Truong sending him to the rail. Chen raised from under-the-gun and called off for his tournament life when Truong re-raised from the cutoff and both hands were turned over.

Tao Chen: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}
Tam Truong: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{5-Spades}

The last board Chen would see in the tournament ran out {10-Spades}{j-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and he headed for the rail in 21st while Truong stacked up to 510,000, which is currently good for the chip lead, with next closest rival Truong's tablemate Jun Wang, who is sitting on 500,000.

Player Chips Progress
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
510,000 20,000
Jun Wang au
Jun Wang
500,000 55,000
Tao Chen cn
Tao Chen
Busted

Tags: Jun WangTam TruongTao Chen

Zavos Folds Out Chen

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

With 84,000 in the pot and the flop spread {j-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, William Zavos was all-in from the small blind for a further 54,000 and opponent Tao Chen was in the tank.

After a few minutes mulling it over, Chen tapped the table and mucked, leaving Zavos free to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
William Zavos au
William Zavos
125,000 47,000
Tao Chen cn
Tao Chen
75,000 -35,000

Tags: Tao ChenWilliam Zavos

Big Double for Gupta

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Ash Gupta
Ash Gupta

With the community cards spread {6-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{j-Spades}{5-Hearts} and 50,000 in the pot, Ash Gupta was all-in from the small blind for a further 103,000 and the action was on Mohammed Elkassir in the big blind.

After some time in the tank, Elkassir slapped down the call and Gupta revealed {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for a king-high flush. Elkassir flashed his opponent {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts} before mucking, leaving Gupta free to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ash Gupta au
Ash Gupta
280,000 134,000
Mohammed Elkassir au
Mohammed Elkassir
280,000 -138,000

Tags: Ash GuptaMohammed Elkassir

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
490,000 99,000
Jun Wang au
Jun Wang
445,000 15,000
Mohammed Elkassir au
Mohammed Elkassir
418,000 -1,000
Kamyar Ekrami au
Kamyar Ekrami
327,000 -23,000
Andrew Hindmarch au
Andrew Hindmarch
315,000 -15,000
Dinh Pham au
Dinh Pham
250,000 -90,000
Adrian Rarung au
Adrian Rarung
198,000 32,000
Yalcin Kaya fr
Yalcin Kaya
192,000 -58,000
Christos Giannakelos au
Christos Giannakelos
170,000 55,000
Huss Hassan au
Huss Hassan
170,000 58,000
Ricky He
Ricky He
160,000 -40,000
Con Angelakis au
Con Angelakis
160,000 8,000
Ash Gupta au
Ash Gupta
146,000 76,000
Ramin Mansour au
Ramin Mansour
137,000 -23,000
Tu Le au
Tu Le
125,000 -2,900
Bac Nguyen au
Bac Nguyen
110,000 -21,000
Tao Chen cn
Tao Chen
110,000 -5,000
Nyamdorj Nyamsuren au
Nyamdorj Nyamsuren
105,000 12,900
Hong Xie au
Hong Xie
89,000 -21,000
William Zavos au
William Zavos
78,000 41,000
Luke Edwards au
Luke Edwards
64,000 -28,000
Harry Basle au
Harry Basle
43,000 -26,000

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Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

Break Time

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

The 22 remaining pot-limit Omaha players are on their first 10-minute break of the day. When play resumes they are just four eliminations away from the money.