2019 The Star Sydney Champs

$1,100 6-Max
Day: 1
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

Wang Doubles and Busts One

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Guangyu Wang check-called the {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop for 6,000 and check-raised the {q-Diamonds} turn from 17,000 to 40,000. His opponent jammed and Wang eventually called with {q-Spades}{4-Hearts}. His opponent had {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for top pair and the {3-Clubs} river blanked.

The very same player then jammed for 40,000 and Wang called with {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} to get shown {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}. Wang's kicker reigned supreme on a {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{j-Clubs} board to deal the final blow.

Player Chips Progress
Guangyu Wang au
Guangyu Wang
235,000 105,000

Tags: Guangyu Wang

Down to 41 Players

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Within quick succession, four players were eliminated and that reduced the field to the last 41 hopefuls with 36 in the money.

Adrian Salter sent a short stack to the rail when his {a-Spades}{q-Spades} held up against {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} on a board of {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}.

Dale Marsland also ended up all in, however, he received no call when he jammed the {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop. Facing a check-raise to 27,000, Marsland jammed for another 48,800 on top and that proved to be too much for his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Salter au
Adrian Salter
260,000 45,000
Dale Marsland au
Dale Marsland
138,000 53,000

Tags: Adrian SalterDale Marsland

Pappas Doubles Through White

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Michael Seymour raised to 6,500 from the button and was called by Andrew White and Steve Pappas in the blinds.

They all checked through the {4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{q-Clubs} flop to the {3-Diamonds} on the turn. White checked, Pappas shoved for 19,900 for Seymour to fold immediately but White needed some more time. After about twenty seconds, White made the call with {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. Pappas tabled {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for the wheel and doubled up as the {10-Spades} completed the board,

Player Chips Progress
Michael Seymour au
Michael Seymour
110,000 38,000
Andrew White au
Andrew White
85,900 -45,100
Steve Pappas au
Steve Pappas
57,800 18,000

Tags: Andrew WhiteMichael SeymourSteve Pappas

Updated Counts

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Sam Capra mentioned in table chat and to friends on the rail that he was all in with jacks versus kings and spiked a jack on the river to double.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Yazbeck au
Alex Yazbeck
Day 1 Chip Leader
430,000 132,000
Michael Oscuro au
Michael Oscuro
314,000 293,500
Sam Capra au
Sam Capra
190,000 95,000
Connie Graham au
Connie Graham
160,000 -26,000
Mladen Vukovic au
Mladen Vukovic
150,000 4,000
Lachlan Dykes au
Lachlan Dykes
130,000 65,000
Alan Casas au
Alan Casas
110,000 55,000
Chad Awerbuch au
Chad Awerbuch
80,000 57,000
Rehman Kassam gb
Rehman Kassam
80,000 30,000
Dejan Boskovic au
Dejan Boskovic
77,000 -63,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Endersby Out Before the Money

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Michel Bouskila
Michel Bouskila

Travis Endersby was eliminated not far off the money bubble in the $5k Challenge and would suffer the same fate in the 6-Max Event as well. Down to around 30,000, he got it in with the {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Michel Bouskila looked him up with the {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

The board came {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Endersby missed out on his overcard and gutshot to hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Michel Bouskila au
Michel Bouskila
150,000 150,000
Travis Endersby au
Travis Endersby
Busted

Tags: Michel BouskilaTravis Endersby

Big Double for Salter

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Adrian Salter
Adrian Salter

A reraise to 22,000 was in front of Lachlan Dykes and Adrian Salter then moved all in from the cutoff. Dykes asked for a count and once it was deemed to be in the ballpark of 110,000, Dykes tossed in a single chip for the call without waiting for an exact count.

Adrian Salter: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Lachlan Dykes: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

The biggest pot of the tournament so far went in favor of Salter, who got there on the turn of a board {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. The double-up was for 110,100 and that put a major dent into the stack of Dykes.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Salter au
Adrian Salter
215,000 120,000
Lachlan Dykes au
Lachlan Dykes
65,000 -115,000

Tags: Adrian SalterLachlan Dykes