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

Lock Busts in Cruel Fashion

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Luke Tanner
Luke Tanner

On the three-way flop of {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Clubs}, Andrew Lock made it 3,000 to go out of the small blind and he was called by Luke Tanner in the big blind and Salvatore Lacisano in the cutoff. The {3-Hearts} turn saw Lock jam for around 13,000 and Tanner came along, while Lucisano folded the {q-Diamonds} face up.

Andrew Lock: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Luke Tanner: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The {q-Clubs} river gave Tanner a full house and Lock could not believe his misfortune. "How bad do I run?" he shrugged and headed out of the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Luke Tanner au
Luke Tanner
38,500
38,500
38,500
Salvatore Lucisano
Salvatore Lucisano
7,000
7,000
7,000
Andrew Lock au
Andrew Lock
Busted

Tags: Andrew LockLuke TannerSalvatore Lucisano

Re-Entries Recommence

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

The field has reached more than 250 entries and eclipsed the attendance of the previous year by almost a dozen entries towards the end of the third level already. Several players are on their second bullet such as Brendon Rubie, Ryan Bownds, Jarred Graham and Gary Benson.

Player Chips Progress
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
15,000
7,000
7,000
Ryan Bownds au
Ryan Bownds
15,000
5,000
5,000
Jarred Graham au
Jarred Graham
15,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
15,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Brendon RubieGary BensonJarred GrahamRyan Bownds

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Lee Doubles Through Mariakis

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

Jack Lee was all-in for 9,500 from the small blind and at risk as he was called by Michael Mariakis in the under-the-gun position with the bigger stack.

Jack Lee: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Michael Mariakis: {a-}{k-}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{q-Spades} for Lee to hold with the pocket jacks to stay alive and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mariakis au
Michael Mariakis
76,000
76,000
76,000
Jack Lee us
Jack Lee
19,300
19,300
19,300

Tags: Jack LeeMichael Mariakis

Updated Counts

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Luke Tanner au
Luke Tanner
54,000
15,500
15,500
Dejan Boskovic au
Dejan Boskovic
45,000
32,000
32,000
[Removed:457] au
[Removed:457]
42,000
23,000
23,000
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
35,000
14,000
14,000
Joseph Hayek au
Joseph Hayek
30,000
Travis Endersby au
Travis Endersby
29,000
7,000
7,000
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
23,000
11,000
11,000
Nauvneel Kashyap au
Nauvneel Kashyap
22,000
7,000
7,000
Rory Young au
Rory Young
22,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
16,000
11,000
11,000
Andrian Chin au
Andrian Chin
15,000
Sam Khoueis au
Sam Khoueis
5,000
-4,500
-4,500

Wang Doubles Through Jay

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante

On the {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop, David Wang was all in for 4,175 and Pavan Jay called with the slightly superior stack.

Wang tabled the {9-Clubs}{7-Spades} for bottom two pair while Jay had {q-Spades}{j-Clubs} for the open ender. The {6-Spades} turn and {4-Hearts} river were blanks and Jay was left with 125 chips. He doubled once and busted shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
David Wang au
David Wang
11,000
-4,000
-4,000
Pavan Jay
Pavan Jay
Busted

Tags: David WangPavan Jay

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Level 4 : 150/300, 0 ante
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