Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 1d
Kroesen Flushes Opponent
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The player in middle position raised to 2,200 and was called by Ricky Kroesen in the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop before the 
dropped on the turn.
Kroesen tossed out 3,000. His opponent called.
The 
completed the board and Kroesen fired out 7,400. His opponent thought for a minute and called.
Kroesen tabled 
for a flush, and took down the pot, after his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Karamalikis Back For More
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A surprisingly sprightly looking Jonathan Karamalikis is in the running, looking fresh as a daisy after his monster four-hour heads-up poker marathon in yesterdays' AU$20,000 High Roller.
Karamalikis came back from a 4-1 chip deficit to snag his first World Series Circuit title and some stylish jewellery, in addition to the AU$377,625 (~$257,640) top prize and is back at the coal face today, spinning his 25k starting stack up to 66,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
37,600
|
37,600 |
Wang Eliminated by Boskovic
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The action folded around to Jun Wang on the button who moved all in for his remaining chips. Dejan Boskovic made the call from the big blind.
Boskovic: 
Wang: 
The board ran out 
, giving Boskovic the winning hand with a flopped-straight, sending Wang to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
Busted |
Attenborough Doubles
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The board read 
and 6,500 had accumulated in the pot.
The player in the big blind bet 3,500. Adrian Attenborough raised to 9,500 from middle position. The player on the button mucked. The big blind called.
The 
completed the board and the big blind checked. Attenborough then moved all in for 41,000. His opponent went into the tank for several minutes before finally making the call.
Attenborough tabled 
for a set of eights, and took down the pot, after his opponent revealed for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
||
Chin Eliminates Ahn
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jimmy Ghobrial raised to 2,500 from under the gun plus one. Andrian Chin called from middle position followed by Adam Albarri in the hijack. Myung Ahn then moved all in for 13,600 from the small blind. Ghobrial mucked. Chin called. Albarri folded.
Chin: 
Ahn:
The board ran out 
, improving Chin to a set of fours on the flop, resulting in Ahn being eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Lee Wins Three-way
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Alex Lee opened the action with a raise to 2,500 from under-the-gun and found two customers with a player in the cutoff making the call and Robert Spano coming along from the small blind to take the action three-way to a flop of 
.
This saw Lee lead for 3,300 and that was enough to take down the pot, stacking Lee up to 40,000. Spano had 46,000 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
40,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Embleton Rails Nasab
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Daniel Embleton had opened the action from under-the-gun and been shoved on by Sayed Nasab in the cutoff. It was not all that much for Embleton to make the call, though we are unsure on the exact amount of the shove. Regardless, Nasab was the at-risk player with 
and was up against Embleton's .
The runout changed nothing and Nasab headed home for an early bath, while Embleton stacked up to 45,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Vukovic Bests Gooden
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
The board was out reading 
with a mound of chips in the pot already before Katie Gooden bet out 9,500 on the river from the hijack.
Godden's opponent in the hand, Mladen Vukovic, tossed in two yellow chips to make the call, showing down 
, which was good for the pot.
Vukovic stacked up to 75,000 after the hand, while Gooden still has plenty with a stack of 67,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
67,000
67,000
|
67,000 |