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

Hettinger Doubles Through Huang

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

Timo Hettinger shoved from the button for 75,500 and was called by Vincent Huang in the small blind while Vesko Zmukic quickly folded his big blind.

Timo Hettinger: {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Vincent Huang: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}

The flop came {q-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{5-Clubs} for Hettinger to pick up the gutshot to a Broadway for some extra outs.

The turn was the {a-Spades} and Hettinger hit top pair to jump ahead and stay ahead while the {2-Clubs} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
258,000 2,000
Timo Hettinger de
Timo Hettinger
163,000 19,500

Tags: Timo HettingerVesko ZmukicVincent Huang

Kassam Runs Into Aces

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

Minh Nguyen opened the action with a raise and Rehman Kassam jammed the button for around 100,000. Mladen Vukovic reshoved the big blind and Nguyen quickly folded.

Rehman Kassam: {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Mladen Vukovic: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

The board came {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and Kassam was sent to the rail in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
Mladen Vukovic au
Mladen Vukovic
250,000 145,000
Minh Nguyen au
Minh Nguyen
250,000 -20,000
Rehman Kassam gb
Rehman Kassam
Busted

Tags: Minh NguyenMladen VukovicRehman Kassam

Mehmet Busts to Chin

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

Jake Mehmet lost a big portion of his stack in a flip with {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} against the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} of Andrian Chin on a board of {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and dropped to around 50,000.

He was then all in after a {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop and Chin called to table {6-Spades}{5-Clubs} for bottom two pair. Mehmet held {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} for the overpair, but the {2-Hearts} turn and {j-Clubs} river were both blanks.

Player Chips Progress
Andrian Chin au
Andrian Chin
120,000 84,000
Jake Mehmet au
Jake Mehmet
Busted

Tags: Andrian ChinJake Mehmet

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Thatcher Falls to Huang

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jarrod Thatcher
Jarrod Thatcher

Jarrod Thatcher shoved from the small blind for 55,500 and Vincent Huang called in the big blind.

Jarrod Thatcher: {j-Spades}{2-Spades}
Vincent Huang; {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for Huang's queen-kicker to come into play as Thatcher's two pair got counterfeited to eliminate Thatcher in 20th place.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
256,000 44,000
Jarrod Thatcher au
Jarrod Thatcher
Busted

Tags: Jarrod ThatcherVincent Huang

Kempson Crashes Out

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Corey Kempson
Corey Kempson

In a limped battle of the blinds, the flop showed {10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Corey Kempson checked, then called a bet of 6,000 by Minh Nguyen. After the {7-Spades} turn, Kempson check-shoved into a bet of 18,000 and Nguyen called all in for 121,000.

Minh Nguyen: {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Corey Kempson: {10-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}

The {a-Diamonds} river was a blank and Kempson saw his stack reduced to fewer than one big blind. He bowed out shortly after when his {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} came second best against the {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} of Andrej Senic on a {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Spades} board.

Player Chips Progress
Minh Nguyen au
Minh Nguyen
270,000 125,000
Corey Kempson au
Corey Kempson
Busted

Tags: Andrej SenicCorey KempsonMinh Nguyen

Amiri Raises

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Vincent Huang raised to 10,000 from the hijack and was called by Ehsan Amiri and Sandy Sinclair in the blinds.

The flop came {8-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Diamonds}, both Amiri and Sinclair checked. Huang bet 27,000, Amiri took a few seconds and raised to 65,000. Sinclair quickly folded after looking at his cards once more. Huang smiled, glanced at his cards, shook his head, and let them go.

Player Chips Progress
Ehsan Amiri au
Ehsan Amiri
311,000 67,500
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
212,000 81,000
Sandy Sinclair au
Sandy Sinclair
192,000 -7,000

Tags: Ehsan AmiriSandy SinclairVincent Huang