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

Lee Takes From Laoyont

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante
Hun Wei Lee
Hun Wei Lee

Hun Wei Lee raised to 2,000 and Vincent Huang called in the cutoff. David Wang on the button three-bet to 10,000 and that shut down all further action.

One hand later, Patrick Laoyont raised to 2,200 and Lee three-bet to 5,400 from one seat over, which Laoyont called after checking the stack of his table neighbor. Laoyont checked the {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop and called a bet of 6,000 by Lee.

Both opted to check the {7-Diamonds} turn and Laoyont also checked the {k-Hearts} on the river. Lee now made it 14,000 to go and that won the pot without resistance.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
130,000
38,000
38,000
Hun Wei Lee au
Hun Wei Lee
65,000
15,000
15,000
David Wang au
David Wang
52,000
2,000
2,000
Patrick Laoyont au
Patrick Laoyont
29,500
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: David WangHun Wei LeePatrick LaoyontVincent Huang

Endersby Gets Through With a Jam

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

Ever since taking the big hit against Dejan Boskovic Sr, Travis Endersby has been nursing a short stack without being able to run it up or get involved in any major showdown.

Just now, Matthew Wakeman opened to 1,600 from the hijack and was called by Andrej Senic in the cutoff and Robert Spano in the small blind. Endersby jammed out of the big blind and Wakeman asked for a count. The all in was for 12,300 and one opponent after the other sent their cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Travis Endersby au
Travis Endersby
17,100
3,600
3,600

Tags: Andrej SenicDejan Boskovic SrMatthew WakemanRobert SpanoTravis Endersby

Vukovic Folds to Lee's Shove

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

The flop read {3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and Mladen Vukovic checked in mid-position. Hun Wei Lee bet 3,200 from the cutoff and Vukovic called.

The turn brought them the {7-Spades}, Vukovic checked again. Lee continued with a bet of 7,800 which Vukovic called after contemplating his options for a bit.

The river completed the board with the {k-Spades} and Vukovic checked for the last time. Lee considered what to do and then decided to shove for 48,000. Vukovic looked at the board, shook his head, and then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Hun Wei Lee au
Hun Wei Lee
71,000
6,000
6,000
Mladen Vukovic au
Mladen Vukovic
66,000
-24,000
-24,000

Tags: Hun Wei LeeMladen Vukovic

Lee Takes From Vukovic

Level 5 : 400/800, 800 ante

On a three-way turn of {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, Hun Wei Lee check-raised to 16,500 and Tom Rafferty forfeited his bet of 3,500. Mladen Vukovic made the call and the {2-Spades} fell on the river. Lee now made it 18,600 to go and Vukovic called after brief consideration.

Lee turned over {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for a queen-high straight and dragged in a very healthy pot.

Player Chips Progress
Hun Wei Lee au
Hun Wei Lee
124,000
53,000
53,000
Tom Rafferty au
Tom Rafferty
85,000
25,000
25,000
Mladen Vukovic au
Mladen Vukovic
31,000
-35,000
-35,000

Tags: Hun Wei LeeMladen VukovicTom Rafferty

Level: 6

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Vukovic Above Starting Stack Again

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On a {k-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades} flop, Vincent Huang in the small blind check-raised from 2,000 to 7,000 and Mladen Vukovic made the call. The {6-Diamonds} fell on the turn and Huang checked. Vukovic carefully checked his remaining stack of around 34,000 and bet 11,000, which forced a near-instant fold from Huang.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Huang au
Vincent Huang
112,000
-18,000
-18,000
Mladen Vukovic au
Mladen Vukovic
55,000
24,000
24,000

Tags: Mladen VukovicVincent Huang

Dhingra and Crawshaw Clash

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Gautam Dhingra raised to 2,300 from under the gun and was called by Hamish Crawshaw in the big blind.

The flop came {7-Hearts}{q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, Crawshaw check-called the 1,900 continuation-bet of Dhingra.

The turn was the {5-Spades}, Crawshaw checked again. Dhingra now bet 5,300 and Crawshaw called again.

The river completed the board with the {k-Spades}, Crawshaw checked for the last time and Dhingra fired a bet of 14,600 over the line. Crawshaw took a few seconds and then pushed his cards towards the muck for the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Gautam Dhingra au
Gautam Dhingra
100,000
20,200
20,200
Hamish Crawshaw nz
Hamish Crawshaw
32,600
-14,100
-14,100

Tags: Gautam DhingraHamish Crawshaw

Egan Catches Fu Bluffing

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Michael Egan
Michael Egan

Michael Egan raised to 2,300 first to act and was called by Dejan Boskovic Sr and Qiang Fu in the hijack. The {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop was checked to Fu and he bet 4,500, which only Egan called. On the {10-Spades} turn, Egan check-called another bet of 9,500 and checked the {k-Hearts} on the river.

Fu spent a long time in the think tank, longer than he had needed on the turn, and Andrej Senic called the clock on him. Before floor staff could give Fu time to act, he bet 18,500 and Egan called after a few seconds.

"Nothing," Fu shrugged and turned over {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a busted flush draw, while Egan won the pot with {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for kings and jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Egan au
Michael Egan
110,000
72,000
72,000
Dejan Boskovic Sr au
Dejan Boskovic Sr
82,000
Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
19,000
-53,000
-53,000

Tags: Andrej SenicDejan Boskovic SrMichael EganQiang Fu

Senic Rivers the Higher Two Pair

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Andrej Senic
Andrej Senic

Matthew Wakeman raised to 2,000 from the cutoff and was called by Andrej Senic on the button.

The flop came {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for Wakeman to continue with a bet of 2,000 which Senic called to see the {9-Hearts} on the turn. Wakeman quickly bet 4,000 and Senic made the call again.

The river completed the board with the {j-Spades}, Wakeman bet 5,000 for Senic to snap-call. Wakeman tabled {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for the turned two pair but was behind against the {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} of Senic who had rivered the higher two pair.

Over on the other table, Amir Abbas grabbed his jacket and made his way out of the tournament area as he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Andrej Senic au
Andrej Senic
65,600
9,600
9,600
Matthew Wakeman au
Matthew Wakeman
58,300
-5,700
-5,700
Amir Abbas au
Amir Abbas
Busted

Tags: Andrej SenicMatthew Wakeman

Fu Eliminated by Senic

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Qiang Fu
Qiang Fu

Qiang Fu raised to 2,000 and Andrej Senic three-bet to 7,200, which prompted the four-bet jam of Fu for around 20 big blinds and a quick call from Senic.

Qiang Fu: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}
Andrej Senic: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board came {k-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Fu was drawing dead on the turn to join the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Andrej Senic au
Andrej Senic
85,000
19,400
19,400
Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
Busted

Tags: Andrej SenicQiang Fu