2019 The Star Sydney Champs

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2019 The Star Sydney Champs

Final Results
Winner
Hamish Crawshaw
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
352,800 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
3,000 AUD
Prize Pool
1,680,000 AUD
Entries
600
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Day 1b of The Star Sydney Champs Main Event Set to Start at 12:30 PM

2019 The Star Sydney Champs Main Event Winner Trophy
2019 The Star Sydney Champs Main Event Winner Trophy

At 12:30 p.m. local time, the second and final starting day will kick off in The Star Sydney Champs Main Event which is expected to be a busy one. As this is the final chance for players to make it through to Day 2, more than 300 players are expected to show up and buy in for A$3,000 for their shot at claiming the lion-share of the A$1,500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Day 1a attracted 280 players and only another 256 entries are needed to surpass the guarantee. Currently heading the pack into Day 2 is Jo Snell with 335,000 in chips which equals 112 big blinds when they return to battle it out to get into the money on Sunday, August 4th. Snell is followed by Carlos Gonzalez and Jason Pritchard.

The Star Sydney has held several satellites for the Main Event and yesterday’s Super Satellite was among the biggest ones with 25 tickets awarded to the top finishers in the 253-strong field. The 2018 edition of this tournament attracted 522 entries and this year’s numbers throughout the festival have all been breaking records. The expectation is that it will be no different for the Main Event as another record will be broken today.

Day 1b will play the same eleven levels of an hour each as on Day 1a. A 10-minute break will take place after every two levels with a 30-minute dinner break after the sixth level of play. The players will start with 30,000 in chips and the first level features a small blind of 100, big blind of 200 and no ante. The traditional antes will come into play from the third level onwards. The registration period will close at the start of the fifth level which should be at approximately 4:50 p.m. local time.

The Run It Up Twitch channel will once again be hosting the live stream with a dynamic security delay from 2:25 p.m. local time with Joe Stapleton, Jamie Kerstetter, and Ricky Guan behinds the mics. But the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor in Sydney to bring you all the action live as it happens. So, keep following the updates right here until the final players have bagged and tagged their chips for Day 2.

Day 1 Structure

LevelDurationSmall BlindBig BlindAnte
1601002000
2601503000
Break10   
36015030025
46020040050
Break10   
56030060050
660400800100
Break30   
7605001,000100
8606001,200200
Break10   
9608001,600200
10601,0002,000300
Break10   
11601,2002,400400

Tags: Carlos GonzalezJamie KerstetterJason PritchardJo SnellJoe StapletonRicky Guan