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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Saab Takes From Kehoe

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

Dylan Kehoe raised to 2,000 and Majid Saab three-bet to 6,500, which Kehoe called. On a flop of {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, Kehoe checked and once Saab tossed in a bet of 4,800, immediately sent his cards into the muck.

Tags: Dylan KehoeMajid Saab

Senic Gets the Folds

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

Aaron Li raised to 2,000 from mid-position and was called by Andrej Senic in the hijack and Tolly Sakellariou in the cutoff while the rest of the table folded.

The flop came {4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{j-Hearts}, Li checked, Senic took over the initiative and bet 3,500. Both Sakellariou and Li called.

The turn brought them the {9-Diamonds}, Li quickly checked again. Senic now barreled a bet of 12,000 into the pot. Sakellariou glanced at Senic's stack, took a bit of time, and then opted to fold. Li also gave up on the hand for Senic to pick up the pot.

"Flushing?" Sakellariou asked Senic.

Senic tabled {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for the turned pair of nines, the flush, and the straight draw.

Tags: Aaron LiAndrej SenicTolly Sakellariou

Pritchard Doubles Through Demlakian

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

The cards were already on their backs with Jason Pritchard at risk holding {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, while Ken Demlakian had looked him up with {q-Diamonds}{7-Spades} on a {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{j-Hearts} turn. The {4-Diamonds} river was a blank and Pritchard doubled.

"I am blocking ten-eight," Pritchard said in table chat.

Tags: Jason PritchardKen Demlakian

Zmukic Takes From Lee

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

Hun Wei Lee raised to 1,800 two hands in a row. In the first hand, Gary Benson called in the big blind and check-folded to a continuation bet on the {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades} flop.

The next hand, Lee's raise was called by Benson in the small blind and Vesko Zmukic in the big blind. They checked the {j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop and the {10-Clubs} turn was checked by Benson as well. Zmukic bet 2,700 and Lee was the only caller. No betting action followed on the {7-Spades} river and Zmukic tabled {k-Clubs}{j-Spades} as the winning hand.

Tags: Gary BensonHun Wei LeeVesko Zmukic

Snell Doubles Through Clee

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

Terence A Clee raised to 2,000 from mid-position and action folded to Joe Snell on the button who put his last 3,100 in. The blinds folded and Clee quickly called.

Joe Snell: {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}
Terence A Clee: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

The flop came {2-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{k-Hearts} for Snell to pick up a runner-runner flush draw but keep Clee ahead.

The turn was the {9-Hearts} for Snell to still have a chance to hit the flush to double up.

The river completed the board with the {a-Clubs} for Snell to hit a pair of aces to beat the eights of Clee to stay alive and double up.

Tags: Joe SnellTerence A Clee

Level: 5

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Zhang Eliminated by Graham

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Yang Zhang was all in preflop with his short stack and the {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. Jarred Graham was ahead with {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and remained in the lead with the {j-Spades}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop. On the {k-Spades} turn, Zhang took the lead but the {a-Hearts} river restored the preflop order.

Tags: Jarred GrahamYang Zhang

Gray Busts Murtagh; Takes the Lead

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante
Jason Gray
Jason Gray

The {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} of Brett Murtagh were already in the muck as he sent his chips over to Jason Gray. On a board of {10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, Gray had turned top pair with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and faded the gutshot royal flush draw of Murtagh to boost his stack to six figures.

Tags: Brett MurtaghJason Gray

Boskovic Shoves on Li

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Aaron Li raised to 1,400 from mid-position and Dejan Boskovic three-bet to 5,400 from the small blind. The big blind folded so action was back on Li who made the call.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{7-Spades}{j-Diamonds}, Boskovic continued with a bet of 5,000 which Li called.

The turn brought them the {6-Hearts}. Boskovic took some tie to consider his options and then decided to shove for around 24,000 which was enough for Li to let his hand go.

Tags: Aaron LiDejan Boskovic