2019 The Star Sydney Champs

Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2019 The Star Sydney Champs
Final Results
Winner
Hamish Crawshaw
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
352,800 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
3,000 AUD
Prize Pool
1,680,000 AUD
Total Entries
600
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 600
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Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Argyros Doubles

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Billy Argyros
Billy Argyros

Billy Argyros got his last 20,900 in with {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} versus {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and saw the board run out {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts} to remain in contention.

Tags: Billy Argyros

Hayek Busts Kaplan

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Joseph Hayek
Joseph Hayek

F Kaplan has just been eliminated by Joseph Hayek when he had flopped a set with {3-}{3-} on the {7-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts} board while Hayek held {9-Clubs}{8-Spades} for the turned straight.

Tags: F KaplanJoseph Hayek

Klinghammer Busts; Cohen Doubles

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Haoran Zhang
Haoran Zhang

Thibaut Klinghammer got his shorter stack in with ace-jack and was called by Haoran Zhang with the {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}. The board came {q-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Klinghammer was sent to the rail.

Daniel Cohen also ended up all in before the flop and had a flip against Charlie Hawes.

Cohen tabled {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and Hawes had the {a-Spades}{k-Spades}. The board came {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{q-Clubs}{9-Spades} and the pocket pair held up to let Cohen double.

Tags: Charlie HawesDaniel CohenHaoran ZhangThibaut Klinghammer

Boobekov Falls to Davies

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Nurlan Boobekov couldn't be found in his seat at the feature table anymore as he was eliminated by Will Davies earlier on.

Boobekov's seat has now been filled by David Hirst.

Tags: David HirstNurlan BoobekovWill Davies

Woodhams Takes Two

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Nicholas Woodhams
Nicholas Woodhams

On the river of a three-way pot with more than 120,000 in the middle and the board showing {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}{5-Spades}{7-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, Nicholas Woodhams bet 30,000 and Billy "The Croc" Argyros reluctantly folded, as did the player on the button. Woodhams raked in the pot without having to show his cards.

Soon after, he was involved in a pot from early position and called bets of 5,000 on the {k-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} turn and 6,000 on the {6-Diamonds} river. His opponent in the under-the-gun position turned over {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Woodhams scooped another pot with the {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

Tags: Billy ArgyrosNicholas Woodhams

Kempson Busts One

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Corey Kempson looked up a shorter stack when his {a-Hearts}{7-Hearts} took on {k-Clubs}{9-Spades} and the board came {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}.

Also no longer in the Day 1a field is Luis Arrilucea, who has vanished in the seat next to Chao Duan.

Tags: Chao DuanCorey KempsonLuis Arrilucea

Abdine Rising

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Shivan Abdine
Shivan Abdine

Shivan Abdine finished 14th in this very event one year ago and is on track for another possible deep run. Despite a mediocre start, the Aussie has racked up a lot of chips and just recalled a hand in which he raised the cutoff with pocket eights and was called by the player on the button.

On a {j-}{10-}{7-} flop, both players checked and Abdine check-called a pot-sized bet on the {2-Hearts} turn which brought a flush draw. Abdine also check-called a shove on the {6-} turn and his pocket eights were good, as his opponent only had {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for the busted nut flush draw.

Tags: Shivan Abdine

Assorted Counts

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Davies and Kanaan Join the Feature Table

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Will Davies and Michael Kanaan have joined the feature table to fill up the empty seats.

Tags: Michael KanaanWill Davies