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
Total Entries
37
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
16,000
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O'Grady Shoves on Ragozzini

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Sean Ragozzini raised to 8,000 from the hijack and Michael O'Grady defended his big blind.

O'Grady then check-called Ragozzini's continuation-bet on the {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop to the {q-Clubs} on the turn. Both players checked to see the {9-Clubs} complete the board on the river. O'Grady shoved for Ragozzini to quickly fold.

Tags: Michael O'GradySean Ragozzini

Egan Takes From Senic

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Andrej Senic led the {q-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop for 10,000 and Michael Egan called. The {3-Clubs} turn went check, check, and Senic also checked the {8-Diamonds} on the river. Egan bet 32,000 and that did the trick to force a fold from Senic.

Tags: Andrej SenicMichael Egan

Wakeman Doubles Through Dhingra

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Gautam Dhingra raised to 9,000 from the cutoff and Matthew Wakeman shoved from the big blind for 24,000 which Dhingra called.

Matthew Wakeman: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Gautam Dhingra: {a-Clubs}{2-Spades}

The flop came {5-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{6-Clubs} for Dhingra to hit top pair but for Wakeman to pick up the flush draw.

The turn was the {3-Hearts} for Wakeman to complete his flush draw to secure the double-up.

The river completed the board with the {4-Hearts} as a formality as Wakeman got paid by Dhingra.

Tags: Gautam DhingraMatthew Wakeman

Bokody Busts Wang To Cement Lead

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
David Wang
David Wang

Ebon Bokody raised the button over on the outer table and David Wang came along out of the big blind. The flop brought {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Wang check-raised from 7,000 to 20,000 with 81,000 behind. Bokody glanced at his opponent and moved all in, which Wang called after 10 seconds.

David Wang: {4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}
Ebon Bokody: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Wang's pair, gutshot and flush draw was well alive, but he couldn't get there on the {6-Clubs} turn and {8-Diamonds} river run out. Bokody claimed another big pot and cemented his lead with 11 players remaining.

Tags: David WangEbon Bokody

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Kashyap Falls to Huang Too

Level 12 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Nauv Kashyap
Nauv Kashyap

Vincent Huang raised to 7,000 from the button and Nauvneel Kashyap three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind which Huang called.

The flop came {q-Spades}{9-Spades}{k-Hearts}, Kashyap bet 16,000 and Huang called.

The turn brought them the {10-Diamonds}, Kashyap checked and Huang shoved with the bigger stack. Kashyap called for the 48,000 or so he had behind with {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} for the flopped top pair with top kicker. Huang had shoved with {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} with the straight.

The river completed the board with the {8-Clubs} which didn't change things as Kashyap falls in 13th place.

Tags: Nauvneel KashyapVincent Huang

Huang Eliminates Endersby

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Vincent Huang - Travis Endersby
Vincent Huang - Travis Endersby

Vincent Huang raised to 6,000 from under the gun and Travis Endersby shoved from the hijack for 41,000. Action folded back to Huang who confirmed the amount before making the call.

Travis Endersby: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Vincent Huang: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for Huang to flop the nut-flush to eliminate Endersby in fourteenth place.

Tags: Travis EndersbyVincent Huang

Wakeman Doubles Through Egan

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Matthew Wakeman
Matthew Wakeman

Having gone through the blinds twice, the stack of Matthew Wakeman had dwindled to just 11,000 and he got them in with the {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}. Michael Egan looked him up with the {a-Spades}{j-Clubs} but failed to hit anything on the {q-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} board.

Tags: Matthew WakemanMichael Egan

Bokody Doubles Through Egan

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Michael Egan raised to 7,000 on the button and Ebon Bokody in the big blind three-bet to 21,000, which Egan called. Bokody bet the {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop for 13,000 and Egan came along to call a second barrel worth 37,000 on the {8-Spades} turn.

After the {q-Hearts} river, Bokody emptied the clip and jammed for the last 72,500. Egan immediately asked for a count and made the call within one minute. Bokody rolled over the {k-Spades}{8-Diamonds} for trips eights and Egan mucked.

Tags: Ebon BokodyMichael Egan

Gray Eliminated by Kashyap

Level 11 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jason Gray
Jason Gray

Jason Gray shoved from under the gun for 27,000 and was called by Nauvneel Kashyap in the big blind.

Jason Gray: {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Nauvneel Kashyap: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {q-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for Kashyap to hit top pair on the flop to eliminate Gray from the High Roller.

Tags: Jason GrayNauvneel Kashyap