Level: 8
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$20,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Ragozzini Eliminated by Teska
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The tournament floor just informed us of Sean Ragozzini's recent elimination from the tournament.
Ragozzini had moved all in preflop holding 
and was in great shape against Roger Teska who had called with 
.
That is until the board ran out with four hearts giving Teska the winning hand with a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Stang Rails Lynskey
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
With ~30,000 in the pot and the community cards spread 
Bernie Stang was all-in from the big blind and Alex Lynskey was in the tank.
Eventually, Lynskey made a decision and called for his tournament life, but could only sigh, muck and hit the rail for the second time today when Stang rolled over 
for top pair.
"Guess he was a non-believer," said Stang as he stacked up his newly won chips to climb over 100,000.
Sosia Jiang departed shortly afterwards to bring the field down to 27.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Pritchard Bests Jiang
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Sosia Jiang raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Jason Pritchard on the button.
Both players checked the 
before the 
dropped on the turn.
Jiang checked. Pritchard bet 2,500. Jiang called.
The 
completed the board and Jiang checked. Pritchard tossed out 5,500. Jiang raised to 14,000. Pritchard called.
Jiang tabled 
for a pair of queens. Pritchard then showed 
for two pair and the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
21,100
-16,900
|
-16,900 |
Otto Rails Maroulis
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Spiros Maroulis is out for the second time after clashing in a hand against Ryan Otto in a blind on blind battle. The duo got all the chips in pre-flop, Maroulis' 
trailing to Otto's to thin the field by one. Otto stacked up to ~120,000 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
Busted |
Suchanek Busts Kashyap, Kempson Back In
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Nauv Kashyap's first bullet went up in smoke in less than a level and he busted at the hands of Jan Suchanek, with all the chips going in pre-flop in a battle of the blinds. Kashyap had and was racing against Suchanek's 
.
Despite pairing his king on the flop, Kashyap hit the rail when Suchanek spiked a seven on the river to climb to 108,000.
Despite Kashyap's exit, the field has climbed to 45 entrants with the re-entry of Corey Kempson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Otto on the Rise, Suchanek Folds Out Kashyap
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Over on table 22, Geoff Mooney opened the action with an early position raise to 3,000 with Jan Suchanek calling from the button and Ryan Otto calling from the big blind to take the action three-way to a flop of 
with the action checked around.
The 
turn saw Otto take a stab for 5,200 and that was enough to take the pot.
There was three hands of raise folding that followed before David Hanlon made it 2,400 to go from the cutoff, picking up callers in the form of small blind Raman Shaqiri and big blind Michael Hahn to take play three-way to a flop of 
with the action going all check. The 
turn was where the hand ended, with Hahn taking it down with a bet of 5,600.
The following hand, Jan Suchanek made it 3,000 to go from under-the-gun, with Mooney calling from the cutoff and Nauv Kashyap calling from the big blind.
The 
flop saw no betting, with Suchanek making a delayed continuation bet on the turn, with Kashyap check calling.
The river saw Kashyap check again, calling Suchanek's 15,000 river bet and mucking when the latter turned over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
89,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
77,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
63,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
|
48,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
26,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
23,600
-26,400
|
-26,400 |
Kempson Busts to Stang
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A short-stacked Corey Kempson got his last 12,000 in pre-flop with 
only to run into the of Bernie Stang to hit the rail, while Stang stacked up to 48,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
|
Busted |
Stang Back Near Starting Stack
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Mladen Vukovic raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and was called by Bernie Stang in the small blind.
The flop came 
and Stang led out for 3,600. Vukovic called.
The turn brought the 
and Stang fired out another 7,200. Vukovic called.
Stang checked after the completed the board. Vukovic looked puzzled and opted to check behind.
Stang tabled for a pair of eights with a king-kicker, and took down the pot, after Vukovic mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
46,200
39,700
|
39,700 |
Shaqiri Re-enters
Level 7
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The High Rollers are back in their seats with 30 players in the running out of a total of 43 entries, with Raman Shaqiri the latest man to re-enter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |