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Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
2019 The Star Sydney Champs
Main Event
Day: 1a
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Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Billy Argyros got his last 20,900 in with 
versus 
and saw the board run out 
to remain in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
190,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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130,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
125,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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75,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
28,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
F Kaplan has just been eliminated by Joseph Hayek when he had flopped a set with 
on the 
board while Hayek held 
for the turned straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
157,500
157,500
|
157,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Thibaut Klinghammer got his shorter stack in with ace-jack and was called by Haoran Zhang with the 
. The board came 
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 
and Hawes had the 
. The board came 
and the pocket pair held up to let Cohen double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
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67,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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60,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Busted |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | |
|
66,200 | |
|
Busted |
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
On the river of a three-way pot with more than 120,000 in the middle and the board showing 
, 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 
turn and 6,000 on the 
river. His opponent in the under-the-gun position turned over 
and Woodhams scooped another pot with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
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60,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Corey Kempson looked up a shorter stack when his 
took on and the board came 
.
Also no longer in the Day 1a field is Luis Arrilucea, who has vanished in the seat next to Chao Duan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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148,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
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 
flop, both players checked and Abdine check-called a pot-sized bet on the 
turn which brought a flush draw. Abdine also check-called a shove on the 
turn and his pocket eights were good, as his opponent only had for the busted nut flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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185,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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370,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
200,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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130,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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115,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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113,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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85,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
48,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
43,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
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35,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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33,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
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28,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Will Davies and Michael Kanaan have joined the feature table to fill up the empty seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,300
61,300
|
61,300 |
|
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111,500
21,500
|
21,500 |
