2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

Day 1 completed

Posted 10-27-2007 09:12 GMT+10

Official Final Table Seating Assignments and Chip Counts

Our final table of ten is set for Event #4 ($550 NLHE with one rebuy). Action will resume at 9 p.m. local time (GMT+9). Zhi Hong Ma is the runaway chip leader with 234,000.

Seat 1: Zhi Hong Ma 234,000
Seat 2: Marcel Roosen 52,500
Seat 3: Danny Silk 136,000
Seat 4: Gerry Fit 27,000
Seat 5: Aaron Farrell 71,500
Seat 6: James Potter 155,000
Seat 7: Johnathan Tuckman 70,000
Seat 8: Russell Watkins 74,500
Seat 9: Joel Dodds 69,000
Seat 10: John Caldwell 138,000

Simon Cleal Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,055)

Zhi Hong Ma raised to 20,000 from UTG, Simon Cleal moved all in from the button for 103,000 and Ma called. Cleal turned up and found himself in bad shape against Ma's two red queens. The flop came down making Ma a set of queens, but giving Cleal a spade draw. The turn was the , the river was the and Cleal could not improve, finishing as our final table bubble boy in 11th place.

Tags: Simon Cleal, Zhi Hong Ma.

Ronni Borg Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,055)

Ronni Borg pushed all in for 8,500 from the cutoff with and James Potter called an additional 500 from the big blind, holding . It was Potter's day, though as the flop came down making him two pair. The turn was the , the river was the and Borg was eliminated.

Tags: James Potter, Ronni Borg.

Michael Russell Eliminated in 13th Place ($2,055)

John Caldwell raised to 24,000 from the button, Michael Russell moved all in from the small blind for 35,000 and Caldwell called. Russell turned up and needed help against Caldwell's . The flop was , the turn was the , the river was the and "Schecky" claimed another victim, sending Russell to the rail.

Tags: John Caldwell, Michael Russell.

Michael Tomeny Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,055)

Michael Tomeny pushed in for 43,000 with only to run into James Potter's . Potter's jacks held up to eliminated Tomeny.

Tags: James Potter, Michael Tomeny.

Peter Aristidou Eliminated in 15th Place ($2,055)

Peter Aristidou moved all in for 20,000 and Danny Silk called from the big blind. Aristidou turned up A-9 and was dominated by Silk's A-T. K-Q-7-3-J on the board and Aristidou hit the rail.

Tags: Danny Silk, Peter Aristidou.

Remi Castaignon Eliminated in 16th Place ($2,055)

Aaron Farrell moved all in for 42,000 from the cutoff and Remi Castaignon called from the small blind.

Farrell
Castaignon

The flop was and Farrell seized the lead with a pair of jacks. The turn was the , the river was the and Castaignon departed in 16th place.

Tags: Aaron Farell, Remi Castaignon.

Danny Silk Cripples Peter Aristidou

Gerry Fit limped in from UTG, Danny Silk moved all in for 52,000, Peter Aristidou moved all in over the top for 70,000, and Fit folded. Aristidou tabled while Silk was in bad shape with . The flop was , giving Silk a ray of hope with a gutshot straight draw-- and the on the turn filled it. The river was the and Silk took down the 120,000 pot, leaving Aristidou with only 18,000 in chips.

Tags: Danny Silk, Peter Aristidou.

Trung Tran Eliminated in 17th Place ($2,055)

Russell Watkins raised to 20,000 from middle position and Trung Tran called his case 9,000 from the big blind. Russell turned up while Tran needed some help on the board with the . The flop was , and the turn was the , leaving Tran drawing dead. The river was the and Tran was eliminated.

Tags: Russell Watkins, Trung Tran.