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
Entries
129
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Left 1 / 129
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Rafferty Bubbles as Sinclair Takes Him Out

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Tom Rafferty
Tom Rafferty

Vesko Zmukic raised to 27,000 from the early position and Sandy Sinclair three-bet to 54,000 on the button. Tom Rafferty shoved fro 55,000 in the big blind for both Zmukic and Sinclair to make the call.

They then both checked through the whole {2-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} board. Rafferty held {q-}{q-} but was behind against the {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} of Sinclair while Zmukic held {9-}{9-}.

Rafferty quickly made his way out of the tournament area while the rest of the field was congratulated on being in the money.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sandy Sinclair au
Sandy Sinclair
315,000
108,000
108,000
Profile photo of Vesko Zmukic au
Vesko Zmukic
280,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
Busted

Tags: Sandy SinclairTom RaffertyVesko Zmukic

One for Gupta; Kashyap Jams

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On the {k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Clubs} turn, Minh Nguyen checked and faced a bet of 33,000 by Ashish Gupta. Nguyen sent his cards into the muck and Gupta raked in the pot.

Nauvneel Kashyap then raised to 17,000 and Ebon Bokody three-bet in the cutoff to force a fold. Kashyap jammed the next hand and claimed the blinds and antes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ashish Gupta au
Ashish Gupta
310,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
270,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Minh Nguyen us
Minh Nguyen
175,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Nauvneel Kashyap au
Nauvneel Kashyap
103,000
12,000
12,000

Tags: Ashish GuptaEbon BokodyMinh NguyenNauvneel Kashyap

Amiri Chips Up

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Charlie Hawes raised to 18,000 and Ehsan Amiri flat-called on the button. Both checked the {7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop and Hawes bet the {a-Clubs} turn for 20,000, which Amiri called. On the {10-Hearts} river, Hawes slowed down and checked, Amiri bet 30,000 and won the pot uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Charlie Hawes nz
Charlie Hawes
370,000
15,000
15,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
235,000
50,000
50,000

Tags: Charlie HawesEhsan Amiri

Vukovic Wins Small Pot

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

On the {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop, Ashish Gupta check-called a bet of 11,000 by Mladen Vukovic and did so again for 17,000 on the {2-Hearts} turn. The {5-Clubs} river was checked and Gupta turned over {q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for a pair of fours. Vukovic had that beat with the {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and won the pot.

Just before the blinds moved up, Ehsan Amiri raised to 13,000 and Nauvneel Kashyap jammed for 87,000 to force a fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ashish Gupta au
Ashish Gupta
285,000
16,000
16,000
Profile photo of Mladen Vukovic au
Mladen Vukovic
220,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
185,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Nauvneel Kashyap au
Nauvneel Kashyap
115,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Ashish GuptaEhsan AmiriMladen VukovicNauvneel Kashyap

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Saab Doubles On the Bubble

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Sandy Sinclair raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Majid Saab defended his big blind.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Saab shoved his last 11,000 in for Sinclair to snap-call.

Majid Saab: {q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Sandy Sinclair: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Saab had flopped a pair of tens while Sinclair had a gutshot to a Broadway.

The rest of the board was completed with the {8-Spades} on the turn and the {k-Spades} on the river for Saab to hold on to his lead to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sandy Sinclair au
Sandy Sinclair
207,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Majid Saab au
Majid Saab
61,000
17,500
17,500

Tags: Majid SaabSandy Sinclair

Senic Eliminated by Hawes

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Andrej Senic
Andrej Senic

Over on the outer table, Andrej Senic was the shortest stack and jammed with an ace, tabling {a-}{8-} in the showdown. Charlie Hawes had that dominated with {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} and the board came {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} to let the kicker play and eliminate Senic in 17th place.

The two remaining tables will now be balanced and the tournament continues in hand-for-hand mode on the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Charlie Hawes nz
Charlie Hawes
385,000
95,000
95,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Andrej Senic au
Andrej Senic
Busted

Tags: Andrej SenicCharlie Hawes

Gupta Takes Small Pot Off Kashyap

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ashish Gupta and Nauvneel Kashyap headed to the {6-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop, on which the latter in the big blind check-called a bet of 7,000. Neither the {8-Hearts} turn nor the {8-Diamonds} river brought any further action and Kashyap tabled {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for queen-high and a busted gutshot.

Gupta had that beat and claimed the pot with the {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ashish Gupta au
Ashish Gupta
301,000
141,000
141,000
Profile photo of Nauvneel Kashyap au
Nauvneel Kashyap
80,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Ashish GuptaNauvneel Kashyap

Boskovic Gets Amiri to Fold

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The board read {4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} with 166,000 in the middle already.

Ehsan Amiri bet 35,000 from the small blind and Dejan Boskovic Sr responded with a raise to 145,000 from the hijack. Amiri tanked for a while but opted to fold in the end.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dejan Boskovic Sr au
Dejan Boskovic Sr
524,000
119,500
119,500
Profile photo of Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
188,000
123,000
123,000

Tags: Dejan Boskovic SrEhsan Amiri

Hawes Takes From Nguyen

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Charlie Hawes raised to 14,000 on the button and Minh Nguyen called in the big blind. Nguyen checked and called a bet on the {q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop to see the {8-Diamonds} on the turn. Nguyen checked once more and a second barrel for 50,000 did the trick to secure the pot for Hawes.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Charlie Hawes nz
Charlie Hawes
290,000
80,000
80,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Minh Nguyen us
Minh Nguyen
210,000
40,000
40,000

Tags: Charlie HawesMinh Nguyen