Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Pritchard |
160,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Akshay Kapoor |
73,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
Billy Argyros |
53,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Huss Hassan |
48,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
John Lombardo |
46,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Jan Suchanek |
27,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Luis Arrilucea |
13,000
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
A player opened under the gun with a raise to 1,600. Action folded to the cutoff where Michael O'Grady called. The player on the button called as well so it was three-way action to a flop.
The flop was and the under the gun player continued with a bet of 2,500. O'Grady called while the button folded.
The turn was the and both players checked. They checked again on the and the under the gun player showed his . O'Grady showed his for a straight and both players would chop the pot.
"Wait, that's not a chop right," O'Grady asked the dealer jokingly. "Isn't it like Omaha?"
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael O'Grady |
70,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
The 172 entries and re-entries for this event created a prizepool of $137,600. A total of 18 players will be paid with a mincash being worth $1,845. Making the final table of this event will earn players at least $3,311, but players will be gunning for the 1st place prize of $37,152 as well as a World Series of Poker Circuit ring and 50 points towards the race for Casino Champion.
A full prizepool will be posted above shortly.
There was roughly 25,000 in the pot on a board of between Jason Pritchard and one opponent. Pritchard checked over to the player who moved all in for right around 20,000 and Pritchard dropped into the tank.
"There's only one hand that beats me," Pritchard said. "And that's kings."
"Ace-queen doesn't beat you?" The player asked.
"I have ace-queen," Pritchard said.
The dealer had to warn the players that they were bordering on collusion with their talk and that they had to be careful.
"Can I tell him how many outs he has?" the player asked, jokingly.
Eventually, Pritchard folded, showing his for ace-queen. His opponent showed his for aces and Pritchard was indeed drawing very slim, but made the correct fold.
Despite giving up the hand, Pritchard's second bullet is already going much better for him and he sits with around 85,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Pritchard |
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Action checked to Andy Lee on a flop of and he put out a bet of 2,000. Sam Higgs called in the small blind while everyone else got away.
The turn was the and Higgs decided to lead out, betting 4,000. Lee called quickly.
On the river, Higgs led again, this time bet 10,000. Lee thought it over for about a minute but eventually called.
"Chop?" Higgs asked showing his . And it was a chop as the river counterfeited Lee's for a full house.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Higgs |
54,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
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Andy Lee |
31,000
-500
|
-500 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jordan Westmorland | 32,000 | |
Billy Argyros | 25,000 |
Action was three-handed on a flop of when a player in the hijack seat put out a bet of 2,000. Warwick Mirzikinian was in the cutoff and he raised, making it 5,200. David Lee was on the button and he thought for nearly a minute before moving all in for 22,075. Action folded back to the cutoff and he folded. Mirzikinian quickly called.
David Lee:
Warwick Mirzikinian:
The turn was the changing nothing and keeping Mirzikinian in the lead with jack-high, but the river was the , giving Lee one of the outs he needed to double up through Mirzikinian. Lee doubled to over 50,000 while Mirzikinian was left with just about 4,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Lee | 52,000 | |
Warwick Mirzikinian | 4,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50