PokerNews Australian Bad Boys of Poker Invitational | 2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

10-24-2007 21:41 UTC+10

Gary Benson Takes First Big Pot

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Gary Benson opened with a 300 raise. Sam Khouiss and Emad Tahtouh called. The flop was 9-4-3. Benson fired out 1,300. Khouiss raised to 3,800. Tahtouh folded. Benson called. The turn was the {A-Hearts}

. Both players checked. The river was the {4-Spades}

and both players checked again. Khouiss tabled K-9 and Benson flipped over pocket tens. Benson dragged the pot.

Tags: Gary Benson

10-24-2007 21:46 UTC+10

Tony G Wins His First Pot

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Tony G battled with David Saab and took down a pot with A-10. The G has been a little quiet to start. He flew into Melbourne earlier today after a 30-hour flight from Moscow via Dubai then Singapore. We presume that The G is conserving his energy.

10-24-2007 21:49 UTC+10

Lee Nelson Eliminated by Tony G

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On the tenth hand of the tournament, a three-way pot developed with Tony G, Gary Benson, and Lee Nelson. The flop was {10-Hearts}

. Benson checked. Lee Nelson bet 700. Benson and Tony G called. The turn was the {6-Diamonds}

. Benson checked. Nelson fired out 3,500. Tony G called and Benson folded. The river was the {Q-Diamonds}

. Nelson bet 5,000. Tony G went into the tank before he announced a raise. He pushed out a stack of chips worth over 10,000. Nelson instantly raised all in. Tony G quickly called.

Tony G: {A-Diamonds}

Nelson:

Tony G won the put with an Ace-high flush. Lee Nelson's set of 8s was no good and he headed to the rail in 10th place. The G increased his stack to 41,000.

Tags: Lee Nelson Tony G

10-24-2007 21:55 UTC+10

The G Wakes Up

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Tony G looked a little tired when he sat down. He was spotted yawning a few times. He was unusually quiet during the first orbit. After he busted Lee Nelson and had a healthy stack, the G began his patented trash talking.

"Who's next?" he said daring the other eight players to take him on.

Tags: Tony G

10-24-2007 22:01 UTC+10

Emad Tahtouh 1, David Saab 0

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Emad Tahtouh just took down a 10K pot off of David Saab. Saab sliped to 12,000 in chips, while Tahtouh increased his stack to over 26,000.

10-24-2007 22:09 UTC+10

Mark Vos Eliminated in 9th Place by Emad Tahtouh

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Emad Tahtouh raised. Mark Vos re-raised from his big blind. Emad Tahtouh moved all in and Vos quickly called and said, "I got Kings."

"I'm allowed to get Aces once in a while, right? Tathouh said as he tabled his hand.

Tahtouh: {A-Hearts}

Vos:

The flop was {8-Clubs}

. The turn was the {10-Clubs}

. Vos needed a miracle on the river to avoid elimination. The {Q-Spades}

fell which didn't help him. He busted out in 9th place.

Tahtouh increased his stack to over 50,000 and took over the chiplead.

Tags: Emad Tahtouh Mark Vos

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

10-24-2007 22:17 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts

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Emad Tahtouh - 55,000
Tony G - 35,000
Arul Thillai - 19,500
Gary Benson - 19,000
Billy the Croc Argyros - 18,000
Jeff Lisandro - 13,000
David Saab - 11,000
Sam Khouiss - 9,000

10-24-2007 22:20 UTC+10

Joke of the Day

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Billy the Croc is the leading candidate for "Joke of the Day."

"I have a $1 million bankroll," Billy the Croc said, "Of course, I started with $4 million."

Tags: Billy the Croc

10-24-2007 22:36 UTC+10

Slow Down

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After the first two bustouts of Lee Nelson and Mark Vos, action has slowed down a bit.