AU$2,200 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 1b
Marc Seymour Bags the Chip Lead After Day 1b of the 2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney Main Event
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The second of the Main Events' four starting flights - Day 1b - of the 2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney Main Event is done and dusted, with Australia's Marc Seymour bagging up a sizable 502,000 to conclude play with the chip lead.
A total of 208 players anted up the $2,200 entry and fought it out at the felt over fourteen 45-minute levels, with 37 of them finding a bag at the end of the day.
There were plenty of notables in the running, but it was Seymour who topped them all, snatching the chip lead from tablemate Evaldas Stanevicius on the last level of the day in a pot worth 272,000 after out-flopping the latters' ace-king with queen-ten by hitting trips, rivering a full house and getting paid.
Stanevicius dominated a great deal of the action on the live-streamed feature table but dropped down the counts to bag up 122,500 in total.
Several players made a spirited attempt at snatching the lead during the last two levels played, with China's Xun Sun ending play as Seymour's next closest rival, bagging up a total of 408,500 in chips. Australia's Jules Wilson rounded out the top three after bagging up 360,500.
The rest of the field are all sitting on stacks of below 300k or less, with other notables successful in their quest to make Day 2 including the UK's Daniel Hope (261,500), Billy 'the croc' Argyros (220,000), Hamish Crawshaw (182,500), Peter Robertson (169,000), Geoff Mooney (127,500), Connie Graham (94,000), Martin Ward (87,500), Brad Kain (75,000), and Robert Damelian (71,500).
Over 80% of the field was not as fortunate, with notables to bow out before the close of play including $5k Challenge champion Shivan Abdine and runner up Adrian Attenborough, World Series bracelet holder James Obst, Daniel Laidlaw, Luke Edwards, George Mitri and Jonathan Karamalikis, the latter of whom came agonisingly close to finding a bag but falling during the last level played.
There is now a two-day break, with the PokerNews live coverage focusing on the two-day $1,650 Pot Limit Omaha, which kicks off on Monday, December 2 at 2:15pm local time (GMT+10).
The final two starting flights, Day 1C and 1D, play out on Thursday, December 4, at 12:30 p.m. and Friday, December 5, at 12:30 p.m. respectively.
All Day 1 survivors will unite for the first time on Saturday, December 7, for Day 2 where they will play down into the money and beyond.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we continue with updates for the remaining days.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
502,000 | -58,000 |
|
408,500 | 408,500 |
|
360,500 | -29,500 |
|
|
285,000 | 285,000 |
|
|
282,500 | -87,500 |
|
261,500 | 5,500 |
|
252,000 | 252,000 |
|
|
238,000 | 238,000 |
|
220,000 | 116,500 |
|
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
199,500 | 199,500 |
|
182,500 | 182,500 |
|
182,500 | 46,500 |
|
173,500 | -1,500 |
|
|
171,000 | 171,000 |
|
169,000 | -76,000 |
|
|
152,500 | 112,500 |
|
|
147,500 | -47,500 |
|
|
145,500 | 10,500 |
|
140,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
138,500 | 14,500 |
|
134,000 | -76,000 |
|
127,500 | 55,000 |
|
|
126,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
123,500 | 123,500 |
Day 1B Concludes
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Full chip counts and end of day wrap to follow.
Last Three Hands
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Last three hands have been called as play begins to wind down for the day.
Seymour Seizes Lead
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Both Marc Seymour and Evaldas Stanevicius have been contenders for the chip lead, with the latter holding that honour since just before the dinner break.
However, all that changed in a sizable pot that played out between the pair. The action was picked up on a flop of 
with 26,000 in the pot, with Stanevicius (small blind) check-calling Seymour's 6,000 flop bet.
The 
turn saw Stanevicius check once more, with Seymour firing out a slightly larger 35,000 bet, which saw Stanevicius hit the think tank for a few seconds before making the call.
The 
river saw Stanevicius check for a third time, and Seymour bet big, leading out for a sizable 80,000 river bet. Stanevicius tanked for several minutes this time, but did eventuallyu slide out the call. However, Stanevicius' 
was not enough to beat Seymour's 
and the latter stacked up to 560,000, while Stanevicius dropped down to 267,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000 | 258,000 |
|
|
267,000 | -41,000 |
Ma Wins From Carlile
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Simon Carlile opened the action with a raise to 8,000 from under-the-gun plus one with big blind Zhi Ma the only customer.
The 
flop saw Ma check, Carlile bet 10,000 and Ma call. The 
turn was checked, as was the river, and Ma scooped the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000 | 47,000 |
|
|
75,000 | -5,000 |
Wilson Making Late Play for the Lead
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jules Wilson has been getting it done quietly but has amassed a stack of 390,000 in total, which puts him in contention for the chip lead.
We caught Wilson raking in a pot after betting from the button on a 
flop. Wilson made it two from two, raising the next hand also and making it 8,500 to go from the cutoff, with Kyrillos Gerges making the call from the big blind to take action heads-up to a flop of 
.
Both players checked and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Gerges checked once more, and Wilson fired for 13,000, which was enough to get it done. Gerges dropped to 195,000 after the hand, while Wilson stacked up to 390,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000 | 390,000 |
|
|
195,000 | -25,000 |
Hope Busts Ogivly
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Over on the feature table, Gavin Oglivy moved all-in pre-flop for his last 73,500 with and was looked up by Daniel Hope holding 
.
It was not looking good for Oglivy with a dominated hand and the board ran out 
to send Oglivy to the rail and stack Hope up to 256,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
256,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Last Level of the Day
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Players are coming into the home stretch as this is the last level for the day. There are currently 41 players still in contention, though this number could well drop over the next 45 minutes. The clock will be paused when it gets down to the last ten minutes for the last three hands of the day.