2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$5,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
255,311 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Entries
205
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000

Khoueis Doubles Through Benson in a Huge Cooler

Level 12 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

There was already around 150,000 chips in the pot on the river with the board showing {K-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{J-Spades} in a pot between Sam Khoueis and Gary Benson. Khoueis is first to act and he puts out a bet of 50,000. Benson then quickly moves all in with a covering stack for roughly 140,000 effective. Khoueis wastes no time calling.

Benson turned up his {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} for a rivered full house, but Khoueis had it beat, turning up his {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts} for an even better full house. With that, Khoueis earned a massive double to over 400,000 while Benson was left extremely short with right around 50,000 after the huge hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam Khoueis au
Sam Khoueis
465,000
280,000
280,000
Profile photo of Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
48,000
-242,000
-242,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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