Level: 17
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$5,000 Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Entries
205
Level
21
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Level 16
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Billy Argyros opened with a raise to 43,000 from early position with 
and action folded to the button where Matt Wakeman called with his 
. Everyone else folded and it was heads up to a flop.
The flop was 
and Argyros continued with a bet of 57,000. Wakeman set the trap with his two pair and just called.
On the 
turn, Argyros shut down and checked, then folded quickly to a bet of 125,000 from Wakeman.
With that pot, Wakeman moved over 2 million while Argyros was left with just over 350,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
364,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
Level 16
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Billy Argyros raised to 35,000 from under the gun plus one and was called by Isaac Lau in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Lau checked. Argyros bet 45,000. Lau then shipped all in and had Argyros covered. Argyros called almost immediately.
Billy Argyros: 
Isaac Lau: 
The board ran out the 
and 
to see Argyros hold with his dominant kicker as he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
494,000
256,000
|
256,000 |
|
160,000
-182,000
|
-182,000 |
Level 16
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Spano | 597,000 | 50 |
| 2 | Joshua McCully | 188,000 | 16 |
| 3 | Isaac Lau | 342,000 | 29 |
| 4 | Dejan Boskovic | 845,000 | 70 |
| 5 | Billy Argyros | 238,000 | 20 |
| 6 | Sam Khoueis | 396,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Gautam Dhingra | 735,000 | 61 |
| 8 | Hauman Darbani | 140,000 | 12 |
| 9 | Matt Wakeman | 1,900,000 | 158 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
845,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
735,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
597,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
|
396,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
|
342,000
-51,000
|
-51,000 |
|
|
238,000 | |
|
188,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
140,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Level 16
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 16
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Billy Argyros opens with a raise to 30,000 with 
from the cutoff. Action folds to the button and Isaac Lau three-bets, making it 65,000 from the button holding 
. Next to act is Dejan Boskovic in the small blind with . He four-bets making it 155,000. Action folds back to Argyros and he tanks for quite some time before he eventually folds his queens. Lau quickly folds behind, so Boskovic takes down the pot moving over a million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
|
393,000
-336,000
|
-336,000 |
|
|
238,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
Level 16
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Sean Dunwoodie moved all in for around 280,000 from the cutoff and was snap-called by Matt Wakeman in the small blind.
Matt Wakeman: 
Sean Dunwoodie: 
The board ran out 
to see Wakeman extend his lead to a pair on the board sending Dunwoodie to the rail.
Nine players remain and are moving to the feature table for the start of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,921,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The action folded around to Dejan Boskovic in the small blind who raised. Joshua McCully called from the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop before the dropped on the turn. Boskovic bet 31,000. McCully called.
The completed the board and Boskovic slid out 85,000. McCully thought for a minute before reluctantly calling.
Boskovic then showed 
for trip kings and took down the pot defeating McCully's 
which had made two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
973,000
549,000
|
549,000 |
|
|
249,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
Level 16
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Sean Dunwoodie opened with a raise to 25,000 and he found a call from Matt Wakeman in the small blind and Hauman Darbani in the big blind.
The flop was and all three players checked to see the drop on the turn. There, Wakeman checked. Darbani decided to put out ab et of 50,000. Dunwoodie then raised, making it 127,000. Wakeman dropped into the tank. After about a minute, he moved all in with a covering stack on both players. Both of his opponents quickly folded so Wakeman took down another big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
|
190,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
|
|
160,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
Level 16
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Action folded to the cutoff where David Wang moved all in for 51,000. Action folded to the big blind where Billy Argyros tanked for a bit before calling.
David Wang: 
Billy Argyros: 
The flop was devastating for Wang when it dropped 
and he while he picked up a gutshot straight draw, he failed to hit as the board completed with the 
and the . With that, Wang hit the rail in 11th place and he'll collect $19,118 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
Busted |