Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
2019 The Star Sydney Champs
$5K Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
There are 36:31 minutes remaining in the level and the seat assignments and stack sizes of the nine remaining finalists can be found below.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vesko Zmukic | Australia | 133,000 | 8 |
| 2 | Vincent Huang | Australia | 388,000 | 24 |
| 3 | Majid Saab | Australia | 486,000 | 30 |
| 4 | Charlie Hawes | New Zealand | 612,000 | 38 |
| 5 | Andrian Chin | Australia | 603,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Dejan Boskovic Sr | Australia | 134,000 | 8 |
| 7 | Ebon Bokody | Australia | 338,000 | 21 |
| 8 | Jason Gray | United Kingdom | 269,000 | 17 |
| 9 | Ehsan Amiri | Australia | 391,000 | 24 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
612,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
603,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
486,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
|
391,000
-89,000
|
-89,000 |
|
388,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
338,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
269,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
134,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
133,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Charlie Hawes opened to 32,000 and Ebon Bokody called in the big blind. They checked the 
flop and Bokody bet the 
turn for 60,000, which Hawes called. On the 
river, Bokody made it 90,000 to go and Hawes moved all in for what appeared to be 310,000. Hawes sigh-folded and they drew for their seats on the nine-handed final table right after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
610,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
340,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Ashish Gupta shoved from the cutoff for 147,000 and was called by Andrian Chin in the big blind with the bigger stack.
Ashish Gupta: 
Andrian Chin: 
The board ran out 
for Chin to find top pair on the flop immediately and stay ahead throughout the rest of the board to eliminate Gupta in 10th place for A$12,561.
The nine remaining players have been redrawn for the final table and been sent for a short break while the table is being prepared.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
566,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jason Gray raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Minh Nguyen shoved from the hijack. Action folded back to Gray who quickly called.
Minh Nguyen: 
Jason Gray: 
The board ran out 
for Gray to stay ahead and have the better two pair than on the board to eliminate Nguyen in 11th place for A$12,561.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
276,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Andrian Chin shoved from the cutoff and Minh Nguyen called for his last 10,000 in the small blind.
Minh Nguyen: 
Andrian Chin: 
The board ran out 
for Nguyen to find another seven on the river to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
503,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
42,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Vincent Huang raised to 25,000 from the hijack and Andrian Chin shoved from the button. Minh Nguyen asked for a count in the big blind and the dealer confirmed Chin had 234,000 behind. Nguyen decided to also shove for 10,000 more and Huang quickly got out of their way.
Andrian Chin: 
Minh Nguyen: 
The board ran out 
for Chin to turn a pair and improve to trip sixes on the river to double up and leave Nguyen behind with 10,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
511,000
373,000
|
373,000 |
|
|
298,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
10,000
-243,000
|
-243,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Majid Saab jammed up his stack in two hands and then raised the button to 42,000. Sandy Sinclair three-bet all in for around 240,000 and Saab essentially beat him into the pot.
Sandy Sinclair:
Majid Saab:
The 
flop gave Saab top set and Sinclair was in need of a jack. He would found none on the turn and river to bow out in 12th place for A$12,561.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Ebon Bokody three-bet jammed into Majid Saab for the second time and forced a fold. He then raised into the big blind of short stack Vesko Zmukic and picked up a call. They checked the flop and Zmukic check-called a bet of 12,000 on the 
turn.
Zmukic instantly moved all in after the river and Bokody shook his head, folded after some consideration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
135,000
15,000
|
15,000 |