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

Andrew Zhang Eliminated in 9th Place (A$7,330)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Andrew Zhang
Andrew Zhang

Andrew Zhang jammed once to steal the blinds and antes, and he was then in the big blind next. Michael Oscuro raised the button and snap-called the shove of Zhang for around 13 big blinds.

Andrew Zhang: {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}
Michael Oscuro: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The {j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop was not of much help yet, however, the {5-Diamonds} turn gave Zhang an additional gutshot. It was not meant to be, as the {2-Spades} fell on the river to send Zhang to the rail in 9th place for A$7,330.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Oscuro au
Michael Oscuro
1,140,000 160,000
Andrew Zhang au
Andrew Zhang
Busted

Tags: Andrew ZhangMichael Oscuro

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Outer Table Action

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Adrian Salter defended his big blind against a raise to 22,000 by Andrew Zhang from under the gun and check-called a bet of 20,000 on the {6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop. On the {8-Clubs} turn, Salter check-raised from 55,000 to 150,000 and Zhang folded.

Zhang then check-called 15,000 on the {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop as he took on Tu Tran. Zhang also checked the {2-Spades} turn and folded when facing a bet of 40,000, he was shown the {5-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Oscuro au
Michael Oscuro
980,000 10,000
Tu Tran au
Tu Tran
597,000 17,000
Adrian Salter au
Adrian Salter
488,000 108,000
Michael Doodson au
Michael Doodson
225,000 -35,000
Andrew Zhang au
Andrew Zhang
139,000 -139,000

Tags: Adrian SalterAndrew ZhangTu Tran

Yazbeck Has the Higher Pair

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Qiang Fu raised from under the gun and was called by Alex Yazbeck on the button.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{k-Spades}{5-Spades}, Fu bet 25,000 for Yazbeck to call.

The turn brought them the {4-Diamonds}, Fu check-called the 55,000 bet of Yazbeck.

The river completed the board with the {8-Hearts} for both players to check. Fu tabled {3-Spades}{3-Clubs} but was bested by the {6-Spades}{6-Clubs} of Yazbeck.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Yazbeck au
Alex Yazbeck
Day 1 Chip Leader
1,024,000 76,000
Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
869,000 -222,000
John Rosario au
John Rosario
526,000 48,000
Nauvneel Kashyap au
Nauvneel Kashyap
470,000 -102,000

Tags: Alex YazbeckQiang Fu

Fu Shoves on Rosario

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The board read {10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} with 265,000 in the middle already.

John Rosario bet 92,000 from under the gun and Qiang Fu called on the button after considering his options for a bit.

The river completed the board with the {7-Diamonds}, Rosario tanked and Fu decided to shove for 593,000. Rosario looked at his cards once more before letting them go.

Player Chips Progress
Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
1,091,000 277,000
John Rosario au
John Rosario
478,000 -245,000

Tags: John RosarioQiang Fu

Zhang Triples Up

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Andrew Zhang moved all in for the last 91,000 first to act and Michael Oscuro called in the small blind. Adrian Salter in the big blind announced all in for more than 400,000 and Oscuro folded, mentioning in table chat he had king-jack suited.

Andrew Zhang: {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Adrian Salter: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

The {6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop let Oscuro sigh, as he added: "I had king-jack of hearts." Zhang got there on the {j-Spades} turn and the {10-Clubs} river secured his triple up.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Oscuro au
Michael Oscuro
970,000 -30,000
Adrian Salter au
Adrian Salter
380,000 -90,000
Andrew Zhang au
Andrew Zhang
278,000 183,000

Tags: Adrian SalterAndrew ZhangMichael Oscuro

Mark Leslie Eliminated in 10th Place (A$7,330)

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Mark Leslie
Mark Leslie

Mark Leslie shoved from under the gun for 134,000 and was called by John Rosario on the button. Qiang Fu folded his small blind and Alex Yazbeck decided to also shove for 670,000. Rosario tanked for a while but opted to fold in the end claiming he folded {10-}{10-}.

Mark Leslie: {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Alex Yazbeck: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} for them both to turn two pair but for Yazbeck to improve to the higher ones on the river to eliminate Leslie in tenth place for A$7,330.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Yazbeck au
Alex Yazbeck
Day 1 Chip Leader
948,000 324,000
John Rosario au
John Rosario
723,000 16,000
Mark Leslie au
Mark Leslie
Busted

Tags: Alex YazbeckJohn RosarioMark LeslieQiang Fu

Doodson Doubles in Dramatic Fashion

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Michael Doodson jammed for 125,000 and was called by Andrew Zhang in the big blind.

Michael Doodson: {3-Spades}{3-Clubs}
Andrew Zhang: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The standard flip took a dramatic run out on the {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} board as Zhang turned a king only for Doodson to spike the two outer.

"I had my one time for the last two hours," Doodson joked, who had returned with two and a half big blinds and was in the big blind in the first hand of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Doodson au
Michael Doodson
260,000 118,000
Andrew Zhang au
Andrew Zhang
95,000 -110,000

Tags: Andrew ZhangMichael Doodson

Guangyu Wang Eliminated in 11th Place (A$5,450)

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Guangyu Wang
Guangyu Wang

Guangyu Wang shoved from under the gun for 75,000 and was called by Qiang Fu on the button while the rest folded.

Guangyu Wang: {q-Spades}{9-Spades}
Qiang Fu: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The flop came {7-Hearts}{8-Spades}{a-Diamonds} to not change things.

The turn was the {6-Spades} which now gave Wang the open-ended straight draw and a flush draw.

The river completed the board with the {4-Clubs} as Wang bricked it and was sent to the rail in eleventh place.

Player Chips Progress
Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
814,000 70,000
Guangyu Wang au
Guangyu Wang
Busted

Tags: Guangyu WangQiang Fu

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