Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2019 The Star Sydney Champs
$20,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Lee Takes From Vukovic
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
On a three-way turn of 
, Hun Wei Lee check-raised to 16,500 and Tom Rafferty forfeited his bet of 3,500. Mladen Vukovic made the call and the 
fell on the river. Lee now made it 18,600 to go and Vukovic called after brief consideration.
Lee turned over 
for a queen-high straight and dragged in a very healthy pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
85,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
31,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Vukovic Folds to Lee's Shove
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
The flop read 
and Mladen Vukovic checked in mid-position. Hun Wei Lee bet 3,200 from the cutoff and Vukovic called.
The turn brought them the 
, 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 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
71,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
66,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
17,100
3,600
|
3,600 |
Lee Takes From Laoyont
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
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 
flop and called a bet of 6,000 by Lee.
Both opted to check the 
turn and Laoyont also checked the 
on the river. Lee now made it 14,000 to go and that won the pot without resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
52,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
29,500
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Sevens are Good for Senic
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
Dejan Boskovic Sr raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Andrej Senic in the cutoff.
They both checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn. Boskovic Sr bet 4,000 and Senic called.
The river completed the board with the 
for both players to check again. Boskovic tabled 
but Senic held 
to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
56,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Spano Chips Up
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
Robert Spano raised to 2,000 and picked up a call by chip leader Dejan Boskovic Sr from two seats over. Spano bet the 
flop for 3,000 and Boskovic Sr called, then Spano check-called a bet of 5,500 on the 
turn.
The on the river was checked and Spano turned over 
as the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
62,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
One for Young
Level 5
: 400/800, 800 ante
The flop read with 6,100 in the pot.
Nauvneel Kashyap checked in the big blind, Rory Young did the same from the early position. Gautam Dhingra bet 3,400 in the hijack and Luke Edwards called in the cutoff. Kashyap quickly folded but Young raised to 13,600. Dhingra folded after a few seconds and so did Edwards in the end for Young to pick up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,800
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
77,400
-1,200
|
-1,200 |
|
57,000
11,300
|
11,300 |
|
||
|
31,400
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
No Bet After the Flop
Level 4
: 300/600, 600 ante
Michael Egan raised to 1,400 and Dejan Boskovic Sr three-bet the button to 3,200, which Qiang Fu in the small blind and initial raiser Egan called. No betting action followed on the 
board and Boskovic Sr showed 
for top pair.
Fu had the better kicker with 
and Egan mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
72,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
38,000
3,000
|
3,000 |