AU$2,200 Main Event | 2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney

12-09-2019 14:39 UTC+10

Chiu Fires on the River

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Duy Vu raised to 400,000 from the cutoff. Edwin Chiu called from the big blind.

The flop came and Chiu checked. Vu continued for 320,000. Chiu called.

Both players checked the on the turn before the completed the board.

Chiu reached for his chips before sliding out a bet totalling 1,100,000. Vu thought for just a moment before releasing his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Chiu	10,000,000 1,335,000	1,335,000
Duy Vu	3,500,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Duy Vu Edwin Chiu

12-09-2019 14:42 UTC+10

Vu and Duan Tangle Once More

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Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Chao Duan opened to 260,000 from under-the-gun plus one and Duy Vu chose to defend his big blind and the duo headed off to battle for another sizable pot.

The flop saw no betting, with Vu taking the betting lead on the turn, firing out for 400,000 with Duan making the call to bring in the river.

Vu reached for the big chips, cutting out a bet of 1-million and Duan did not take long to call, but could only muck when Vu revealed for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chao Duan	6,380,000 -1,720,000	-1,720,000
Duy Vu	5,220,000 1,720,000	1,720,000

Tags: Duy Vu Chao Duan

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

12-09-2019 14:55 UTC+10

Zhou Wins With a Min Bet on the River

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Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Edwin Chiu raised to 300,000 from the small blind and was called by Steven Zhou in the big blind.

The flop came and Chiu continued for 300,000. Zhou called.

Both players checked the on the turn before the completed the board.

Chiu checked. Zhou then announced 'fifty' which was below the minimum bet. The dealer concluded that Zhou would have to bet the minimum which was 120,000 which he did. Chiu thought for a moment then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Chiu	9,700,000 -300,000	-300,000
Steven Zhou	3,400,000 -1,685,000	-1,685,000

Tags: Edwin Chiu Steven Zhou

12-09-2019 15:03 UTC+10

Segre Doubles Through Duan

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Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Lior Segre has been surfing the short-stack for the last couple of levels but earned a double at the expenses of Chao Duan in a battle of the blinds.

Segre had moved all-in from under-the-gun two hands prior to take the blinds and antes, folding the big blind to Duy Vu's small blind shove the following hand.

The hand after saw the action fold around to Segre in the small blind and he moved all-in for 1.76-million and after asking for a count Chao Duan made the call to put Segre at risk.

Lior Segre:
Chao Duan:

Statistically, Duan was a slight favourite in the hand, with a chop likely one time in four. However, Segre bucked the odds to win the hand and earn the double when the board ran out with the window card bringing cheers from Segre's watching rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chao Duan	4,620,000 -1,760,000	-1,760,000
Lior Segre	3,520,000 1,790,000	1,790,000

Tags: Chao Duan Lior Segre

12-09-2019 15:10 UTC+10

Duy Vu Eliminated in 6th Place (AU$83,086/~$56,837)

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Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Edwin Chiu raised to 350,000 from the cutoff. John Zwaine called from the small blind. Duy Vu then re-raised to 1,500,000 from the big blind. Chiu thought for a minute and called. Zwaine got out of the way.

The flop came and Vu moved all in for 4,050,000. Chiu snap-called with more behind.

Chiu:
Vu:

Vu had made a move with queen-high and run into Chiu's monster pocket pair.

The on the turn gave Vu outs to a gut-shot straight.

The on the river wouldn't help and Vu was sent to the rail in 6th place.

Chiu moves to over 15 million, giving him almost half the chips in play, with five remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Chiu	15,860,000 6,160,000	6,160,000
Duy Vu	Busted

Tags: Duy Vu Edwin Chiu John Zwaine

12-09-2019 15:32 UTC+10

Segre Folds Out Chao, Action Slows

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Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Things have mellowed a little since the departure of Duy Vu.

Lior Segre and Chao Duan battled in the blinds in a hand with Segre opening the action from the small blind with a bet of 375,000 and Duan made the call to bring in a flop of .

Segre led out for 225,000 and Duan made the call to keep play heads-up to to the river. Segre bombed it for 815,000 and Duan mucked.

Edwin Chiu won the following hand in a limped blind on blind pot against Chao Duan, with Steven Zhou winning the hand afterwards in another limped blind on blind hand against Chiu.

Duan took the next one with a cutoff open for 320,000, with Edwin Chiu making it 350,000 to go in the cutoff the hand afterwards. Lior Segre was the only caller in the big blind, check-folding to Chiu's 350,000 continuation bet on a flop of .

Then a period of raise folding followed with Chiu the main beneficiary with stacks as follows:

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Chiu	17,000,000 1,140,000	1,140,000
John Zwaine	5,800,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000
Chao Duan	3,900,000 -720,000	-720,000
Lior Segre	3,800,000 280,000	280,000
Steven Zhou	3,000,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Chao Duan Duy Vu Edwin Chiu Lior Segre Steven Zhou

12-09-2019 15:40 UTC+10

Zwaine Pressures Chiu

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Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Edwin Chiu raised to 350,000 from the button. John Zwaine re-raised to 975,000 from the big blind. Chiu called shortly after.

Both players checked the flop before the dropped on the turn.

Zwaine then bet 2,500,000. Chiu deliberated for a minute before opting to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Chiu	15,400,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000
John Zwaine	5,990,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Edwin Chiu John Zwaine

12-09-2019 15:44 UTC+10

Zhou Active Before Break

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Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Steven Zhou upped the aggression just before the break, opening several hands in a row.

The first saw Zhou pop it up to 375,000 from the button with Lior Segre defending from the big blind to bring the pair to a flop of , which Zhou took down with a 375,000 continuation bet.

The next hand saw Zhou make it 400,000 to go from the cutoff, with Segre moving all-in from the small blind for 2,865,000. After asking for a count Zhou decided to pick a better spot and mucked.

The following hand saw Zhou make it 400,000 from under-the-gun with Edwin Chiu calling from the big blind to take play heads-up to a flop of , with Zhou taking down the pot with an all-in shove when Chiu checked the action over.

Duan Chao won the next hand, opening to 325,000 on the button, with Zhou calling from the big blind to take play heads-up to a flop of . Zhou check folded to Duan's 225,000 continuation bet.

The last hand before the break saw Edwin Chiu make it 350,000 to go from the button with Zhou and John Zwaine calling from the small and big blind respectively.

All three players checked the flop, with Zhou taking a stab for 425,000 on the turn. Chiu called and both players checked the river, with Chiu taking down the pot with after Zhou showed down .

Tags: Edwin Chiu John Zwaine Lior Segre Steven Zhou

12-09-2019 15:45 UTC+10

Extended Break; Updated Chip Counts

Mateusz_Pater

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

The remaining five players are on an extended 30-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edwin Chiu	16,690,000 1,290,000	1,290,000
Chao Duan	5,685,000 1,785,000	1,785,000
John Zwaine	5,365,000 -625,000	-625,000
Lior Segre	3,585,000 -215,000	-215,000
Steven Zhou	2,660,000 -340,000	-340,000