$550 H.O.R.S.E. | 2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

10-15-2008 16:45 UTC+11

Arazi and Cabrera Split a Huge Pot

donpeters

Omaha Hi/Lo:

Graeme 'Kiwi G' Putt raised from the cutoff, Nick Georgalous called from the button, Abel Cabrera called the from small blind, and Sean Arazi called from the big blind. It was four-way action to the flop: {9-Spades}

.

Cabrera led out with a bet, Arazi raised, Putt ducked out of the way, Georgalous called, and Cabrera called the raised as well.

The turn was the {2-Hearts}

and Cabrera checked. Arazi bet, Georgalous called, and Cabrera called as well.

The {8-Hearts}

hit the river and Cabrera bet out. Arazi raised and this sent Georgalous into the tank. After a few moments of thought, he let his holding slide into the muck and Cabrera made the call.

Cabrera: {A-Clubs}

Arazi:

Cabrera scooped the low half with 8-4-3-2-A and Arazi picked up the high half of the pot with his full house; nines over deuces.

Cabrera is now at 86,000 with Arazi at 132,000.

Tags: "Kiwi G"Abel Cabrera Graeme Putt Nick Georgalous Sean Arazi

10-15-2008 16:46 UTC+11

Georgoulas Accumulating

[user67765]

Omaha H/L:

Nick Georgoulas opened with a raise from early position to 6,000. Steve Topakas called on the button, and Andrew Demetriou came along for the ride from the big blind.

They went to a flop of {9-Diamonds}

, where a bet from Georgoulas was enough to get the job done as his opponents retreated. Georgoulas is now up to 81,000 chips.

10-15-2008 16:49 UTC+11

Dress Sense

[user67765]

"Take your sunnies off...it's a f**ken $500 tourney," chirped Abel Cabrera to Steve Topakas.

Topakas is an intimidating presence at a poker table, and has a dry sense of humor to match, retorting "Well, maybe I'll just go home and get a shirt and tie then!" This was in reference to the suit that Cabrera has donned for this final table.

"Mate, this is just how I wake up!" laughed Cabrera.

10-15-2008 16:53 UTC+11

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Sean Arazi - 126,000
Abel Cabrera - 84,000
Nick Georgoulas - 81,000
Karib Karib - 50,000
Steve Topakas - 46,000
Andrew Demetriou - 33,000
Graeme 'Kiwi G' Putt - 24,000
Kerry Stead - 15,000

10-15-2008 16:58 UTC+11

Putt Wheels In Half

[user67765]

Omaha H/L:

A five-way limped pot was checked to the turn on a board of {8-Diamonds}

where Nick Georgoulas took a stab with a bet of 8,000 from the big blind. The lone caller was Graeme Putt in the small blind as they saw the {A-Clubs}

fall on the river.

Putt then led at the pot with a bet of 8,000 and Georgoulas looked him up.

Putt tabled {4-Diamonds}

for the wheel which was good for the low as Georgoulas showed down {A-Diamonds}

for the nut flush for the high. Chop it up!

10-15-2008 17:01 UTC+11

Karib Takes Last Hand of Omaha

[user67765]

Omaha H/L:

Karib Karib raised to 8,000 from early position and Abel Cabrera made the call in the big blind.

They saw a flop of {7-Clubs}

and Cabrera checked to Karib who fired out a bet. Cabrera folded and Karib takes down one of his first pots of this final table.

The players are now onto Razz!

10-15-2008 17:09 UTC+11

Georgoulas Gains Some Chips

donpeters

Razz:

Nick Georgoulas just gained some chips on a recent hand of razz. On third, Karib Karib brought in, Steve Topakas called, as did Georgoulas. On fourth, Georgoulas bet, Karib called, and Topakas folded. On fifth street, Georgoulas bet out again and Karib got out of the way, giving Georgoulas the pot.

Karib: (X-X) {Q-Diamonds}

Topakas: (X-X) {2-Clubs}

Georgoulas: (X-X) {2-Diamonds}

Georgoulas moved up to 99,000 chips on the hand.

Tags: Karib Karib Nick Georgoulas Steve Topakas

10-15-2008 17:17 UTC+11

Razzle Dazzle For Cabrera

[user67765]

Razz:

Nick Georgoulas was the bring-in with the {K-Clubs}

and Abel Cabrera completed showing the {A-Hearts}

. Steve Topakas {4-Hearts}

and Graeme Putt {2-Spades}

both made the call.

Fourth street:

Cabrera: (X-X) {A-Hearts}

Topakas: (X-X) {4-Hearts}

Putt: (X-X) {2-Spades}

Cabrera bet out for 4,000 and despite bricking both Topakas and Putt made the call.

Fifth street:

Cabrera: (X-X) {A-Hearts}

Topakas: (X-X) {4-Hearts}

Putt: (X-X) {2-Spades}

Bricks all around as Putt checked to Cabrera who fired again. Topakas moaned in his chair before releasing, as Putt made the call.

Sixth street:

Cabrera: (X-X) {A-Hearts}

Putt: (X-X) {2-Spades}

Once again Cabrera fired out a bet with Putt tanking for a long time before making the call.

Seventh street saw both players check as the cards were tabled:

Cabrera: ( {8-Clubs}

)

(

)
Putt: ( {A-Diamonds}

)

(

)

Putt had paired up on the river to make a ten-low as Cabrera held on with his nine-low to collect the massive pot. Steve Topakas said he started with an ( {A-?}

)

as did Putt, but Razz can be a funny game sometimes as Cabrera stacked up 110,000 chips, leaving Putt on only 20,000.

10-15-2008 17:18 UTC+11

Face Cards No Good in Razz

donpeters

Razz:

Kerry Stead: (X-X) {K-Diamonds}

Graeme 'Kiwi G' Putt: (X-X) {3-Diamonds}

Steve Topakas: (X-X) {A-Spades}

On third, Stead brought in, Putt completed, and Topakas called. Stead then got out of the way. On fourth street, Putt bet after Topakas checked. Topakas called. On fifth, Putt bet out and Topakas didn't look too happy as he flipped over his up cards and tossed his hand into the muck.

Kiwi G is now up to 45,000 with Topakas dropping to 35,000.

Tags: "Kiwi G"Graeme Putt Kerry Stead Steve Topakas

Level: 13

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0