Main Event Day 1b | 2019 The Star Sydney Champs

Aug 03, 2019

Seymour Leaves the Feature Table

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Shortly after sitting down on the feature table, Michael Seymour shoved his last 11,200 in from mid-position and Laurence Hall decided to also shove for 19,800 in total. The rest of the table quickly folded for them to battle it out between them.

Michael Seymour:
Laurence Hall:

The board ran out for Hall to hold with the higher hole cards to eliminate Seymour from the Main Event.

Jason Sarkis joined the feature table a few minutes later to fill Seymour's old seat.

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Aug 03, 2019

Khoueis Eliminated

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Suzy Khoueis had seen her stack cut short after three players hit a flush and Khoueis had the ace-high hearts, only for Tony Nardi to river the that made him the straight flush.

Down to around 15,000, Khoueis then got it in with the and Daniel Awad had the dominating . Khoueis flopped a gutshot on , but the turn and river bricked off.

Tags: Daniel Awad Suzy Khoueis Tony Nardi

Aug 03, 2019

Swords Cut Out by Laoyont

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Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Chester Swords shoved from under the gun for 9,100 and was called by Patrick Laoyont in the cutoff while the rest of the table folded.

Chester Swords:
Patrick Laoyont:

The board ran out for Laoyont to stay ahead throughout the board and even improve to a pair of aces on the river to seal the deal and eliminate Swords from the Main Event.

The defending champion, Nebojsa Blanusa and Michael Seymour have filled the empty seats on the feature table after the dust settled down.

Tags: Chester Swords Nebojsa Blanusa Patrick Laoyont

Aug 03, 2019

Betts Busts Spiegel

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Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Karl Spiegel shoved his last chips in from the hijack and was called by Mark Betts in the cutoff while the rest of the table folded.

Karl Spiegel:
Mark Betts:

The board ran out for Betts to hold with the rockets to eliminate Spiegel from the Main Event.

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Aug 03, 2019

Hameiri Eliminated

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Daniel Hameiri flopped middle pair with on the flop, but it was no good as Zachary Tunbridge had the goods with for the straight. The turn and the river were a mere formality as Hameiri was sent to the rail.

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Aug 03, 2019

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

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Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

2019 The Star Sydney Champs Main Event Winner Trophy

The prize pool details have been confirmed but cannot be shown on the tournament clocks until Day 2 but here they are:

There were 600 entries in total, 280 on Day 1a and 320 on Day 1b. A prize pool of A$1,680,000 has been created which surpassed the A$1,500,000 guarantee that was placed on the Main Event. The winner will walk away with A$352,800 and the trophy will 63 players will be in the money in total for at least A$5,494.

This is what they are all playing for:

Place	Prize (AUD)	Prize (USD)	Place	Prize (AUD)	Prize (USD)
1	$352,800	$244,348	19-21	$14,818	$10,263
2	$218,215	$151,135	22-24	$12,550	$8,692
3	$159,566	$110,515	25-27	$10,752	$7,447
4	$118,406	$82,008	28-30	$9,324	$6,458
5	$89,090	$61,703	31-33	$8,198	$5,678
6	$67,956	$47,066	34-36	$7,291	$5,050
7	$52,550	$36,396	37-45	$6,552	$4,538
8	$41,194	$28,531	46-54	$5,964	$4,131
9	$32,726	$22,666	55-63	$5,494	$3,805
10-12	$26,342	$18,244
13-15	$21,470	$14,870
16-18	$17,724	$12,276

Aug 03, 2019

Laoyont Busts Pizanias

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jim Pizanias was all in for 22,600 with the and Patrick Laoyont called with the in the small blind. The board came and the ten on the flop secured the knockout.

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Aug 03, 2019

Miracle River for Zmukic

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Vesko Zmukic had folded two hands in a row against action behind him. Once it was a five-bet by Anastasia Tyulyakova to 18,600 that went through.

Suddenly there was a loud uproar coming from that table as Vesko Zmukic had been all in set over set with Vanig Kalpakian also involved, holding the on a board of . Zmukic had been all in after the turn for 13,200 with the and a new player at the table had for a set of tens.

Zmukic spiked the miracle river for quads to more than double in dramatic fashion.

Tags: Anastasia Tyulyakova Vanig Kalpakian Vesko Zmukic

Aug 03, 2019

More Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Aug 03, 2019

Six to the Flop, One Comes Out Victorious

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Shirley Ang

Level 6 : 400/800, 100 ante

Anastasia Tyulyakova raised to 600 from under the gun. David Cleary called in the early position, Khal Fayad raised to 3,000 and was called by Vanig Kalpakian in the hijack. Aaron Blanch, on the button, also went along, as did Vesko Zmukic. Tyulyakova and Clearly also called.

The flop came , Zmukic and Tyulyakova checked. Cleary bet 2,000 and Fayad raised to 7,000. Kalpakian called, Blanch, Zmukic, and Tyulyakova folded but Cleary called.

The turn brought them the , Cleary checked and Fayad shoved for 21,750. Kalpakian tanked for a while but opted to fold in the end while Cleary called for his last 4,100 or so.

David Cleary:
Khal Fayad: