2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$1,320 6-Max
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
78
Prize
104,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,320 AUD
Entries
283
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Howearth Doubles Through Asad

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

All the money got in preflop between Michael Asad and Matthew Howearth with Asad holding the bigger of the two stacks and putting Howearth at risk.

Michael Asad: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Matthew Howearth: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and Howearth's tens held up allowing him to double while Asad dropped to just over 200,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Howearth au
Matthew Howearth
260,000
96,500
96,500
Michael Asad au
Michael Asad
230,000
-111,500
-111,500

Tags: Michael AsadMatthew Howearth

Abine Doubles Hann, then Doubles Himself

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Shivan Abdine
Shivan Abdine

Shivan Apdine opened with a raise to 13,000 from early position and Jason Hann moved all in when folded to him for a bit over 150,000. Action folded back to Adbine who called swiftly.

Jason Hann: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Shivan Abdine: {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and both players made a straight, but Hann made a better straight, allowing him to double up.

Just a few hands later, Timo Hettinger moved all in under the gun. Abdine was in the big blind with an extremely short stack and he called after taking a look at his cards.

Shivan Abdine: {Q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Timo Hettinger: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and with that, Abdine made a flush on the turn to double up and stay alive. Abdine still has a short stack but sits with right around 45,000 after the two hands.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Hann au
Jason Hann
350,000
138,000
138,000
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
45,000
-108,500
-108,500
Timo Hettinger de
Timo Hettinger
40,000
-42,000
-42,000

Tags: Jason HannShivan AbdineTimo Hettinger

Putt Chips Up a Bit

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Catching the action on a flop of {Q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} action checked to Michael Fraser and he put out a bet of 22,000. Action folded back to Graeme Putt who took a sip of tea.

"Do you want me to do it?" Putt asked. Fraser didn't repsond.

Putt did call though and the turn was the {3-Hearts}. Both players checked then checked again on the {4-Spades}.

"One pair," Putt said, showing his {4-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. Fraser could only muster {A-Hearts}{J-Spades} so Putt would take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Fraser au
Michael Fraser
205,000
51,500
51,500
Graeme Putt nz
Graeme Putt
175,000
54,000
54,000

Tags: Graeme PuttMichael Fraser

Boobekov Eliminated by Ye

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Nurlan Boobekov
Nurlan Boobekov

Sheng Ye was seated in the small blind and looked over at Nurlan Boobekov's stack in the big blind before announcing all in which had Boobekov covered. Boobekov snap-called.

Sheng Ye: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Nurlan Boobekov: {a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Diamonds} to see Boobekov unable to improve against Ye's pocket pair sending him home in 29th place.

Player Chips Progress
Sheng Ye au
Sheng Ye
305,000
102,000
102,000
Nurlan Boobekov au
Nurlan Boobekov
Busted

Tags: Nurlan BoobekovSheng Ye

The Hot Streak For Bain Continues; Wakeman First Eliminated in the Money

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Matthew Wakeman
Matthew Wakeman

Immediately after the bubble burst, Matt Wakeman, the $5,000 Challenge champion, was eliminated.

Tristan Bain was the player who sent him to the rail and Bain explained the details of the hand. According to Bain he opened with a raise and Wakeman called in the big blind.

The flop came down {8-}{8-}{7-} and Wakeman checked. Bain put out a quarter pot-sized bet and Wakeman check-raised to 28,000. Bain went all in and Wakeman called.

Wakeman was holding {J-}{7-} for two pair, but was drawing slim as Bain flopped trips with {J-}{8-}. The turn and river were bricks and Wakeman was sent home in 30th place. For his run he'll take down $2,668.

Bain is now one of the biggest stacks in the room with over 300,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Tristan Bain au
Tristan Bain
315,000
65,000
65,000
Matt Wakeman au
Matt Wakeman
Busted

Tags: Matt WakemanTristan Bain

Michael O'Grady Bubbles the $1,320 Six Max Event

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Michael O'Grady
Michael O'Grady

Action folded around to the cutoff where Michael O'Grady open-shoved all in for just over 100,000 chips. Next to act, Tristan Bain called. Everyone else folded and it was on to a showdown.

Michael O'Grady: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Tristan Bain: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}

O'Grady was in a bad spot with an underpair to Bain's kings and he didn't find any help as the board ran out {J-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. The stacks were counted and O'Grady had slightly less than Bain, as Bain got a walk on the first hand of the day, giving him a bit more chips. With that, O'Grady hit the rail as the 31st place finisher, bringing the final 30 players into the money.

Each player is now guaranteed at least $2,668 for their run in this event.

Player Chips Progress
Tristan Bain au
Tristan Bain
250,000
129,500
129,500
Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
Busted

Tags: Michael O'GradyTristan Bain

Tavella Eliminated by Li

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The action folded around to Tony Tavella in the small blind who moved all in. He was snap-called by Aaron Li in the big blind.

Aaron Li: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Tony Tavella: {q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} to see Tavella take the lead after flopping a pair. However, the king on the river gave Li the best hand with a higher pair resulting in Tavella being eliminated in 32nd place.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Li au
Aaron Li
373,000
41,500
41,500
Tony Tavella
Tony Tavella
Busted

Tags: Aaron LiTony Tavella

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000