2019 The Star Sydney Champs

$5K Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 The Star Sydney Champs

Final Results
Winner
Jason Gray
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
171,572 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Prize Pool
612,750 AUD
Entries
129
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000

Big Stacks and Bustouts

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Defending champion John Thomson, Aaron Li and Shivan Abdine were among those to bust. The new big stacks are Majid Saab and Charlie Hawes, with the former just winning a small pot on the river of a board {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}. Facing a bet of 3,000, Saab raised to 14,000 and his opponent tank-folded to get shown {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for the nut flush.

Player Chips Progress
Majid Saab au
Majid Saab
185,000
85,000
85,000
Charlie Hawes nz
Charlie Hawes
170,000
60,000
60,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
130,000
-16,000
-16,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sandy Sinclair au
Sandy Sinclair
125,000
45,000
45,000
Tolly Sakellariou au
Tolly Sakellariou
120,000
45,000
45,000
Dejan Boskovic Sr au
Dejan Boskovic Sr
110,000
40,000
40,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
25,000
25,000
25,000
Dejan Boskovic au
Dejan Boskovic
Busted
Jarred Graham au
Jarred Graham
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Aaron Li au
Aaron Li
Busted
John Thomson au
John Thomson
Busted
Defending Champion
Shivan Abdine au
Shivan Abdine
Busted
Qiang Fu nz
Qiang Fu
Busted

Tags: Aaron LiCharlie HawesJohn ThomsonMajid SaabShivan Abdine