2019 The Star Sydney Champs

$1,100 6-Max
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 The Star Sydney Champs

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
85
Prize
89,003 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,100 AUD
Prize Pool
356,000 AUD
Entries
356
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Yazbeck Jams Three Times

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Alex Yazbeck
Alex Yazbeck

Qiang Fu raised to 45,000 first to act and Tu Tran three-bet to 180,000 out of the big blind. Fu gave it some thought and sent his cards into the muck.

Tran limped the next small blind and Fu checked his option to the {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop. A bet of Tran did the trick as Fu quickly surrendered.

Tran raised the button to 42,000 and Alex Yazbeck came along in the big blind to see the {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop. Both players checked to the {a-Diamonds} turn and Yazbeck checked once more, which prompted a bet of 80,000 by Tran. After double-checking his cards, Yazbeck flicked them into the muck.

Yazbeck jammed the next two hands and collected urgently needed chips. He also jammed out of the big blind for 511,000 when facing a button raise to 50,000 by Tran and forced yet another fold.

Player Chips Progress
Tu Tran au
Tu Tran
3,300,000
Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
1,400,000
Alex Yazbeck au
Alex Yazbeck
Day 1 Chip Leader
573,000 33,000

Tags: Alex YazbeckQiang FuTu Tran

Michael Oscuro Eliminated in 4th Place (A$26,810)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Michael Oscuro
Michael Oscuro

Tu Tran raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Michael Oscuro shoved in the small blind for 557,000. Alex Yazbeck folded his big blind and Tran quickly called.

Michael Oscuro: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Tu Tran: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{7-Clubs} for Tran to hold with the higher pocket pair for two pair to eliminate Oscuro in fourth place for A$26,810.

Player Chips Progress
Tu Tran au
Tu Tran
3,300,000 600,000
Michael Oscuro au
Michael Oscuro
Busted

Tags: Alex YazbeckMichael OscuroTu Tran

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Adrian Salter Eliminated in 5th Place (A$19,057)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Adrian Salter
Adrian Salter

Tu Tran raised first to act and Adrian Salter called in the big blind. On the {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop, Salter check-raised from 20,000 to 70,000 and Tran called. The {2-Hearts} fell on the turn and Salter checked once more. Tran now bet 90,000 and Salter jammed for around 600,000 to receive an instant call by Tran.

Adrian Salter: {a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Tu Tran: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Salter was drawing dead with his top pair as Tran's rail celebrated with the words "he always has it." The meaningless {j-Hearts} river was a formality and Salter headed to the payout desk to collect A$19,057 for his efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Tu Tran au
Tu Tran
2,700,000 900,000
Adrian Salter au
Adrian Salter
Busted

Tags: Adrian SalterTu Tran

John Rosario Eliminated in 6th Place (A$13,702)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
John Rosario
John Rosario

Michael Oscuro shoved from the small blind for 370,000 and John Rosario called in the big blind for fewer chips.

John Rosario: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Michael Oscuro: {a-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

The flop came {5-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Hearts} for Oscuro to pick up a gutshot to the wheel.

The turn brought them the {9-Diamonds} which now gave Rosario the gutshot to a straight while still being ahead.

The river completed the board with the {2-Spades} to give Oscuro the wheel indeed to eliminate Rosario in 6th place for A$13,702.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Oscuro au
Michael Oscuro
753,000 383,000
John Rosario au
John Rosario
Busted

Tags: John RosarioMichael Oscuro

One for Fu

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Tu Tran limped in from the button and Qiang Fu completed his small blind while Michael Oscuro opted to check.

The flop came {a-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}, both Fu and Oscuro checked, Tran bet 20,000 which only Fu called.

They both checked through the {3-Hearts} on the turn and the {9-Spades} on the river for Fu to pick up the pot with {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Tu Tran au
Tu Tran
1,800,000 -100,000
Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
1,400,000 200,000
Michael Oscuro au
Michael Oscuro
370,000 -6,000

Tags: Michael OscuroQiang FuTu Tran

Nauvneel Kashyap Eliminated in 7th Place (A$9,964)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Nauv Kashyap
Nauv Kashyap

One hand after his double up, Nauvneel Kashyap raised to 35,000 in the hijack and Tu Tran three-bet to 135,000 in the big blind. Kashyap jammed for 672,000 and Tran snap-called.

Nauvneel Kashyap: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Tu Tran: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

The {10-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop provided no help, while the {j-Hearts} on the turn gave Kashyap an additional gutshot straight draw. A blank {4-Hearts} on the river was not what he was looking for and Kashyap was eliminated in 7th place for A$9,964.

Player Chips Progress
Tu Tran au
Tu Tran
1,900,000 650,000
Nauvneel Kashyap au
Nauvneel Kashyap
Busted

Tags: Nauvneel KashyapTu Tran

Kashyap Doubles Through Oscuro

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Michael Oscuro raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Nauvneel Kashyap shoved from the button for 318,000. The blinds folded for Oscuro to tank. After a while, Oscuro made the call.

Nauvneel Kashyap: {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Michael Oscuro: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{j-Hearts} for Kashyap to find a nine on the flop to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Nauvneel Kashyap au
Nauvneel Kashyap
674,000 334,000
Michael Oscuro au
Michael Oscuro
376,000 -391,000

Tags: Michael OscuroNauvneel Kashyap

Tran Involved in the Action

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Tu Tran opened to 38,000 first to act and that won the blinds and antes without resistance.

John Rosario then raised to 32,000 and Alex Yazbeck came along from the small blind. On the {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop, Yazbeck led and Rosario quickly folded.

Tran limped the small blind and Qiang Fu checked his option in the big blind. On the {a-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop both players checked and headed to the {7-Diamonds} turn. Tran made it 22,000 to go and Fu quickly tossed in a single T-25,000 for the call. On the {8-Diamonds} river, Tran made it 85,000 to go and Fu released his cards into the muck.

One hand later, Tran opened to 35,000 on the button and Fu three-bet to 100,000 out of the small blind. Tran gave it some consideration, but no call followed.

Player Chips Progress
Tu Tran au
Tu Tran
1,250,000 70,000
Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
1,200,000 30,000
Alex Yazbeck au
Alex Yazbeck
Day 1 Chip Leader
773,000 23,000
John Rosario au
John Rosario
307,000 -116,000

Tags: Alex YazbeckJohn RosarioQiang FuTu Tran