2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

Champ Event 3 - $230 No-Limit Holdem
Day: 2
Event Info

2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
20,036 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
200 AUD
Prize Pool
100,200 AUD
Entries
501
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Eric Assadourian Doubles Through Andrew Oataway

Eric Assadourian open-pushed for 90,000, Andrew Oataway moved all in over the top for 185,000, and both blinds folded.

As Oataway turned up {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}, Assadourian exclaimed "beautiful! I'm a lock!" as he tabled the {K-Hearts}{9-Clubs}.

The flop indeed was a good one for Assadourian-- {Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. The turn was the {K-Diamonds}, making him two pair and the river was the {5-Hearts}. {5-Hearts} Assadourian doubled up to just over 200,000 while Oataway's stack was nearly halved, leaving him with 95,000.

Level: 17

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

Andrew Oataway Likes Pocket Queens

Andrew Oataway raised to 60,000 from UTG, Peter Verey moved all in for 300,000 from middle position and Oataway called. Verey turned up {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} and Oataway cursed his luck as he slammed two black queens on the table.

The flop was {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}, but the turn was the {Q-Hearts}, making Oataway's set. The river was the {J-Hearts} and Oataway jumped out of his seat shouting "YES! YES!" as he high-fived his mates on the rail. Oataway is now up to about 200,000 in chips.

Stayin' Alive on the Short Stack

Janar Kiivramees moved all in for 60,000 and got a caller in Ram Dy. Kiivramees showed {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} and was in good shape against Dy's {J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. The flop was {9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, the turn was the {6-Hearts}, the river was the {K-Spades}, and Kiivramees more than doubled his stack to 170,000, putting him right in the middle of the pack.

Eric Assadourian is Magic

Sean Dunwoodie moved all in from the button and Eric Assadourian called from the big blind. Dunwoodie turned up {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} while Assadourian held {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. The flop was {6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Spades}, but the {J-Hearts} spiked on the turn to swing the hand Assadourian's way. The river was the {Q-Spades} and Assadourian took the chip lead with 440,000 in his stack while Dunwoodie was left with only 35,000.

Pocket aces appear to be no good today, at least at this table.

Aces No Goot for Dunwoodie, but K-T is...

Sean Dunwoodie
Sean Dunwoodie
Sean Dunwoodie moved all in for 35,000 and got a caller in Janar Kiivramees.

Kiivramees {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Dunwoodie {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The flop was {Q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, the turn was the {2-Diamonds} giving Dunwoodie a diamond draw, and the {3-Diamonds} fell on the river making his flush. Add in the blinds and Dunwoodie tripled up on the hand to 100,000 in chips.

Janar Kiivramees Cripples Sean Dunwoodie

Janar Kiivramees moved all in for 85,000 from early position and Sean Dunwoodie called from the big blind.

Kiivramees {K-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}
Dunwoodie {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}

The flop was {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}, pairing Kiivramees' three. The turn was the {8-Diamonds}, the river was the {A-Diamonds} and Dunwoodie was crippled, left with only 25,000 in chips.

Updated Chip Counts

Eric Assadourian 400,000
Andrew Oataway 265,000
Janar Kiivramees 190,000
Peter Verey 180,000
John Williams 163,000
Ram Dy 140,000
James Owens 124,000
Sean Dunwoodie 25,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

Sean Dunwoodie Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,006), Ram Dy Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,008)

Ram Dy-  7th Place
Ram Dy- 7th Place
Sean Dunwoodie was all in for his case 10,000 from the small blind. With the action folded to Ram Dy on the button, he moved all in, but Peter Verey snap-called from the big blind.

Dunwoodie {6-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Dy {4-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Verey {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}

The flop was {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, the turn was the {K-Diamonds}, the river was the {K-Clubs}, and Verey dragged the monster pot with his full house, eliminating both Dunwoodie and Dy. Since Dy had more chips to start the hand than Dunwoodie, he finished in 7th place, earning $4,008, while Dunwoodie took home $3,006 for his eighth-place finish.