Final Three Hands of the Evening
The remaining players will play three more hands before bagging up for the night.
The remaining players will play three more hands before bagging up for the night.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Huss Hassan |
521,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
Richard Kellett |
423,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
Michael Asad |
341,500
64,500
|
64,500 |
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|
341,500
-33,500
|
-33,500 |
Aaron Li | 331,500 | |
Brett Trevillian |
247,500
-18,500
|
-18,500 |
David Clark | 227,500 | |
Nick Velci
|
225,000 | |
Andrew Starr |
216,500
120,500
|
120,500 |
Jason Hann | 212,000 | |
Sheng Ye |
203,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Chao Duan | 201,500 | |
Zac Lowrie | 201,500 | |
Matthew Howearth | 163,500 | |
Shivan Abdine |
153,500
48,500
|
48,500 |
Michael Fraser |
153,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
Connie Graham |
146,500
51,500
|
51,500 |
Travis Endersby |
146,500
71,500
|
71,500 |
Suzy Khoueis |
145,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Ben Richardson |
131,500
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Jacob Horowitz |
124,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
Nick Wright | 121,000 | |
Graeme Putt |
121,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Michael O'Grady |
120,500
77,500
|
77,500 |
Tristan Bain |
120,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
It was the who's who of the poker world that showed up for Day 1 of the WSOP International Circuit Sydney $1,320 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed event and they filled the tables throughout The Star poker room over the course of the day. After a full fifteen levels, it was Huss Hassan who emerged as the chip leader, bagging himself an impressive 521,000 chips.
Hassan is a Sydney local with a plethora of cashes totalling over $225,000 including a huge six-figure score where he collected $100,000 for winning the $275 888Live Main Event in Melbourne back in 2015. He is also no stranger to the WSOPC either after finishing 21st in last year’s main event for just over $17,000. Hassan will be followed by Richard Kellett (423,000), Michael Asad (341,500) and Seyed Jabbour (341,500) who round out the top four biggest stacks.
Other notables who will be returning tomorrow include; Shivan Abdine (153,500), Connie Graham (146,500), Suzy Khoueis (145,000), Ben Richardson (131,500) Poker Hall-of-Famer Graeme Putt (121,000), Tristan Bain (120,500), Michael O’Grady (120,500), Nurlan Boobekov (104,500), and 2018 $5K Challenge champion Matt Wakeman (46,000),
Some of the notable players that were present but would fall during Day 1's play included; James Broom, Ryan Hong, Jonathan Karamalikis, Sam Khoueis, Haoran Zhang, Stevan Chew, Rob Damelian, Jordan Westmorland as well as WSOP Bracelet winners Sam Higgs, Andrew Hinrichsen and Jarred Graham.
If last year was anything to go by, a big field was expected on Day 1. However, only 283 entered today (down from 341 last year) which meant there would be an overlay after the event was given a $400,000 guarantee.
The payouts were also confirmed, with 30 players in the money. A min-cash will be worth $2,688 and the money bubble is expected to burst very early on Day 2, with just 32 players bagging chips.
The action is scheduled to resume at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, Monday the 10th of December, with the blinds resuming on level 16 at 3,000/6,000 and a 1000 ante. Day 2 will firstly play down to the money before reaching a final table then a champion.
Continue to follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team for all of the up-to-date action throughout the entire event.
AU$1,320 6-Max
Day 1 Completed