2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$880 Short Deck
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
37,152 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
880 AUD
Entries
172
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Awerbuch Scoops a Big One

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Action was three-way on the river with right around 30,000 in the pot. The board was {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{A-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and first to act, Chad Awerbuch put out a bet of 13,500. One of his opponents in middle position then moved all in over the top with a stack of nearly 80,000. The last player, on the button, dropped into the tank and thought for a couple of minutes before he finally decided to fold. Awerbuch called off his remaining chips, roughly 3,000, very quickly.

The player in middle position showed down {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} for two pair, but Awerbuch was holding {Q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a flush. With that he took down the big pot to more than double up.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Awerbuch au
Chad Awerbuch
64,000
39,000
39,000

Tags: Chad Awerbuch

Howearth Survives With a Chop

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Action was three-way on a flop of {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. Matt Howearth was first to act and he put out a bet of 1,400. He was called by one player in middle position as well as one player on the button.

The turn was the {A-Clubs} and Howearth moved all in for 5,250. The player in middle position called quickly while the player on the button folded.

Matt Howearth: {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Opponent: {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

Howearth was ahead on the flop but had secured a chop unless one of the players tripped up on the river. The river was the {8-Hearts} though, so with that, both players chopped the pot and Howearth survived.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Howearth au
Matt Howearth
8,500
-19,000
-19,000

Tags: Matt Howearth

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dean Blatt au
Dean Blatt
66,000
3,000
3,000
Sam Khoueis au
Sam Khoueis
47,000
22,000
22,000
Huss Hassan au
Huss Hassan
40,000
18,000
18,000
Jarryd Godena au
Jarryd Godena
37,000
20,000
20,000
Akshay Kapoor in
Akshay Kapoor
32,500
7,500
7,500
Andy Lee au
Andy Lee
31,500
-6,000
-6,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
30,500
4,300
4,300
Peter Aristidou au
Peter Aristidou
27,500
2,500
2,500
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
26,000
1,000
1,000
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
25,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Hahn us
Michael Hahn
24,500
-500
-500
Luis Arrilucea au
Luis Arrilucea
23,500
-1,500
-1,500
Gordon Huntly gb
Gordon Huntly
21,000
-2,000
-2,000
Terence Clee au
Terence Clee
17,000
-4,000
-4,000
Sam Higgs au
Sam Higgs
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Chad Awerbuch au
Chad Awerbuch
Busted

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Lombardo Falls Back Down to Earth

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
John Lombardo
John Lombardo

John Lombardo called an opponent's all in shove before the flop for roughly 25,000 chips. Lombardo had his opponent covered and at risk.

"Please don't have aces," Lombardo pleaded. "Please don't have aces."

But it was only bad news for Lombardo when his opponent turned up {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}. Lombardo was holding {K-Spades}{K-Clubs} and he found no help as the board ran out {Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{7-Clubs}. With that, Lombardo dropped back to around 30,000 chips after having an extremely hot start to the day.

Player Chips Progress
John Lombardo au
John Lombardo
30,000
-37,000
-37,000

Tags: John Lombardo

Lambardo Removes Pritchard From the Tournament

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

All the money was already in the middle of the table by the river and John Lombardo had Jason Pritchard covered. The board showed {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Lombado was holding {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}. Pritchard was holding {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and it was a set over set cooler for him. Lombardo took down another big pot and send Pritchard to the rail.

After taking down another pot, Lombardo now sits with right around 67,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
John Lombardo au
John Lombardo
67,000
37,000
37,000
Jason Pritchard au
Jason Pritchard
Busted

Tags: Jason PritchardJohn Lombardo

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Dean Blatt Chipping Up Nicely

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Dean Blatt
Dean Blatt

Dean Blatt limped in under the gun and a player to his left raised to 1,300. There were four called including the cutoff, the button and both blinds before Blatt called as well creating six-way action.

The flop was {J-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and action checked to the player on the button who made it 3,400 to go. Only Blatt called so the players were heads up.

On the {9-Clubs} turn, Blatt checked again. His opponent bet 4,600 and Blatt called.

The river was the {10-Diamonds} and Blatt put out a bet of 20,000. His opponent quickly folded so Blatt took down the pot.

"Did you have it?" the player asked.

"Did you have aces?" Blatt asked. "I had you crushed. Were you betting the river?"

The play said that he was betting the river.

"You were? It was such a bad river," Blatt responded.

Regardless, Blatt took down the pot and chipped up to about 63,000.

Player Chips Progress
Dean Blatt au
Dean Blatt
63,000
38,000
38,000

Tags: Dean Blatt