2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$5,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Shivan Abdine
Winning Hand
32
Prize
260,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Entries
203
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
203

Bownds Busts Kempson

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Corey Kempson
Corey Kempson

Both Corey Kempson and Robert Damelian have re-entered, but in the former's case it was not for that long with Kempson departing towards the close of the level.

Kempson had lost close to half of his 25k starting stack before the hand in question, dropping some in a three-way pot against Luke Edwards and another player, with Edwards (early position) taking down the ~10,000 pot on the river on a board of {5-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts} with a bet of 4,200, folding out both Kempson (big blind) and the player on the button.

An orbit or so later and Kempson was out for the second time in as many levels. It was Ryan Bownd's the man wielding the executioner's axe with an early position open to 3,200. Kempson called from the button and after small blind James Obst folded, big blind Luke Edwards made the call to take the action three-way to a flop of {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{j-Spades}.

Following checks from Edwards and pre-flop raiser Bownds, Kempson moved all-in for a little over 11,000. Edwards folded quickly, but Bownds was going nowhere, tanking for a few seconds before electing to call.

Ryan Bownds: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Corey Kempson: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

While Kempson was drawing live, the {a-Hearts} turn left him needing to hit one of the decks four remaining tens, but the {j-Hearts} river was of no help and he headed for the rail once more, while Bownds stacked up to 105,000.

Ryan Bownds
Ryan Bownds
Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Bownds
105,000
105,000
105,000
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Luke Edwards
30,000
30,000
30,000
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Robert Damelian
25,000
25,000
25,000
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Corey Kempson
Busted

Tags: Corey KempsonRobert DamelianRyan Bownds