Main Event | 2019 The Star Sydney Champs

08-05-2019 15:25 UTC+10

Stang Up to 6 Million

Shirley Ang

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Joe Antar shoved from the hijack for 1,200,000 and got no action.

Bernie Stang raised to 180,000 and Hamish Crawshaw defended his big blind. The flop came , Crawshaw check-folded to the bet of Stang.

Crawshaw completed his small blind and Peter Robertson opted to check. The flop came , Crawshaw check-folded again when Robertson bet.

Stang raised to 180,000 from the early position and Mark Lassau three-bet to 400,000. Action folded back to Stang who made the call after checking out Lassau's stack. The flop came , Stang checked and Lassau continued with a bet of 445,000 which sent Stang into the tank. After a while, Stang decided to raise to 950,000. Lassau cut out calling chips and then made the call. The turn was the and Stang shoved. This meant Lassau dived into the tank to then fold in the end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernie Stang	6,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Peter Robertson	2,600,000 25,000	25,000
Corey Kempson	2,100,000 -165,000	-165,000

Wenjian Qiu	2,000,000 -200,000	-200,000
Hamish Crawshaw	1,700,000 -300,000	-300,000
Mark Lassau	1,400,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000
Tu Le	850,000
Joe Antar	120,000 -1,180,000	-1,180,000

Tags: Bernie Stang Hamish Crawshaw Joe Antar Mark Lassau Peter Robertson

08-05-2019 15:33 UTC+10

Le Doubles Through Kempson

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Corey Kempson min-raised to 120,000 and Joe Antar defended his big blind to see the flop. Antar checked and let go when facing a continuation bet of Kempson.

In the next hand, Mark Lassau limped in and Tu Le jammed for 840,000 from one seat over. Kempson asked for a count from the next seat and called, all other players including Lassau folded.

Tu Le:
Corey Kempson:

The board came and the flopped two pair of Le scored the double to send Kempson back to the drawing board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tu Le	1,900,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Corey Kempson	1,500,000 -600,000	-600,000

Joe Antar	1,200,000 1,080,000	1,080,000

Tags: Corey Kempson Joe Antar Mark Lassau

08-05-2019 15:39 UTC+10

Lassau Gets Some Back

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Wenjian Qiu raised to 150,000 and Bernie Stang called in the cutoff. On the flop, Qiu checked and called a bet of 75,000 while both players then checked the turn On the river, Qiu bet 275,000 and Stang folded after brief consideration.

Qiu opened to 150,000 the next hand as well and Mark Lassau three-bet to 400,000 in the cutoff with 680,000 behind. A quick staredown by Qiu resulted in the fold and Lassau claimed some chips back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernie Stang	5,900,000 -100,000	-100,000
Wenjian Qiu	2,200,000 200,000	200,000
Mark Lassau	1,400,000

Tags: Bernie Stang Mark Lassau Wenjian Qiu

08-05-2019 15:43 UTC+10

Corey Kempson Eliminated in 8th Place (A$41,194)

Shirley Ang

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Tu Le raised from the cutoff and Corey Kempson shoved from the button for 1,300,000. Action folded back to Le who made the call.

Corey Kempson:
Tu Le:

The flop came for Le to hit top pair.

The turn was the for Kempson to hit a lower pair for him to have two outs to stay alive and double up.

The river completed the board with the which didn't change things as Kempson was sent to the rail in eighth place for A$41,194.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tu Le	3,300,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Corey Kempson	Busted

Tags: Corey Kempson Tu Le

08-05-2019 15:48 UTC+10

Crawshaw Calls Down Stang

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

As the first player to act, Joe Antar opened to 130,000 and Bernie Stang called from one seat over, as did Mark Lassau in the hijack. Hamish Crawshaw flat-called on the button and four players headed to the flop.

Initial raiser Antar checked and Stang bet 150,000, which prompted a quick fold from Lassau. Crawshaw made the call and Antar folded to see two players on the turn. Stang almost instantly bet 150,000 and Crawshaw called. After the river, Stang made it 330,000 to go and Crawshaw checked his remaining stack before making the call.

Stang opted to send his cards into the muck and the pot was shipped to Crawshaw, who didn't show his cards either.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernie Stang	5,100,000 -800,000	-800,000
Hamish Crawshaw	2,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Mark Lassau	1,200,000 -200,000	-200,000
Joe Antar	1,100,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Bernie Stang Hamish Crawshaw Joe Antar Mark Lassau

08-05-2019 15:51 UTC+10

Lassau Doubles Through Stang

Shirley Ang

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Bernie Stang raised to 180,000 from under the gun and Mark Lassau shoved from the early position for 1,200,000. Action folded back to Stang who called after carefully considering what to do.

Mark Lassau:
Bernie Stang:

The flop came for Lassau to hit top pair to leap ahead of Stang.

The turn was the which didn't change things and neither did the on the river as Lassau doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernie Stang	3,800,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000
Mark Lassau	2,600,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Bernie Stang Mark Lassau

08-05-2019 16:02 UTC+10

Stang Remains Very Active

Christian Zetzsche

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Mark Lassau limped from under the gun and Joe Antar filled up from the small blind, Bernie Stang checked his option in the big blind. The flop brought and Antar bet 65,000. Stang called, Lassau raised to 285,000 and that forced folds from Antar and Stang.

Tu Le opened to 125,000 Stang in the small blind three-bet to 375,000. Lassau checked his stack and four-bet to 1,900,000 to get rid of Le. Stang leaned back in his seat to study the board and neighbor as both engaged in table chat. Eventually, Stang opted to fold and forfeited another pot to Lassau.

Wenjian Qiu joined the action with a raise to 125,000 and Stang called, Le came along from the big blind to see a flop of . Le checked to Qiu, who bet 150,000. Stang raised it up to 360,000 and Le immediately got out of the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernie Stang	3,800,000
Mark Lassau	3,500,000 900,000	900,000
Tu Le	2,900,000 -400,000	-400,000
Hamish Crawshaw	2,700,000 -100,000	-100,000
Peter Robertson	2,400,000 -200,000	-200,000
Wenjian Qiu	1,800,000 -400,000	-400,000
Joe Antar	905,000 -195,000	-195,000

Tags: Bernie Stang Joe Antar Mark Lassau Tu Le Wenjian Qiu

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

08-05-2019 16:18 UTC+10

Crawshaw Takes from Stang

Shirley Ang

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hamish Crawshaw raised to 175,000 from the early position and was called by Bernie Stang in the small blind.

The flop came , Stang fired a bet of 220,000 over the line which Crawshaw called.

They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Stang now bet 160,000 which Crawshaw quickly called. Stang tabled for the pair of deuces for Crawshaw to pick up the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamish Crawshaw	3,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Bernie Stang	3,100,000 -700,000	-700,000

Tags: Bernie Stang Hamish Crawshaw

08-05-2019 16:30 UTC+10

Qiu Takes Two in a Row; Robertson Bests Stang

Christian Zetzsche

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Joe Antar raised to 140,000 first to act and was called two ways by Mark Lassau and Peter Robertson in the small blind. Wenjian Qiu in the big blind moved all in for 1,500,000 and collected the chips without resistance as all his opponents folded.

Tu Le made it 160,000 to go and Qiu in the small blind three-bet to 325,000, which Le called. The flop came and a bet of 205,000 by Qiu did the trick to shut down all further action.

In the next hand, Robertson raised to 180,000 from the cutoff and picked up a call by Bernie Stang in the big blind. On a flop, Stang checked his option and Robertson continued for 155,000, which Stag called. The turn delivered the and Stang double-checked his cards before leading 250,000. Robertson called and both players checked the on the river.

Stag turned over the for queen-jack high and a busted gutshot, while Robertson won the pot with for eights and sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Lassau	3,000,000 -500,000	-500,000
Peter Robertson	2,800,000 400,000	400,000
Wenjian Qiu	2,700,000 900,000	900,000
Bernie Stang	2,500,000 -600,000	-600,000
Tu Le	2,300,000 -600,000	-600,000
Joe Antar	1,200,000 295,000	295,000

Tags: Bernie Stang Joe Antar Mark Lassau Peter Robertson Tu Le Wenjian Qiu