Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The players have all been sent for a 30-minute dinner break. The late registration and reentry period will be closed at the end of this break.
2019 The Star Sydney Champs
$5K Challenge
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Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jason Gray had lost half of his stack and was all in for 10,400 with the 
, which David Wang had dominated with the 
. The board came 
and that spelled the end for Gray.
"You still have time Jason," Michael O'Grady said in table chat, referring to the possible re-entry until the end of the upcoming dinner break.
It would be O'Grady that also ran out of chips two hands later when his 
failed to connect with the 
board when facing Tolly Sakellariou and his 
in showdown.
Gray had re-entered before the end of the level, while O'Grady may still do so. Hussein Hassan and Mikael Larsson also busted, fewer than 40 players remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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90,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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25,000 | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jason Pritchard was nowhere to be seen on the feature table and his old seat has been taken by Matthew Wakeman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ebon Bokody just doubled up through Charlie Hawes when he held 
on the 
board for a straight. Hawes had called the 59,100 all-in shove of Bokody with 
and missed the flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
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133,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The roller coaster ride of Mladen Vukovic continues as he doubled through Gary Benson. In a battle of the blinds, Vukovic turned trips sixes with 
to best the 
for top pair of Benson on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
85,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
174,100
10,900
|
10,900 |
|
130,000
33,300
|
33,300 |
|
117,000
37,600
|
37,600 |
|
92,400
17,600
|
17,600 |
|
60,300
15,400
|
15,400 |
|
|
37,700
13,300
|
13,300 |
|
33,400
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
18,100
15,800
|
15,800 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Mark Yazbeck bet the turn and river of a board 
for 16,000 and 35,000 respectively, and Jarrod Thatcher called both times. Yazbeck turned over 
for a bluff gone wrong and Thatcher scooped the big pot with 
.
One hand later, Nurlan Boobekov jammed the button and Yazbeck in the big blind called all in for around 27,000.
Mark Yazbeck:
Nurlan Boobekov:
The 
flop and turn kept Yazbeck in the lead, but the 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | |
|
115,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
90,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Rory Young check-called a bet of 8,000 by Dejan Boskovic Sr on the 
turn and did so again for 22,000 on the river to get shown the by Boskovic Sr. The straight to the jack won the pot as Young's stack was nearly cut into half.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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175,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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110,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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80,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
52,500
59,500
|
59,500 |
|
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Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The board read 
with around 65,000 in the middle already.
Robert Spano had bet 21,500 from the small blind and Charlie Hawes responded with a shove on the button which sent Spano into the tank.
Spano shook his head several times, looked at his cards once more, stared at the board a bit longer, and then reluctantly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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214,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
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36,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Level 9
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Vincent Huang raised to 4,000 from the hijack and Matthew Wakeman shoved from the cutoff for 38,400. Action folded back to Huang who snap-called.
Matthew Wakeman:
Vincent Huang:
The board ran out 
to not bring any help to Wakeman as he was sent away from the feature table. He might be back though as the registration and reentry period is still open for a bit more than an hour.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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110,000
47,100
|
47,100 |
|
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Busted |
