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2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia
Champ Event 1 - $175 No-Limit Holdem
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia
Buy-in
150 AUD
Level
15
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Angie Italiano Eliminated by Leo Boxell
Angie Italiano:
Bruno Portaro:
Leo Boxell:
The flop was
. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Boxell's Aces held up and he increased his stack to over 9,000. Angie Italiano and Bruno Portaro headed to the rail.
More Notable Aussies
Peter Aristidou (currently 1st in the Crown Casino's "Poker Player of the Year" competition, 2 final tables at this year's Victorian Championships)
Sam Khouiss (3 WSOP cashes in the last 2 years)
Leo Boxell (2nd place in the 2003 Aussie Millions, over 50 cashes and final table finishes)
Graeme Putt (nearly a quarter million in career tournament earnings)
Richard Holmes (2nd place in the $100,000 challenge at the '06 Victorian Championships)
Jozef Berec (just finished 2nd in the APPT-Seoul Main Event and won the Main Event at the 2007 Victorian Championships for over AU$250,000. He also currently leads the PokerNetwork.com rankings)
Eric Faccer (avid online player)
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Today's Tables of Death
Table 7 boasts two Aussie "young guns"-- Julian Powell (2 final tables at the Victorian Championships) and Dusan Stoevski.
Alternates
Get This Man a New Outfit!
Grant Carleton = 10K
On a flop of
, three players were all in.Carleton:
Player 1:
Player 2:
Carleton flopped a Broadway straight against an opponent with a set and another who held top pair and a gutshot. The turn was the
and the river was the 
. Carleton's hand held up and he increased his stack to 10,000 as both of his opponents headed to the rail.
Luke McLean = Early Chipleader
McLean:
Player 1:
Player 2:
The flop was
and Player 1 flopped the nut straight. The turn was the 
and the river was the . McLean rivered a full house to send both players to the rail.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0