2019 The Star Sydney Champs
The Final Table Has Started
Tu Le raised to 85,000 from the late position and Hamish Crawshaw three-bet to 235,000 in the cutoff. Everyone folded including Le.
Le raised to 85,000 from the early position and Bernie Stang called in the big blind. The flop came , Stang check-folded to Le's continuation-bet.
Joe Antar shoved from the button for 960,000 to pick up the blinds and ante.
Robertson Gets Value From Le
Peter Robertson raised to 80,000 and Tu Le called in the big blind. The flop came and Le check-called a bet of 55,000 to see the turn, which both players checked. On the river, Le checked once more and Robertson made it 180,000 to go.
Le gave it some thought and tossed in two T-100,000 chips for the call and Robertson rolled over for the ace-high flush to drag in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Peter Robertson |
2,900,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
Tu Le |
1,000,000
-285,000
|
-285,000 |
Stang Keeps On Betting
Bernie Stang raised to 105,000 from the late position and was called by Mark Lassau and Tu Le in the cutoff.
The flop came , Stang continued with a bet of 85,000 which only Lassau called.
The turn brought them the , Stang barreled a bet of 360,000 over the line and then pulled his hood over his head. Lassau glanced at the board and then folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bernie Stang |
2,700,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
Mark Lassau |
2,300,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
Tu Le |
1,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Robertson Wins Two Without Showdown
The action has somewhat slowed down with barely any hand even seeing a flop.
Tu Le raised to 85,000 and Nickolas Oiberman three-bet to 280,000 in the small blind, Le folded.
Peter Robertson then opened to 80,000 in the hijack and Bernie Stang cut out a three-bet to more than 250,000 in the big blind beore changing his mind and making the call. Stang checked the flop and a bet of 55,000 by Robertson won the pot.
Robertson won a very similar hand right after that when his min-raise was called by Mark Lassau in the big blind, who check-folded the flop to a bet.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Peter Robertson |
3,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Bernie Stang |
2,500,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Mark Lassau |
2,100,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Nickolas Oiberman |
1,900,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
Joe Antar |
950,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Tu Le |
925,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Up and Down
Joe Antar raised to 80,000 from the hijack and was called by Mark Lassau on the button. The flop came , Antar continued with a bet of 75,000 which Lassau called. The turn was the , Antar's bet of 225,000 was enough to make Lassau fold.
Lassau raised to 95,000 from the cutoff and Hamish Crawshaw defended his big blind. The flop came for Crawshaw to check-fold to the bet of Lassau.
Corey Kempson raised to 85,000 from the button and now Peter Robertson defended his big blind to then check-folded to the continuation-bet of Kempson on the flop.
Kempson raised to 80,000 this time from the hijack and Nickolas Oiberman called in the big blind. The flop came , Oiberman check-called the 60,000 bet of Kempson. They then both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Oiberman check-folded to the 185,000 bet of Kempson.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Peter Robertson |
2,900,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Corey Kempson |
2,900,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
Bernie Stang |
2,400,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Mark Lassau |
2,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Hamish Crawshaw |
2,200,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
Nickolas Oiberman |
1,800,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Wenjian Qiu |
1,600,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
Joe Antar |
1,100,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
Tu Le |
870,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Qiu Jams Twice
Wenjian Qiu opened and four-bet jammed into a three-bet of Joe Antar to force a fold.
Soon after that, Mark Lassau limped from under the gun and Peter Robertson raised to 205,000, Qiu jammed the cutoff for 2,100,000 and that forced a fold from Lassau and Robertson.
Corey Kempson min-raised to 100,000 from under the gun and Tu Le moved all in for the last 810,000 in the big blind, Le folded.
Lassau raised the button to 125,000 and Kempson three-bet to 450,000 from the big blind. Lassau folded and then got his chips back the next hand when his raise from the cutoff won the blinds and antes.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Corey Kempson |
3,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
Wenjian Qiu |
2,400,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Mark Lassau |
2,000,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Tu Le |
1,000,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Joe Antar |
800,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Robertson Takes From Kempson
Corey Kempson opened to 105,000 from the button and Peter Robertson defended out of the big blind. On a flop, Robertson checked and called a bet worth 80,000 to see the on the turn. Both players checked to the river, on which Robertson checked once more.
Kempson now made it 210,000 to go and Robertson studied the board carefully to make the call after more than a minute of consideration. Kempson rolled over for a pair of eights and Robertson had that beat with for a rivered pair of queens.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Peter Robertson |
3,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Corey Kempson |
2,600,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
More for Kempson and Lassau
Tu Le raised to 100,000 from the hijack and Hamish Crawshaw three-bet to 275,000 in the cutoff for the rest of the table to fold including Le himself.
Corey Kempson raised to 110,000 from the late position and was called by Crawshaw in the hijack. Nickolas Oiberman took his time and then decided to three-bet to 525,000 in the small blind for the big blind to fold. Kempson responded with a shove for Crawshaw and Oiberman both to fold quickly.
Mark Lassau limped in from under the gun and Kempson raised to 175,000 from mid-position. They both checked through the flop to the on the turn. Lassau bet 215,000 and Kempson called. The river completed the board with the for both players to check and for Lassau to pick up the pot with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Corey Kempson |
2,900,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
Mark Lassau |
2,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Hamish Crawshaw |
2,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Nickolas Oiberman |
1,300,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Tu Le |
865,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |