2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$1,150 Monster Stack
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
103,359 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,150 AUD
Entries
469
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Laidlaw Lays Waste to Chong

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

According to Thomas Chong he three-bet a raise from Daniel Laidlaw to 125,000 and Laidlaw called the raise.

The flop was {Q-}{10-Spades}{3-Spades} and Chong moved all in for 225,000. Laidlaw called.

Thomas Chong: {A-}{A-}
Daniel Laidlaw: {9-Spades}{7-Spades}

The turn was a brick when the {2-Hearts} came but the river was the {Q-Spades} giving Laidlaw the winning flush and allowing him to take down the pot to move to over 1,500,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Laidlaw
1,680,000
540,000
540,000
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Thomas Chong
Busted

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Updated Counts

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hannah Lee au
Hannah Lee
2,250,000
850,000
850,000
Profile photo of John Lombardo au
John Lombardo
1,250,000
640,000
640,000
Profile photo of Jeff Lipman au
Jeff Lipman
1,150,000
-170,000
-170,000
Profile photo of Daniel Laidlaw au
Daniel Laidlaw
1,140,000
420,000
420,000
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David Neumann
1,100,000
565,000
565,000
Profile photo of Tony Kambouroglou au
Tony Kambouroglou
850,000
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Ngoc Khanh Le
790,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Pratik Mehta au
Pratik Mehta
690,000
-610,000
-610,000
Profile photo of Julius Tupua au
Julius Tupua
620,000
175,000
175,000
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Michael "MJ" Mai
610,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Louis Yin au
Louis Yin
600,000
320,000
320,000
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Michael Culling
550,000
-145,000
-145,000
Profile photo of Jarred Graham au
Jarred Graham
520,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Eswaralingam Holds to Triple Up

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Miki Wan opened with a raise to 56,000 from under the gun and another player at the table moved all in for about 250,000 a couple seats over. Action folded to the button where Sel Eswaralingam moved all in over the top on the button for about 290,000. Action was back on Wan and she tanked it over for quite some time before calling and putting both players at risk with a covering stack.

Sel Eswaralingam: {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Miki Wan: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}
Opponent: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Diamonds} giving Eswaralingam the win on the turn as both of his opponents were left drawing dead. With that, he tripled up to over 700,000. Wan was left with right around 150,000 after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Selvan Eswaralingam
750,000
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Miki Wan
150,000

Yin's Bluff Fails and Mehta Moves Over a Million

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

According to Pratik Mehta, Louis Yin opened with a raise and Mehta three-bet. Yin called.

On the {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop, Yin checked to Mehta who bet 125,000. Yin called.

The turn was the {A-Hearts} and both players checked. On the {A-Diamonds} river though, Yin led out for around 350,000. Mehta called and Yin showed his {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades} for a bluff. Mehta held {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} for a better two pair than the board and he would take down the pot to move over 1 million while Yin was left with just under 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Pratik Mehta
1,300,000
Profile photo of Louis Yin au
Louis Yin
280,000
-610,000
-610,000

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Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Bean Hits the Turn to Stay Alive

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Ron Bean has been dropping for the past few levels since hitting the million chip mark. In a recent hand, Bean was all in before the flop and at risk against one other opponent. Bean was the shorter of the two stacks and was at risk for 363,000

Ron Bean: {K-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Bean turned two pair in order to stay alive and double up through his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Ron Bean
775,000
75,000
75,000

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Lee Runs Into a Monster

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Catching action on a flop of {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{9-Spades} Jeff Lipman checked over to Hannah Lee. Lee put out a bet of 50,000 which Lipman called. creating a pot of nearly 300,000.

Both players checked on the {J-Clubs} turn and the {5-Hearts} came on the river. There, Lipman checked. Lee put out a bet of 75,000 and Lipman snap-called. Lee showed {Q-Spades}{9-Hearts} but it was no good as Lipman was holding {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}.

"What?" Lee said upon seeing the hand.

Several of the players at the table agreed that they thought Lipman was holding a monster and they weren't as surprised as Lee seemed to be.

Player Chips Progress
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Hannah Lee
1,400,000
-250,000
-250,000
Profile photo of Jeff Lipman au
Jeff Lipman
1,320,000
220,000
220,000

Tags: Hannah LeeJeff Lipman

Conomos Barely Survives the Bubble but First Eliminated

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

According to John Conomos, as the bubble burst on one table, he was forced all in from the big blind at another table with less than one big. Five players called and his jack-two offsuit was not enough to net him any part of the pot. Because the bubble burst just before hand for hand play started, Conomos survived and was able to make the money busting in 54th place for $1,846.

Player Chips Progress
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John Connomos
Busted

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Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Bubble On and Bubble Over

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Bubble play in this event lasted a total of one hand and very quickly players are into the money. Each player left will collect at least $1,846 for their run in this event.