Champ Event 5 - $1,100 HORSE | 2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

10-26-2007 17:30 UTC+10

Level Change: Omaha

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The blinds are 2,000-4,000 with betting limits of 4,000-8,000.

10-26-2007 17:27 UTC+10

Sam Khouiss Eliminated in 5th Place ($5,040)

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Paul Taylor raised from the cutoff and Sam Khouiss called from the big blind. The flop was {8-Clubs}

. Khouiss bet and Taylor called. The turn was the {A-Hearts}

. Khouiss checked, Taylor bet and Khouiss tanked for several minutes before finally folding. Taylor showed {9-Spades}

for a stone bluff. Khouiss was left with only 10,000 in chips after the hand.

On the next deal, Paul Taylor and Khouiss saw a flop of {8-Hearts}

. Khouiss bet the last of his chips on the flop and Taylor called. Taylor showed {8-Clubs}

for top pair while Khouiss tabled the {K-Clubs}

for a straight draw. The turn was the {6-Hearts}

, the river was the {J-Diamonds}

, and Khouiss hit the rail in 5th place, collecting $5,040.

Tags: Martin Harvey Paul Taylor Sam Khouiss

10-26-2007 17:08 UTC+10

Billy "The Croc" Argyros Doubles Up

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With the board reading {K-Hearts}

on the turn, Billy "the Croc" Argyros bet the last of his chips and was called by Martin Harvey. Harvey turned up {K-Clubs}

for top pair, but the Croc held the mighty {9-Clubs}

for two pair. The river was the {4-Clubs}

and Argyros doubled his stack to 18,500.

'Crocy's back in town!" sang Argyros, as he did a little dance and stacked his chips.

Tags: Billy the Croc Argyros Martin Harvey

10-26-2007 17:05 UTC+10

Karib Karib Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,780)

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Karib Karib moved all in for 2,500 from the cutoff, Martin Harvey called on the button, Paul Taylor completed the small blind and Rainer Quel checked his option in the big blind. The flop was {6-Hearts}

and the action was checked around. The turn was the {10-Spades}

and everyone checked again. The river was the {K-Spades}

and everyone checked one more time.

Karib showed {Q-Clubs}

, but Taylor had {K-Diamonds}

for a rivered pair of kings, and he raked in the pot as Karib headed to the rail in 6th place. He earned $3,780 for his efforts today.

Tags: Karib Karib Paul Taylor

10-26-2007 16:56 UTC+10

Level Change: Hold'em

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Blinds are 2,000-4,000 with betting limits of 4,000-8,000.

10-26-2007 16:55 UTC+10

Cards are Back in the Air

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10-26-2007 16:46 UTC+10

Chip Counts at the Break

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Martin Harvey 133,500
Paul Taylor 104,500
Rainer Quel 76,500
Sam Khouiss 50,500
Billy 'the Croc' Argyros 10,500
Karib Karib 3,500

10-26-2007 16:43 UTC+10

Players Take a 10-Minute Break

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10-26-2007 16:42 UTC+10

Imre Leibold Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,150)

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Imre Leibold met his tournament end in this hand against chip leader Martin Harvey.

Leibold ( {2-Spades}

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Harvey ( {6-Diamonds}

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On third street, Leibold completed and Harvey called. On fourth Harvey checked, Leibold bet his last 2,500 and Harvey called.

Leibold turned up a draw to a seven low with no high while Harvey showed a draw to an 8-7 low and ace high. Fifth street made Leibold's seven low and Harvey's eight low and gave both players open-ended straight draws. Sixth street brought the {3-Clubs}

for Leibold, making his seven-high straight to go with his 7-6 low, but Harvey caught the {4-Clubs}

on the river, making him an eight-high straight and 7-6-5-4-A for low, besting Leibold's 7-6-5-4-2. Harvey scooped the pot and Leibold was eliminated, collecting $3,150 for his finish.

10-26-2007 16:27 UTC+10