Main Event Day 2 | 2019 The Star Sydney Champs

08-04-2019 16:45 UTC+11

Down to 70 Players

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The field size has been reduced further and the money bubble is slowly but surely approaching with 70 players remaining. Mark Lassau sent Sid Gunasekaran to the rail, and Steve Chu, as well as Lachlan Dykes, were both eliminated as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Lassau	430,000 210,000	210,000
Sid Gunasekaran	Busted
Steve Chu	Busted
Lachlan Dykes	Busted
Kun Dadul	Busted

Tags: Lachlan Dykes Mark Lassau Sid Gunasekaran Steve Chu

08-04-2019 16:47 UTC+11

Kittos Joins the Feature Table

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Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Chris Kittos has joined the feature table to fill Martin Ward's old seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Kittos	467,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Chris Kittos Martin Ward

08-04-2019 16:54 UTC+11

Fung Over Awerbuch

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Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Hedley Fung raised to 13,000 from the cutoff and was called by Chad Awerbuch on the button.

The flop came , Fung continued with a bet of 15,000 which Awerbuch called.

The turn brought them the , Fung check-called the 27,000 bet of Awerbuch.

They then both checked through the on the river. Awerbuch tabled but was bested by the of Fung who had flopped top pair and improved to two pair on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kanaan	600,000 336,000	336,000
Hedley Fung	330,000 215,000	215,000
Chad Awerbuch	203,000 87,000	87,000
Bassam Habib	165,000 36,500	36,500
Craig Blight	160,000 64,000	64,000
Bernie Stang	150,000 10,500	10,500
Graeme Putt	125,000 45,000	45,000
Mazyar Misaghian	110,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Chad Awerbuch Hedley Fung

08-04-2019 16:57 UTC+11

Assorted Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shivan Abdine	500,000 230,000	230,000
Stefan Urosevic	500,000 280,500	280,500
Adam Kharman	320,000 240,300	240,300
Kahlia Moussa	280,000 80,000	80,000
Vanig Kalpakian	240,000 171,500	171,500
Zesong Wu	240,000 10,000	10,000
Joseph Hayek	220,000 86,500	86,500
Shaun Zammit	180,000 40,000	40,000
John Rosario	120,000 80,000	80,000
Billy Argyros	70,000 70,000	70,000
John Moffitt	Busted

08-04-2019 16:58 UTC+11

Senic Felted by Kempson

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Andrej Senic and Corey Kempson had previously tangled already and would just clash again.

Kempson opened to 15,000 and Senic jammed for what appeared to be 165,000, which Kempson called after brief consideration.

Andrej Senic:
Corey Kempson:

The board came and the kicker played to send Senic to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Kempson	585,000 245,000	245,000

Andrej Senic	Busted

Tags: Andrej Senic Corey Kempson

08-04-2019 17:00 UTC+11

Recent Chip Counts

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Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tu Le	375,000 95,500	95,500
Peter Robertson	364,000 229,000	229,000
Brian O'Farrell	336,000 500	500
Harlie Jensz	273,000 27,000	27,000
Mladen Ivin	245,000 85,000	85,000
Travis Endersby	220,000
Tony Nardi	123,000 13,500	13,500
Hunter Song	120,000 15,500	15,500

08-04-2019 17:05 UTC+11

"The Croc" Out Before the Money

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Billy Argyros, to most Aussie poker players just known as "The Croc" was among the shortest stacks for some time and he eventually just got it in after a limp by Richard Davis from under the gun. Argyros was at risk for 48,000 and Davis called.

Billy Argyros:
Richard Davis:

The board came and the better kicker played a vital role to send Argyros to the rail before the money. There are just 68 players remaining and the top 63 will get paid.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Davis	465,000 203,500	203,500
Billy Argyros	Busted

Tags: Billy Argyros Richard Davis

08-04-2019 17:10 UTC+11

Tan Eliminated by Colaneri

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Win Tan got his short stack in from the button and he was called by Christopher Colaneri in the big blind.

It was a flip, as Tan held and faced two overcards in the of Colaneri. The flop improved Colaneri to two pair, and the turn and river changed nothing anymore.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Colaneri	340,000
Win Tan	Busted

Tags: Christopher Colaneri Win Tan

08-04-2019 17:13 UTC+11

Misaghian Shoves on Awerbuch

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Shirley Ang

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Mazyar Misaghian raised to 14,000 from the middle position and Graeme Putt called in the cutoff. Michael Kanaan called too from the button but Chad Awerbuch three-bet to 48,000 in the big blind. Misaghian responded with a shove for around 280,000.

"I didn't want to play this hand anyways," Putt commented before folding. Kanaan also folded but Awerbuch jumped into the tank as a call would put his tournament life at risk. In the end, Awerbuch folded.

Over on the feature table, Jacob Horowitz could not be found in his seat anymore.