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

Pre Dinner Casualties

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

Jason Gray had lost half of his stack and was all in for 10,400 with the {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, which David Wang had dominated with the {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}. The board came {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and that spelled the end for Gray.

"You still have time Jason," Michael O'Grady said in table chat, referring to the possible re-entry until the end of the upcoming dinner break.

It would be O'Grady that also ran out of chips two hands later when his {k-Spades}{10-Spades} failed to connect with the {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} board when facing Tolly Sakellariou and his {j-Hearts}{j-Spades} in showdown.

Gray had re-entered before the end of the level, while O'Grady may still do so. Hussein Hassan and Mikael Larsson also busted, fewer than 40 players remain.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tolly Sakellariou au
Tolly Sakellariou
130,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of David Wang au
David Wang
90,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
25,000
Profile photo of Hussein Hassan au
Hussein Hassan
Busted
Profile photo of Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
Busted
Profile photo of Mikael Larsson au
Mikael Larsson
Busted

Tags: David WangHussein HassanJason GrayMichael O'GradyMikael LarssonTolly Sakellariou