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AU$500 Opening Event
Day 1d Completed
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$500 Opening Event
Day: 1d
Event Info
2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
500 AUD
Total Entries
1,444
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
40,000
Players Left 1 / 1,444
Filter
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The final starting flight in the WSOP International Circuit $500 Opening Event drew a whopping 518 entries, but just 102 bagged chips when play ended after 12 40-minute levels. Michael Matsioukkou leads the way among the Day 1D survivors with 280,000. Matsioukkou filled us in that towards the end of play he battled against one particular player who kept shoving on him. Eventually, he would call his opponent off holding pocket three’s and hold against queen-ten to capture the lead over Quong Truong (245,600) and Manuel Hansimikali (217,300) who round out the top three.
Alongside the chip leaders, some other big stacks that emerged include Alex Falon (200,300), Jaime King (178,100), Fernando Lay (174,400), Akshay Kapoor (174,000), Samuel Kennedy (168,900) and Ming Hsin Chen (163,400). Some notable names that advanced to Day 2, include Jason Pritchard (181,500), Todor Kondevski (72,100) and Shivan Abdine (46,400).
Not all were fortunate enough to survive to the day’s end. Among the fallen were Andrew Scarf, Victor Darchinyan, Robert Damelian, Michael and Travis O’Grady, Michel Bouskila, Craig Blight and Gary Benson.
When play resumes on Saturday, December 1, at 12:30pm local time, levels will continue to be 40 minutes long. The day will end when the final table of nine is reached. The prize pool information will be published when it becomes available in its entirety. A combined total of 277 players advanced to Day 2.
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Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | |
|
|
245,600 | |
|
217,300 | |
|
200,300
4,700
|
4,700 |
|
181,500
19,100
|
19,100 |
|
|
178,100 | |
|
|
174,400 | |
|
174,200
49,200
|
49,200 |
|
|
168,900 | |
|
|
163,400 | |
|
|
156,600
31,600
|
31,600 |
|
133,300 | |
|
|
111,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
72,100 | |
|
46,400
23,600
|
23,600 |
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The remaining 111 players have been told that they will play three more hands before bagging up for the night.
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
A player was all in preflop and was pending the action on the flop.
With the flop showing 
Ryan Morris checked from the small blind before the player in the hijack moved all in for 27,100. The player on the button thought for a minute then opted to fold. Morris then talked himself into calling and was happy with the result.
Ryan Morris: 
All-in preflop: 
Hijack: 
Morris' ace-high was good and he earned the pot when the 
dropped on the turn giving him a flush. The meaningless 
completed the board and Morris raked in the pot as two hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 |
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Ivan Ong raised to 4,500 from middle position and was called by Anthony Kim on the button.
The flop came 
and Ong bet 4,500. Kim called.
The turn brought the and Ong fired out 8,500. Kim deliberated for just a moment and opted to fold.
Ong goes up to 63,300 whilst Kim drops down to 45,600 following the hand.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Jason Pritchard raised to 3,200 from middle position and was called by Scott Franke in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Franke led out for 8,000. Pritchard called.
The turn brought the 
and Franke tossed out another 15,000. Pritchard then moved all in for 101,000 which had Franke covered. Franke called with 74,000 behind.
Jason Pritchard: 
Scott Franke: 
Franke had run is top pair into Pritchard's set of sevens and was drawing dead. The meaningless 
completed the board and Pritchard raked in the massive pot as Franke made his way to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,600 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Travis O'Grady raised from middle position and found two callers before Mark Longhurst moved all in for 37,100 from the big blind. O'Grady made the quick call. The other two players got out of the way.
Mark Longhurst:
Travis O'Grady: 
The board ran out 
to see Longhurst spike a queen on the river to double up through O'Grady.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000 | |
|
|
20,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Quang Truong has just been spotted sitting behind a stack totaling 285,000 in chips.
It's a big lead with only several other players in the room closing in on 200,000.
We'll see if Truong can maintain his dominance with just under two levels of play left in the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000 |
