AU$2,200 Main Event Day 2 | 2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

12-07-2019 12:22 UTC+10

Graham Doubles Through Ioannou

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Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Connie Graham moved all in for her remaining 18,500 from under the gun and was called by Sam Ioannou on the button.

Graham showed and was in the lead against Ioannou who had .

The flop fell giving Ioannou the advantage with a higher pair.

The on the turn didn't help Graham who was left needing a seven on the river.

The dealer then produced the , much to the delight of Graham, who raked in the double to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Ioannou	475,000 -20,000	-20,000
Connie Graham	44,500 -49,500	-49,500

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12-07-2019 11:55 UTC+10

Richardson Eliminated by Endersby

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Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Richardson committed his chip stack from the button and was called by Travis Endersby in the big blind.

Endersby:
Richardson:

The board ran out , giving Endersby the winning hand with ace-high, sending Richardson to the rail.

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12-07-2019 11:51 UTC+10

Pritchard Doubles Through Chow

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Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jensen Chow raised to 13,000 from middle position before Jason Pritchard shoved for 154,500 from the big blind. Chow called with more behind.

Pritchard:
Chow:

Pritchard was ar risk against the pocket pair until the board ran out , improving his hand to a straight on the river, resulting in a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Pritchard	316,500 157,500	157,500
Jensen Chow	136,000

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12-07-2019 10:25 UTC+10

182 Players Return for Day 2 of the WSOP International Circuit Sydney Main Event

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Diarmuid O'Kane leads the pack going into Day 2

The 182 players remaining in the 2019 WSOP International Circuit Sydney Main Event will take to their seats today as they continue their quest at capturing the title as well as the coveted WSOP gold ring on offer, as well as earning themselves a ticket to the 2020 WSOP Circuit Global Championship, an invitation-only tournament with a minimum prize pool of $1,000,000 USD.

After four opening flights, the players will join together at 12:30pm local time, with Day 1a chip leader Diarmuid O’Kane returning with 968,500 with blinds at 2,500/5,000/5000. Alongside him will be Day 1d chip leader Andrew Zhang (680,500), Day 1c chip leader Ross Grammer (563,000), Jo Snell (505,500) and Day 1b chip leader Marc Seymour (502,000) rounding out the top five stacks and the only players above 500,000.

Also returning will be defending WSOP Sydney Main Event final table finishers; Sam Capra (265,000), Matt Pongrass (183,500), Rahul Rastogi (170,000) Barry Forrester (153,000) and Cameron Chen (20,000) who will hope to capture their first circuit ring after narrowly missing out only 12 months prior.

The prize pool has also been announced early this morning. 117 players will guarantee themselves a minimum payday of $3,687 with the top five earning themselves a six-figure score. The eventual champion will pocket a cool $410,264 for their efforts.

Today’s plan is to play ten 60-minute levels or stop at the final three tables, whichever comes first.

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