AU$2,200 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$2,200 Main Event
Day: 3
Day 3 of the WSOPC Sydney Main Event Has Arrived
Welcome to Day 3 of the WSOP International Circuit Sydney Main Event where cards will go in the air at 12:30pm local time.
After six long days of poker, it is Edwin Chiu with the chip lead after collecting 4,505,000 chips through his first two days. Chiu's current total live earnings are $13,856, so he is guaranteed to almost double that with the next place finisher guaranteeing themselves $13,128. But the young Australian has put himself in the box seat to capture his first WSOP Circuit ring and the $410,264 first prize money that comes with it.
Rounding out the top three include; Huss Hassan (2,875,000) and Adrian Attenborough (2,400,000). Attenborough is currently sitting 26th on the Australian All Time Money List. A win in this event would see him pass some very respectable players including; Joe Cabret, 2015 Aussie Millions champion Manny Stavropoulos and 2009 Aussie Millions champion Stewart Scott.
Other notables still in the field are Hamish Crawshaw, Dean Blatt, Tom Rafferty, last years 11th place finisher Lior Segre and Billy Argyros. Argyros is another in the same position as Attenborough who has the opportunity to move up the All Time Money List and crack the top 20. A win would see him pass young gun Brendon Rubie and 2012 Aussie Millions champion Oliver Speidel.
Today the final 24 players will play down to a final table of nine in the poker room at The Star in Sydney. Play will continue at Level 24 with the blinds at 20,00/40,000, with a 40,000 ante. There will be a 10-minute break after every two levels.
Final 24 Seat Draw
| Seat | Table 32 | Table 31 | Table 30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Zhou | Edwin Chiu | John Duggan |
| 2 | Lior Segre | Chao Duan | Trevor Saunders |
| 3 | Duy Doc Vu | Diarmuid O’Kane | Huss Hassan |
| 4 | Tom Rafferty | John Zwaine | Adrian Salter |
| 5 | Marc Camphausen | Jules Wilson | Akshay Kapoor |
| 6 | Anish Kumar | Jensen Chow | Rehman Kassam |
| 7 | Billy Argyros | Dean Baltt | Hamish Crawshaw |
| 8 | Shane De Clifford | Adrian Attenborough | Moustafa Haidar |
Stay tuned to PokerNews to follow all the action as we find out together who from a massive 1,124-entry field will be making this year's main event final table.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Chiu Wins First Hand of the Day Against Attenborough
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Adrian Attenborough raised to 80,000 from the button. Edwin Chiu re-raised to 240,000 from the small blind. Attenborough called after Chao Duan folded his big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop as well as the 
on the turn.
The 
completed the board and Chiu splashed out 400,000. Attenborough called shortly after.
Chiu tabled 
for a flush, and took down the opening pot, after Attenborough mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,125,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
2,235,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
|
||
Early Salvoes
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Over on the feature table, Anish Kumar opened the action with a raise to 90,000 from the hijack with big blind Lior Segre the only caller in the big blind.
There was no betting on any street with the board running out 
, Segre showing down 
and Kumar taking the pot with 
.
Billy 'the croc' Argyros tried to get something going with a raise to 90,000 from the hijack a couple of hands later with Duy Doc Vu making the call from the big blind to take the action heads-up to a flop of 
.
Vu checked the action over to Argyros, who tossed out a 125,000 continuation bet and Vu check-raised to 325,000 in total. While he did not look overly happy about it, eventually, Argyros let it go leaving Vu free to scoop the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,105,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
1,490,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
1,070,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
1,035,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
Kassam Triples; Hassan Drops; Haidar Short
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Huss Hassan raised to 80,000 from under the gun. Rehman Kassam moved all in for 485,000 from the hijack. Moustafa Haidar shoved for 650,000 from the button. Hassan called with more behind.
Kassam: 
Haidar: 
Hassan: 
The board ran out 
, improving Kassam to a set of eights, earning him the main pot. Kassam would spike an ace on the river to take the side pot between Hassan and stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,350,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
|
1,555,000
970,000
|
970,000 |
|
330,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
First Blood for Hassan; Rails Salter
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The first casualty of the day took just 20-minutes of the first level, with Huss Hassan picking up where he left off on the feature table on Day 2.
Hassan opened the action from the button with a raise to 80,000 and small blind Adrian Salter responded with a three-bet shove for 435,000 in total. After mulling it over for a few seconds, Hassan shrugged and pushed in the extras and the two revealed their hole cards.
Huss Hassan: 
Adrian Salter:
The 
saw Hassan flop an open-ended straight draw which came in on the 
turn to leave Salter drawing dead and the 
river was merely a formality. Hassan stacked up to 2.8 million after the hand while Salter headed off to the cage to collect AU$15,444 (~$10,560).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
Busted |
Duan Shoves on Chiu
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Edwin Chiu raised to 110,000 from the cutoff. Chao Duan called from the button. Diarmuid O'Kane and John Zwaine called from the blinds.
The flop came 
and the blinds checked. Chiu continued for 225,000. Duan moved all in for 805,000. O'Kane and Zwaine instantly mucked. Chiu took a minute before releasing his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,750,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
|
1,725,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
1,510,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
200,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
Duggan Eliminated by Kassam
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
John Duggan moved all in for 665,000 from under the gun. Rehman Kassam called from the button.
Kassam:
Duggan:
Duggan was unable to improve with the inferior pocket pair, after the board ran out 
, sending him to the rail in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,320,000
765,000
|
765,000 |
|
Busted |
Blatt Doubles Through Chiu
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dean Blatt opened with a raise before Edwin Chiu re-raised. Blatt then shoved for 1,290,000. Chiu called with more behind.
Blatt:
Chiu: 
The board ran out 
, improving Blatt to a set on the flop, awarding him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,460,000
-1,290,000
|
-1,290,000 |
|
2,680,000
1,390,000
|
1,390,000 |