2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

$550 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10632
Prize
10,780 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
500 AUD
Prize Pool
38,500 AUD
Entries
77
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Demetriou Doubles

Razz:

Andrew Demetriou: ({4-Spades} {2-Hearts}) {5-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} ({Q-Hearts})
Nick Georgoulas: ({A-Hearts} {2-Spades}) {K-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {6-Spades} {8-Clubs} ({K-Diamonds})

Georgoulas bet on third, fourth, and fifth. Demetriou called on each street and then called all in on sixth. After the two players squeezed out their last cards, Demetriou's 8-6-4-2-A low was better than Georgoulas' Q-6-5-4-2 low.

Tags: Andrew DemetriouNick Georgoulas

Putt Crippled

Razz:

Graeme Putt was the bring in with the {Q-Hearts} and Steve Topakas completed showing the {A-Hearts}. Putt made the call. Topakas bet on fourth street, checked fifth and fired on sixth with the boards looking as follows:

Putt: (X-X) {Q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{K-Spades}{K-Clubs}
Topakas: ({Q-Clubs}{9-Spades}) {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

Putt bricked twice on fifth and sixth streets, and was forced to fold when Topakas kept firing despite his own ordinary holding.

Putt is now on life support with only 6,000 chips as Topakas sits with 31,000.

Graeme 'Kiwi G' Putt Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,301)

Graeme 'Kiwi G' Putt - 7th Place
Graeme 'Kiwi G' Putt - 7th Place
Stud:

Sean Arazi brought in on third and Graeme 'Kiwi G' Putt completed. Abel Cabrera then raised to get Arazi out of the hand. Putt called all in for his last 5,000 chips.

Putt: ({7-Spades} {8-Clubs}) {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} ({3-Diamonds})
Cabrera: ({A-Hearts} {3-Spades}) {8-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {6-Spades} ({5-Diamonds})

Putt just couldn't catch a better pair on the seventh-card squeeze and that was it for his tournament. He did take home $2,301 for his efforts.

"You busted me from four tournaments mate, I had to get you in one," said Cabrera as he shook hands with Kiwi G.

Tags: "Kiwi G"Abel CabreraGraeme PuttSean Arazi

Topakas Doubles

Steve Topakas
Steve Topakas
Stud:

Abel Cabrera bet on third street, but Steve Topakas was the agressor on fourth and sixth streets before betting his last 4,500 on the river.

Cabrera couldn't make the call despite showing ({K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}) {7-Spades}{4-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} ({10-Spades}) as his kings failed to improve and he realized he was beat as Topakas tabled ({9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}) {9-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{10-Clubs} ({6-Hearts}) for two pair.

Topakas gets himself back in business with 55,000 as Cabrera slips back to 125,000.

Just Take Back What You Put in

Stud Hi/Lo:

Abel Cabrera surely hasn't been shying away from action at this final table. On this hand, Nick Georgoulas and Cabrera got involved in some back and forth betting and raising on each street.

Cabrera: ({Q-Hearts} {10-Clubs}) {Q-Clubs} {K-Spades} {5-Hearts} {J-Clubs} ({7-Diamonds})
Georgoulas: ({A-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}) {5-Spades} {7-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {6-Spades} ({3-Hearts})

Cabrera made the high with a pair of queens and Georgoulas made the low with 7-6-5-3-A. Both players had about half of their stacks in the middle by seventh street, only to chop it all up at the end of the hand.

Tags: Abel CabreraNick Georgoulas

Cabrera Takes Chip Lead

Stud H/L:

Abel Cabrera has assumed the tournament chip lead after collecting a surprising scoop against overnight leader Sean Arazi.

Cabrera held {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and could only muster up a pair of eights for the high and an eighty-six low but it was good for both sides of the pot as Arazi slammed his cards into the muck in disgust.

Cabrera is up to 147,000 and Arazi falls to 104,000.

Level: 14

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0