$20,000 High Roller | 2019 The Star Sydney Champs

08-01-2019 14:45 UTC+10

Small Pot for Egan

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Egan raised to 11,500 from the button and Matthew Wakeman called in the big blind. The flop brought and Wakeman checked to Egan, who continued for 10,000. Wakeman folded and the pot was shipped to Egan, while Wakeman dropped to 12 and a half big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Egan	165,000 6,500	6,500
Matthew Wakeman	60,000 -19,000	-19,000

Tags: Matthew Wakeman Michael Egan

08-01-2019 14:47 UTC+10

Vukovic Eliminated by Ragozzini

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mladen Vukovic raised to 10,000 from the hijack and Sean Ragozzini on the button three-bet to 30,000. Vukovic carefully checked his remaining stack and made the call. On the flop, Vukovic checked and Ragozzini made it 20,000 to go, which resulted in a reluctant call by Vukovic.

After the turn, Vukovic checked again and Ragozzini checked back to see the on the river. Vukovic moved all in for 96,500 and Ragozzini snap-called to table his for a set of queens. Vukovic wanted to muck but as per all in showdown rule, his was exposed.

Vukovic was eliminated only a few minutes after his double up and Ragozzini jumped into a comfortable third place with seven remaining and the top four spots paid.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Ragozzini	349,000 147,000	147,000
Mladen Vukovic	Busted

Tags: Mladen Vukovic Sean Ragozzini

08-01-2019 14:58 UTC+10

More for Egan and Huang

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ebon Bokody raised from the button to 11,000 and Gautam Dhingra defended his big blind. They both checked through the flop to the on the turn. Dhingra bet 23,000 and Bokody let the hand go.

Sean Ragozzini raised to 11,500 from the early position and Vincent Huang called in the big blind, Huang check-raised the 9,000 continuation-bet of Ragozzini to 30,000 which was enough for Ragozzini to fold to after a few seconds.

Dhingra raised to 11,000from the button and was called by both Huang and Michael Egan in the blinds. The flop came , Huang and Egan both checked. Dhingra continued with a bet of 23,000 for Egan to be the only one to make the call. The turn was the , they both checked to see the complete the board. Egan led out for 54,000 which sent Dhingra into the tank who ended up folding in the end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ebon Bokody	465,000 -11,000	-11,000
Tom Rafferty	454,000 -15,500	-15,500
Sean Ragozzini	318,000 -31,000	-31,000
Michael Egan	210,000 45,000	45,000
Vincent Huang	198,000 29,000	29,000
Gautam Dhingra	143,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Ebon Bokody Gautam Dhingra Michael Egan Sean Ragozzini Vincent Huang

08-01-2019 15:02 UTC+10

Wakeman Gets Through With a Jam

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tom Rafferty raised to 11,000 and Sean Ragozzini called in the big blind. Both checked the flop and the appeared on the turn. Ragozzini bet 20,000 and Rafferty quickly folded.

Vincent Huang made it 10,000 to go in the cutoff and Matthew Wakeman defended the big blind. The flop brought and Wakeman checked, Huang continued for 10,000 and Wakeman made the call with 35,000 behind. Both checked the on the turn and Wakeman then jammed the river for 35,000.

Huang asked for a count and seemed interested, but could not find a call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Rafferty	443,000 -11,000	-11,000
Sean Ragozzini	339,000 21,000	21,000
Vincent Huang	178,000 -20,000	-20,000
Matthew Wakeman	82,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Matthew Wakeman Sean Ragozzini Tom Rafferty Vincent Huang

08-01-2019 15:10 UTC+10

Bokody Folds Three in a Row

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Egan raised to 10,000 from the button and Ebon Bokody called in the big blind. The flop came , both players checked. The turn was the , Bokody checked again. Egan did the same. The river completed the board with the , Bokody check-folded to the 12,000 bet of Egan.

Egan raised to 10,000 from the hijack and both Bokody and Tom Rafferty called from the blinds. The flop came , they all checked through to see the fall on the turn. Bokody and Rafferty checked again. Egan bet 17,000 and that was enough to pick up the pot.

Bokody raised to 10,000 from the button and Gautam Dhingra defended his big blind. The flop came , Dhingra check-raised the 7,000 bet of Bokody enough for Bokody to let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ebon Bokody	423,000 -42,000	-42,000
Tom Rafferty	410,000 -33,000	-33,000
Michael Egan	250,000 40,000	40,000
Gautam Dhingra	160,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Ebon Bokody Gautam Dhingra Michael Egan Tom Rafferty

08-01-2019 15:17 UTC+10

Bokody and Ragozzini Four-Bet Jam

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Gautam Dhingra limped the small blind and Vincent Huang checked in the big blind. The flop and the turn was checked. On the river, Dhingra checked and Huang bet 20,000 into a pot of 15,000. Dhingra folded after brief consideration.

Ebon Bokody opened to 10,000 in the hijack and Dhingra three-bet to 30,000 on the button. Bokody gave it some consideration and four-bet all in for 423,000 in total, which sent Dhingra deep into the think tank. He leaned back into his chair and played with the remaining chips before opting to fold.

Dhingra opened the next hand to 11,000 from the cutoff and Huang three-bet the button to 29,000. Sean Ragozzini checked for the stack sizes of his opponents and moved all in from the big blind to force folds from all opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ebon Bokody	466,000 43,000	43,000
Sean Ragozzini	382,000 43,000	43,000
Vincent Huang	152,000 -26,000	-26,000
Gautam Dhingra	117,000 -43,000	-43,000

Tags: Ebon Bokody Gautam Dhingra Sean Ragozzini Vincent Huang

08-01-2019 15:26 UTC+10

Three Shoves, No Calls

Shirley Ang

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Egan raised to 11,500 from the button and Matthew Wakeman shoved in the big blind for 75,000 after taking some time to consider his options. Egan stared at Wakeman's stack for a while and then opted to fold.

Tom Rafferty raised to 11,000 from under the fun and Vincent Huang called in the hijack. So did Ebon Bokody in the big blind. The flop came , Bokody checked, Rafferty continued with a bet of 13,000 which only Bokody ended up calling. The turn brought them the , Bokody check-folded to the 36,000 bet of Rafferty.

Egan raised to 10,000 from the hijack and Wakeman shoved again, this time from the button for 91,500 for everyone including Egan to fold to.

Wakeman raised to 10,000 from the cutoff and Gautam Dhingra now shoved from the big blind for 112,000. Wakeman counted out his own stack and then decided to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Rafferty	456,000 46,000	46,000
Ebon Bokody	434,000 -32,000	-32,000
Michael Egan	216,000 -34,000	-34,000
Gautam Dhingra	129,000 12,000	12,000
Matthew Wakeman	104,000 21,500	21,500

Tags: Ebon Bokody Gautam Dhingra Matthew Wakeman Michael Egan Tom Rafferty Vincent Huang

08-01-2019 15:35 UTC+10

Rafferty Above Half a Million in First Break

Christian Zetzsche

Level 13 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tom Rafferty opened to 11,000 in the cutoff and Michael Egan defended out of the big blind but quickly check-folded a flop.

Vincent Huang min-raised the button to 10,000 and Sean Ragozzini made the call from the big blind. On the flop, both players checked and the followed on the turn. A bet of 20,000 by Ragozzini did the trick to win the pot right there.

Rafferty's next raise to 11,000 was shut down by a three-bet of Ragozzini in the small blind and Rafferty then raised to 11,000 once more, this time from under the gun. Ebon Bokody called and they checked the flop. After the turn, Bokoddy checked and Rafferty bet 10,000 to claim the pot without further resistance.

Bokody limped the small blind one hand later and Rafferty checked. The flop was bet by Bokody and Rafferty called. On the turn, Bokody checked and Rafferty bet 20,000 into a pot of 29,000, Bokody called. The fell on the turn and Bokody check-folded to a bet worth 38,000 before heading into the first scheduled 10-minute break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Rafferty	513,500 57,500	57,500
Sean Ragozzini	412,500 30,500	30,500
Ebon Bokody	386,000 -48,000	-48,000
Michael Egan	197,500 -18,500	-18,500
Gautam Dhingra	126,500 -2,500	-2,500
Vincent Huang	118,000 -34,000	-34,000
Matthew Wakeman	104,000

Tags: Ebon Bokody Michael Egan Sean Ragozzini Tom Rafferty Vincent Huang

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-01-2019 15:54 UTC+10

Wakeman and Huang Jam

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Matthew Wakeman raised to 12,000 first to act and Michael Egan three-bet to 40,000 in the small blind. Wakeman folded and dropped below 100,000 in chips.

Egan then raised to 14,000 on the button and Sean Ragozzini three-bet to 50,000 from one seat over to force folds from all opponents.

Wakeman and fellow short stack Vincent Huang moved all in and claimed the blinds and antes in the next two hands.