Level 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
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2019 The Star Sydney Champs
Main Event
Day: 1a
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Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
Level 5
: 300/600, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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58,175
34,175
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34,175 |
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38,425
8,125
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8,125 |
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36,075
3,975
|
3,975 |
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33,175
11,025
|
11,025 |
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32,350
12,150
|
12,150 |
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24,525
1,525
|
1,525 |
|
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18,400
2,200
|
2,200 |
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17,350
7,150
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7,150 |
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11,525
1,175
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1,175 |
Level 5
: 300/600, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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95,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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90,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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64,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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63,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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62,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
57,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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49,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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42,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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37,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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36,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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34,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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29,000
29,000
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29,000 |
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27,000
24,000
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24,000 |
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26,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
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12,300
5,700
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5,700 |
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Busted | |
Level 5
: 300/600, 50 ante
The registration period closed at the start of the current level with 280 players buying in on Day 1a.
Level 5
: 300/600, 50 ante
Within quick succession, Christine Hia and Hun Wei Lee departed. The former sent her chips to Carlos Gonzalez and Lee was eliminated in a flip against George Psarras.
John Caridad raised to 2,000 and Lee three-bet to 9,300. Psarras four-bet all in and Caridad folded, while Lee called all in for 29,900.
Hun Wei Lee: 
George Psarras: 
The board came 
and that was it for Lee.
"We would have chopped, I had the same hand," Caridad added in table chat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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105,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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95,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 5
: 300/600, 50 ante
The flop read 
and Pavan Jay had the all-in button in front of him in the under-the-gun position. John Thomson had a bet of 1,750 in front of him in the middle position and asked the dealer to take out his bet from the shove so he could see how much more it would be. The dealer did and confirmed it would be 7,025 extra for the call. Thomson cut out calling chips and made the call.
Pavan Jay: 
John Thomson: 
Jay had flopped a set and Thomson top pair.
The turn was the 
to now give Thomson two pair but keep Jay ahead.
The river completed the board with the 
for Jay to double up while Thomson complimented him on the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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19,500
19,500
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19,500 |
Level 5
: 300/600, 50 ante
On the completed board of 
, Lachlan Dykes jammed for the last 10,300 and the pot by then was already more than 26,000. Corey Kempson was the only remaining player in the hand and he elected to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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123,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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85,000
62,500
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62,500 |
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80,000
24,000
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24,000 |
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80,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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80,000
18,000
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18,000 |
|
65,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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65,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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60,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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40,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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37,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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34,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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30,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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25,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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21,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 5
: 300/600, 50 ante
Jake Mehmet raised to 1,300 from under the gun and Yang Zhang called the late position. Collin Tran three-bet to 4,300 on the button and was called by both Mehmet and Tran.
The flop came 
, Mehmet and Zhang checked for Tran to continue with a bet of 5,100 which only Mehmet called.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the on the river. Mehmet check-called the 8,300 bet of Tran. Tran tabled 
for the pair of aces with the king-kicker. Mehmet flashed 
for the same pair but the lower kicker for the pot to be pushed Tran's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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83,100
24,925
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24,925 |
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11,900
6,500
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6,500 |
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10,200
22,975
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22,975 |
Level 5
: 300/600, 50 ante
On a five-way flop of 
, the action checked to David Campion and he bet 6,000 for more than the pot. He picked up one caller and they checked the turn. After the 
river, Campion's opponent bet 12,000 and that sent Campion into the think tank.
He eventually called and his opponent announced "that's the second time I missed my flush draw," while tabling . Campion had also been on a flush draw, but his 
rivered a pair to earn the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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41,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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37,000
23,000
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23,000 |
