Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
2019 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney
AU$5,000 Challenge
Day: 2
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Michael Doumani pumped it up to 32,000 from the hijack and small blind George Mitri responded with a three-bet to 60,000, which Doumani called to take play heads-up to a flop of 
.
Mitri continued to tell the tale of a big hand and fired for 45,000 and after a little time in the tank, Doumani made the call once more to bring in the 
turn.
Mitri took a little longer over his bet sizing, eventually opting to make it 80,000 only to see Doumani make a quick shove. Mitri put his hands on his head as he thought it over for several minutes before eventually electing to fold.
"You had king-jack right Mike?" quizzed Mirti.
Doumani obligingly flashed him 
- "Only for you George," Doumani responded before raking in a tasty pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
564,000
-365,000
|
-365,000 |
|
450,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Honglin Jiang raised to 27,000 from middle position and was called by Adrian Attenborough in the hijack and Ehsan Amiri in the cutoff.
The flop came 
and Jiang checked. Attenborough bet 32,000. Amiri then Jiang called.
The turn brought the and the action checked to Amiri who bet 55,000. Jiang snap-folded. Attenborough came along.
Both players then checked after the 
completed the board.
Attenborough then tabled 
for a straight flush and the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
||
|
700,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
A sizable pot played out between Shivan Abdine and Ehsan Amiri that saw the latter climb up to third in the pecking order. It was Abdine the initial raiser, making it 25,000 to go from the hijack, with Amiri the only caller in the big blind.
The 
flop saw Amiri check, Abdine bet 22,000 and Amiri make the call to bring in the 
turn. The same betting pattern repeated, with Amiri checking, Abdine betting 47,000 and Amiri making the call once more.
The river saw Amiri check for a third time and Abdine decided to bet out 80,000 with Amiri making a quick call. Abdine showed 
and Amiri won the pot with 
to climb to 860,000 in chips, while Abdine dropped to 866,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
866,000
-149,000
|
-149,000 |
|
|
860,000
339,000
|
339,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Charlie Hawes raised to 25,000 from the hijack and was called by Marc Camphausen on the button as well as George Mitri in the big blind.
All three players checked the 
flop before the dropped on the turn.
Mitri checked. Hawe bet out 35,000. Camphausen raised to 90,000. Mitri quickly folded. Hawes followed shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
|
302,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Level 17
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Camphausen | Germany | 246,000 |
| 2 | Shivan Abdine | Australia | 1,015,000 |
| 3 | George Mitri | Australia | 929,000 |
| 4 | Honglin Jiang | New Zealand | 575,000 |
| 5 | James Obst | Australia | 584,000 |
| 6 | Adrian Attenborough | Australia | 559,000 |
| 7 | Ehsan Amiri | Australia | 521,000 |
| 8 | Charlie Hawes | Australia | 387,000 |
| 9 | Michael Doumani | Australia | 264,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,015,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
929,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
584,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
575,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
|
559,000
226,000
|
226,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
521,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
387,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
264,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
|
246,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The final table is set with the elimination of Tam Truong, who fell at the hands of Ehsan Amiri to bring the field down to nine. Amiri lit the fuse with an under-the-gun raise to 20,000, Geroge Mitri called from one seat over, Adrian Attenborough then called from the button and Michael Doumani called in the small blind.
Sitting in the big blind, Truong pulled the trigger for 92,000 in total and Amiri now had a decision to make. Eventually, he elected to just flat call and both Mitri and Attenborough folded. Doumani looked like he was tempted, but did not want to flip with two players and eventually folded - telling PokerNews after the hand he had pocket fives.
Now the action was heads-up both players revealed their hole cards and Truong was on his feet awaiting his fate.
Tam Truong: 
Ehsan Amiri:
The runout came 
to give both players a piece, but unfortunately for Truong, his was not as good as Amiri's and he hit the rail in tenth, narrowly missing out on making a final table appearance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Shivan Abdine raised to 20,000 from under the gun before Vincent Huang moved all in for 245,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Abdine, who took one extra glance down at his cards, then called.
Abdine: 
Huang: 
Huang stood up from his chair as soon as the flop came 
after Abdine improved to a set of jacks.
The 
on the turn gave Hunag some life, but the 
on the river wouldn't help, resulting in Huang being eliminated in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
James Obst raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and was called by Patrick Laoyont in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Laoyont moved all-in for his remaining 35,000. Obst snap-called.
Obst:
Laoyont: 
Obst had flopped top pair and had the lead against Laoyont who had bottom pair.
No help would come for Laoyont, as the board ran out the 
and , ultimately ending his run in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
604,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |