2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$1,320 6-Max
Day: 1
12
Event Info

2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♦8♣
Prize
104,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,320 AUD
Entries
283
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Huss Hassan Bags WSOPC Sydney $1,320 6-Max Day 1 Chip Lead

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Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Richard Kellett Sits Second in Chips Heading into Day 2
Richard Kellett Sits Second in Chips Heading into Day 2

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.