Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed
Day: 2
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
The remaining four players are on a 10-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,730,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
1,422,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
710,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
|
549,000
-141,000
|
-141,000 |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Con Angelakis raised to 40,000 from under the gun before Dinh Pham re-raised to 136,000 from the small blind. Angelakis called.
The flop came 
and Pham potted for 288,000. Angelakis made the quick call with exactly 250,000 behind.
Angelakis: 
Pham: 
Angelakis had flopped two pair and took the lead.
The 
on the turn then 
on the river changed nothing and Angelakis was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
788,000
363,000
|
363,000 |
|
|
690,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
There was an orbit or so of small pots played with the other three players trying to manoeuvre the extremely short-stacked Con Angelakis into an all-in situation, and they finally got their wish in a multi-way pot that saw Yalcin Kaya and Tam Truong clash also.
It was Dinh Pham the man in the driving seat this time around, making it 35,000 to go from the cutoff, with Kaya calling from the button and Angelakis coming in from the small blind with around 117,000 behind. Tam Truong then chose to make a big squeeze play from the big blind, potting to 175,000.
Pham quickly folded, but Kaya gave him a stare down for a minute or so before reaching for calling chips, and Angelakis got the last of his chips in as well.
So it was three-way with two live players to a flop of 
with Truong first to act and he potted it for 502,000. Kaya immediately announced he was all-in to put Truong in a tough spot, and he did not take too long to make the fold.
"I got it heads-up for you," Kaya quipped to Angelakis.
"I'm ahead though," he replied.
Con Angelakis: 
Yalcin Kaya: 
Angelakis did indeed have the lead with a flopped straight and just needed to fade the hearts, and did so with the 
turn and 
river tripling him up to 425,000.
Truong dropped down to second in the pecking order with a stack of 1.2 million, and Kaya scooped the side pot to climb into the chip lead with a stack of 1.7 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
-630,000
|
-630,000 |
|
|
425,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Mohammed Elkassir raised to 56,000 from the cutoff and was called by Tam Truong on the button.
The flop came 
and Elkassir potted for 136,000. Truong immediately raised to 300,000 which had Elkassir covered. Elkassir snap-called.
Truong: 
Elkassir: 
Elkassir was in bad shape against Truong, and wouldn't be able to improve after the board ran out the 
and , sending him to the rail in 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,830,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
The final table is now down to five, with Jun Wang falling at the hands of Yalcin Kaya, who has begun making his play for the title.
It was Truong the man instigating the action, making it 25,000 to go from under-the-gun, with Wang making the call from one seat over. Kaya called from the button and Con Angelakis came along from the small blind to take play four-way to a flop of 
.
Following checks from Angelakis and Truong, Wang took a stab for 55,000, with Kaya the only caller to take play heads-up to the 
turn.
This saw Wang reach for chips and lead out for pot, calling the extras when Kaya re-potted and both players revealed their holdings.
Jun Wang: 
Yalcin Kaya: 
Wang had hit two pair on the turn but was trailing to Kaya's straight and the river was of no help. Wang shook hands with the five remaining competitors and headed to the payout desk to collect his AU$12,255 winnings, while Kaya stacked up to 1,411,000 to climb up to second in the counts, just behind Truong, who has 1,500,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,411,000
433,000
|
433,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Con Angelakis raised to 30,000 from under the gun and was called by everyone on the tabled except Mohammed Elkassir.
The flop came and three players checked to Tam Truong who tossed out 75,000. Only Yalcin Kaya called.
The turn brought the 
and Kaya checked. Truong slid out 250,000. Kaya thought for a minute then moved all in for 428,000. The bet was enough to see Truong muck his hand shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
-332,000
|
-332,000 |
|
|
978,000
397,000
|
397,000 |
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
There are 20 minutes remaining on the clock with blinds at 6,000/12,000 and the final six players are back in their seats after posing for the obligatory final table picture and cards are back in the air.
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tam Truong | Australia | 1,830,000 | 153 |
| 2 | Jun Wang | Australia | 433,000 | 36 |
| 3 | Dinh Pham | Australia | 885,000 | 71 |
| 4 | Yalcin Kaya | France | 581,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Con Angelakis | Australia | 450,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Mohammed Elkassir | Australia | 238,000 | 20 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,832,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
|
885,000 | |
|
|
581,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
450,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
433,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
|
238,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |