2019 The Star Sydney Champs

$20,000 High Roller
Day: 1
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

Kashyap Busts and Re-Enters

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Nauv Kashyap
Nauv Kashyap

Nauvneel Kashyap four-bet jammed with pocket sevens for around 25,000 and Ebon Bokody snap-called with the {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} to see a board of {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Spades}{j-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} run out safely. Just one minute later, Kashyap re-entered and moved over to the feature table with a fresh stack of 50,000.

With now 28 entries, the field size of the previous year has been reached and the registration remains open until the start of level 10.

Player Chips Progress
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
60,000
21,000
21,000
Nauvneel Kashyap au
Nauvneel Kashyap
50,000
21,000
21,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyNauvneel Kashyap

Abbas Takes From Marsland Part II

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante
Amir Abbas
Amir Abbas

With plenty of chips already in the middle and the completed board showing {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, Dale Marsland checked and faced a bet of 13,000 by Amir Abbas. Marsland needed one minute of consideration and called, but mucked when Abbas rolled over the {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Amir Abbas au
Amir Abbas
83,000
21,000
21,000
Dale Marsland au
Dale Marsland
18,500
-32,500
-32,500

Tags: Amir AbbasDale Marsland

Young and Ragozzini Bet Big

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

The board read {10-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs} with 11,400 in the middle. Gautam Dhingra checked in the big blind and Rory Young took some time to contemplate his options. In the end, Young bet 11,600 and Dhingra quickly folded.

The hand after, Sean Ragozzini raised to 1,000 from the cutoff and Luke Edwards three-bet to 4,500 in the big blind which Ragozzini called. The flop came {j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, Edwards check-called the 3,500 continuation-bet of Ragozzini. The turn brought them the {6-Clubs}, Edwards now check-folded to the 7,200 bet of Ragozzini.

Player Chips Progress
Rory Young au
Rory Young
74,300
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Gautam Dhingra au
Gautam Dhingra
62,300
-10,200
-10,200
Sean Ragozzini au
Sean Ragozzini
40,300
6,900
6,900
Luke Edwards au
Luke Edwards
36,000
-9,100
-9,100

Tags: Gautam DhingraLuke EdwardsRory YoungSean Ragozzini

Bokody's Hero Call is Good

Level 3 : 200/400, 400 ante

Mixed Hold'em / PLO champion Patrick Laoyont joined the action a few minutes ago and raised to 1,200 and picked up two callers. His continuation bet on the {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop won the pot.

One hand later, Vincent Huang raised to 1,200 on the button and Amir Abbas came along from the small blind. Ebon Bokody in the big blind three-bet to 5,000 and just Abbas called. On the {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop, Abbas check-called a bet worth 4,400 and they checked the {8-Hearts} turn.

Abbas then bet the {4-Clubs} river for 12,000 and Bokody was sent deep into the think tank. He eventually called and Abbas rolled over {k-Spades}{j-Hearts} for king-high, which Bokody had beat with the {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
82,000
22,000
22,000
Amir Abbas au
Amir Abbas
63,000
-20,000
-20,000
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
62,000
-10,000
-10,000
Patrick Laoyont au
Patrick Laoyont
44,500
44,500
44,500

Tags: Amir AbbasEbon BokodyPatrick LaoyontVincent Huang

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Wakeman Wins With Ace-High

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Matthew Wakeman raised to 1,300 and was called by Michael Egan on the button and Dejan Boskovic Sr in the big blind. The board of {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades} was checked down entirely and Boskovic Sr mucked his cards.

"Ace high," Wakeman announced and tabled {a-Hearts}{3-Spades}. That ended up winning the pot, as Egan mucked as well.

Player Chips Progress
Dejan Boskovic Sr au
Dejan Boskovic Sr
121,000
3,000
3,000
Andrej Senic au
Andrej Senic
73,000
23,000
23,000
Matthew Wakeman au
Matthew Wakeman
64,000
1,900
1,900
Hussein Hassan au
Hussein Hassan
61,000
5,000
5,000
Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
55,000
-5,000
-5,000
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
35,000
-17,000
-17,000
Vesko Zmukic au
Vesko Zmukic
33,000
-5,500
-5,500
Travis Endersby au
Travis Endersby
13,500
2,500
2,500

Tags: Dejan Boskovic SrMatthew WakemanMichael Egan

Deuces Work for Rafferty

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Hun Wei "Andy" Lee has joined the action and on his table, Tom Rafferty limped in. Zuxian Zhao in the cutoff raised to 2,500 and Rafferty called to see a {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop. Rafferty check-called a bet of 2,000 and the {8-Clubs} turn and {k-Spades} river ended up check, check.

As first to show, Rafferty revealed {2-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Zhao mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
81,000
17,000
17,000
Zuxian Zhao au
Zuxian Zhao
55,500
-6,500
-6,500
Hun Wei Lee au
Hun Wei Lee
50,000

Tags: Tom RaffertyZuxian ZhaoHun Wei Lee

Bokody Turns Two Pair

Level 4 : 300/600, 600 ante

Ebon Bokody raised to 1,500 from the hijack and Tom Rafferty called in the cutoff.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, Bokody check-called the 1,800 bet of Rafferty.

The turn was the {q-Clubs}, Bokody checked again and now Rafferty fired a bet of 4,500 over the line which Rafferty called.

The river completed the board with the {7-Clubs}, Bokody checked for the last time. Rafferty looked at his own stack and then barreled a bet of 11,500 into the pot. Bokody quickly made the call for the cards to be shown. Rafferty tabled {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for the pair of sixes but was bested by the {q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} of Bokody who had turned two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Ebon Bokody au
Ebon Bokody
110,000
28,000
28,000
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
60,000
-21,000
-21,000

Tags: Ebon BokodyTom Rafferty