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Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
2019 The Star Sydney Champs
$1,100 6-Max
Day: 1
Event Info
2019 The Star Sydney Champs
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
1,100 AUD
Prize Pool
356,000 AUD
Total Entries
356
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 356
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Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Alex Yazbeck had more than doubled his stack but was just all in for a mere 2,150 with 
versus 
. The board came 
and he doubled.
One table over, his father Mark Yazbeck was in action and called a raise to 400 by Marco Perri, as did David Sebesfi and one further player. The 
flop was checked to Yazbeck and he bet 450, only Perri and Sebesfi called. On the turn, the action checked to Sebesfi who now bet 1,400 and picked up two callers.
The 
river was checked and Perri announced queens, rolling over the 
. Yazbeck had that beat with 
and Sebesfi mucked.
One hand later, Brendon Rubie check-called a bet of 2,200 by Yazbeck on the 
turn and the 
river was checked. Yazbeck had the best of it again with and won the pot.
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Over on the feature table, Mohamed Ali raised from the hijack and Mark Iskander three-bet to 1,300 on the button. The blinds folded and Ali four-bet to 3,200 which Iskander called.
The flop came 
, Ali continued with a bet of 2,100 and Iskander called.
The turn brought them the 
, Ali shoved for 5,500 and Iskander took a few seconds before making the call but saw he was behind with his 
as Ali held 
.
The river completed the board with another 
for Ali to stay ahead and double up.
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The board read 
and George Boustani shoved from the small blind for Alan Casas to snap-call on the button for just over 15,000. Boustani tabled for two pair but he was behind against the 
of Casas who had the nut flush to double up.
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Hamish Crawshaw has already more than doubled his stack and his table also features Shivan Abdine, who was just involved in the action. Facing a raise to 400 and a call by three players, Abdine in the big blind made it 2,600 to go. The initial raiser and Michael Oscuro folded, but Sergey Shutka had other plans and moved all in.
Abdine sent his cards into the muck and Shutka chipped up without showdown.
Crawshaw cashed in this very event one year ago and ran deep in the 2019 Aussie Millions Main Event earlier this year, in which he earned a payday of A$242,000 for his 7th place finish.
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Jarred Graham completed his small blind and the big blind opted to check.
They then both checked through the 
flop, the on the turn, and the on the river for Graham to pick up the pot with the .
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The vacated seat of Ryan Bownds was filled by Jack Lee while Matt Pongrass and Dale Marsland were involved in the action in a battle cutoff versus button. On the flop, Pongrass bet 525 and Marsland called to see the 
turn. Pongrass bet 1,500 after some consideration and picked up a call to fire a third barrel for 4,200 on the 
river.
Marsland moved all in and Pongrass quickly folded, then said in table chat to Rehman Kassam "that's how quickly ace-jack goes into the muck." The same table also features Craig Blight as well.
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Not long ago, the Yazbeck family made headlines at The Star Sydney when Mark was joined by his two sons Alex and Patrick on the final table of an event of the current series. Mark also took part in the $5k Challenge and is in action today, as is Alex who already more than doubled his stack.
In a recent hand, 7,500 chips went in preflop and Peter Karam had one 5,000 chip behind to the flop. Yazbeck jammed and Karam folded.
