$1,100 6-Max | 2019 The Star Sydney Champs

07-29-2019 18:14 UTC+10

Fu Gets Some Chips Back

Shirley Ang

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Tu Tran completed his small blind and Qiang Fu opted to check. The flop came , Tran bet for Fu to fold.

Tran limped in from the button and Alex Yazbeck opted to check. The flop came , both players checked to see the on the turn. Yazbeck check-called the 40,000 bet of Tran. The river completed the board with the , Yazbeck checked for the last time. Tran now barreled a bet of 115,000 over the line for Yazbeck to shake his head and fold.

Fu raised to 60,000 from the button and Tran defended his big blind.

The flop came , Tran check-called the 60,000 continuation-bet of Fu.

The turn brought them the , Tran checked again. Fu decided to bet 210,000, Tran glances at Fu and his stack and then called.

The fell on the river to pair the board up and complete the flush draw too. Tran quickly checked, Fu stared at the board and then bet 600,000. Tran looked at his cards a few times, contemplated his options and then tanked a bit longer while talking to Fu. Fu didn't react.

In the end, Tran decided to fold: "You can't be bluffing in this spot."

Player	Chips	Progress
Tu Tran	3,000,000
Qiang Fu	1,800,000 200,000	200,000
Alex Yazbeck	478,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Qiang Fu Tu Tran Alex Yazbeck

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

07-29-2019 18:20 UTC+10

Alex Yazbeck Eliminated in 3rd Place (A$38,167)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Tu Tran raised the button and Alex Yazbeck jammed out of the big blind for 545,000 in total, an instant call by Tran followed.

Alex Yazbeck:
Tu Tran:

Yazbeck was in need of help and the flop reduced his hopes to the remaining three jacks in the deck. The turn and the river were both blanks and Yazbeck was eliminated in 3rd place for A$38,167.

Tran and Qiang Fu will now take a short break before the heads-up battle for the trophy and top prize of A$89,003 gets underway.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tu Tran	3,600,000 600,000	600,000
Alex Yazbeck	Busted

Tags: Alex Yazbeck Qiang Fu Tu Tran

07-29-2019 18:33 UTC+10

Heads-Up Play Has Started

Shirley Ang

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Qiang Fu raised to 70,000 on the button and Tu Tran three-bet to 240,000. Fu took a few seconds, looked at his cards once more and then decided to shove for 1,800,000. Tran smiled, looked at his cards again, and then folded.

Tran raised to 75,000 on the button and Fu called. The flop came , Fu check-called the 50,000 bet of Tran. The turn was the , Fu checked again. Tran did the same to see the complete the board. Fu bet 75,000 and that was enough for Tran to fold.

Fu limped in on the button and Tran raised to 140,000 for Fu to fold.

Tran called the button and Fu opted to check. The flop came , they both checked to see the on the turn. Fu bet 45,000 and Tran folded.

Tags: Qiang Fu Tu Tran

07-29-2019 18:40 UTC+10

Fu Scores a Huge Double-Up

Shirley Ang

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Qiang Fu called on the button and Tu Tran raised to 140,000. Fu three-bet to 500,000 and now Tran called. The flop came , Tran checked and Fu bet 400,000, Tran looked at his own stack and shoved for Fu to snap-call.

Qiang Fu:
Tu Tran:

Fu had flopped a set while Tran was sitting on the flush and open-ended straight draw.

The turn brought them the which didn't change things and neither did the on the river as Fu doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Fu	4,300,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Tu Tran	1,100,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000

Tags: Qiang Fu Tu Tran

07-29-2019 18:50 UTC+10

Tran Jams Into Fu

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Tu Tran limped in and Qiang Fu checked his option. On the flop, Fu check-called a bet of 30,000 and they checked the turn. On the river, Fu checked again and Tran bet 150,000 to win the pot.

Tran limped again and Fu raised to 125,000, which Tran called. They checked the flop and a bet of 40,000 by Fu on the turn ended the hand.

Another limped pot went in favor of Fu and then Tran limped and Fu raised to 125,000. Tran moved all in and Fu asked for an exact count, but ended up folding when it was deemed to be for 1,095,000 in total.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Fu	4,200,000 -100,000	-100,000
Tu Tran	1,200,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Qiang Fu Tu Tran

07-29-2019 19:00 UTC+10

Back and Forth

Shirley Ang

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Tu Tran raised to 70,000 from the button and Qiang Fu called. The flop came , Fu check-raised the 50,000 bet of Tran to 150,000. Tran folded.

Fu limped in on the button and Tran opted to check. The flop came , they both checked to see the on the turn. The river completed the board with the , Fu bet 130,000 for Tran to check-fold to.

Tran raised to 70,000 from the button and Fu opted to make the call. The flop came , Fu check-call the 50,000 continuation-bet of Tran. The turn brought them the . Fu checked again. Tran counted out his stack and then decided to bet 225,000. Fu folded after looking at his cards once more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Fu	4,400,000 200,000	200,000
Tu Tran	1,000,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Qiang Fu Tu Tran

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

07-29-2019 19:11 UTC+10

Tran Claws Some Back

Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The vast majority of the recent hands were limped and ended without a showdown or any major betting action.

Eventually, Tu Tran raised to 100,000 and Qiang Fu called. On the flop, Fu checked and Tran bet 70,000 to win the pot right there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Fu	4,100,000 -300,000	-300,000
Tu Tran	1,300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Qiang Fu Tu Tran

07-29-2019 19:26 UTC+10

Fu Extending Lead

Shirley Ang

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Tu Tran raised to 100,000 from the button and Qiang Fu called. The flop came , Fu check-called the 70,000 bet of Tran. The turn brought them the to pair the board up. Fu quickly checked, Tran counted out his stack and then decided to also check. The river completed the board with the , Fu bet 150,000 and that was enough for Tran to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Fu	4,400,000 300,000	300,000
Tu Tran	1,000,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Qiang Fu Tu Tran