Level: 30
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 4
Barry Forrester Eliminated in 7th Place ($66,458)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Barry Forrester raised to 400,000 from middle position. Matt Pongrass was in the small blind and thought for a moment before announcing all in. Sam Capra folded the big blind. Forrester snap-called with 1,850,000 in total chips.
Matt Pongrass: 
Barry Forrester: 
Forrester found no help from the 
board to see his day end in 7th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,900,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Rastogi Pressures Lynskey
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Alex Lynskey raised to 250,000 from middle position before Rahul Rastogi re-raised to 625,000 from the hijack. Lynskey called.
The flop came 
and Lynskey checked. Rastogi continued for 625,000. Lynskey called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn before the 
completed the board.
Lynskey thought for a minute and bet out 710,000. Rastogi stared Lynskey down for several minutes before he re-raised to 3,600,000. Lynskey smiled before he agonised over his decision for three minutes. He eventually folded and relinquished the pot to Rastogi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000,000 | 3,000,000 |
|
9,100,000 | -1,900,000 |
Justin Layden Eliminated in 8th Place ($52,356)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Alex Lynskey raised to 250,000 from under the gun before the action folded around to Justin Layden in the big blind. He moved all in for around 2,800,000. Lynskey made the quick call.
Alex Lynskey:
Justin Layden: 
The board ran out 
to see Layden unable to improve before being eliminated in 8th place.
Lynskey rockets to 11,000,000 following the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000,000 | 2,800,000 |
|
Busted |
Cameron Chen Eliminated in 9th Place ($41,733)
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Luke Martinelli raised to 250,000 from under the gun plus one and was called by Alex Lynskey in the hijack. Cameron Chen then moved all in for 1,365,000 from the button. Martinell quickly folded when the decision fell back to him. Lynskey asked for a count then called.
Alex Lynskey: 
Cameron Chen: 
The board ran out 
to see Chen unable to improve before being the first player eliminated from today's final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,200,000 | 2,680,000 |
|
Busted |
Rastogi Wins Big Off Pongrass
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
With 1,100,000 in the pot three players checked the 
flop before the fell on the turn.
Rahul Rastogi bet 450,000. Matt Pongrass called. Justin Layden folded.
The completed the board and Rastogi checked. Pongrass fired out 1,200. Rastogi went into the tank for over a minute before he made the call.
"I think you win," announced Pongrass, before flipping over 
for top pair.
Rastogi turned over his and indeed took down the pot with a queen-high flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000,000 | 2,065,000 |
|
|
4,900,000 | -2,050,000 |
Early Shove From Sormi
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
John Sormi moved all in for 1,470,000 from middle position before the decision fell on Alex Lynskey in the big blind.
He asked for count, deliberated for a moment, before opting to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,850,000 | 300,000 |
Special Mention
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
The dealer who has the special honour of kicking us off today is 'K'.
She has been dealing for 18 months and is definitely a crowd favourite.
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 20,000
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney $2,200 Main Event Final Table
