Champ Event 1 - $175 No-Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

10-21-2007 20:01 UTC+10

Paul Gianfriddo Eliminated in 15th Place

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Steve Charles moved all in for 51,000 from the cutoff and Paul Gianfriddo called from the button, having exactly the same amount of chips as his opponent. Charles showed {10-Hearts}

while Gianfriddo held {A-Clubs}

. The board ran out {9-Clubs}

and Charles' tens held up to win the pot and eliminate Gianfriddo.

Tags: Paul Gianfriddo Steve Charles

10-21-2007 19:59 UTC+10

Daniel Francis Eliminated in 16th Place

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Tim Simon moved all in for 51,000. Daniel Francis called from the big blind.

Tim Simon: {Q-Clubs}

Daniel Francis: {10-Hearts}

The flop was {5-Spades}

. the turn was the {3-Clubs}

and the river was the {J-Diamonds}

. Simon's hand held up as Francis busted out in 16th place.

Tags: Daniel Francis Tim Simon

10-21-2007 19:57 UTC+10

Nick Matthews Cripples Andrew Shanahan

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Nick Matthews moved all in for 78,000 and Andrew Shanahan moved all in for 87,000 behind him. Matthews tabled {A-Clubs}

while Shanahan had him dominated with {A-Diamonds}

. The flop was {7-Diamonds}

, pairing Matthews' seven. The turn was the {4-Spades}

, the river was the {8-Diamonds}

, and Matthews doubled to 170,000 while Shanahan was crippled, with only 9,000 remaining.

Tags: Andrew Shanahan Nick Matthews

10-21-2007 19:53 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts

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Jim Masterakos - 368,500
Renyan Liu - 145,000
John Maroky - 143,000
Shane Pickering - 140,000
Simon Bismark - 130,000
Jason Green - 102,000
Andrew Shanahan - 88,000
Tim Simon - 86,000
Nick Matthews - 80,000
Dusan Stoevski - 75,000
Ramy Tadros - 73,000
Paul Gianfriddo - 72,000
David French - 60,000
Steve Charles - 50,000
Daniel Francis - 44,000
Johan Hallegard - 37,500

Level: 16

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

10-21-2007 19:53 UTC+10

Players Return from Break

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There are 16 players remaining.

10-21-2007 19:27 UTC+10

Players Take a 30-Minute Dinner Break

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10-21-2007 19:27 UTC+10

Travis Grogan Eliminated in 17th Place

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On the last hand before the dinner break, Travis Grogan busted out in a three way pot.

Shane Pickering: {A-Clubs}

Nick Matthews: {A-Diamonds}

Travis Grogan: {9-Spades}

The flop was {Q-Clubs}

. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}

and the river was the {A-Spades}

. Pickering dragged the monster pot, as Grogan headed to the rail. Pickering increased his stack to 140,000 and Matthews slipped to 80,000.

Down to 16 players.

Tags: Travis Grogan

10-21-2007 19:22 UTC+10

Jim Masterakos = New Chipleader

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Jim Masterakos busted two players to take over the chiplead. he raised to 45,000. Shaun Clement moved all in for 78,000 from the small blind. Chris Wood shoved from the big blind for his last 17,000.

Wood: {K-Diamonds}

Clement:

Masterakos: {K-Hearts}

The flop was {J-Spades}

and Clement took the lead. The turn was the {9-Diamonds}

and the river was the {Q-Clubs}

. Jim Masterakos caught a runner-runner straight to send both Wood (19th place) and Clement (18th place) to the rail. After he dragged that monster pot, Jim Masterakos' stack was over 368,500.

Tags: Chris Wood Jim Masterakos

10-21-2007 19:11 UTC+10

Top 10 Chip Counts

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Simon Bismark - 205,000
Renyan Liu - 150,000
Nick Matthews - 120,000
Jason Green - 110,000
Shane Pickering - 90,000
Paul Gianfriddo - 85,000
Andrew Shanahan - 80,000
Ramy Tadros - 75,000
Dusan Stoevski - 70,000
Shaun Clement - 70,000