2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$20,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
96
Prize
356,250 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
20,000 AUD
Entries
50
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
20,000

Fu Flops Quads and Gets Some Value

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

There was a raise and three calls preflop and the flop came down {2-Spades}{2-Clubs}{9-Hearts}.

Action checked to Luke Martinelli in the cutoff who bet 23,000 holding {J-Spades}{9-Spades}. Qiang Fu called with {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} after flopping quads and Ebon Bokody called as well with {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} from under the gun. Jan Suchanek folded his {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} after missing the flop so it was three-way action to the turn.

The turn was the {6-Clubs} and Fu checked. Bokody checked as well and Martinelli continued with a bet of 55,000. Fu called again while Bokody folded.

The river was the {A-Spades} and Fu moved all in for 122,000. Martinelli quickly folded so Fu took down another pot. with his quads, pushing Martinelli down the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
393,000
187,000
187,000
Profile photo of Luke Martinelli au
Luke Martinelli
280,000
-115,000
-115,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyJan Suchanek

Dhingra Doubles Through Martinelli

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

All the money got in the before the flop between Luke Martinelli and Gautam Dhingra. Dhingra was the shorter of the two stacks and was at risk .

Gautam Ghingra: {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}
Luke Martinelli: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

The board ran out {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{10-Hearts}{4-Spades} giving Dhingra a full house and allowing him to double up to nearly 500,000 while Martinelli fell back into the middle of the pack with around 400,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gautam Dhingra au
Gautam Dhingra
472,000
262,000
262,000
Profile photo of Luke Martinelli au
Luke Martinelli
395,000
-312,000
-312,000

Tags: Gautam DhingraLuke Martinelli

Martinelli and Fu Chop it Up

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

Ebon Bokody raised from the button to 19,000 holding an unknown hand and Luke Martinelli called on the button with {K-Hearts}{J-Spades}. Qiang Fu was in the big blind with {K-Spades}{J-Hearts} as well and he called

The flop was {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and action checked to Martinelli who bet 31,000. Fu then went all in and Bokody quickly folded. Martinelli tanked a bit, but eventually called.

The turn was the {10-Spades} and the river was the {9-Diamonds} so the two players chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luke Martinelli au
Luke Martinelli
707,000
-86,000
-86,000
Profile photo of Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
206,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyLuke MartinelliQiang Fu

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Michael Egan Eliminated in 7th Place

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Michael Egan
Michael Egan

Jan Suchanek opened on the cutoff with a raise to16,000 with {K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. Michael Egan moved all in from the button with {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. Action folded around to the big blind where Gatuam Dhingra moved all in for 147,000 with {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}. Suchanek folded so Egan was all in and at risk.

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and Egan didn't improve so he was sent to the rail in 7th place.

Players are now one off the money bubble and the next player will be the last to walk away without a payout.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gautam Dhingra au
Gautam Dhingra
210,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
Busted

Tags: Jan SuchanekMichael Egan

Egan Getting Very Short

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

Evan Bokody raised to 15,000 holding {K-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} Luke Martinelli called on the button with {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Jan Suchanek called small blind with {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Michael Egan calls big blind with {Q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

The flop was {10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and Suchanek led with a bet of 30,000 and that would be enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
699,000
44,000
44,000
Profile photo of Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
553,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
35,000
-25,000
-25,000

Tags: Jan SuchanekLuke MartinelliMichael Egan

Bokody Gets Away With One

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

Qiang Fu opened to 16,000 holding {3-Spades}{3-Clubs} from early position and action folded to the cutoff where Ebon Bokody called with {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Jan Suchanek called in the big blind with {5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}.

The flop was {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and action checked around to the {10-Clubs} on the turn. There, action checked around to Bokody who bet 35,000. Suchanek folded quickly and Fu followed along as well, so Bokody took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
655,000
83,000
83,000
Profile photo of Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
126,000
-51,000
-51,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyJan SuchanekQiang Fu

Four-Way Pot For Suchanek

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

Luke Martinelli opened with a raise to 13,000 under the gun holding {k-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Jan Suchanek called in early position with {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}. Action folded to the small blind where Ebon Bokody called with {2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. Sosia Jiang was in the big blind with {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and she called as well.

The flop was {J-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and action checked to Suchanek who bet 30,000. Everyone folded around and he took down the pot without a fight.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
524,000
45,000
45,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyJan SuchanekLuke MartinelliSosia Jiang

Fu Back on the Right Side of a Cooler

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

Qiang Fu was under the gun and he raised to 23,000 with {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}. Action folded to the button where Luke Martinelli looked down at {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. He three-bet to 75,000. Fu moved all in. Martinelli called.

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Fu held up with his kings. Fu earned the double up to 191,000 and Martinelli was still healthy after the hand with a stack of roughly 880,000

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luke Martinelli au
Luke Martinelli
880,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
191,000
103,500
103,500

Tags: Luke MartinelliQiang Fu