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Champ Event 1 - $175 No-Limit HoldemDay 2 completed
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Mon Oct 22 2007 14:58 GMT+10 | Posted by change100
Steve Charles-- Event #1 ChampionSteve Charles Wins Event #1 ($16,615), Jim Mastorakos Eliminated in 2nd Place ($12,050)
Jim Mastorakos raised to 150,000 from the button and Steve Charles called. The flop was
. Charles bet 300,000, Mastorakos moved all in and Charles called. Mastorakos turned up 
for the nut flush draw, while Charles tabled 
for top pair. The turn was the 
, the river was the 
, and after a quick count by the dealer to confirm that Charles had Mastorakos covered, he was declared the winner, taking home $16,615. Mastorakos earned $12,050 for his runner-up finish.
Congratulations to Steve Charles, who battled back after having his stack crippled to less than a big blind to win Event #1 of the Poker News Cup! -
Mon Oct 22 2007 14:48 GMT+10Round: 15 Blinds: 30000/60000 Ante: 0
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Mon Oct 22 2007 14:40 GMT+10 | Posted by change100
Steve Charles Gains Some Ground
Jim Mastorakos limped in on the button and Charles checked from the big blind. The flop was
and both players checked. The turn was the . Charles checked, Mastorakos bet 100,000 and Charles called. The river was the 
. Charles bet 200,000 and Mastorakos called. Charles turned over 
, Mastorakos mucked and Charles dragged the pot.
After the hand, Charles was up to 925,000 while Mastorakos slipped to 700,000. -
Mon Oct 22 2007 14:34 GMT+10 | Posted by change100
Updated Chip Counts
Jim Mastorakos 1,250,000
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Mon Oct 22 2007 14:34 GMT+10 | Posted by change100
At Last, a Flop
Steve Charles limped in on the button and Jim Mastorakos checked his option from the big blind. The flop was
. Mastorakos bet 100,000 and Charles called. The turn was the . Mastorakos fired out another 100,000 and Charles called again. The river was the . For the third time, Mastorakos bet 100,000 but this time, Charles folded and Mastorakos dragged the pot. -
Mon Oct 22 2007 14:28 GMT+10 | Posted by change100
Small-Pot Poker
Thus far, Mastorakos and Charles have been playing small-pot poker with a hand rarely getting past the flop. A pre-flop raise and a bet on the flop so far has been enough to take the pot.
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Mon Oct 22 2007 14:25 GMT+10Round: 14 Blinds: 25000/50000 Ante: 0
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Mon Oct 22 2007 14:23 GMT+10 | Posted by change100
Heads-Up
We're now heads-up between Jim Mastorakos and Steve Charles. Mastorakos has the chip lead with 1,000,000 in chips to Charles' 650,000.
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Mon Oct 22 2007 14:22 GMT+10 | Posted by change100
Renyuan LiuRenyuan Liu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($8,726)
Renyuan Liu raised to 100,000 from the button, Steve Charles moved all in from the big blind and Liu called.
Liu
Charles
The flop was
, the turn was the , the river was the 
, and Liu hit the rail in 3rd place, winning $8,726.
Started 21st Oct, 2007
2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia
Champ Event 1 - $175 No-Limit Holdem | Day 2
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