Welcome to Day 1B of the 2019 WSOP Circuit Sydney Main Event
Greetings poker fans and welcome to Day 1B of the 2019 WSOP Circuit Sydney Main Event.
The initial opening flight of the AU$2,200 Main Event saw 232 players fight it out at the felt, with 34 players surviving the fourteen 45-minute levels to book themselves an all-elusive Day 2 berth.
The man to catch is currently Australia's Diarmuid O’Kane who bagged up a sizable 968,500 in chips — more than double that of next closest rival Jethro Horowitz who concluded play with 370,000.
Each starting flight sees players begin with a stack of 30,000 in chips, with a scheduled fourteen 45-minute levels, with play concluding close to 12:30 a.m. local time.
Day 1A saw 232 entries fight it out at the felt in an attempt to lock up a Day 2 berth, with 34 successful in their quest with a further three starting flights left to play out.
This time last year it was Australia’s Alex Lynskey who beat fellow countryman Matt Pongrass heads-up to take home a whopping $422,796 after conquering a record field of 1,191 to be crowned champion.
Players begin with 30,000 in chips and will compete over fourteen 45-minute levels to determine if they can make it through to Day 2 to compete for potentially life-changing sums of money, and the coveted WSOP Circuit Ring.
Follow all the action over the upcoming days right here as the PokerNews as the live reporting team keep you up to date with all the Main Event action, in addition to the two-day $1,650 ($1,500+$150) Pot Limit Omaha and $20,000 ($19,000+$1,000) High Roller Events, all covered exclusively by PokerNews.