Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
2019 The Star Sydney Champs
Main Event
Day: 2
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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1,740,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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1,376,000
76,000
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76,000 |
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839,000
59,000
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59,000 |
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605,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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354,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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247,000
83,000
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83,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
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920,000
173,000
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173,000 |
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Busted |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Joe Antar raised to 35,000 and Haoran Zhang pushed all in for 357,000 from one seat over. Sam Vakili moved all in over the top from the cutoff and Antar asked for a count. Once it was deemed to be for 835,000, Antar reluctantly folded.
Haoran Zhang: 
Sam Vakili: 
The board came 
and Zhang missed his gutshot and chop outs to become the 28th place finisher.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,800,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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1,300,000
470,000
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470,000 |
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Busted |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Huang Huang shoved from under the gun and Joseph Hayek called for his last 87,000 from the small blind.
Joseph Hayek: 
Huang Huang:
The board ran out 
for Hayek to hold and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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202,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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180,000
40,000
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40,000 |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Huang Huang raised to 38,000 from the hijack and Shivan Abdine shoved from the cutoff for 129,000. Bernie Stang called on the button for both Joseph Hayek in the big blind and Huang to tank-fold.
Shivan Abdine:
Bernie Stang:
The flop came 
for Abdine to hit a set.
The turn was the 
for Stang to pick up a gutshot to a straight.
The river completed the board with the 
for Abdine to hold and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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747,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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336,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Yisi Zhang got his stack of around 180,000 in preflop and was called by Sam Vakili.
Yisi Zhang: 
Sam Vakili: 
The board came 
and that spelled the end for Zhang in 28th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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830,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Busted |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
On the river of a board 
, Haoran Zhang bet 125,000 and Peter Dykes snap-called with 
for the flopped nut straight. Zhang held for rivered two pair and dropped below half a million in chips. He had previously lost a big pot to Joe Antar as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,820,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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820,000
310,000
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310,000 |
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780,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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625,000
85,000
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85,000 |
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375,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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360,000
510,000
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510,000 |
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330,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Bassam Habib shoved from the hijack for 35,000 and was called by Huang Huang in the big blind.
Bassam Habib:
Huang Huang: 
The board ran out for Habib to not find any help on the board as he was eliminated in 30th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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220,000 | |
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Busted |
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Peter Robertson shoved from middle position for 98,000 and was called by Con Angelakis on the button.
Peter Robertson:
Con Angelakis: 
The board ran out 
for Robertson to hit the full house on the river to stay alive and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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234,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
