AU$2,200 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 3
Day 3 of the WSOPC Sydney Main Event Has Arrived
Welcome to Day 3 of the WSOP International Circuit Sydney Main Event where cards will go in the air at 12:30pm local time.
After six long days of poker, it is Alex Lynskey with the chip lead after collecting 3,055,000 chips through his first two days. Lynskey’s current total live earnings are $3,426,786, which nestles him in 9th place on the Australian All Time money list. A victory in this event would see him rocket to 6th place overpassing some great names in Kahle Burns, Mel Judah and Michael Addamo.
Rounding out the top three include John Sormi (2,735,000) and Ray Bryant (2,355,000). Other notables still in the field are Ricky Kroesen, WSOPC High Roller champion Luke Martinelli, Joel Dodds, last years WSOPC Sydney main event runner-up Michael Fraser, Stevan Chew and Rob Damelian.
Today the final 27 players will play down to a final table in the poker room at The Star in Sydney. Play will restart at Level 23 with the blinds at 15,000/30,000, with a 5,000 ante. There will be a 10-minute break after every two levels.
Final 27 Seat Draw
| Seat | Table 32 | Table 30 | Table 29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Sormi | Dion Mavrangelos | Michael Fraser |
| 2 | Henry Tran | Dominick French | Joel Dodds |
| 3 | Luke Martinelli | Lior Segre | Richard Davis |
| 4 | Javad Etaat | Victor Teng | Sam Capra |
| 5 | Alexis Tremblay | Joel Cohen | Michael Seymour |
| 6 | Rob Damelian | Matt Pongrass | Michael Nenes |
| 7 | Alex Lynskey | Stevan Chew | Ray Byrant |
| 8 | Peco Stojanovski | Rahul Rastogi | Justin Layden |
| 9 | Cameron Chen | Barry Forrester | Ricky Kroesen |
Stay tuned to PokerNews to follow all the action as we find out together who from a massive 1,191-entry field will be making this year's main event final table.
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Here We Go!
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
The final 27 players have all taken their seats today.
The tournament director has given the dealer's the all clear to shuffle up and deal.
French Eliminated by Cohen
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Dominick French moved all in for his last 250,000 from the hijack and was called by Joel Cohen in the small blind.
Joel Cohen: 
Dominick French: 
The board ran out 
to see the French unable to improve as he was sent to the rail in 27th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Nenes Eliminated by Kroesen
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Ricky Kroesen raised from middle position before Michael Nenes moved all in for around 400,000 from the big blind. Kroesen snap-called.
Ricky Kroesen: 
Michael Nenes: 
The board ran out 
to see Kroesen hold with his over pair resulting in Nenes being eliminated in 26th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Davis Eliminated by Seymour
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
The action started with Joel Dodds raising to 65,000 from middle position. Richard Davis then moved all in for his remaining 225,000. Michael Seymour was on the button and moved all in over the top for 880,000. The blinds folded and Dodds followed shortly after.
Michael Seymour: 
Richard Davis: 
The board ran out 
to see Davis unable to improve before being eliminated in 25th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,260,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |
Tran Eliminated by Chen
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
On a flop of 
Cameron Chen bet and was called by Henry Tran.
The turn brought the 
and Chen bet again. Tran shoved all in. Chen called.
Cameron Chen:
Henry Tran:
Tran was behind with his top pair against Chen's over pair.
The 
on the river did not help Tran and he was eliminated in 24th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | 835,000 |
|
Busted |
Etaat Eliminated by Damelian
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Eliminations are happening so quick today that the elimination of Javad Etaat was missed.
The beneficiary of his chips was Rob Damelian.
For his 23rd place finish Etaat collected $15,864.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000 | 790,000 |
|
Busted |
Segre Doubles Through Rastogi
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
There was almost 400,000 already in the pot and the board was showing 
.
Rahul Rastogi checked from the big blind before Lior Segre moved all in for his last 425,000 from middle position. Rastogi deliberated for a minute before he made the call.
Lior Segre: 
Rahul Rastogi:
Segre had the lead with the dominant kicker and held for the double after the 
dropped on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000 | 665,000 |
|
1,010,000 | -1,310,000 |