AU$500 Opening Event
Day 1b Completed
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$500 Opening Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
Buy-in
500 AUD
Entries
1,444
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000
Adam Ratten Leads After Day 1b of WSOPC The Star Sydney Opening Event
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The second starting day of the 2018 World Series of Poker International Circuit $500 Opening Event at The Star in Sydney saw a slightly larger field emerge in the stunning poker room. After 12 levels of 40 minutes each, the tournament screens showed 301 entries, which boosts the total field to 597 entries.
Once again 56 players bagged up chips and it was Adam Ratten that jumped to the overall lead with 199,400, edging Nurlan Boobekov who claimed 178,200 and Nick Velcic with 169,500 rounding out the top three. Further big stacks include Shelly Pooley (148,000), Jesse Cochrane (139,400), Richard Kellett (139,200), Sean Dorgan (133,000) and Zac Duce (129,700).
Antonis “Toothpick Tony” Kambouroglou finished Day 1b with a respectable 103,800 after making some miraculous calls throughout the day in tricky spots. Other notables that made it through include Suzy Khoueis (100,400), Dan Smith (63,600) and Jerome Tan (39,000).
Some players too not make it through the day include; Andrew Scarf, Robert Damelian, Michael O’Grady, Julian Powell, Reza Vakili, Chad Awerbuch and Daniel Laidlaw.
The PokerNews live reporting team will provide all the action from the floor for the next two opening days and then until a winner is crowned, so make sure to tune back in Thursday for Day 1c commencing at 12:15pm.
Chip Counts Day 1a & 1b (full)
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
331,900 | 331,900 |
|
199,400 | 199,400 |
|
|
186,900 | 186,900 |
|
|
178,200 | 178,200 |
|
171,900 | 11,900 |
|
|
169,500 | 169,500 |
|
|
163,900 | 163,900 |
|
155,600 | 155,600 |
|
151,400 | 151,400 |
|
|
148,000 | 148,000 |
|
|
146,700 | 146,700 |
|
141,400 | 141,400 |
|
|
139,400 | 139,400 |
|
139,200 | 22,200 |
|
138,000 | -22,000 |
|
137,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
133,000 | 133,000 |
|
|
131,000 | 131,000 |
|
129,900 | 23,900 |
|
|
129,700 | 129,700 |
|
|
125,500 | 125,500 |
|
124,200 | 24,200 |
|
|
122,200 | 122,200 |
|
|
122,000 | 122,000 |
|
114,100 | 114,100 |
Let's Play Three More
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The tournament clock has been stopped with 10-minutes to go in the night's play.
The remaining players will play three more hands before bagging up for the night.
River of Dreams For Velcic
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The board read 
and Nick Velcic was facing an all-in call totalling 33,000 from his opponent.
He thought for a minute and called before both players tabled their cards.
Nick Velcic: 
Opponent: 
Velcic was behind to two pair but had outs to any ace, deuce, king or spade to win the pot.
The dealer came through and dropped the 
on the river to see Velcic scoop the pot with a straght.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000 | 55,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Kambouroglou Eliminates Hay
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With around 50,000 already in the pot and the board showing 
Antonis Kambouroglou checked over to Andrew Hay who moved all in for his remaining 29,000 in chips. Kambouroglou pondered for a minute and called.
Hay reluctantly tabled his 
for a pair of deuces and was shocked when Kambouroglou flipped over 
for a higher pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Pooley With the Call
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With the board showing 
the player in middle position bet 4,500. Shelly Pooley was the other player in the hand and called from the hijack.
The 
completed the board and the player in middle position fired out 7,500. Pooley called shortly after. She then watched as her opponent tabled [kq]
for ace-high before she revealed 
for a pair and the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | 27,000 |
Kambouroglou Doubles
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
On a flop of 
the player in the small blind checked as did Antonis Kambouroglou on the button.
The turn came the and the small blind bet 4,000. Kambouroglou called.
As soon as the dropped on the river the small blind bet out 30,000 which had Kambouroglou's stack of 18,500 covered. Kambouroglou thought for a moment then slid his stack in for a call.
"Queen-high," said Kambouroglou's opponent, before tabling .
Kambouroglou then rolled over his 
confidently and took down the pot with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | 15,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200