2019 The Star Sydney Champs

$20,000 High Roller
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2019 The Star Sydney Champs
Final Results
Winner
Sean Ragozzini
Winning Hand
105
Prize
223,361 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
20,000 AUD
Prize Pool
703,000 AUD
Entries
37
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
16,000
Players Left 1 / 37
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Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Wakeman Getting Involved from the Start

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

The board read {2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{q-Hearts}{5-Hearts} with around 30,000 in the middle already. Both Matthew Wakeman in mid-position and David Wang in the hijack checked. The river completed the board with the {7-Diamonds} for Wakeman to shove and Wang to fold immediately

The hand after, Wakeman raised from under the gun and Qiang Fu three-bet to 2,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Wakeman made the call. The flop brought them the {6-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{9-Spades}, Wakeman check-called the 2,600 continuation-bet of Fu. The turn was the {3-Clubs}, Wakeman checked again. Fu took some time to consider his options and then decided to continue with a bet of 6,000. Wakeman quickly folded.

Shortly after, Wang was moved to the feature table to balance it out.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matthew Wakeman au
Matthew Wakeman
62,100
12,100
12,100
Profile photo of Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
60,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of David Wang au
David Wang
19,400
19,100
19,100

Tags: David WangMatthew WakemanQiang Fu

Gray Busts Thomson in Aces vs Aces Upset

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante
John Thomson
John Thomson

First to act, John Thomson raised to 700 and Jason Gray in the cutoff three-bet to 2,200. Thomson gave it some consideration and four-bet to 7,900, and Gray moved all in. Thomson snap-called and was the player at risk for 49,400.

John Thomson: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}
Jason Gray: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}

Gray was freerolling after the {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop and indeed hit the miracle {4-Spades} turn and {5-Spades} river run out to eliminate Thomson.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Gray
106,000
52,700
52,700
Profile photo of John Thomson au
John Thomson
Busted

Tags: Jason GrayJohn Thomson

More for Boskovic Sr

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante
Dejan Boskovic Sr
Dejan Boskovic Sr

It is still all about Dejan Boskovic Sr early on as he has more than doubled his stack. After taking a bigger pot off Hussein Hassan, he then took on Vesko Zmukic and the flop showed {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} with some 7,000 in the middle. A bet of 6,000 was in front of Zmukic and Boskovic Sr raised to 12,000.

Zmukic sigh-folded and was shown the {9-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Dejan Boskovic Sr
118,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Vesko Zmukic au
Vesko Zmukic
38,500
9,500
9,500

Tags: Dejan Boskovic SrHussein HassanVesko Zmukic

Gray Takes His Seat

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

Jason Gray joined the feature table and got seated between Michael O'Grady and Corey Kempson.

In the first hand, O'Grady raised to 700 from mid-position and Gray called in the hijack and so did John Thomson in the big blind.

The flop came {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs}, Thomson checked, O'Grady continued with a bet of 1,400. Gray raised to 4,000 and that was enough to make Thomson and O'Grady to let their hands go.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Gray
53,300
53,300
53,300
Profile photo of Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
48,400
1,600
1,600

Tags: Corey KempsonJason GrayJohn ThomsonMichael O'Grady

Abbas Takes From Marsland

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante
Amir Abbas
Amir Abbas

Amir Abbas had raised and picked up a call by Dale Marsland in the big blind, who checked the {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop and called a bet of 1,300 by Abbas. On the {7-Clubs} turn, Marsland bet 2,400 and Abbas quickly called to see the {q-Clubs} on the river. Marsland now checked and folded when facing a bet of Abbas.

Player Chips Progress
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Amir Abbas
53,000
4,000
4,000
Profile photo of Dale Marsland au
Dale Marsland
42,000
8,000
8,000

Tags: Amir AbbasDale Marsland

Rafferty Barrels Through Bokody

Level 2 : 200/300, 300 ante

In a battle button versus small blind, Ebon Bokody raised to 800 and Tom Rafferty three-bet to 2,800, which Bokody called. On the {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop, Rafferty continued for 2,500 and picked up a call before firing a second barrel for 6,800 on the {a-Diamonds} turn. Bokody called once more and they headed to the {8-Hearts} river.

Rafferty emptied the clip with a bet of 17,000 and Bokody reluctantly folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Rafferty
61,000
9,500
9,500
Profile photo of Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
38,000
12,500
12,500

Tags: Ebon BokodyTom Rafferty