AU$1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed | 2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

12-03-2019 16:17 UTC+10

Xie Eliminated by Pham

Mateusz_Pater

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 and Pham bet 26,000. Xie moved all in for 63,000. Pham called.

Pham:
Xie:

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 and resulting in Xie hitting the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hong Xie	Busted

Tags: Dinh Pham Hong Xie Luke Edwards Mohammed Elkassir

12-03-2019 16:21 UTC+10

Angelikas Busts Mansour to Burst the Bubble

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

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 with all the chips going in on the turn.

Con Angelakis:
Ramin Mansour:

"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 turn and 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	420,000 260,000	260,000
Ramin Mansour	Busted

Tags: Con Angelakis Hong Xie Ramin Mansour

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

12-03-2019 16:47 UTC+10

William Zavos Eliminated in 18th Place (AU$3,292/$2,250)

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

William Zavos became the first of the paying casualties with Tam Truong the man to send him to the rail, seizing a commanding lead in the process.

Zavos' demise came after Truong had limped from under-the-gun, with Ricky He raising to 15,000 on the button, with Zavos pumping it to 63,000 from the big blind.

Both Truong and He made the call to take the action three-way to a flop of and first to act, Zavos moved all-in for his last 79,000. Truong called and He folded and the hands were turned over.

William Zavos:
Tam Truong:

Truong had out flopped Zavos and the turn and river did not change things, with Zavos hitting the rail in 18th for an AU$3,292 payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tam Truong	800,000 290,000	290,000
William Zavos	Busted

Tags: Ricky He Tam Truong William Zavos

12-03-2019 17:03 UTC+10

Hindmarch Doubles Through Ekrami

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

A blind on blind battle between Andrew Hindmarch (small blind) and Kamyar Ekrami (big blind) saw the former earn a double at the expense of the latter.

It was Hindmarch the man driving the pre-flop action with a pot-size bet, with Ekrami making the call to bring the pair to a flop of .

Hindmarch checked the action over to Ekrami, who fired for 30,000, with Hindmarch moving all-in and Ekrami making a speedy call.

Andrew Hindmarch:
Kamyar Ekrami:

Hindmarch had flopped top two and Ekrami had the nut flush draw, with the turn filling up Hindmarch's full house to grant him a full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Hindmarch	195,000 -120,000	-120,000
Kamyar Ekrami	140,000 -187,000	-187,000

Tags: Kamyar Ekrami Andrew Hindmarch

12-03-2019 17:09 UTC+10

Christos Giannakelos Eliminated in 17th Place (AU$3,292/$2,250)

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Jun Wang raised to 14,000 from the button and was called by Ricky He in the small blind. Christos Giannakelos then moved all in for 55,000 from the big blind. Wang called. He got out of the way.

Wang:
Giannakelos:

The flop came extending Giannakelos' lead to a pair of aces.

The on the turn sent Wang to the lead with two pair.

Giannakelos was unable to improve after the completed the board sending him to the rail in 17th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christos Giannakelos	Busted

Tags: Christos Giannakelos Jun Wang Ricky He

12-03-2019 17:17 UTC+10

Huss Hassan Eliminated in 16th Place (AU$3,292/$2,250)

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Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Huss Hassan's tournament is over with Dinh Pham the man to take all his chips and show him the door, with stacks going in pre-flop after Pham raised from the cutoff and Hassan played back at him from the small blind.

Huss Hassan:
Dinh Pham:

Pham was in front and stayed that way on the run out to bring the field down to fifteen.

Hassan took home AU$3,292 for his deep run, while Pham stacked up to 490,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinh Pham	490,000 240,000	240,000
Huss Hassan	Busted

Tags: Dinh Pham Huss Hassan

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

12-03-2019 17:35 UTC+10

Ricky He Eliminated in 15th Place (AU$3,292/$2,250)

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Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Tam Truong is increasing his stranglehold on the tournament, with the elimination of Ricky He shooting Truong into the millionaires' club, at least when it comes to chip stacks.

After He limped the cutoff, Truong completed the small blind and Jun Wang checked his option taking play three-way to a flop of .

Both Truong and He became embroiled in a raising war, folding out Wang to take action heads-up with all the chips going in on the flop.

Tam Truong:
Ricky He:

He held top pair and blockers for Truong's nut flush, though the latter also had a gutshot Broadway draw. However, neither of these came in with Truong getting there through the backdoor, and while the turn gave He two pair, the river gave Truong a straight to scoop the pot.

Truong climbed to 1m in chips, while He hit the rail in 15th for AU$3,292.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tam Truong	1,000,000 200,000	200,000
Ricky He	Busted

Tags: Tam Truong Ricky He Jun Wang

12-03-2019 17:46 UTC+10

Truong Bests Wang

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Level 16 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Jun Wang raised to 19,000 from under the gun and was called by Tam Truong in the big blind.

The flop came and Truong checked. Wang continued for 20,000. Truong called.

Truong check-called another bet totalling 50,000 after the dropped on the river.

The completed the board and Truong checked for a third time. Wang fired out 50,000. Truong called.

Wang tabled two of his cards, the and for a full house, before Truong flipped over for a bigger full house and the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tam Truong	1,200,000 200,000	200,000
Jun Wang	350,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Jun Wang Tam Truong