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

08-01-2019 15:59 UTC+10

One for Bokody

Shirley Ang

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

Sean Ragozzini raised to 12,000 from the hijack and was called by Ebon Bokody on the button.

The flop came , Ragozzini check-called the 11,000 bet of Bokody. The turn brought them the for both players to check and see the completed the board. They both checked again for Ragozzini to table and Bokody to pick up the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ebon Bokody	409,000 23,000	23,000
Sean Ragozzini	403,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Ebon Bokody Sean Ragozzini

08-01-2019 16:03 UTC+10

Huang Busts Dhingra in Battle of Blinds

Christian Zetzsche

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

The action folded to Gautam Dhingra in the small blind and he moved all in for the last 88,000. Vincent Huang in the big blind had him covered and made the call to put Dhingra at risk.

Gautam Dhingra:
Vincent Huang:

Nothing changed on the flop but Dhingra took the lead on the turn. It would be the on the river that restored the preflop order as Huang made a pair of queens to eliminate Dhingra and reduce the field to the final six.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Huang	206,000 88,000	88,000
Gautam Dhingra	Busted

Tags: Gautam Dhingra Vincent Huang

08-01-2019 16:07 UTC+10

Wakeman Busts in Sixth Place

Shirley Ang

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

Ebon Bokody raised to 14,000 from under the gun and Matthew Wakeman shoved from the big blind for 101,000 which Bokody called.

Matthew Wakeman:
Ebon Bokody:

The board ran out to not bring any help to Wakeman as he was eliminated.

The final table is now down to five players and is on the bubble as four players will get paid.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ebon Bokody	507,000 98,000	98,000
Matthew Wakeman	Busted

Tags: Ebon Bokody Matthew Wakeman

08-01-2019 16:14 UTC+10

Rafferty Establishes Comfortable Lead

Christian Zetzsche

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

Ebon Bokody raised the button to 14,000 and Tom Rafferty three-bet the small blind to win the pot.

One hand later, Bokody made it 13,000 to go from the cutoff and Rafferty flat-called on the button, as did Vincent Huang in the small blind. The flop brought and Huang check-folded to a bet of 15,000 by Bokody and a call by Rafferty. On the turn, Bokody fired a second barrel worth 42,000 and Rafferty came along.

The river was checked by Bokody and Rafferty bet 60,000. Bokody called after brief consideration and mucked when Rafferty turned over for flopped trips queens as the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Rafferty	688,000 174,500	174,500
Ebon Bokody	351,000 -156,000	-156,000
Vincent Huang	226,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Ebon Bokody Tom Rafferty Vincent Huang

08-01-2019 16:24 UTC+10

Small Pots During the Bubble

Shirley Ang

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

Michael Egan raised to 12,000 from under the gun, Ebon Bokody called on the button. The flop came , they both checked to see the on the flop. They both checked again for the to complete the board. Egan check-folded to the 26,000 bet of Bokody.

Bokody raised to 14,000 from under the gun and Sean Ragozzini defended his big blind. The flop came , Ragozzini check-called the 15,000 bet of Bokody The turn was the for both players to check to the on the river. Both checked, Ragozzini tabled for the pair of sevens but was bested by the of Bokody who had rivered the higher pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Rafferty	748,000 60,000	60,000
Ebon Bokody	419,000 68,000	68,000
Sean Ragozzini	365,000 -38,000	-38,000
Vincent Huang	193,000 -33,000	-33,000
Michael Egan	133,000 -78,000	-78,000

Tags: Ebon Bokody Michael Egan Sean Ragozzini

08-01-2019 16:36 UTC+10

Bokody Takes From Rafferty

Christian Zetzsche

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

On the turn of a board , Tom Rafferty in the big blind bet 15,000 and Vincent Huang called from under the gun. Rafferty also bet the river for 40,000 and Huang reluctantly folded.

Ebon Bokody stole the blinds and big blind ante the next hand and then raised to 13,000 in the cutoff, which Michael Egan called out of the big blind. The flop came and Egan check-called a bet of 11,000. Neither player bet the turn and Egan bet the river for 36,000 to force a fold from Bokody.

Bokody continued with aggression and raised it up to 13,000 once more, and chip leader Rafferty called from one seat over in the cutoff. The flop resulted in a bet of 15,000 by Bokody and a call by Rafferty. After the turn, Bokody made it 40,000 to go and Rafferty snap-called to do so again for 60,000 on the river.

Bokody turned over for top two and won a healthy pot off Rafferty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Rafferty	601,000 -147,000	-147,000
Ebon Bokody	529,000 110,000	110,000
Sean Ragozzini	347,000 -18,000	-18,000
Michael Egan	224,000 91,000	91,000
Vincent Huang	157,000 -36,000	-36,000

Tags: Ebon Bokody Michael Egan Tom Rafferty Vincent Huang

08-01-2019 16:47 UTC+10

Rafferty and Bokody Both Still At the Top

Shirley Ang

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

Vincent Huang called on the button and Michael Egan completed his small blind, while Sean Ragozzini checked in the big blind. The flop came , Egan check, Ragozzini bet 10,000 which only Huang called. The turn brought them the , Ragozzini check-folded to Huang's bet.

Ragozzini completed his small blind and Ebon Bokody raised to 21,000 in the big blind. Ragozzini made the call. The flop came , they both checked for the to come on the turn. The river completed the board with the as both players had checked on the turn. Ragozzini checked for the last time and Bokody bet 25,000. Ragozzini looked at his cards once more before opting to fold.

Ragozzini called on the button, Bokody completed his small blind, and Tom Rafferty opted to check. The flop came , Bokody bet 11,000 and that was enough to pick up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Rafferty	586,000 -15,000	-15,000
Ebon Bokody	568,000 39,000	39,000
Sean Ragozzini	313,000 -34,000	-34,000
Michael Egan	208,000 -16,000	-16,000
Vincent Huang	187,000 30,000	30,000

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

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

08-01-2019 16:51 UTC+10

Egan Doubles Through Rafferty

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michael Egan three-bet jammed on the button for 186,000 and initial raiser Tom Rafferty quickly called from under the gun.

Michael Egan:
Tom Rafferty:

The flop changed nothing whatsoever and Egan remained with two outs to avoid his fate as the bubble boy. One of the two remaining queens showed up on the turn to vault Egan into the lead and the river was a blank to let Egan double on the bubble in dramatic fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Egan	392,000 184,000	184,000
Tom Rafferty	390,000 -196,000	-196,000

Tags: Michael Egan Tom Rafferty

08-01-2019 17:02 UTC+10

Huang Bubbles the High Roller

Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Tom Rafferty raised to 18,000 from under the gun. Vincent Huang shoved from the cutoff for 181,000. Michael Egan contemplated his options for a while after looking at his cards and then decided to also shove for more while the rest folded including Rafferty himself.

Vincent Huang:
Michael Egan: