Level Stays the Same
Level 4
: 150/300, 0 ante
The blinds were just meant to go up, but after a misprint on the structure sheet, the current level will contune at 150/300 for another 45 minutes.
2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
Day: 1
Some Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 150/300, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
68,000
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
62,000
14,200
|
14,200 |
|
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
44,500
15,700
|
15,700 |
|
37,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
35,700
-400
|
-400 |
|
|
31,800
6,800
|
6,800 |
|
31,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
30,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
27,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
26,000 | |
|
24,200
-1,800
|
-1,800 |
|
||
|
18,200
-9,300
|
-9,300 |
|
13,000
-11,400
|
-11,400 |
|
|
Busted | |
Tan Check-Raises for Victory
Level 4
: 150/300, 0 ante
Andrian Chin opened the action with a pre-flop raise, picking up callers in the form of small blind Daniel Tan and big blind Jeff Lisandro. Both of these checked the 
flop over to Chin, who fired out a continuation bet with both blinds making the call to swell the pot to 9,000.
The 
turn was as far as the hand went. After Tan and Lisandro checked the action over to Chin he made it 3,800 to go and Tan check-raised another 10,000 on top, which was enough to get it done.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
45,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
32,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
O'Farrell Pushes off Hassan on River
Level 4
: 150/300, 0 ante
Huss Hassan and Ireland's Brian O'Farrell played a decently sized pot, with O'Farrell making it 850 to go from the big blind when Hassan limped the button. Hassan responded with a re-raise to 2,500 and O'Farrell made the call.
The 
flop saw O'Farrell check the action over to Hassan, who fired out a bet of 1,800. O'Farrell reached for chips, but not for calling with, check-raising to 4,500 in total. After mulling it over in between bites of a tasty looking burger, Hassan pushed out the call and it was off to the 
turn.
This saw O'Farrell lead for 7,700 and Hassan made the call once more to bring in the 
river. This saw O'Farrell move all-in for ~12,400 and Hassan tanked some more, before deciding to wait for a better spot, mucking his hand and going back to his burger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
15,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Laoyont Over 100K
Level 4
: 150/300, 0 ante
The flop showed 
and 9,900 had amassed in the pot.
Patrick Laoyont and his opponent both checked before the 
dropped on the turn.
Laoyont fired out 6,000, which was enough to take down the pot, after his opponent mucked.
Laoyont surpassed 100,000 in chips following the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
Obst and Kempson In
Level 4
: 150/300, 0 ante
Corey Kempson and James Obst are two of the more recent arrivals and we caught the latter taking down a small pot.
It was Obst who was the raiser, making it 700 to go from the cutoff and picking up the big blind as a caller. The 
flop was checked through, as was the turn and river.
The big blinds showed down 
and Obst won the pot with 
to climb to 29,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000 | |
|
||
Lee and Johnston Chop it Up
Level 4
: 150/300, 0 ante
With the community cards all out and spread 
and 4,150 in the pot, action had been checked to Thomas Lee on the button in a four-way hand, and he fired for 3,000.
Big blind Richard Johnston was the only caller and the two chopped the pot with jack-ten for Broadway apiece.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,000
7,700
|
7,700 |
|
34,000 |
Two Levels at 150/300
Level 4
: 150/300, 0 ante
Owing to a typo in the tournament structure there are two levels of 150/300 as, being as this was in the tournament structure sheet, it must be played - this means that level 4 will effectively be a 90-minute level.
Trayner Folds Out Yu
Level 4
: 150/300, 0 ante
Malcolm Trayner opened the action from under-the-gun with a raise to 1,000 with Feng Yu the only caller from one seat over.
The monochrome flop was checked around, as was the 
turn, with Treyner taking a stab for 1,000 on the 
river, which was enough to win a small pot when Yu folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,600 | |
|
|
36,100
11,100
|
11,100 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0