Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Edwin Chiu raised to 425,000 from under the gun. Steven Zhou moved all in for 2,050,000 from the cutoff. John Zwaine tanked for over a minute from the button before releasing his hand. Chiu asked for a count then made the call.
Zhou:
Chiu:
Both players had the same hand. However, the board ran out , improving Zhou to a flush and the winning hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Edwin Chiu |
13,900,000
-2,790,000
|
-2,790,000 |
Steven Zhou |
4,600,000
1,940,000
|
1,940,000 |
Lior Segre has climbed back into contention with a timely double-up through chip leader Edwin Chiu.
It was Segre the man in the driver's seat, moving all-in from the button for 2,875,000 in total. After asking for a count, Edwin Chiu slid out the call to put Segre at-risk and the two tabled their cards.
Lior Segre:
Edwin Chiu:
Segre had the best of it, his big slick dominating Chiu's suited ace, though the latter gave him a sweat on the turn with a possible backdoor diamond draw on the runout.
However, Segre's hand held and he doubled to 6.1 million, although Chiu still comfortably holds the lead with a stack of just over 11 million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Edwin Chiu |
11,025,000
-2,875,000
|
-2,875,000 |
Lior Segre |
6,100,000
2,515,000
|
2,515,000 |
Chao Duan raised to 425,000 from the button. Steven Zhou called from the big blind.
Both players checked the flop before the dropped on the turn.
Zhou bet 675,000. Duan called.
Zhou then checked dark before the dealer produced the on the river.
Duan had sat motionless for about a minute before realising that the dealer was waiting on him to act.
"Did he check?" asked Duan, who hadn't noticed the check. He then fired out 1,200,000. Zhou snap-called.
Duan tabled for two pair. Zhou then flipped over for trip nines and the winning hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steven Zhou |
7,000,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
Chao Duan |
2,300,000
-3,385,000
|
-3,385,000 |
Five became four midway through the first level back from the dinner break, with Chao Duan moving all-in for 2.3-million from the cutoff and finding a customer in small blind Steven Zhou.
Chao Duan:
Steven Zhou:
Duan was behind and at risk and found no help on the runout to hit the rail in fifth place for AU$107,837.
With just four players remaining the big blind ante has been halved, coming in at 100,000.
The rest of the players began discussing the possibility of an ICM deal following Duan's exit and as a result we have some accurate chip counts for you:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Edwin Chiu |
10,725,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Steven Zhou |
9,700,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
John Zwaine |
7,400,000
2,035,000
|
2,035,000 |
Lior Segre |
6,050,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Chao Duan | Busted |
The four remaining players have come to an accord, deciding on an ICM chop of the remaining prize pool and are now just playing it out for the World Series Circuit Ring, and of course the all-important bragging rights of becoming the 2019 WSOPC The Star Sydney Main Event champion.
The original top four payments were as follows:
Place | Prize (AUD) | Prize (USD) |
---|---|---|
1 | 410,264 AUD | $280,650 |
2 | 253,395 AUD | $173,340 |
3 | 188,292 AUD | $128,805 |
4 | 141,624 AUD | $96,881 |
After crunching the numbers, the four remaining players decided upon the following payouts, regardless of where they finish:
Name | Prize (AUD) | Prize (USD) |
---|---|---|
Edwin Chiu | $269,550 | $184,215 |
Steven Zhou | $260,904 | $178,305 |
John Zwaine | $239,007 | $163,340 |
Lior Segre | $224,114 | $153,170 |
John Zwaine raised to 400,000 from under the gun. Steven Zhou called from the big blind.
The flop came and Zhou checked. Zwaine continued for 400,000. Zhou called.
Zhou checked dark before the dropped on the turn. Zwaine fired out 750,000. Zhou snap-called.
Both players then opted to check after the completed the board.
Zhou tabled for two pair, and took down the pot, after Zwaine showed for a lesser two pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steven Zhou |
12,300,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
John Zwaine |
4,000,000
-3,400,000
|
-3,400,000 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 240,000
The pace of play has increased considerably since the players made their deal and John Zwaine and Lior Segre have changed places in the pecking order after the latter made a monster hand in a pot against Steven Zhou.
It was Zwaine the man driving the action originally with a raise to 500,000 from the cutoff, with Segre making the call from the button and Steven Zhou coming in from the big blind to take play heads-up to a flop of .
Steven Zhou bet the flop, with Zwaine folding and Segre making the call. The players are now playing so fast its tough to keep up with all the action, though come the turn and river Segre had won the pot with a river bet, flashing the table for a straight flush after Zhou folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Edwin Chiu |
13,000,000
2,275,000
|
2,275,000 |
Steven Zhou |
10,100,000
-2,200,000
|
-2,200,000 |
Lior Segre |
6,400,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
John Zwaine |
4,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Edwin Chiu raised to 525,000 from under the gun. Steven Zhou called from the button followed by Lior Segre in the big blind.
All three players checked the flop before the dropped on the turn.
The action checked to Zhou who slid out 2,000,000. Segre folded. Chiu thought for a minute then called.
The completed the board and both players checked.
Zhou tabled for ace-high. Chiu revealed and took down the pot with the superior kicker.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Edwin Chiu |
17,900,000
4,900,000
|
4,900,000 |
Steven Zhou |
6,600,000
-3,500,000
|
-3,500,000 |