2009 PokerNews Cup Australia

Day 3 completed

Posted 10-05-2009 21:02 GMT+11

Con Tsapkounis Wins The 2009 PokerNews Cup Main Event (AU$250,000)

With Con Tsapkounis tabling his winning full house, the 2009 PokerNews Cup Main Event has come to a finish.

In all 381 players came to the felt, creating a prizepool of AU$762,000. Tsapkounis rose above them all to capture the lion's share of the prize money and the PokerNews Cup trophy.

Not bad at all for a guy who prefers to play Omaha.

With that, we're all done from the 2009 PokerNews Cup Australia. On behalf of PokerNews we'd like to thank Jonno Pittock, his tournament staff, dealers and everyone at Crown Casino for yet another successful tournament series.

Until our next event, so long from the Crown Poker Room!

Tags: Con Tsapkounis.

Joe Cabret Eliminated In 2nd Place (AU$130,000); Con Tsapkounis Wins!

Con Tsapkounis has won the 2009 PokerNews Cup Main Event after defeating Joe Cabret heads up.

On the final hand of the tournament Cabret opened the button to 250,000 with Tsapkounis calling. They took a flop.

Tsapkounis took up the aggression on the flop firing 350,000. Cabret flat called.

The turn saw Cabret smooth-call another Tsapkounis bet, this time for 450,000 chips.

On the river Tsapkounis led 800,000 and Cabret went into the tank before coming over the top all in. Tsapkounis made the call tabling for a full house to beat out Cabret's .

Tags: Con Tsapkounis, Joe Cabret.

Pretty Even

Things are pretty even again with Tsapkounis turning the Cabret tide and taking a pot of his own.

Preflop, Cabret opened the button to 200,000 and Tsapkounis made the call. They took a flop. Tsapkounis came out fighting betting 250,000. Cabret flat called.

The turn was the and Tsapkounis fired 350,000. Cabret flatted again. On the river Tsapkounis fired 800,000 and Cabret laid his hand down.

The chip stacks are even.

Tags: Con Tsapkounis, Joe Cabret.

Cabret Leads

Joe Cabret is now in the lead after taking another pot off Con Tsapkounis.

Tsapkounis limped the button and Cabret checked. They took a flop. Cabret fired 200,000 and Tsapkounis made the call.

The turn was the and Cabret made it 500,000, with Tsapkounis again flat calling. The hit the river and Cabret moved in for 2,800,000. This forced a fold from Tsapkounis.

A hand later Cabret opened the button to 200,000 and Tsapkounis made the call. They took a flop. Tsapkounis checked, Cabret bet 200,000 and his opponent made the fold.

Joe Cabret has 4,400,000 in chips.

Tags: Con Tsapkounis, Joe Cabret.

Cabret Doubles; Their Vritually Even

Joe Cabret has doubled through to move back to virtually even with Con Con Tsapkounis.

Cabret opened the button to 300,000 and Cabret three-bet to 800,000. Tsapkounis moved all in and Cabret made the call for his tournament life.

Cabret:
Tsapkounis:

The flop was not enough to put Cabret in danger of elimination, nor was the turn or river.

He doubles through and things become extremely interesting.

Tags: Con Tsapkounis, Joe Cabret.

Tsapkounis Extends His Lead At Showdown

Preflop, Joe Cabret opened the button to 300,000 and Con Tsapkounis made the call.

They took a flop which they both checked off. They also checked the turn, to move to the river.

On the river Tsapkounis bet out 350,000 and Cabret called. Tsapkounis tabled for a rivered two pair to trump Cabret's pair.

Tags: Con Tsapkounis, Joe Cabret.

Tsapkounis Straightens Cabret

On the first hand of heads-up play Joe Cabret raised the button to 300,000 and Con Tsapkounis made the call in the big blind.

They saw a flop of and Tsapkounis checked to Cabret who fired 600,000. Tsapkounis made the call.

The players checked the turn and river as Tsapkounis flipped for the rivered straight to better Cabret's . First blood for Tsapkounis.

Heads-Up Chip Counts

The approximate chip counts as players commence heads-up play are as follows:

Con Tsapkounis: 4.9 million
Joe Cabret: 2.7 million

Carl Booth Eliminated In 3rd Place (AU$74,000)

Carl Booth has been eliminated in third place.

Preflop, Joe Cabret opened to 300,000 from the small blind and Booth made the call from the big blind.

They took a flop and Cabret checked to Booth who moved all in. Cabret made the call tabling and Booth rolled over for a gutshot straight draw and two overcards to Cabret's pair.

The hit the turn and the hit the river to send Booth to the rail in third place.

Tags: Carl Booth, Joe Cabret.