Final Break of the Night
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
One more level will be played on Day 1a and all remaining players have been sent into their final 10-minute break of the night.
2019 The Star Sydney Champs
Main Event
Day: 1a
More for Dykes
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Corey Kempson raised to 4,000 and picked up two callers including Lachlan Dykes. The 
flop was checked through and a bet of 11,000 by Dykes on the 
turn won the pot uncontested.
One hand later, Jason Pritchard opened the action with a raise to 4,500 and was shut down by Salvatore Fazzino, who three-bet from one seat over to 16,500. The blinds including Mladen Vukovic folded, as did Pritchard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000 | 65,000 |
|
220,000 | 30,000 |
|
155,000 | -10,000 |
|
80,000 | -68,000 |
|
80,000 | 5,000 |
Moffitt Eliminates Faul and Doubles Through Strang
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Errolyn Strang had a bet of 6,800 in front of her in the hijack and was called by John Moffitt in the small blind. Ron Faul shoved in the big blind for 39,600. Strang asked for a count and the dealer confirmed the amount which she then called. Moffitt responded with a shove himself for more. Strang asked if the called amount could be taken out so she could see how much more it would be. After all that was done, Strang would need to call 10,600 more and that's what she did for the three-way all-in.
Ron Faul:
John Moffitt: 
Errolyn Strang: 
The board ran out 
for Moffitt to hit the nut-flush immediately to eliminate Faul and earn a full double through Strang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | |
|
142,700 | 63,700 |
|
Busted |
Another Double for Argyros
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
On the river of a board 
, Billy Argyros jammed for the last 32,000 and picked up a reluctant call. Argyros rolled over 
for a full house and his opponent mucked.
Further assorted counts in the penultimate level of the night can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | 320,000 |
|
250,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
230,000 | 60,000 |
|
220,000 | -50,000 |
|
210,000 | 25,000 |
|
140,000 | -95,000 |
|
130,000 | 45,000 |
|
105,000 | 69,000 |
|
85,000 | -13,000 |
|
80,000 | 35,000 |
|
75,000 | 32,000 |
|
70,000 | 42,000 |
|
45,000 | -3,000 |
|
40,000 | -20,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Another Double for Colaneri
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
On the heads-up flop of 
, Christopher Colaneri faced a bet of 4,000 by Michael Fraser and raised to 15,000 in the cutoff. His opponent jammed and Colaneri called all in for 75,800.
Colaneri tabled 
for top pair in the showdown, but his possible double-up was on shaky ground as Fraser held for top pair and a flush draw. Colaneri walked away from the table, this time literally, and returned to his seat when the 
turn and 
river came two blanks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
164,000 | 69,000 |
|
55,000 |
Batoz Doubles Through Davis
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
The flop read 
when all the chips went in for Rodoljub Batoz in the cutoff and he was called by Rchard Davis in the big blind with the bigger stack.
Rodoljub Batoz: 
Richard Davis:
Batoz held two pair with the aces in his hand and the fives on the flop. Davis also had two pair but the lower ones with the jacks and fives.
The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the 
on the river for Batoz to stay ahead and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | 20,000 |
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Hawes on the Rail
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Charlie Hawes walked over to the table of Hamish Crawshaw and said "No good. It went all downhill for an hour straight." Indeed his former seat was empty and Minh Nguyen confirmed that Hawes had defended his big blind and check-called a shove on a king-high flop with top pair. His opponent had bottom two pair with queen-jack and that held up.
Hawes will have to re-enter on Day 1b if he wishes to repeat his third-place finish of the previous year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | |
|
Busted |
Davies' Jacks Are Good
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Michael Kanaan raised to 4,500 from the middle position and Will Davies three-bet to 13,000 from the late position. Action folded back to Kanaan who made the call.
They both checked through the 
flop and the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Kanaan bet 3,500 and Davies smiled before making the call. Kanaan tabled 
for the rivered two pair but was beat by the of Davies who held the higher two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
213,000 | 23,000 |
|
167,000 | 21,700 |
Colaneri Scoops a River Double
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Christopher Colaneri was all in for 45,000 before the flop with the and trailed the of Con Angelakis.
The board came 
and Colaneri spiked a straight on the river to remain in contention.
"You were already gone, I saw you with one foot out of the door Chris," Robert Spano in the two seat joked.
Angelakis made up for the chips he lost in the next couple of hands to boost his stack back up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
195,000 | 195,000 |
|
|
95,000 | 83,600 |
More for Zhang
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
With 37,000 in the middle and the turn showing , Mladen Ivin in the big blind and Joe Snell in the cutoff checked over to Haoran Zhang on the button. He bet 22,000 and that won the pot uncontested.
Zhang finished 26th in the 2018 Aussie Millions Main Event for A$40,000, one year after finishing 16th for A$80,000 in the same event. Zhang also earned a trophy in the 2016 Sydney Champs when taking down a side event for A$67,125.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 100,500 |
|
|
170,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
98,000 | 26,000 |