2019 The Star Sydney Champs

Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b23
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
Entries
600
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 600
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Wakeman Escapes From Elimination

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Matthew Wakeman was all in for the last 4,550 with the {6-Spades}{5-Spades} and his table neighbor called with {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. The board came {8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} and Wakeman doubled.

Defending champion Nebojsa Blanusa has been spotted in the field and further notable counts can be found below.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Thurlow
90,000
43,000
43,000
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Hamish Crawshaw
56,000
13,000
13,000
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Emanuel Seal
33,000
33,000
33,000
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Gary Benson
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Luis Arrilucea
27,000
14,000
14,000
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Nebojsa Blanusa
21,000
Defending Champion
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Michael Doodson
18,000
12,000
12,000
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Karan Punjabi
16,000
21,500
21,500
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Matthew Wakeman
10,000
6,500
6,500
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Benjamin Breadsell
Busted

Tags: Matthew WakemanNebojsa Blanusa

Awerbuch Shows the Nuts

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Chad Awerbuch
Chad Awerbuch

On a three-way flop of {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, both players in the blinds checked to Chad Awerbuch and he bet 1,600, only the small blind called. The {8-Diamonds} turn was checked and the small blind bet the {9-Diamonds} river for 2,000. Awerbuch raised to 7,500 and forced a fold.

"I misread my hand," the small blind sighed and flashed one card. Awerbuch returned the favor and revealed the {k-Diamonds} for the nut flush.

Player Chips Progress
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Shaun Zammit
68,000
17,000
17,000
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Chad Awerbuch
53,000
23,000
23,000

Tags: Chad Awerbuch

Boskovic Sr Keeps Bossing

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Dejan Boskovic Sr is enjoying a most excellent start into Day 1a as he has boosted his stack to more than five times he started with.

In the latest hand he was involved in, the board showed {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and Boskovic Sr bet 3,800 into a pot of 8,500 out of the small blind. His opponent folded and Boskovic Sr said "good fold" and flashed the {7-Diamonds} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
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Dejan Boskovic Sr
153,000
38,000
38,000

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Deuces Are Wild on Table 22

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Rehman Kassam check-called a bet of 2,000 by Yesha Punjabi on the {q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Spades} turn and check-raised the {3-Diamonds} river from 3,000 to 12,000. Punjabi called and Kassam flipped over {2-Spades}{2-Clubs} for bottom set.

Soon after, fellow Brit Will Davies was involved in the action and fired three barrels on the {9-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} with the final bet worth 8,300. His opponent jammed and Davies reluctantly folded with 15,000 behind. He was tossed the cards and revealed {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} for another set of deuces ... on table 22.

Player Chips Progress
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Rehman Kassam
47,000
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Yesha Punjabi
28,500
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Will Davies
15,000

Tags: Rehman KassamWill DaviesYesha Punjabi

Davies Doubles Through the Defending Champion

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Will Davies was all-in from the small blind for 14,500 and at risk as he was called by Nebojsa Blanusa in the big blind who is defending his title.

Will Davies: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Nebojsa Blanusa: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{7-Spades} for Davies to find the queen on the turn for two pair to stay alive and double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Will Davies
29,400
14,400
14,400
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Nebojsa Blanusa
7,000
14,000
14,000
Defending Champion

Tags: Nebojsa BlanusaWill Davies

Lei Busts One

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Yang Lei was all in for 10,650 on the {q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades} flop and tabled the {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, while an even shorter-stacked opponent turned over {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for trips eights. Lei caught the {a-Clubs} turn and {q-Hearts} river to improve to a superior full house and scored the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
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Yang Lei
26,000
26,000
26,000

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Defending Champion Blanusa Busts

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Nebojsa Blanusa
Nebojsa Blanusa

Will Davies opened to 900 from the early position and Nebojsa Blanusa shoved his last 7,500 in from the middle position. Action folded back to Davies who made the call.

Nebojsa Blanusa: {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Will Davies: {a-}{a-}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for Davies to hold and even improve to a full house to eliminate the defending champion.

Player Chips Progress
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Will Davies
48,000
18,600
18,600
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Nebojsa Blanusa
Busted
Defending Champion

Tags: Nebojsa BlanusaWill Davies

Big Double for Gonzalez

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Carlos Gonzalez
Carlos Gonzalez

The cards of Christine Hia were already in the muck and she paid off the 40,900 of Carlos Gonzalez, who had turned the nut flush with {a-Spades}{7-Spades} on a {5-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Spades}{j-Spades}{j-Clubs} board. Other players on the table confirmed that Hia had {a-}{j-} for trips jacks and took a big hit to her stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Carlos Gonzalez
120,000
120,000
120,000
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Christine Hia
20,000
37,000
37,000

Tags: Carlos GonzalezChristine Hia

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