Sydney Championships 2018 High Rollers Event
POSTED Sat, 19 May 2018 12:36pm
Sosia Jiang becomes our 2018 Sydney Championships High Roller Champion with an Ace on the river! - $266,000
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 11:18pm
"All poker players live for that moment when you have a big chip advantage," Sosia Jiang told the Star Poker Live Reporting Team. "That's when poker is really fun".
Well Sosia, you can't have more than all the chips in play which is exactly what you have after winning the 2018 Sydney Championships High Roller Event!
More than just the chips, Jiang has $266,000 dollars that she didn't have yesterday. Not bad for two days of poker. Jiang was aware from the start though, that this tournament wasn't going to be easy.
"It was such a strong field," Jiang continued. "These were unquestionably some of Australia's best poker players. There were so many talented players."
Looking through the list of players in this event this was definitely the case. the likes of Michel Bouskila, Corey Kempson, Andy Lee, Daniel Laidlaw, top-shelf player Jonathan Karamalikis... the list goes on and on. In fact, Jiang held the biggest amount of respect for the player she ended heads-up against, Matthew Wakeman.
"I was quite nervous going heads up against a player as good as Matthew Wakeman. Especially as we were very even in chips at the time. I actually joked that I would need to cooler him in order to beat him".
As things would turn out, cooler him she did in an amazing final hand where Wakeman had flopped the nut straight. Jiang called his all in with a very heavy draw hand including an up and down straight draw, a backdoor draw to a higher straight and a backdoor flush draw. The turn and the river would both fall clubs and give Sosia Jiang the hand and the title.
Despite the cruel way that the game ended, you would not say that Jiang won the heads-up battle solely by luck. Whilst they had started heads-up more or less even in chips, by the time this hand began Jiang had a 13:1 chip lead after steamrolling Wakeman in a heads-up battle that lasted just 45 minutes.
Wakeman, as always was gracious in defeat and congratulated our champion for her great success. This continues the impressive run of tournament results the ladies have had here at the 2018 Sydney Championships having already picked up a couple of titles and continues proving that the Kiwi based Jiang will be a player to watch in this part of the world.
Perhaps the part that hurt the most was the look of delight on Sosia Jiang's face when we asked how she felt about taking a Sydney Championships title back to New Zealand! First the Bledisloe Cup and now this! With the Main Event starting tomorrow let's hope that a Sydneysider can ensure we keep that trophy here where it belongs!
Matthew Wakeman Eliminated in 2nd Place - $159,000
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 10:18pm
Sosia Jiang limps from the button and Matthew Wakeman checks the big blind. The flop comes 
and Wakeman checks and Jiang bets 15,000, Wakeman decides it's time and moves all-in for 80,000, Jiang makes the call.
Wakeman - 
- The Nut Straight
Jiang - 
- Jack High with an up and down straight draw, a draw to a backdoor draw to a higher straight and a backdoor flush draw.
"You're hand actually has a lot of good run-outs," Wakeman said when he saw Jiang's cards.
One of those run-outs became a distinct reality when the 
hit the turn and officially became real when the dealer placed the 
on the river to eliminate Wakeman in second place.
Wakeman as always, was a gentleman throughout, shaking Sosia's hand and congratulating her on a well played tournament and for being crowned our Sydney High Roller Champion!
Wakeman down to 100,000!
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 10:03pm
Matthew Wakeman on the button decides to limp in and Sosia Jiang decides to check the big blind. The flop comes 
Jiang checks and Wakeman bets 10,000, Jiang calls.
The turn is the to which both players check.
The river falls a 
Jiang checks and Wakeman bets 25,000, and Jiang then decides to reraise to 90,000, to which Wakeman calls.
Jiang shows 
for two pair and wins the pot leaving Wakeman with 100,000.
Sosia Jiang over one million!
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 9:55pm
Sosia Jiang on the button raises to 20,000, and Matthew Wakeman makes the call. The flop comes 
Wakeman checks and Jiang bets 20,000, Wakeman calls.
The turn is the and Wakeman decided to take the lead in the hand and bet out 25,000, Jiang makes the call.
The river is the 
this time Wakeman checks but Jiang decides 60,000 is the right amount to bet. Wakeman makes the call.
Jiang shows 
to win the pot and leave Wakeman under 300,00 with her stack reaching over the one million mark.
JIANG GETS SOME BUFFER ROOM
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 9:40pm
Sosia Jiang raises to 20,000 and Matthew Wakeman defends his big blind. The flop is
, Wakeman check-calls the bet of 10,000 by Jiang. 
on the turn has Wakeman check-call another bet, this time it is 40,000 by Jiang. The 
on the river sees Wakeman check once again but when Jiang bets out 100,000 he ends up folding. Jiang now has a bigger lead between the two.
A little about Sosia
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 9:39pm
New Zealand resident Sosia Jiang built her reputation playing some of the bigger cash games in Macau. Jiang is known for her fierce and relentless aggression which has been a major feature of this final table so far.
Jiang is no slouch on the tournament arena though with over $600,000 in tournament earnings to her name which includes a High Roller Pokerstars Championship Event Title in Macau and recently a 3rd place in the WPT New Zealand Main Event in June this year.
Heads Up Play is Underway
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 9:32pm
Stacks are quite even here as Heads Up Play gets underway.
Should be a great battle!
| Sosia Jiang | 770,000 |
| Matthew Wakeman | 730,000 |
MICHEL BOUSKILA ELIMINATED IN 3RD $106,400
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 9:10pm
Michel Bouskila raises to 17,000 and Matthew Wakeman makes it 55,000. Bouskila makes the call to see the flop of 
, Wakeman makes it 42,000 and Bouskila flats. 
on the turn and Wakeman bets out another heafty bet of 65,000, Bouskila folds and drops down to 165,000.
The next hand Wakeman makes it 16,000 on the button and Bouskila moves all in for 162,000. Wakeman makes the call.
Wakeman
Bouskila 
Board: 
Wakeman hits a king on the flop to eliminate Michel Bouskila in 3rd place for $106,400.
ANDY LEE BUBBLES CASH
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 8:53pm
Andy Lee (Pictured) moves all in from the small blind 90,000 and Sosia Jiang calls from the big blind.
Lee
Jiang 
Board: 
Jiang with ace high busts the bubble for the cash in the Star Sydney Championships 2018 High Rollers.
WAKEMAN DOUBLES THROUGH LEE
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 8:48pm
Matthew Wakeman moves all in 145,000 from UTG, Andy Lee moves all in over the top and both blinds fold.
Wakeman 
Lee
Board: 
Wakeman spikes a nine and doubles up to 200,000, Andy Lee is left with 80,000.
WELCOME CROWD
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 8:08pm
The crowd has gathered here to watch the bubble of the Sydney Championships 2018 High Rollers event. Blinds have just reached level 16 4000/8000 - 1000 ante. The average stack of the remaining four players is 350,000.BOUSKILA GETS ONE BACK
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 8:00pm
Michel Bouskila raises to 15,000 UTG and Sosia Jiang moves all in from the BB. Bouskila makes the call for 132,000.
Bouskila 
Jiang
Bouskila in great shape to double up but still needing to fade the three remaining kings in the deck.
Board:
With no king in sight Bouskila moves back up to 250,000 and takes some chips of our current chip leader Sosia Jiang.
JIANG EXTENDING HER CHIP LEAD
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 7:53pm
Sosia Jiang raises to 17,000 from UTG and is called by Andy Lee in the BB. both players check the flop and see the on the turn. Lee checks Jiang bets out 20,000 and is called by Lee. The river is the Lee checks once again and Jiang bets out 35,000 and Lee makes the call.
Jiang
Jiang claims the pot and now sits on 850,000.
JIANG PRODUCES DOUBLE KO TO BRING US TO THE BUBBLE
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 7:48pm
Nauvneel Kashyap moved all in for 78,000, Michael Addamo moves all in and is snapped called by Sosia Jiang who has Addamo covered.
Kashyap
Addamo
Jiang
Board:
What an action flop, we saw Kashyap take the lead with a flopped set, the turn gives Addamo a pair to take the lead of the side pot and the river gives Jiang the double KO as she has both players covered anbd rivers the straight. Jiang is now sitting on 680,000.
KASHYAP DROPS CHIPS
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 7:32pm
Matthew Wakeman limps in from the small blind and Nauvneel Kashyap checks in the big blind. Flop comes and both players check. The turn is the Wakeman bets out 11,000 and Kashyap calls. The river falls the 
and Wakeman bombs the pot with a bet of 32,000, aftter some thinking Kashyap makes the call and Wakeman rolls over . Kashyap mucks and Wakeman moves up 140,000
POCKET KINGS FOR JIANG
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 7:28pm
Players have returned from their dinner break and we get straight into the action.
Michael Addamo raised to 12,000 in the CO,
Sosia Jiang re-raised to 32,000 on the button action folded back to Addamo who made the call. The flop presented was 
Addamo checks, Jiang bets out 50,000 and is flatted by Addamo. on the turn and Addamo checks again, Jiang moves all in for 95,000 and Addamo makes the call.
Jiang 
Addamo
The river is the and Jiang doubles up to 310,000.
DINNER BREAK
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 6:37pm
The six remaining players are now on a 40-minute dinner break are here are the chip counts as they go on their break.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | ||
| 2 | Andy Lee | 337,000 |
| 3 | Michael Addamo | 437,000 |
| 4 | ||
| 5 | Sosia Jiang | 178,000 |
| 6 | Michel Bouskila | 189,500 |
| 7 | Matthew Wakeman | 115,000 |
| 8 | Nauvneel Kashyap | 109,500 |
| 9 |
BOUSKILA FLOPS SET
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 6:27pm
Nauvneel Kashyap raises to 12,000 and is called by
Michel Bouskila in the big blind. The flop comes 
Bouskila checks and Kashyap makes it 6,000, Bouskila raises it to 17,000 and Kashyap moves all in and is called.
Bouskila
Kashyap
Bouskila flops a set on Kashyap as there are two cards to go. The turn and river are Bouskila doubles up to 215,000.
QUICK HANDS
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 6:20pm
Michel Bouskila raises from mid position to 10,000 and is called by
Nauvneel Kashyap on the button and Michael Addamo in the big blind. The flop drops 
Addamo checks so does Bouskila, Kashyap bets out 17,000 and is called by Addamo only. The turn brings the both players check. The river is the and Addamo now leads out for 105,000 and Kashyap folds.
Matthew Wakeman raises to 10,000 and is called by Andy Lee the flop is 
both players check. The turn is the and once again both players check. The river is the Wakeman checks Lee makes it 13,000 and Wakeman raises to 65,000 and is called by Lee.
Wakeman
Lee
Lee rivers the four card straight to take that one.
MAJID SAAB ELIMINATED IN 7TH
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 5:59pm
Andy Lee raises from UTG to 10,000 and is called by Michel Bouskila in the CO. Majid Saab moves all in from the BB and is quikcly called by Lee while Bouskila folds.
Lee
Saab
Board: 
With an ace on the river Andy Lee eliminates Majid Saab in 7th place. Lee is now on 175,000.
JONATHAN KARAMALIKIS ELIMINATED IN 8TH
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 5:55pm
Jonathan Karamalikis moves all in for 75,000 and is called by the small blind Michael Addamo.
Karamalikis
Addamo
Board:
Addamo getting two pairs to send Karamalikis out of the tournament. Addamo now sits on 400,000.
KASHYAP MOVES UP TO 380,000
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 5:49pm
Sosia Jiang raises to 12,000 and is called by
Nauvneel Kashyap in the big blind. It is checked all the way to the river where Kashyap bets out 7,000, Jiang makes it 30,000 and is called.
Jiang
Kashyap
Kashyap takes a nice pot from Jiang and now sits on 380,000.
ADDAMO SEEING WHO IS WHO
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 5:34pm
Matthew Wakeman raises to 8,000 on the last hand of the current blind level 2000/4000 - 500. Wakeman gets raised by Nauvneel Kashyap to 24,000 action is folded to Michael Addamo on the button who 3-bets it to 55,000. Both Wakeman and Kashyap fold and Addamo adds more chips to his stack 335,000.DID YOU MISS ME?
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 5:14pm
Matthew Wakeman is all in 50,500 and gets called by Sosia Jiang, we get to the table and see.
Wakeman
Jiang
Board:
Wakeman flops a set but still needed to dodge a two on the turn and river and did so. Wakeman has not been involved in many pots due to his short stack before the break, but now with this double up Wakeman will be getting involved looking to add more chips to his stack. Wakeman is now on 145,000
SAAB STAYS ALIVE
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 5:03pm
Michael Addamo raises from under the gun to 8,000 and action is folded around to Majid Saab who moves all in on the small blind 61,500 Addamo snap calls.
Saab
Addamo
Saab says "good game everyone" as soon as he saw he ran into Addamo's kings. He stands up ready to leave before the board is out.
Board:
Running hearts gives Saab the flush and double up to 125,000 while Addamo drops to 280,000.
KASHYAP CONTINUES ON HIS WAY
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 4:44pm
. Kashyap checks and Addamo bets out 7,500, Kasyap makes the call and both players check the turn . When the falls on the river Kashyap bets out a nice 30,000 into the middle, Addamo rethinks the hand out before making the call and mucks once Kashyap shows . Kashyap is now on 295,000.
QUICK BREAK
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 4:20pm
players are now on a quick 10-minute break with eight players remaining. When they return we will be on level 7 and blinds will be 2,000/4,000 - 500 ante.BOUSKILA GETS A DOUBLE
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 4:19pm
On the flop of 
Michel Bouskila checks to Jonathan Karamalikis who bets out 14,000. Karamalikis is called by Michael Addamo and action is back on Bouskila who moves all in 56,500. Karamalikis asks for a count before making the call. Addamo folds and we see their cards.
Bouskila
Karamalikis
Both players on a flush draw, but Bouskila with the better of the two. The turn and river come which allows Bouskila to double up to 150,000.
LEE DOUBLES THROUGH KASHYAP
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 4:13pm
Just as writing up the last post another "All in, Call" is heard and we quickly get to the table and see Andy Lee all in 62,500 and called by Nauvneel Kashyap.
Lee ,
Kashyap 
Board: 
Kashyap calling again with a pair of tens, up against the overpair of jacks by Lee. Lee's jacks hold and he moves up to 125,000 while Kashyap drops down to 240,000.
DANIEL LAIDLAW ELIMINATED IN 9TH
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 4:09pm
Daniel Laidlaw has just been railed at the hands of
Nauvneel Kashyap. On a board of we hear "All in, Call"
Laidlaw
Kashyap
With Kashyap hitting a set on the flop Laidlaw's overpair was taken down. Kashyap moves up to 300,000.
WAKEMANS DAY NOT GOING TO PLAN
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 3:59pm
, Laidlaw and Wakeman both check and Kashyap bets out 8,000 and both players fold. Hopefully, Wakeman can get a double up soon to stay in this final table.
SHORT STACKS ALL IN
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 3:54pm
We are seeing the short stacks just move all in taking down blinds and antes and any raises before them. Nauvneel Kashyap raises to 6,500 and is called by Jonathan Karamalikis action gets to Andy Lee who moves all in for 57,500 and the other fold. Lee picks up some much needed chips.
Majid Saad raised to 7,500 and this time it was Michel Bouskila (Pictured) who moved all in 45,000, the blinds and Saad folded and the two short stacks added chips to their stacks.
SLOWING IT DOWN
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 3:43pm
Action has slowed down here, with plenty of raise folds, raise all ins folds. With 1 hour blind levels and average stack is 155,555 and blinds are only 1,500/3000 - 500. All players still have room to move. We may be in for a long one tonight.KASHYAP HOLDING HIS OWN
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 3:27pm
Majid Saab limps in from UTG, Daniel Laidlaw raised to 7,500. Nauvneel Kashyap calls from the SB and so does Saab. All three players check the flop and turn. As the falls Kashyap bets out 11,500 and both other players fold. Kashyap is slowly trying to hold his own against a fairly strong final table.
KARAMALIKIS ADDING CHIPS
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 3:10pm
Jonathan Karamalikis, Majid Saab and Sosia Jiang all competing on a board of. Karamalikis makes a bet of 11,500, Saad raises it to 23,000 and Karamalikis calls. The river falls Karamalikis checks and so does Saab. Saab shows for two pair, and Karamalikis shows for a flopped set to take the pot. Karamalikis is now on 180,000.
ANDY LEE CLAWS SOME BACK
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 3:03pm
Andy Lee raises to 5,300 and is called by Sosia Jiang and we go to the flop of and Lee bets out 8,400. Jiang calls and we see a and both check. The river is the and Lee moves all in, Jiang folds and Lee moves to 70,000.
xMONSTERxDONGx
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 2:48pm
Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis is doing great at the start of the final table he has moved up to over 160,000. In a recent hand we see Nauvneel Kashyap open to 5,500, Karamalikis makes it 16,500. The rest of the playes fold and now Kashyap 3-bets to 42,000 just as that happens Karamalikis moves all in and a snap fold by Kashyap. Karamalikis apply full pressure on any player that wishes to challenge him.SYDNEY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018 HIGH ROLLERS FINAL TABLE
Posted Thu, 02 Aug 2018 2:25pm
Michael Addamo leads the Sydney Championships High Roller Into The Final Table
Posted Fri, 03 Aug 2018 5:06pm
Michael Addamo has exploded onto the live poker scene this year. He finished runner-up in the Aussie Millions Opening Event in January this year and then went to Las Vegas in the summer for the WSOP where he won his first bracelet in the Marathon Event. The world is starting to find out what those close to the online prodigy have known for a long time. Michael Addamo has some serious game!
He has used that game to finish as one of the chip leaders in one of the toughest tournament fields to ever be assembled in this city. Packed with players like Jonathan Karamalikis, Andy Lee, Michel Bouskila, Daniel Laidlaw and Matthew Wakeman. This really is as good a final table as you will find.
28 entries were forked out at $20,000 a pop giving us a prize pool of $532,000. The top three of our final table of nine will be paid and all players will have their eyes on the $266,000 first prize bounty.
We are back at 2:15pm for the final table. Make sure you tune into the Star Poker Live Reporting for all the action!
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Daniel Laidlaw | 89,100 |
| 2 | Michel Bouskila | 65,700 |
| 3 | Andy Lee | 74,800 |
| 4 | Nauv Kash | 245,900 |
| 5 | Michael Addamo | 275,000 |
| 6 | Majid Saab | 176,000 |
| 7 | Jonathan Karamalikis | 86,200 |
| 8 | Matthew Wakeman | 100,600 |
| 9 | Sosia Jiang | 305,000 |
JOHN CARIDAD FINAL TABLE BUBBLE
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:45pm
All in, call is heard and we rush to see John Caridad (Pictured) all in against Daniel Laidlaw. Caridad at risk.
Caridad
Laidlaw
Board:
The king kicks and as they count out stacks we see Caridad bubble for the final table.
MAJID SAAB DOUBLES
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:41pm
Raise by Michael Addamo to 5,200 and is called by Majid Saab. Flop Saab checks and Addamo bets out 5,000 Saab makes it 16,500. Addamo flats and we see the fall on the turn. Saab moves all in and is called.
Saab
Addamo
Addamo looking to bring us to the final table on the river, but the falls giving Saab a double up.
WE HAVE A CONTENDER
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:13pm
Just a few hands later Corey Kempson was all in and called by Sosia Jiang.
Kempson
Jiang
Getting their chips all in pre, Kempson looking to avoid an ace to secure a double up. The board ran out Jiang spiking an ace on the turn eliminates Kempson.
Not even one orbit passes all in call once again. This time John Gray at risk once again it is Sosia Jiang.
Gray
Jiang
Board:
The one heart that Gray did not want to see the queen of hearts that pairs the board gives Jiang the full house. Jiang now is on 307,000 and will take on Addamo for the chip lead.
ADDAMO CAN DO NO WRONG
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:03pm
Brett Trevillian raised it to 3,000 from the small blind Michael Addamo 3-bet to 17,200 and Trevillian flatted. The flop was Trevillian checked and Addamo bet out 4,500, Trevillian raised to 12,000 and Addamo called. The turn was the and Trevillian moved all in, Addamo made the call quickly.
Trevillian
Addamo
Trevillian says "It's the wrong time to bluff" as the river fell . Addamo now is on 315,000.
HIGH ROLLERS PRIZE POOL
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:51pm
We have just been given the prize pool for the Sydney Championships 2018 High Roller Event
| Total Players | 28 |
| Total Prize pool | 532,000 |
| Place | Prize |
| 532,000 | |
| 1 | 266,000 |
| 2 | 159,600 |
| 3 | 106,400 |
ADDAMO LOOKS TO TAKE LEAD
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:43pm
Jonathan Karamalikis raises to 4,500 and is called by Kahle Burns. Michael Addamo 3-bets to 19,500, Karamalikis folds and Burns flats. Heads up to the flop of , Burns check-calls Addamos bet of 12,000. The turn brings the and both players check. The river is the and Burns announces all in. Addamo makes the call.
Burns
Addamo
Addamo has burns covered and eliminates him from this years tournament and now moves to 225,000.
JIANG GETS PAID
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:30pm
Sosia Jiang raised to 4,300 and was called by Nauvneel Kashyap in the big blind. Both players checked the flop of. The turn brought the and Kashyap checked, Jiang bet out 8,000 and got called. The river was the and Kashyap checked once again, there was a big bet of 35,000 by Jiang and after some thought Kashyap called. Jiang showed the for two pair and Kashyap mucked. Jiang sits on 105,000 and Kashyap on 175,000.
THE MAJID TOUCH
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:20pm
Daniel Laidlaw opens to 4,500, Nauvneel Kashyap 3-bets to 11,600 action moves to Majid Saad who takes his time before announcing all in. Both Laidlaw and Kashyap fold and Saad adds extra chips to his stack and is now on 57,000.TOUGH FOLD
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:15pm
Michael Addamo faced the all in bet of Jonathan Karamalikis on the river of a board displaying. Addamo thought about it for over 5 minuites until he decided to lay his hand down. Karamalikis moves to 125,000.
WE ARE BACK
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:08pm
Play is back underway and the final number is 28 entries. We will get a prize pool and payout structure as soon as we receive it.BREAK TIME
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 9:46pm
Players are on their final 10-minute break at the end of the break is the close of re-entries. We will bring you a total number when we return. They will come back and play for three more levels until the end of day one where they will bag and tag.SOSIA JIANG ELIMINATED
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 9:38pm
John Gray raised to 4,000 Sosia Jiang moved all in and was called by Jonathan Karamalikis, Gray folded.
Jiang
Karamalikis
Board:
The board giving Karamalikis top pair and send Jiang to the rail. Just as we write up this post she has just been seen re-entering and taking her seat on the other table. Karamalikis sits on 82,000.
WAKEMAN SENDS TROUNG PACKING
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 9:24pm
Tam Troung has been grinding most of the night after having his stack reduced almost to nothing. He has done very well up until now Troung goes all in and is called by Matthew Wakeman,
Troung
Wakeman
Board:
With two overs to Wakeman's pair, Troung could not find one of them to score a double up. He has left us tonight and with only one level to re-enter he will have to decide his option. Wakeman moves to 95,000.
DOWN TO TWO TABLES
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 9:15pm
With just 40 minutes remaining of re-entry, we have compacted these players onto two tables. There are a total of 27 entries which do include the re-entries of some players who have elected to do so.
| table 29 | table 30 | |||
| 1 | Sosia Jiang | 1 | Andy Lee | |
| 2 |
Jonathan Karamalikis |
2 | John Caridad | |
| 3 | Brett Trevillian | 3 | Michel Bouskila | |
| 4 | Kahle Burns | 4 | Daniel Laidlaw | |
| 5 | Michael Addamo | 5 | Nauvneel Kashyap | |
| 6 |
Matthew Wakeman |
6 | Corey Kempson | |
| 7 | John Gray | 7 | Tom Rafferty | |
| 8 | 8 | Majid Saab |
BOSKOVIC SNR AND JNR RAILED
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 9:03pm
In quick succession,
Dejan Boskovic and Dean Boskovic have been eliminted one on each table. Dejan Boskovic got called by Michael Addamo holding . Their board was to eliminate Dejan.
The very next hand on the other table Dean Boskovic is all in up against Daniel Laidlaw having their board was .
MICHEL BOUSKILA ELIMINATES KARAMALIKIS
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:53pm
There have been an array of quick eliminations lately in this High Rollers Event and we have just been informed that one of them was Jonathan Karamalikis who fell to the hands of Michel Bouskila. Bouskila held and was in front of Karamalikis' the entire hand.
Michel Bouskila is a well known and feared poker player on the Australian circuit, particularly in Sydney. He has over US$1,000,000 in tournament earnings which places him 42nd overall on the Australian money earners list.
His impressive poker resume includes multiple victories including an Aussie Millions event. Now that Bouskila has moved up to over 90,000 in chips will he be able to add 2018 Sydney Championships High Roller Champion to his impressive list of accomplishments?
SPANOS 2ND BULLET NO GOOD
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 8:45pm
Robert Spano and Kahle Burns get their chips all in as Spano moved all in over Burns raise.
Spano
Burns
Spano looking to hold for the double up, the board runs out . Even with Spano flopping a set it was no good for the running cards to give Kahle Burns the straight and eliminate Spano. Burns now sits on 170,000.
WELCOME DANIEL LAIDLAW
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 8:37pm
RUBIE GETS TURNED
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 8:29pm
Brendon Rubie raised from the button to 2,300 Sosia Jiang (Pictured) defends her big blind. The flop comes Jiang checks and Rubie c-bets 2,600, Jiang calls and we go to the turn. Jiang checks once again and Rubie fires out another 7,200 bet, Jiang tanks and then moves all in which has Rubie covered. Rubie assesses his situation and makes the call.
Rubie
Jiang
Rubie flops the straight but gets turned for the flush. The river comes the and that is the end of Rubie. Jiang jumps up to 78,000.
BURNS FLOPS WELL
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 8:05pm
On a board of action is checked to
Dejan Boskovic who bets out 1,300. Boskovic is called by Robert Spano (who has just re-entered) and Kahle Burns. The on the turn has gone check, check and Boskovic bets out 4,000. Spano folds and Burns calls. When the falls on the river they both check. Burns turns over for the flopped straight. Boskovic had for two pair but the king on the river stopped more action getting in.
ADDAMO 4-BET SHOVE
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 7:55pm
Brett Trevillian raises to 2,200, Brendan Rubie 3-bets to 6,200. Michael Addamo 4-bet shoves for 39,800 all players fold and that is the power of Addamo.
WHAT A HAND
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 7:50pm
Corey Kempson raises 2,800, Nauvneel Kashyap flats action goes around to John Caridad the short stack on the table who announces all in for 9,400. Kempson looking to isolate moves all in over the top. Kashyap goes all in as well.
Caridad
Kempson
Kashyap
Wow what a spot for all three players. Caridad the shortest, then Kashyap are the two players at risk. The board runs out and both shorts stacks get a triple and double up. Caridad moves to 35,000, Kashyap 210,000 and Kempson is left with 2,500.
NO DIAMOND
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 7:00pm
Dean Boskovic raises from UTG to 1,700 and gets called by four others. All four check the flop of , when the is displayed on the turn, Corey Kempson checks and Nauvneel Kashyap bets out 2,600. Boskovic raises to 6,000 and all players fold except Kashyap who makes the call. The river is and both players check. Kashyap asks if it's it the last aggressor to show and Kempson informs him that it isn't. Kashyap shows while Boskovic throws the . No diamond for either player and Kashyap picks the pot up with two pair. Players have just left on their 40 minute break.
GRAHAM RAILED
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 6:51pm
All in, call! is yelled out by the dealer, we get there to see Jarred Graham at risk up against Brett Trevillian.
Graham
Trevillian
Board:
Graham rivering two pair already beaten by the turned flush of Trevillian. Trevillian now sits on 45,000.
KEMPSON PUTS MAX PRESSURE
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 6:38pm
With the pot just under 30,000 on the river of the board
Nauvneel Kashyap bets out 18,500. Corey Kempson moves all in for 66,900 and that put Kashyap into a massive decision. After 5 minuites Kashyap finally folded and Kempson moves up to 95,000.
KASHYAP HAS IT
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 6:23pm
Robert Spano raises to 1,500 and gets 3-bet by Nauvneel Kashyap to 4,600. Spano makes the call and they go to the flop of , Spano checks and Kashyap bets out 1,600. Spano calls to see the turn of the . Check once again by Spano, Kashyap bets out 2,800 and is called. The river is once again check-called by Spano to a bet of 6,800. Kashyap shows and adds more chips to his stack. Spano is left with 25,000.
SPANO IN THE WORKS
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 5:54pm
We see four players get to the flop of they all check it to the turn. The has
John Caridad check to which Robert Spano bets 2,600. Corey Kempson next player to act bumps it up to 7,300 the other fold and Spano makes the call. on the turn has Spano move all in and as soon as that happens Kempson folds. Spano now sits on 30,000.
CAN WE DO IT AGAIN
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 5:42pm
I thought they had repeated the same action as the last hand when Dejan Boskovic is all in 24,950 and at risk against Tam Troung.
Boskovic
Troung
Board
Boskovic was still in trouble when looking for a heart on the river, that doesn't pair the board. The river fell to give Boskovic a double up and leave Troung with 11,000.
O'GRADY RAILED BY BURNS
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 5:38pm
Just as we finish checking out the Trevillian bust we hear "All in, Call" on the table behind as Michael O'Grady and
Kahle Burns are all in on the board .
O'Grady
Burns
Wow thats a tough beat, with Burns rivering a full house over O'Gradys nut flush. This moves Burns to 115,000.
RAFFERTY MAKES TREVILLIAN RE-ENTER
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 5:32pm
Brett Trevillian has just been eliminated by
Tom Rafferty(Pictured). We just see the end result on the board of . Trevillian was our short stack on that table with about 10,000 left.
Trevillian
Rafferty
Trevillian is seen back at the desk to re-enter we hope he runs better ona new table. Rafferty is now on 75,000.
RUN LIKE KASHYAP
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 5:06pm
Nauvneel Kashyap calls the raise of 1,1000 by Brett Trevillian. They head to the flop and see , Kashyap checks and Trevillian bets out 1,300. Kashyap calls and the falls on the turn. Once again Kashyap check-calls the bet by Trevillian this time, Trevillian bet out 3,200. completes the board and now Kashyap bets out 9,500, Trevillian tries to work out if this is a bluff or not and chooses to make the call.
Kashyap
Trevillian
Kashyap gets there on the river making the nut flush and moves to over 100,000, Trevillian is left with 14,000 after he improved to a flush also but not good enough.
JIANG CAN'T BLUFF RUBIE
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 4:55pm
Brendon Rubie raises to 1150 and Sosia Jiang defends her big blind. The flop comes both players decide to check the flop. The turn brings the and Jiang bets out 800, Rubie calls and sees the river . Jiang now bets out 4,500 and Rubie calls.
Jiang
Rubie
Jiang gets called with a busted straight draw and Rubies pair holds to take down the hand.
CARDS ARE BACK IN THE AIR
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 4:45pm
Play has resumed here for the Sydney Championships 2018 High Rollers Event. With Late rego still available, we hope to see some more players make their way out to the Star Poker Room. Blinds have recommenced at 250/500 with a 75 ante.RAFFERTY PICKS OFF KASHYAP
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 4:35pm
On a board of Nauvneel Kashyap bets out 4,200, Tom Rafferty makes the call heads up. The on the turn is seen Kashyap bet out 5,600 where Raffert calls again. The on the river sees both players check it down. Kashyap shows for ace high and Rafferty turns over for top pair and claim the pot off Kashyap. Players are now on their first break of 10mins.
SAAB GETS LUCKY ON RIVER
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 4:24pm
On a completed board of Michael O'Grady bets out 10,500 only to have Majid Saab raise him to 22,000. O'Grady thinks about it before letting his hand go. Saab notifies him that he had the nuts and got there on the river. Saab is up to 60,000 while O'Grady drops to 39,000.
KASHYAP MOVES ALL IN
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 4:16pm
Turning to the table furthest away from us, we can see a pot already of 21,000 after the flop of . Nauvneel Kashyap bets out 8,500 and
John Caridad flats. The turn of the has Kashyap move all in, Caridad is put to the test and stacks his chips up looking like he is ready to make the call. But after some consideration he folds his hand and Kashyap moves up to 90,000. Caridad is left with 27,000.
WAKEMAN WITH A 4-BET
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 4:05pm
Wakeman check-called a bet of 6,000 by Boskovic which then brought out the on the turn. Wakeman led out for 7,000 and Boskovic folded. Wakeman moves up to 53,000.
YOU FISH
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 3:50pm
We get to the table and see the board at , John Caridad has bet out 2,500 and is called by Robert Spano. The river brings the and Caridad bets out 3,000, Spano makes it 7,500 and Caridad calls Spano a fish before making it 20,000 Spano calls and both players show the straight.
Spano
Caridad
Caridad had turned it and Spano got their on the river. The boys have a bit of banter between each other and chop the pot.
BOSKOVIC SNR
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 3:43pm
Addamo check-calls a bet of 2,700 by Boskovic Snr. The on the turn has Addamo check once again, Boskovic makes it 4,800 but Addamo lays his hand down this time. Boskovic Snr is doing will but his son is keeping quiet on his table right now.
21 PLAYERS
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 3:34pm
So our field has increased to 20 as Corey Kempson has re entered.They are spread across three tables, They are as follows:
| TABLE 29 | TABLE 31 | TABLE 30 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Andy Lee | ||
| 2 | 2 | Michel Bouskila | 2 | ||
| 3 | Dejan Boskovic | 3 | Brendon Rubie | 3 | John Caridad |
| 4 | Michael O'Grady | 4 | Michael Addamo | 4 | Robert Spano |
| 5 | Kahle Burns | 5 | Dean Boskovic | 5 | Corey Kempson |
| 6 | Majid Saab | 6 | Jarred Graham | 6 | Nauvneel Kashyap |
| 7 | Matthew Wakeman | 7 | Sosia Jiang | 7 | |
| 8 | John Gray | 8 | Jonathan Karamalikis | 8 | Tom Rafferty |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | Brett Trevillian |
GRAHAM SCOOPS A SMALL ONE
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 3:17pm
Boskovic checks and Graham bets 1,500 only Caridad makes the call. on the turn sees Graham fire out a 3,000 bet and Caridad lays his hand down.
BLINDS ARE UP
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 3:08pm
Blinds have just gone up to 150/300 with a 25 ante. These players sat down to a 50,000 starting stack so we are still very deep in this early stage. Matthew Wakeman has just taken the seat that was vacated by Corey Kempson. We hope he does well with chip leader to his immediate left.JASON GRAY TAKES EARLY LEAD
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 3:03pm
As we are finishing up some pictures we hear "All in, Call!" over on the first table. We look over and see that Kempson moved all in on the river after Gray bet out 10,000. Gray made the call.
Jason Gray and Corey Kempson are all in on a board of .
Kempson
Gray
Gray is our chip leader for the moment with 85,000, leaving Kempson with only a few hundred, The very next hand Kempson moves all in and is eliminated. Kempson will take a break before thinking about re-entering.
ACTIVE CARIDAD
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 2:43pm
John Caridad has been fairly active in this opening level, especially when their table had only a handful of players on it. Now that it has filled up there is some tough competition. Caridad makes it 500 from late position he is called by Brendan Rubie on the button and Jarred Graham defended his big blind. The flop was Graham checked to Caridad who bet out 1,000 and was called by Rubie which made Graham fold.
The turn was the and Caridad checked now and Rubie led out for 2,500. Caridad folded and Rubie adds some chips to his stack.
KARAMALIKIS & RUBIE HAVE JUST TAKEN THEIR SEATS
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 2:48pm
Jonathan Karamalikis has returned back to Sydney and has just registered and taken his seat for the Sydney Championships 2018 High Rollers Event. Not far behind him was Brendan Rubie who join the fray. There are currently 17 players registered.FAMILIAR FACES
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 2:29pm
The familiar faces that are currently seated that we can see:
Andy Lee
Michael O'Grady
Dean Boskovic
Corey Kempson
Jarred Graham
IT IS ON
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 2:20pm
The Star Sydney Championships High Roller event has just commenced. This is where the big boys play and like to drop an easy $20,000. There are currently 11 players registered spread out on three tables. This event normally starts out slow, but with registration opened till the end of the 3rd break there will be plenty more players looking to get into the mix.Live reporting will begin at 2:15pm!
Posted Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:52am
