2019 The Star Sydney Champs

$5K Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 The Star Sydney Champs

Final Results
Winner
Jason Gray
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
171,572 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Prize Pool
612,750 AUD
Entries
129
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000

Queen-Jack Spells The End for Yazbeck

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Mark Yazbeck
Mark Yazbeck

Mark Yazbeck bet the turn and river of a board {k-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{8-Diamonds} for 16,000 and 35,000 respectively, and Jarrod Thatcher called both times. Yazbeck turned over {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for a bluff gone wrong and Thatcher scooped the big pot with {a-Spades}{10-Spades}.

One hand later, Nurlan Boobekov jammed the button and Yazbeck in the big blind called all in for around 27,000.

Mark Yazbeck: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Nurlan Boobekov: {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Spades} flop and {9-Hearts} turn kept Yazbeck in the lead, but the {10-Diamonds} river gave Boobekov a straight and Yazbeck banged his hand on the table in disgust. Several players from nearby tables glanced over as to what happened.

In the very next hand, Rehman Kassam raised and picked up one caller. Thatcher three-bet to 20,000 and Kassam jammed for around 90,000 to force folds.

Player Chips Progress
Jarrod Thatcher au
Jarrod Thatcher
155,000
Rehman Kassam gb
Rehman Kassam
115,000
63,000
63,000
Nurlan Boobekov au
Nurlan Boobekov
90,000
34,000
34,000
Mark Yazbeck au
Mark Yazbeck
Busted

Tags: Jarrod ThatcherMark YazbeckNurlan Boobekov