Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 1a
Chu Doubles Opponent
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Hai Bo Chu raised to 6,500 from under the gun before the player in middle position moved all-in for 19,800. The action folded back around to Chu who called.
Opponent: 
Chu: 
The board ran out 
giving Chu's opponent the winning hand with a set of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
Dao Flushes Pappas
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Steve Pappas raised from the hijack and was called by Michael Dao and Barry Forrester in the blinds.
The flop came 
and Pappas continued for 15,000. Only Dao check-called the bet.
Both players checked the 
on the turn before the 
completed the board.
Dao quickly bet 20,000. Pappas snap-called.
Dao showed 
for a flush, and took down the pot, after Pappas revealed 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
338,300
-16,700
|
-16,700 |
|
210,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Roy Forces a Fold From Hassan
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Evelyne Roy raised to 8,000 from under the gun and was called by Huss Hassan in the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop before the 
dropped on the turn.
Hassan bet out 20,000. Roy made the quick call.
The 
completed the board and Hassan checked. Roy reached for her 5,000-chips which forced a quick fold from Hassan even without her putting out a bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
217,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
208,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Bownds Gives One Up
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ryan Bownds raised to 9,000 from middle position and was called by the player on the button as well as Tim English in the big blind.
The flop came 
and English checked. Bownds continued for 10,000. The button called. English folded.
Both players then checked down the 
turn and 
river.
Bownds revealed for a pair, but would lose the hand, after his opponent tabled 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
241,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Tan Chips Up Late
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jerome Tan raised to 8,000 from middle position and was called by Fidan Shevket in the cutoff and David Tang in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Tang checked. Tan continued for 8,000. Shevket snap-called. Tang mucked.
Both players checked the on the turn before the completed the board.
Tan fired out 15,500.
"Only out of curiosity," announced Shevket, before making the call.
Tan tabled for top pair and took down the pot after Shevket mucked her hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
138,500
86,500
|
86,500 |
|
|
115,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Pongrass Eliminates One Late to Confirm Chip Lead
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The player in the cutoff raised to 10,000 before Matt Pongrass re-raised to 32,000 from the button. The action folded back to the original raiser who three-bet to 120,000. Pongrass four-bet shoved for approximately 400,000. His opponent snap-called with around 250,000 behind.
Pongrass revealed pocket aces and had his opponent's pocket jacks covered.
The board bricked out and Pongrass raked in a pot worth over 500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
675,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Last Three Hands
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The remaining players will play three more hands before bagging up for the night.
Scratch That - O'Kane Captures the Chip Lead
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Diarmuid O'Kane raised from the cutoff and was called by Matt Pongrass on the button.
The flop came 
and O'Kane continued with a bet. Pongrass called.
The turn brought the 
and O'Kane checked. Pongrass bet. O'Kane min-raised back. Pongrass called.
The completed the board and O'Kane immediately moved all in for 370,500 sending Pongrass into the tank.
"This is a fun one," announced Pongrass.
"Do you want me to call?" he added. O'Kane sat motionless and just smiled back.
"You went all in so quickly," continued Pongrass. "I just don't know my friend," finished Pongrass.
An additional minute passed before Pongrass made the call.
O'Kane confidently tabled , and took down the pot, after Pongrass mucked his hand.
"I had kings," confirmed Pongrass after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
968,000
938,000
|
938,000 |
|
||
|
|
183,500
-491,500
|
-491,500 |