2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Steven Zhou
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
260,904 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,200 AUD
Entries
1,124
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
182
Players Left
182

Kapoor Takes Out Three in Four Hands

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Akshay Kapoor
Akshay Kapoor

Vahe Hovagimian moved all in for 148,000 from middle position. Akshay Kapoor called from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded.

Hovagimian: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Kapoor: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades} resulting in Kapoor taking down the pot with the higher two pair.

The following hand, Kapoor raised to 20,000 and was called by Simon Knight in the blinds.

The flop came {4-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and Knight checked. Kapoor continued for 20,000. Knight moved all in for around 200,000. Kapoor called.

Kapoor: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}
Knight: {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Kapoor had the lead with top pair against Knight's up and down straight and flush draw.

The board ran out the {4-Hearts} then {j-Diamonds}, improving Kapoor to a full house, giving him his second consecutive victim.

The next hand, Kapoor and Jason Pritchard saw a flop come {4-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{5-Diamonds}.

Kapoor bet but Pritchard decided to fold. Kapoor tabled {4-Spades}{4-Clubs} for a set of fours.

In the final hand, Vincent Xu moved all in for 140,000 from the button. Kapoor called from the big blind.

Kapoor: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Xu: {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} giving Kapoor another winning hand and his third knockout of the orbit.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Akshay Kapoor in
Akshay Kapoor
763,000
263,000
263,000
Profile photo of Vahe Hovagimian au
Vahe Hovagimian
Busted
Profile photo of Simon Knight au
Simon Knight
Busted
Profile photo of Vincent Xu au
Vincent Xu
Busted

Tags: Akshay KapoorJason PritchardSimon KnightVahe HovagimianVincent Xu