Level: 21
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
2019 The Star Sydney Champs
Main Event
Day: 2
Luke Edwards Eliminated in 21st Place (A$14,818)
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Luke Edwards shoved from the middle position for 150,000 and was called by Bernie Stang on the button and Sam Vakili in the small blind.
The flop came 
, Vakili checked and Stang quickly shoved. Vakili asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Stang had 889,000 behind. Vakili tanked for a while and then decided to make the call with the bigger stack.
Luke Edwards: 
Bernie Stang: 
Sam Vakili: 
Edwards needed to hit a runner-runner to stay alive. Stang had a pair of eights in his hand and nothing more. Vakili held two overcards and a flush draw.
The turn was the 
to now also give Vaikili a gutshot to a Broadway but keep Stang ahead. Edwards' fate was sealed as he was drawing dead.
The river completed the board with the 
for Stang to improve to two pair to eliminate Edwards and earn a full double-up through Vakili.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,269,000 | 1,019,000 |
|
603,000 | -522,000 |
|
Busted |
Hayek Doubles Through Dykes
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Peter Dykes opened the cutoff to 50,000 and Joseph Hayek jammed for the last 146,000 out of the big blind, which Dykes called.
Hayek tabled 
and Dykes had one overcard in 
. The board came 
and one seven was not enough for Dykes to deal the final blow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000 | -190,000 |
|
323,000 | 159,000 |
Shivan Abdine Eliminated in 22nd Place (A$12,550)
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Shivan Abdine raised from the cutoff and Tu Le raised to 105,000 in the small blind. Nickolas Oiberman folded his big blind and Abdine shoved for 461,000 in total. Le took some time and then made the call.
Shivan Abdine: 
Tu Le: 
The board ran out 
for Le to eliminate Abdine with two pair in 22nd place for A$12,550.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000 | 568,000 |
|
Busted |
Tran Doubles Through Vakili
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Having defended out of the blinds, Collin Tran check-shoved the 
flop for 363,000 and Sam Vakili had a decision to make after his continuation bet of 51,000. Vakili made the call and the following cards were turned over.
Collin Tran: 
Sam Vakili: 
Tran walked away from the table and picked up some chop outs on the 
turn. He then exploded in elimination after the river as his flush draw got there. Vakili took yet another hit to his stack and dropped back into the middle of the pack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,125,000 | -425,000 |
|
800,000 | 338,000 |
Stang and Dykes Jam Up Stacks
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Bernie Stang raised to 45,000 and was called by Peter Robertson on the button and Joe Antar in the big blind. Antar checked the 
flop and Stang simply jammed for more than a million in chips. Robertson reluctantly folded and Antar also let go.
At the same time one table over, the turn showed 
and Peter Dykes jammed into Connie Graham. No call followed and Dykes claimed the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
1,440,000 | 457,000 |
|
|
1,250,000 | -16,000 |
|
780,000 | -20,000 |
|
370,000 | -100,000 |
Oiberman Doubles Through Jensz
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Nickolas Oiberman raised to 42,000 from the early position and Harlie Jensz three-bet to 105,000 on the button for the blinds to fold and Oiberman to make the call.
The flop came 
, Oiberman check-called the 80,000 continuation-bet of Jensz.
The turn brought them the , Oiberman shoved for 278,000 and Jensz called after contemplating his options for a while.
Nickolas Oiberman:
Harlie Jensz:
The river completed the board with the for Oiberman to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
983,000 | 522,000 |
|
181,000 | -576,000 |
Robertson Doubles Through Vakili
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Sam Vakili opened the action with a raise to 45,000 on the button and Peter Robertson three-bet to 155,000 in the big blind. Vakili eyed the stack of his opponent and moved all in, and Robertson beat him into the pot.
Peter Robertson:
Sam Vakili: 
On a board of 
, Robertson had little to fear and doubled into an average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000 | -414,000 |
|
|
800,000 | 465,000 |
Hayek Doubles Through K.A
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Joseph Hayek shoved from the button for 65,000 and was called by Kumar K.A in the big blind.
Joseph Hayek:
Kumar K.A:
The board ran out 
for Hayek to hit a pair of jacks on the flop to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
713,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
164,000 | 51,000 |
K.A Doubles Through Graham
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Kumar K.A shoved from the early position for 367,000 and so did Connie Graham in the small blind for more for Joseph Hayek to fold his big blind.
Kumar K.A:
Connie Graham:
The board ran out 
for K.A to hit two pair to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
778,000 | 501,000 |
|
|
470,000 | -365,000 |