2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
Final Results
Winner
Steven Zhou
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
260,904 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,200 AUD
Total Entries
1,124
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
208
Players Left
37
Players Left 1 / 1,124
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O'Farrell Wins Multiway

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

The blinds have climbed and the field size has increased to 176 entrants. One of the more recent entries, Brian O'Farrell, has got himself on the scoreboard, taking down a multiway hand in a limped pot from the big blind against Ehsan Amiri, a player in the cutoff and small blind Roger Garcia,.

Amiri limped from the hijack, the player in the cutoff called as did Garcia and O'Farrell from the blinds. Everyone checked to the player in the cutoff, who bet out 1,200 with Garcia and O'Farrell calling, while Amiri gave it up to take play three-handed to the {2-Hearts} turn, which was checked all around.

Following a Garcia check, O'Farrell took a stab for 2,600, which was enough to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
40,000
10,000
10,000
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Brian O'Farrell
31,000
31,000
31,000
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Roger Garcia
27,000
27,000
27,000

Tags: Brian O'FarrellEhsan AmiriRoger Garcia

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Kain Wins One

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Brad Kain
Brad Kain

Brad Kain has not long taken his seat, and we caught the Melbourne native embroiled in a hand against Rod Gibbs with the community cards spread {6-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{q-Spades}.

Kain, sitting in the small blind, led out for what looked to be a close to pot-sized bet of 1,700 and Gibbs made the call, with the dealer revealing the {j-Hearts} river.

This saw Kain fire again, this time for 3,600, which was enough to take down the hand. Kain climbed to 34,000 after raking in the pot, but Gibbs has evidently been busy as he was left with 40,000 after folding out the river.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rod Gibbs au
Rod Gibbs
40,000
6,600
6,600
Profile photo of Brad Kain au
Brad Kain
34,000
34,000
34,000

Tags: Brad KainRod Gibbs

Seymour Shoots into Early Lead

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

The man to catch currently is Marc Seymour, who has pulled into an early lead. With ~18,000 in the pot on the turn with the community cards reading {5-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, Seymour was batting in a hand against $5k Challenge champion Shivine Abdine.

Seymour led the turn from the blinds, with Abdine making the call from middle position and the river came down {q-Spades}, which saw Seymour check. Abdine quickly checked it back and Seymour rolled over {5-Spades}{4-Spades} for trips, which was good for the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Marc Seymour
78,000
Profile photo of Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
31,000
1,000
1,000

Tags: Marc SeymourShivan Abdine

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Camphausen in the Mix

Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante
Marc Camphausen
Marc Camphausen

Germany's Marc Camphausen in back from some more poker action, looking to add to the AU$115,970 he won for finishing third in the $5k Challenge.

We caught Camphausen involved in an early hand against China's Ma Zhi, with 4,000 in the pot on the turn with the community cards spread {8-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. Camphausen bet 1,000 on the turn, and Zhi made the call from the small blind to bring in the {2-Hearts} river, which saw checks from both players.

Camphausen, sitting under-the-gun, rolled over {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}, which was enough to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Marc Camphausen
34,000
34,000
34,000
Profile photo of Ma Zhi cn
Ma Zhi
26,000
26,000
26,000

Tags: Ma ZhiMarc Camphausen

Gibbs and Tran on the Scoreboard Early

Level 1 : 100/200, 0 ante

The field has quickly grown to 142 entries, with new entries including Luke Edwards, China's Wenling Gao, 5k Challenge finalist Ehsan Amiri, Ladies Event Champion Michelle Psarras, 2017 Main Event champion Michael Kanaan and Jeff Tran to name but a few.

We caught the latter involved in an early hand, with Tran the instigator, making it 600 to go on the button and picking up a single caller in big blind Anthony Mcnamara.

The flop fell {j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} and unable to contain his excitement, Tran led out of turn for 1,000. As Mcnamara was yet to act, he was given his full options, choosing to check, meaning Tran's bet was null and void and he had to take it back for acting out of turn.

The {8-Hearts} turn saw no betting action, and the {2-Hearts} river was also checked, meaning Tran's {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} was good for the pot.

Over on Ken Demlakian's table, Edward Kim opened the action with a raise to 600 from the cutoff with Demlakian calling from the button and small blind Rod Gibbs and the big blind also coming along for the ride.

The {2-Spades}{10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop saw checks from every one, with the {10-Spades} turn bringing in a bet of 1,600 from Gibbs. Demlakian was the only caller.

The {5-Clubs} river saw Gibbs fire another 1,600 barrel, and that was enough to get Demlakian to give it up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Rod Gibbs au
Rod Gibbs
33,400
33,400
33,400
Profile photo of Jeff Tran au
Jeff Tran
30,600
30,600
30,600
Profile photo of Wenling Gao cn
Wenling Gao
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Luke Edwards au
Luke Edwards
30,000
30,000
30,000
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[Removed:112]
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Michelle Psarras au
Michelle Psarras
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Michael Kanaan au
Michael Kanaan
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Anthony Mcnamara au
Anthony Mcnamara
29,400
Profile photo of Ken Demlakian au
Ken Demlakian
28,400
1,600
1,600

Tags: Ken DemlakianRod Gibbs

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

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.

Tags: Alex LynskeyJethro HorowitzMatt Pongrass