Main Event Day 2 | 2019 The Star Sydney Champs

08-04-2019 21:33 UTC+11

Jensz Busts Another One

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Lawrence D'lapico-bien was all-in in the big blind when the board read and was called by Harlie Jensz on the button with the bigger stack.

Lawrence D'lapico-bien:
Harlie Jensz:

Jensz flopped a straight and was up against trip sevens.

The river completed the board with the for Jensz to stay ahead and eliminate D'lapico-bien.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harlie Jensz	1,037,000 467,000	467,000
Lawrence D'lapico-bien	Busted

Tags: Harlie Jensz Lawrence D'lapico-bien

08-04-2019 21:34 UTC+11

Awerbuch Busted by Huang

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Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Chad Awerbuch shoved fro 56,000 from under the gun and was called by Huang Huang in the big blind.

Chad Awerbuch:
Huang Huang:

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Huang Huang	190,000 30,000	30,000
Chad Awerbuch	Busted

Tags: Chad Awerbuch Huang Huang

08-04-2019 21:35 UTC+11

O'Farrell Falls Too

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Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Brian O'Farrell has just been eliminated by Corey Kempson when he held and was up against the of Kempson. The board read by the time all cards were dealt for O'Farrell to hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Kempson	930,000 150,000	150,000

Brian O'Farrell	Busted

Tags: Brian O'Farrell Corey Kempson

08-04-2019 21:36 UTC+11

Kharman Eliminated by Davis

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Adam Kharman jammed for the last 170,000 in the cutoff and Richard Davis made the call out of the big blind.

Adam Kharman:
Richard Davis:

The first card to appear was the followed by the and Kharman was left in desperate shape. He picked up some outs on the turn, but the river wasn' what he was looking for. Kharman was sent to the rail in 34th place and takes home A$7,291 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Davis	1,165,000 215,000	215,000
Adam Kharman	Busted

Tags: Adam Kharman Richard Davis

08-04-2019 21:37 UTC+11

Zhang Takes From Vakili

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Haoran Zhang made it 26,000 to go from the hijack and Sam Vakili on the button three-bet to 52,000, which Zhang called. On a flop, Zhang check-called a continuation bet and also checked the on the turn.

Vakili now made it 76,000 to go and Zhang raised it up to 220,000. That ended up doing the trick as Vakili conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haoran Zhang	870,000 130,000	130,000
Sam Vakili	510,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Haoran Zhang Sam Vakili

08-04-2019 21:46 UTC+11

Seymour Eliminated by Davis

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Marc Seymour moved all in for 193,000 and Richard Seymour asked for a count, then tossed in a single chip for the call from the button. The blinds got out of the way and the cards were turned over.

Marc Seymour:
Richard Davis:

The flop gave Davis a pair of aces and it was all over for Seymour on the turn, which made the on the river a formality. For his 33rd place finish, Seymour will collect A$8,198 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Davis	1,320,000 155,000	155,000
Marc Seymour	Busted

Tags: Marc Seymour Richard Davis

08-04-2019 21:52 UTC+11

Benson Doubles Through Edwards

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Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Mark Lassau raised to 28,000 from under the gun and was called by both Luke Edwards in the hijack and Hamish Crawshaw in the cutoff. Gary Benson shoved from the button for 91,000 for Lassau to fold after a few seconds and for Edwards to also shove with the bigger stack. Crawshaw quickly got out of their way.

Gary Benson:
Luke Edwards:

The board ran out for Benson to hold with the higher pocket pair to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Edwards	375,000 131,000	131,000
Gary Benson	270,000 107,000	107,000

Tags: Gary Benson Hamish Crawshaw Luke Edwards Mark Lassau

08-04-2019 21:52 UTC+11

Dramatic Elimination for Chamas

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Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Hussein Chamas raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and Tu Le three-bet to 85,000 on the button. Corey Kempson called in the big blind and so did Chamas.

The flop came , Kempson and Chamas checked. Le fired out a bet of 120,000 for Kempson to fold. Chamas took some time and then decided to shove for around 275,000. Le snap-called.

Hussein Chamas:
Tu Le:

Le had flopped top two pair and Chamas held a draw to a Broadway.

Chamas got up from his chair to see the fall on the turn to give him the Broadway indeed while everyone at the table and the rail gasped.

The river completed the board with the to now give Le a full house while everyone looked on with shock for Chamas to make his way out of the tournament area in 32nd place for A$8,198.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tu Le	1,150,000 309,000	309,000
Hussein Chamas	Busted

Tags: Corey Kempson Hussein Chamas Tu Le

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

08-04-2019 22:00 UTC+11

Dykes Three-Bets Zhang and Kehoe

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

First to act, Yisi Zhang opened to 35,000 and he was called by Dylan Kehoe on the button. Peter Dykes in the small blind gave it some consideration and then three-bet to 155,000. That sent Zhang into the think tank and he released his cards into the muck, as did Kehoe.

Dykes offered to pick one card and Kehoe revealed the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Kehoe	710,000
Peter Dykes	545,000
Yisi Zhang	250,000

Tags: Dylan Kehoe Peter Dykes Yisi Zhang