2019 The Star Sydney Champs

$5K Challenge
Day: 1
12
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
Total Entries
129
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Left 1 / 129
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Kempson Doubles Snell Up

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Corey Kempson raised to 2,200 from the hijack and Joe Snell shoved for 5,300 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Kempson qhoc quickly made the call.

Joe Snell: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Corey Kempson: {a-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{k-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} for Snell to find another double-up.

Tags: Corey KempsonJoe Snell

Wakeman Jams Into Yazbeck

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In a battle under the gun versus big blind, Matthew Wakeman took on Patrick Yazbeck and the latter check-called a bet of 5,500 on the {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{a-Hearts} turn. Yazbeck checked the {6-Clubs} river and Wakeman moved all in for effectively 14,700, as that's what Yazbeck had left.

No call followed and Wakeman raked in the pot.

Tags: Matthew WakemanPatrick Yazbeck

Some Value for Gupta

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A three-way turn of {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Clubs} was checked around to the {j-Spades} river. Jason Gray and another player checked to Ashish Gupta, who made it 3,000 to go. Gray folded, but Gupta received the call he was looking for and tabled {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for a king-high flush to win the pot.

Tags: Ashish GuptaJason Gray

Amiri Doubles Through Snell

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Joe Snell raised from the early position and was called by Terence A Clee on the button. Ehsan Amiri shoved from the small blind for 23,600 in total. Peco Stojanovski folded his big blind and Snell called while Clee folded.

Ehsan Amiri: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Joe Snell: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades} for Amiri to hold with the higher kicker to double up.

Tags: Ehsan AmiriJoe SnellPeco StojanovskiTerence A Clee

Updated Counts

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Boobekov Gets Tricky

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Nurlan Boobekov limped in and [Removed:457] raised to 3,500. Michel Bouskila then reraised to 7,500 and Boobekov opted for the limp-raise to 18,600. [Removed:458] quickly folded and Bouskila needed some more consideration to come to the same conclusion.

Tags: Michel BouskilaNurlan Boobekov

Level: 6

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Larsson Doubles Through Bownds

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

Mikael Larsson raised to 1,800 from the hijack and action folded to Ryan Bownds in the big blind who checked out Larsson's stack. After about ten seconds, Bownds decided to three-bet to 20,000. Larsson snap-called for the 18,400 he had behind.

Mikael Larsson: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
Ryan Bownds: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for Larsson to hit a set on the flop to double up.

Tags: Ryan BowndsMikael Larsson

Boskovic Sr Doubles Through Zmukic

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante
Dejan Boskovic Sr
Dejan Boskovic Sr

Dejan Boskovic Sr raised to 2,000 and Vesko Zmukic called out of the small blind. On the {q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop, Zmukic check-called a bet of 2,000 and did so again on the {4-Diamonds} turn for 5,800. Zmukic also checked the {6-Spades} river and Boskovic Sr moved all in.

Zmukic asked for a count and eventually called when it was deemed to be for 26,700 total. Boskovic Sr turned over {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for trips treys and Zmukic briefly showed his cards before sending them into the muck.

"Nice hand," one player at the table admitted and Zmukic added "good catch mate."

Tags: Dejan Boskovic SrVesko Zmukic

Guerin Lasts One Hand

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

Didier Guerin was among those that late-registered but somehow managed to play only one hand before hitting the rail.

Further assorted counts can be found below.

Tags: Didier Guerin