2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$1,150 Monster Stack
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
103,359 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,150 AUD
Entries
469
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Frangeros Eliminated by Lee as the Bubble Looms

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Stylianos Frangeskos opened with a raise to 38,000 and action folded to Hannah Lee who three-bet making it 125,000. Action folded back to Frangeskos who moved all in for a bit over 300,000. Lee snap-called.

Stylianos Frangeskos: {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Hannah Lee: {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Lee made a full house to send Frangeskos to the rail.

"I know it's Christmas, but they just keep sending you gifts," Someone at the table said to Lee after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Hannah Lee
1,650,000
850,000
850,000
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Stylianos Frangeskos
Busted

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Monaghan Makes a Straight Flush to Double Through Culling

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Catching action on the flop between Adam Monaghan and Michael Culling, Monaghan checked over to Culling on a board of {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. Culling bet 48,000 and Monaghan called.

The turn was the {10-Clubs} and Monaghan checked again. This time Culling moved all in with a covering stack. The shove was for 305,000 effective and Monaghan snap-called.

Michael Cullling: {Q-Spades}{2-Spades}
Adam Monaghan: {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Culling had a straight draw, but he was already drawing dead as Monaghan turned a straight flush. The river was the {3-Clubs} and Monaghan would double up over 800,000 while Culling took a dip to just under 700,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Monaghan
805,000
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Michael Culling
695,000

Tags: Adam MonaghanMichael Culling

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Faura Hits the Rail

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded around and Ricardo Faura moved all in on the button for roughly 70,000. The player in the big blind called putting Faura at risk.

Ricardo Faura: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}
Big Blind: {A-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

The flop was good for Faura when it came {K-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Hearts} leaving his opponent drawing to only two sixes, but the turn was the {6-Diamonds} putting Faura behind. The river was the {7-Hearts} and that was it for Faura, who hits the rail just before the money.

Player Chips Progress
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Ricardo Faura
Busted

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Bean Over a Million

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded around to the button where Stylianos Frangeskos opened with a raise to 31,000. Ron Bean was in the small blind and he three-bet, making it 81,000. Action folded back to Frangeskos who called.

The flop was {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Bean bet 50,000. Frangeskos instantly called.

The turn was the {J-Clubs} and Bean slowed down and checked. Frangeskos made it 100,000 and Bean called.

Both players checked on the {6-Clubs} river. Frangeskos showed {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} but it was no good as Bean was holding {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} for an overpair to the board. He would take down the pot and move over 1,000,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Ron Bean
1,045,000
245,000
245,000
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Stylianos Frangeskos
310,000
-165,000
-165,000

Tags: Stylianos FrangeskosRon Bean

Lombardo Takes a Hit From Chong

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Thomas Chong opened with a raise to 30,000 and next to act, John Lombardo made it 95,000. Action folded back to Chong who moved all in for 191,000 and Lombardo called quickly.

Thomas Chong: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
John Lombardo: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The flop was safe for Lombardo when it came {J-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs} and the {3-Hearts} on the turn was safe as well, but the {A-Clubs} spiked on the river and Chong improved to a pair of aces to take the lead and double up.

Player Chips Progress
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John Lombardo
610,000
-200,000
-200,000
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Thomas Chong
405,000

Tags: John LombardoThomas Chong

Nick Vernavelias Eliminated

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

According to Nick Varnavelias, he got all his money in with pocket eights against another player who was holding pocket kings with a board of {8-}{J-}{K-}{8-}{K-} for both players to make quads, but Varnavelias having the lower set of quads and sending him to the rail.

With that he hit the rail, going from one of the top stacks to out just before the money.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Varnavelias
Busted

Tags: Nick Varnavelias

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000