Main Event Day 2 | 2019 The Star Sydney Champs

08-04-2019 22:44 UTC+11

Stang Deals Final Blow to Huang

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Shirley Ang

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

Huang Huang shoved from the button for 162,000 and was called by Bernie Stang in the big blind.

Huang Huang:
Bernie Stang:

The board ran out for Stang to flop a pair of jacks and improve to two pair to eliminate Huang in 27th place which means he picked up a pay jump to collect A$10,752.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernie Stang	920,000 173,000	173,000
Huang Huang	Busted

Tags: Bernie Stang Huang Huang

08-04-2019 22:49 UTC+11

Break With 26 Remaining

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The penultimate break of the night has kicked off and the remaining 26 players get to catch some fresh air for the next 10 minutes. Another three hour levels are scheduled for tonight or down to the final table, whichever comes first.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Antar	1,740,000 60,000	60,000
Sam Vakili	1,376,000 76,000	76,000
Peter Dykes	839,000 59,000	59,000
Dylan Kehoe	605,000 20,000	20,000
Kumar K.A	354,000 21,000	21,000
Collin Tran	247,000 83,000	83,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

08-04-2019 23:01 UTC+11

Feature Table Chip Counts

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Shirley Ang

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Davis	1,802,000 482,000	482,000
Mark Lassau	594,000 293,000	293,000
Nickolas Oiberman	423,000 192,000	192,000
Chris Kittos	399,000 227,000	227,000
Gary Benson	384,000 114,000	114,000

Wenjian Qiu	342,000 47,000	47,000
Luke Edwards	286,000 89,000	89,000

08-04-2019 23:02 UTC+11

Table 30 Chip Counts

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Shirley Ang

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamish Crawshaw	1,215,000 456,000	456,000
Bernie Stang	1,028,000 108,000	108,000
Michael Tran	886,000 137,000	137,000
Mazyar Misaghian	243,000 341,000	341,000
Shivan Abdine	221,000 115,000	115,000
Joseph Hayek	161,000 41,000	41,000

08-04-2019 23:02 UTC+11

Table 31 Chip Counts

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Shirley Ang

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tu Le	1,095,000 55,000	55,000
Harlie Jensz	985,000 52,000	52,000
Connie Graham	745,000 25,000	25,000
Corey Kempson	726,000 204,000	204,000

John Rosario	458,000 123,000	123,000
Peter Robertson	312,000 78,000	78,000
Con Angelakis	307,000 43,000	43,000

08-04-2019 23:04 UTC+11

Tran Doubles Through Antar

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Joe Antar raised to 40,000 and Sam Vakili called in the cutoff. Collin Tran jammed out of the big blind for 244,000 and Antar called, Vakili folded.

Collin Tran:
Joe Antar:

Tran was in a world of pain when he saw the jacks of Antar, but that all changed on the flop as he improved to top set. The turn took away the flush outs of Antar and the river was a brick to lock up the double for Tran.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Antar	1,500,000 240,000	240,000
Sam Vakili	1,320,000 56,000	56,000
Collin Tran	556,000 309,000	309,000

Tags: Collin Tran Joe Antar Sam Vakili

08-04-2019 23:09 UTC+11

Angelakis Eliminated by Kempson

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Shirley Ang

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Con Angelakis shoved from under the gun and was called by Corey Kempson in the hijack while the rest of the table folded.

Con Angelakis:
Corey Kempson:

The flop came with the ace in the window to deliver a pair of aces to Kempson.

The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river for Kempson to hold and eliminate Angelakis in 26th place for A$10,752.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Kempson	1,167,000 441,000	441,000

Con Angelakis	Busted

Tags: Con Angelakis Corey Kempson

08-04-2019 23:16 UTC+11

Kehoe Runs Queens Into Aces

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Sam Vakili raised to 45,000 and Dylan Kehoe made it 135,000 from one seat over. Vakili wasted little time before moving all in and Kehoe eventually called it off.

Dylan Kehoe:
Sam Vakili:

The board came and Kehoe was eliminated in 25th place. All remaining 24 players will now redraw to the final three tables with 44:50 left in the level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Vakili	1,965,000 645,000	645,000
Dylan Kehoe	Busted

Tags: Dylan Kehoe Sam Vakili

08-04-2019 23:20 UTC+11

Mazyar Misaghian Eliminated in 24th Place (A$12,550)

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Shirley Ang

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Bernie Stang raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Mayzar Misaghian shoved from the hijack for 195,000. Action folded back to Stang who tanked and then made the call.

Mayzar Misaghian:
Bernie Stang:

The board ran out for Stang to turn a straight to eliminate Misaghian in 24th place before the final players could be redrawn to the final three tables.