2014 Star Poker Summer Series – Summer Series Main Event NLH / Day 3 / Final Table

And just like that…

It’s all over! Ben Richardson min-raises from the small blind to 160k and is called by Timo P. We see a flop of 3-10-3 and Timo checks. Richardson bets 200k, Timo raises him to 550k to which Richardson raises all-in, then Timo calls. Richardson turns over A 6 for ace high and Timo turns over 8 10 for a pair of tens. The turn comes a 9 and then a J on the river ends the tournament and crowns Timo Pfutzenreter as the Main Event champion. Richardson finishes as runner up for $99,350 while Timo earns $157,100.

The other ultimate survivor

Jason O’Brien moves all-in from the SB with A 10 and is called by Timo P with Q J. On a flop of 5-6-6 Timo declares, “how do you do it….every hand!” The turn comes a deuce and even though O’Brien remained quiet, a J comes on the river. And the streak is broken, this time when O’Brien is ahead, Timo finally cracks O’Brien who valiantly played right through to 3^rd place on a short stack.

Changing it up

Timo has changed his strategy since the break from min-raises to going all-in pre-flop. He is putting O’Brien and Richardson to a decision for their tournament lives and whittling them down 120k a round.

Par for the course

Timo P moves all-in from the button and is called by Jason O’Brien in the BB for his last 540k. Timo has K 9 vs O’Brien’s A 9. The flop comes down Q-9-5 all hearts and as O’Brien has the Ah it removes outs for Timo. With two blanks to follow, O’Brien wins again and takes his streak to 11.

Chip counts

Timo	Pfutzenreter	7,750,000	300,000
Ben	Richardson	1,400,000	-500,000
Jason	O’brien	1,200,000	200,000

Blinds are up

Play is now at Level 28 where blinds are 40,000/80,000 with an ante of 10,000.

Break time…hang on

Players are on a 10-minute break. There’s been little action for some time as chips are passed between blinds.

Hang on…but the hand just as the clock ticked over to the break saw O’Brien all-in for 570k heads-up with Richardson. Richardson has 9 9, O’Brien 6 7 suited. On a flop of 6-8-4, O’Brien hits a pair and gut shot straight draw. At the turn he hits his straight with a 5 and with a J on the river O’Brien survives again. That makes 10 wins in a row where his tournament life has been on the line.

Chip counts

Timo	Pfutzenreter	7,450,000	650,000
Ben	Richardson	1,900,000	650,000
Jason	O’brien	1,000,000	-300,000

The pot thickens

After a round of calling the big blind of 60k, the flop came 9d-4s-5d. There was another round of betting but this time O’Brien folds. The 7h is turned and Richardson fires in 300k, Timo calling. The river is 9h and Richardson leads out for 750k this time. Timo thinks for a while and announces all-in. Richardson has 1.2m in chips left and a potential $40,000 decision. He tanks, then folds.

In the very next hand, pre-flop, Richardson bets 200k and Timo goes all-in over the top, Richardson calls. Richardson’s A K holds up over Timo’s J 8, with an ace coming on the flop. Richardson takes back what he lost the previous hand, and some.

Not this time though

Timo P moves all-in from the SB this time with A 5 and is snap called by Ben Richardson (pictured) with Q Q. The cards are all blanks for Timo this time and Richardson doubles to over 2.5m in chips.

Big stack eating them up

Timo P pushes all-in from the button with Kc Jc and is snapped called by Adrian Attenborough in the SB with Ah Qh. The flop comes down 9c-8c-4h giving Timo the flush draw. Then on the turn he hits a K and with a blank 8 on the river Timo sends yet another player to the rail. Attenborough finishes in 4^th place for $43,450.

Wouldn’t want to play O’Brien heads-up

Jason O’Brien calls Adrian Attenborough’s min-raise from the BB and we saw a flop of 3-2-J. Both players check the flop and with a 4 on the turn O’Brien moves all-in for 535k. Attenborough makes a face and reluctantly calls with J 7 and his dismay is correct as O’Brien turns over J 9. An ace on the river doesn’t help anyone and O’Brien cannot be defeated heads-up, still. This is his 9th all-in heads-up battle today alone and he is 9/9.

Blinds are up

Players have taken a quick smoke break as we head into Level 27 where blinds are 30,000/60,000 with an ante of 10,000. Current chip counts are:

Timo	Pfutzenreter	6,800,000	450,000
Jason	O’brien	1,300,000	620,000
Ben	Richardson	1,250,000	-150,000
Adrian	Attenborough	1,000,000	-680,000

Almost the ultimate survivor

Chris Ayoub’s (pictured) tournament has finally ended. His story has been mentioned before – coming back from the brink, doubling up four times in 20 minutes at one point. Since then he’s seen the players knock themselves out time and time again, his payday edging upwards each time, but it was finally his turn. Pre-flop he put his remaining 270k into the middle with 6h 7h and Adrian Attenborough made the call with 2d 2s. The board ran out Kh-5c-6c-2c-4d to send Ayoub to the rail in an unlikely 5^th place, earning himself $35,700.

Chip counts and final table payouts

Timo	Pfutzenreter	6,350,000	1,050,000
Adrian	Attenborough	1,680,000	-240,000
Ben	Richardson	1,400,000	600,000
Jason	O’brien	680,000	290,000
Chris	Ayoub	240,000	-240,000
Jazz	Mathers	6th	$29,800
Rajesh	Sabapathy	7th	$23,000
George	Zhong	8th	$18,000
Dean	Blatt	9th	$13,050

No Razza-ma-Jazz this time

In a hand that played out for some time, SB Timo P made raised to 100k and Jazz Mathers calls. The flop comes 3h-Ac-Jd, Jazz checks, Timo bets 60k, Jazz calls. The turn is a 5d. Jazz checks, Timo bets 125k, Jazz makes the call. The river is a 5h. Jazz checks, Timo moves all-in with the big stack and after some seeming reluctance, Jazz calls. Timo turns over Ad 3s and Jazz mucks in disgust. He hits the rail in 6^th place for $29,800.

No sympathy for Sabapathy

Dominant chip leader Timo P raises on the button with A 8 and Rajesh Sabpathy moves all-in from the BB with 9 10 off suit. Timo calls and we see a board of J-8-K-4-8 that knocks out Sabpathy in 7^th place for $23,000.

Blinds are up

We’ve reached Level 26 where blinds are 25,000/50,000 with an ante of 5000.

Break time

Players on a loo break for 10 minutes. Current chip counts are:

Timo	Pfutzenreter	5,300,000	2,545,000
Adrian	Attenborough	1,920,000	-1,185,000
Ben	Richardson	800,000	365,000
Jazz	Mathers	780,000	355,000
Rajesh	Sabapathy	680,000	-310,000
Chris	Ayoub	480,000	225,000
Jason	O’brien	390,000	-370,000
George	Zhong	8th	$18,000
Dean	Blatt	9th	$13,050

It’s certainly shove time

Jazz Mathers is left on life support with 100k and 45k of it in the BB and ante. He calls Rajesh Sabapathy’s all-in who has 8 8 only to find A K suited in the BB. Mathers hits a K on the turn to double up and stay alive.

Ends wrong for Zhong

From the SB George Zhong raises to 80k and the BB Timo P raises it further to 180k. Zhong calls and we see a flop Kc-3c-Ad. Zhong checks, Timo makes it 160k and Zhong calls. The turn is a 5s and both players check. The river falls a Qd to which Zhong bets 300k and Timo comes back all-in over the top. Zhong calls and mucks (having K Q) after seeing Timo table 4h 2d for the straight. Zhong busts in 8^th place.

SBlatt

Timo P raises from UTG to 80k and is called by Chris Ayoub on the button. Dean Blatt then moves all-in for 365k from the SB. Timo re-raises all-in and Ayoub folds A Q. He is disappointed when he see’s Blatt’s A 9 suited and Timo’s K J off suit. Then the flop comes down 8-K-3 and his disappointment turns to joy as Timo knocks out Blatt. Blatt takes home $13,050 for 3 days work in 9^th place.

Big stacks in a stand-off

After folding to Adrian Attenborough’s re-raises several times, Timo P makes a stand against him. Raising to 105k, Attenborough re-raises to 215k when Timo comes back at him pushing it up to 555k. With the two biggest stacks on the table, this would have been a huge pot should Attenborough have called. Alas he folds and we move to the next hand.

Chop suey

Dean Blatt moves all-in for his remaining 370k with A 8 and starts to get up after seeing Adrian Attenborough call with A J. The flop comes 9-4-9 and when the 4 comes on the turn he’s survived, chopping the pot to stay alive.

He does it again

Rajesh Sabapathy min-raises to start the action, Chris Ayoub moves all-in for his remaining 150k, Timo P calls, as does Adrian Attenborough and Rajesh meets the difference. The flop comes 9-7-K, Timo and Adrian check, Rajesh goes all-in, forcing Timo and Adrian to fold. Rajesh turns over 8 8 and to Chris’ pleasant surprise, he turns over A A. Yes, to his surprise because he only looked at his first card and seeing an ace, went all-in. The turn came 6 and the river another 7 to keep Ayoub alive, again!

Blinds are up
We’ve reached Level 25 where blinds are 20,000/40,000 with an ante of 5000.

Richardson looking for survival

In the first all-in of the final table, Ben Richardson moves all-in over the top of Adrian Attenborough’s minimum raise. Richardson shows A J vs Attenborough’s A 6. A board of J-4-K-10-6 sees Richardson survive, however, he’s on just over 500k and will likely be all-in again soon.

Chip counts at the start of the Final Table

Adrian	Attenborough	3,105,000	625,000
Timo	Pfutzenreter	2,755,000	305,000
George	Zhong	1,025,000	-150,000
Rajesh	Sabapathy	990,000	-110,000
Jason	O’brien	760,000	200,000
Dean	Blatt	600,000	-50,000
Ben	Richardson	435,000	-315,000
Jazz	Mathers	425,000	-50,000
Chris	Ayoub	255,000	-95,000

Queens couldn’t get it done so it’s Final Table time

George Zhong raises to 75k and is re-raised by Adrian Attenborough 185k, then Alexander Antonios moves all-in for his 435k remaining chips. Zhong folds and Attenborough calls. It’s a coin flip with Antonios showing Q Q and Attenborough with A K off suit. A flop of 8-8-8 has Antonios ahead and then a 9 on the turn doesn’t change things, but it wasn’t to be as a K hits on the river to send Antonis to the rail. We now head to the final table of nine!

Chip counts and Payouts

Adrian	Attenborough	2,480,000	800,000
Timo	Pfutzenreter	2,450,000	1,030,000
George	Zhong	1,175,000	-205,000
Rajesh	Sabapathy	1,100,000	-150,000
Ben	Richardson	750,000	80,000
Dean	Blatt	650,000	-450,000
Jason	O’brien	560,000	80,000
Jazz	Mathers	475,000	195,000
Alexander	Antonios	360,000	-790,000
Chris	Ayoub	350,000	90,000
Hauman	Darbani	11th	$9,300
BouBou		12th	$9,300
Joel	Cohen	13th	$8,100
Zhen	Yu Li	14th	$8,100
Danny	Zhong	15th	$8,100
George	Boustani	16th	$7,150
Nick	Williams	17th	$7,150
Billy	Argyros	18th	$7,150
Paul	Gooley	19th	$6,200
James	Webb	20th	$6,200
Geoff	Mooney	21st	$6,200
Teresa	Natoli	22nd	$5,600
Nathan	Gubieski	23rd	$5,600
Mayra	Ramos	24th	$5,600
Myles	Lattacher	25th	$4,950
Steve	Zhou	26th	$4,950
Victor	Teng	27th	$4,950
Aaron	Benton	28th	$4,350
Barry	Forrester	29th	$4,350
Saliendra	Sha	30th	$4,350
Jordan	Kilner	31st	$4,350
Ben	Phillips	32nd	$4,350

One from the Final Table

Harman Darbani (pictured) raises with A K and is called by Timo P with Qs Js. The flop comes down As-3h-Ks, Darbani bets 85k and Timo calls. The turn comes a Q and Darbani bets 225k. Timo P with a pair and a flush draw goes all-in and is snapped called by Darbani. With his tournament on the line and over 1.4m in the pot, a 9s drops on the river sending Darbani to the rail in 11^th place for a $9,300 payday.

Lazy quads to stay alive

Chris Ayoub is happy to see his Q Q playing 6-handed, but his heart sinks when Adrian Attenborough turns over A A from the BB. With his tournament life still on the line, Ayoub screams for joy as a Q comes on the flop. Attenborough still has outs but not when another Q comes on the turn! Quad queens and Ayoub doubles and can sit a little more comfortably, at least for a few more rounds. Ayoub and O’Brien are fighting for the title of survivor. The rail are playing Eye of the Tiger from their phones in appreciation.

Onto level 24
The players have returned from their break. Play is now at Level 24 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 and an ante of 5000. 11 players still remain.

The long break

Players are on a 30-minute break. Chip counts at the end of the level are:

Adrian	Attenborough	1,680,000	270,000
Timo	Pfutzenreter	1,420,000	-280,000
George	Zhong	1,380,000	655,000
Rajesh	Sabapathy	1,250,000	520,000
Alexander	Antonios	1,150,000	590,000
Dean	Blatt	1,100,000	-30,000
Hauman	Darbani	680,000	-60,000
Ben	Richardson	670,000	190,000
Jason	O’brien	480,000	105,000
Jazz	Mathers	280,000	-470,000
Chris	Ayoub	260,000	-140,000

Rollercoaster ride

George Zhong (pictured) pulls his chips back with interest. Raising to 50k, he is called by Jazz Mathers in the BB. With the flop coming down 9-6-5, Zhong in position bets 70k and is called by Mathers. With the turn of a K, Zhong is the aggressor again betting 100k.  With another K on the river Zhong moves all-in for his remaining 433k, getting snap called by Mathers. Zhong shows Q Q and Mathers mucks. Zhong picks up a 1.3 million pot and is back with the leaders.

All that Jazz

Jazz Mathers doubles through George Zhong, putting his remaining 443k on the line with Q Q vs Zhong’s J J. The queens stay ahead as the board blanks out for Zhong, pushing Mathers back to an average stack of almost 1 million in chips.

C’mon, I was ahead this time!

Jason O’Brien does it again but this time he is ahead as he moves all-in pre-flop with K K vs Rajesh Sabapathy’s J J. He stays ahead and doubles his stack again to over 600k. Still the short stack on the table, O’Brien is the ultimate survivor and very few on the table want to meet his all-in bets.

Who was that guy?

Yet another player has been sent packing, this time it is mystery man BouBou (requested to remain anonymous). BouBou moves all-in with A J for 380k and is snapped called by George Zhong with Q Q. With only small cards on the flop and turn, and a J on the river, BouBou is eliminated in 12^th place. In the space of 15 minutes we lose four players.

All happening at once

We’ve lost another three players in quick succession, with Danny Zhong (15^th), Zhen Yu Li (14^th) and Joel Cohen (13^th) hitting the rail.

In the hand involving Danny Zhong (pictured), we see him calling Adrian Attenborough’s raise to 50k from the BB. The flop comes 9-J-K, Zhong checks to Attenborough who continuation bets 75k. Zhong then check raises all-in for 255k. Attenborough has caused such angst on the table that Zhong has seemed to make a pre-determined move, like a cricketer deciding no matter what happens he will hook to square leg. Attenborough turns over 10 Q for the nuts and Zhong shows J 2 for a pair of jacks, sealing his fate.

Soon afterwards Zhen Yu Li (pictured) moves all-in for his remaining 250k with A 5 and is re-pushed by Jazz Mathers with Q Q. No miracles happen for Li and he joins Zhong on the sidelines.

Onto the next level

Blinds are up to 12,000/24,000 with an ante of 4000 as play enters Level 23. Current chip counts are:

Timo	Pfutzenreter	1,700,000	250,000
Adrian	Attenborough	1,410,000	50,000
Dean	Blatt	1,130,000	-150,000
Jazz	Mathers	750,000	45,000
Hauman	Darbani	740,000	60,000
Rajesh	Sabapathy	730,000	-130,000
George	Zhong	725,000	25,000
Alexander	Antonios	560,000	-40,000
Ben	Richardson	480,000	-120,000
Zhen	Yu Li	420,000	205,000
Chris	Ayoub	400,000	-20,000
Jason	O’brien	375,000	-175,000
BouBou		370,000	-30,000
Danny	Zhong	270,000	0
Joel	Cohen	270,000	10,000

Chip counts and Payouts

Timo	Pfutzenreter	1,450,000	300,000
Adrian	Attenborough	1,360,000	580,000
Dean	Blatt	1,280,000	-20,000
Rajesh	Sabapathy	860,000	170,000
Jazz	Mathers	705,000	85,000
George	Zhong	700,000	-60,000
Hauman	Darbani	680,000	-150,000
Ben	Richardson	600,000	-120,000
Alexander	Antonios	600,000	70,000
Jason	O’brien	550,000	210,000
Chris	Ayoub	420,000	100,000
BouBou		400,000	-280,000
Danny	Zhong	270,000	-50,000
Joel	Cohen	260,000	120,000
Zhen	Yu Li	215,000	-335,000
Nick	Williams	17th	$7,150
George	Boustani	16th	$7,150
Billy	Argyros	18th	$7,150
Paul	Gooley	19th	$6,200
James	Webb	20th	$6,200
Geoff	Mooney	21st	$6,200
Teresa	Natoli	22nd	$5,600
Nathan	Gubieski	23rd	$5,600
Mayra	Ramos	24th	$5,600
Myles	Lattacher	25th	$4,950
Steve	Zhou	26th	$4,950
Victor	Teng	27th	$4,950
Aaron	Benton	28th	$4,350
Barry	Forrester	29th	$4,350
Saliendra	Sha	30th	$4,350
Jordan	Kilner	31st	$4,350
Ben	Phillips	32nd	$4,350

Another shove for survival

Chris Ayoub has also survived after moving all-in with 228k holding A J, being called by Zhen Yu Li with Q Q. An ace on the flop sees Ayoub make it through and build his stack back to over 500k. Having being short stacked just before the money bubble on 32k, he is still alive and in contention for a great payday.

Luck of the Irish?

Can Jason O’Brien’s luck continue? Starting the day on 173k, he has been on life support and pushed at least four times with his tournament on the line. A majority of the time not only has he won but he has also started behind. In the most recent shove, O’Brien pushes all-in with K Q on the button and is called by Hauman Darbani in the BB with A 9. O’Brien hits his Q on the flop which see’s him survive again and take his stack to a more comfortable 550k.

That’s one way to reduce the field!

With play moving fairly slow so far, some excitement’s developed with three-way all-in action. Short-stacked Nick Williams moves all-in for 114k, Rajesh Sabapathy (pictured) moves all-in over the top for 619k and George Boustani calls for his 534k. Williams has 5 5 vs Sabapathy K K vs Boustani A A. The rail builds as talk of the three-way action begins to bubble on the other table. The crowd now watching sees the flop come down 2-K-6, and with 6 and 7 on the turn and river, Sabapathy sends two players to the rail in one foul swoop. Sabapathy takes a massive pot of 1.2 million in the process and is now up with Blatt and Timo P in the chip counts.

Play has recommenced

Players have returned from the break to face Level 22 with blinds 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 3000. 17 players remain.

In the last hand before the break, Adrian Attenborough re-raises from the BB to 110k into Zhen Yu Li and Alex Antonis (AJ) who both call. On a flop of 5d-Kd-8c he bets 125k and is called by Li and AJ gets out of the way. The turn comes a 6s and Attenborough moves all-in. With the pot being around 550k, this is a large pot and Li takes considerable time to work out what Attenborough has. Li finally folds and Attenborough again takes down a huge pot without having to show his cards.

Short break

Players are on a 10-minute break. Chip counts and payouts at the end of the level are:

Dean	Blatt	1,300,000	30,000
Timo	Pfutzenreter	1,150,000	330,000
Hauman	Darbani	830,000	250,000
Adrian	Attenborough	780,000	0
George	Zhong	760,000	-60,000
Ben	Richardson	720,000	70,000
Rajesh	Sabapathy	690,000	-30,000
BouBou		680,000	40,000
Jazz	Mathers	620,000	40,000
Zhen	Yu Li	550,000	-115,000
Alexander	Antonios	530,000	50,000
George	Boustani	470,000	50,000
Jason	O’brien	340,000	-25,000
Chris	Ayoub	320,000	-130,000
Danny	Zhong	320,000	-80,000
Nick	Williams	150,000	-70,000
Joel	Cohen	140,000	-105,000
Billy	Argyros	18th	$7,150
Paul	Gooley	19th	$6,200
James	Webb	20th	$6,200
Geoff	Mooney	21st	$6,200
Teresa	Natoli	22nd	$5,600
Nathan	Gubieski	23rd	$5,600
Mayra	Ramos	24th	$5,600
Myles	Lattacher	25th	$4,950
Steve	Zhou	26th	$4,950
Victor	Teng	27th	$4,950
Aaron	Benton	28th	$4,350
Barry	Forrester	29th	$4,350
Saliendra	Sha	30th	$4,350
Jordan	Kilner	31st	$4,350
Ben	Phillips	32nd	$4,350

The Croc rolled

Billy ‘The Croc’ Argyros moves all-in over the top of Haumann Darbani’s 40k raise to 196k. Darbani calls with Q Q and Argyros shows A K off suit. With the board running out 10-5-5-3-6, the Croc gets no help and goes out in 18^th place, taking home $7,150 for his troubles.

Snails pace

For the last 30 minutes it has remained fairly quiet with no showdowns. It seems it’s just the way Adrian Attenborough (pictured) likes it at the moment. He is raising and re-raising many pots and at least for the time being the other players are bending to his will and folding. He has at least doubled his stack since the start of the day, all without having to show his cards.

Chip Counts and Payouts

Dean	Blatt	1,270,000	-30,000
Timo	Pfutzenreter	820,000	-130,000
George	Zhong	820,000	-15,000
Adrian	Attenborough	780,000	300,000
Rajesh	Sabapathy	720,000	-240,000
Zhen	Yu Li	665,000	45,000
Ben	Richardson	650,000	-140,000
BouBou		640,000	10,000
Hauman	Darbani	580,000	-90,000
Jazz	Mathers	580,000	180,000
Alexander	Antonios	480,000	100,000
Chris	Ayoub	450,000	-20,000
George	Boustani	420,000	100,000
Danny	Zhong	400,000	175,000
Jason	O’brien	365,000	215,000
Joel	Cohen	245,000	40,000
Billy	Argyros	245,000	65,000
Nick	Williams	220,000	-80,000
Paul	Gooley	19th	$6,200
James	Webb	20th	$6,200
Geoff	Mooney	21st	$6,200
Teresa	Natoli	22nd	$5,600
Nathan	Gubieski	23rd	$5,600
Mayra	Ramos	24th	$5,600
Myles	Lattacher	25th	$4,950
Steve	Zhou	26th	$4,950
Victor	Teng	27th	$4,950
Aaron	Benton	28th	$4,350
Barry	Forrester	29th	$4,350
Saliendra	Sha	30th	$4,350
Jordan	Kilner	31st	$4,350
Ben	Phillips	32nd	$4,350

(Gan) Gooley, bowled for 19

Paul Gooley (pictured), now short chipped after that massive call by Darbani, moves all-in for his remaining 185k on the button with Ah 5h. Dean Blatt makes the call in the BB with Q Q. The board runs out 7-10-J-4-2 and with no ace, there is no more Gooley. Gooley finishes in 19^th place and we now break down to two tables.

Pressure call

In mid position Hauman Darbani raises to 23k and is raised by Paul Gooley in the cut-off to 69k. Darbani calls. The flop comes down 8c-Jd-2s. Darbani checks to the raiser who bets 65k. After considerable thought he calls. The turn comes 10s and both players check. The river comes 5d and Darbani checks to Gooley who moves all-in. Gooley has considerably more chips than Darbani who still has 185k behind him. The pressure is intense and finally Darbani ‘calls’. Gooley shows A 6 for ace high and Darbani shows A 2 for a pair of deuces. That’s right, Darbani calls for his tournament life on a pair of deuces and comes up smelling like roses. Well played sir!

Blinds are up

Play has reached Level 21 with blinds 8000/16000 and an ante of 2000.

Chip Counts and Payouts

Dean	Blatt	1,300,000	13,000
Rajesh	Sabapathy	960,000	339,000
Timo	Pfutzenreter	950,000	155,000
George	Zhong	835,000	-91,000
George	Boustani	360,000	-30,000
Ben	Richardson	790,000	-169,000
Hauman	Darbani	670,000	140,000
BouBou		630,000	109,000
Zhen	Yu Li	620,000	363,000
Adrian	Attenborough	480,000	133,000
Chris	Ayoub	470,000	-282,000
Jazz	Mathers	400,000	-1,000
Alexander	Antonios	380,000	-119,000
Nick	Williams	300,000	91,000
Danny	Zhong	225,000	6,000
Joel	Cohen	205,000	-106,000
Paul	Gooley	195,000	-440,000
Billy	Argyros	180,000	-108,000
Jason	O’brien	150,000	-23,000
James	Webb	20th	$6,200
Geoff	Mooney	21st	$6,200
Teresa	Natoli	22nd	$5,600
Nathan	Gubieski	23rd	$5,600
Mayra	Ramos	24th	$5,600
Myles	Lattacher	25th	$4,950
Steve	Zhou	26th	$4,950
Victor	Teng	27th	$4,950
Aaron	Benton	28th	$4,350
Barry	Forrester	29th	$4,350
Saliendra	Sha	30th	$4,350
Jordan	Kilner	31st	$4,350
Ben	Phillips	32nd	$4,350

Caught in his own Webb

Finding himself on a short stack, James Webb moves all-in for his last 117k with 10 J off suit and is called by George Zhong on the button with A K. Two live cards is the most he could have hoped for however an A on the flop all but sealed his fate as he is eliminated in 20^th place for $6200.

Winning Williams

In mid position, Billy Argyros raises to 28k and is called by Timo P on the button. Nick Williams moves all-in from the SB for another 157k to call. Argyros folds 8 8 and Timo P calls. Williams shows A K off suit vs Timo’s A Q off suit. The flop comes down Q-9-10 and Williams lets out a sigh. The turn comes a miracle J and with another J on the river (just in case you missed the first one), Williams takes down the pot, putting him back into the fold.

Double me up please
Jason O’Brien doubles up through Timo P, moving all-in with 9 9 for 147k against Ad Kd. Hitting a set on the flop eased O’Brien’s worries until it looked like a back door straight appearing…but to no avail. O’Brien survives and we are still at 20 players.

That didn’t take long

The first player of the tourney is out six minutes into the final day. Geoff Mooney, short stacked on 85k, moves all-in with Q J off-suit but runs into George Boustani with K K. With Mooney hitting a J on the turn there was a glimmer of hope but at the river it was exactly that, a glimmer. Mooney finishes in 21^st place and takes home $6,200.

Welcome to the 2014 Star Poker Summer Series Main Event

Welcome to PokerMedia Australia’s coverage of the 2014 Star Poker Summer Series Main Event, live from The Star in Sydney.

Day 2 yesterday saw 148 players (of the 345 event starters) play ten levels and whittle down to a final 21 who will play off for the title. Play is now underway. Join us here for all the action as we look forward to crowning the next Summer Series Main Event winner!

Play will begin at 12.30pm when the final 21 players will battle it out for the Main Event title.

Chip counts at the start of play:

Dean	Blatt	1,287,000
Ben	Richardson	959,000
George	Zhong	926,000
Timo	Pfutzenreter	795,000
Chris	Ayoub	752,000
Paul	Gooley	635,000
Rajesh	Sabapathy	621,000
Hauman	Darbani	530,000
BouBou	French	521,000
Alexander	Antonios	499,000
Jazz	Mathers	401,000
George	Boustani	390,000
Adrian	Attenborough	347,000
Joel	Cohen	311,000
Billy	Argyros	288,000
Unconfirmed		257,000
Yu Liang	Zhong	219,000
Nick	Williams	209,000
Jason	O’brien	173,000
James	Webb	162,000
Geoff	Mooney	91,000