PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event Day 1a | 2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

10-17-2008 20:53 UTC+11

Saab Runs Bluff

[user67765]

David Saab has just run a very nice bluff with a dominated hand against Michael Kainz.

Kainz had raised to 1,700 from middle position and the action folded to David Saab in the small blind.

"I'm gonna raise it so little because your hand is such crap and you'll have to call!" exclaimed Saab as he popped it up to 4,500.

Kainz made the call as the flop fell {K-Hearts}

. Saab fired a bet of 6,000 and Kainz made the call once again.

The turn was the {Q-Diamonds}

and Saab fired again, this time with a huge bet of 40,000 putting maximum pressure on his opponent. Kainz deliberated before folding {A-?}

face up. Saab then flashed {A-?}

for an airball to collect the pot in typical Saab fashion.

Tags: David Saab

10-17-2008 20:36 UTC+11

Hachem Can't Get Past Day One

[user66118]

Joe Hachem has been frustrated in his efforts since returning from the dinner break, and we join him as he's involved in another pot, this time tangling with Mitchell Carle.

The dealer spreads out a flop of {A-Hearts}

, and Hachem checks. Carle bets 2,250, and Hachem makes the call.

The turn comes the {6-Clubs}

, and Hachem check-calls another bet, this time 4,725 chips.

Fifth street would prove to be the last for Hachem. The {7-Spades}

hit the board, and Carle moved all in with a covering bet. Hachem made the call, putting his tournament life on the line. Carle rolled over {A-Clubs}

, and Hachem spun his cards into the muck. He stood up from his chair, muttering, "Still can't get past Day 1 here," and walked away from the table.

Carle is on 59,000 now.

Tags: Joe Hachem Mitchell Carle

10-17-2008 20:35 UTC+11

Dale Flushed with Chips

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Jarrad Dale opened with a raise preflop to 1,700 from middle position. The action folded around to Margaret Mordaunt in the big blind who moved all in for her last 9,000 chips. Dale decided to make the call.

Mordaunt: {6-Diamonds}

Dale:

The board arrived {9-Clubs}

to give Dale a flush and eliminate Mordaunt from the tournament. Dale now sits comfortably with 83,000.

Tags: Jarrad Dale Margaret Mordaunt

10-17-2008 20:28 UTC+11

Maron Eliminated by Fletcher

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The action folded to John Maron on the button who moved all in for his last 8,000 chips. The small blind folded and Patrick Fletcher decided to gamble in the big blind with a call.

Maron: {A-Diamonds}

Fletcher:

The board was all Fletcher as it arrived {3-Hearts}

to make a full house and end the tournament of John Maron.

Fletcher is now up to 53,000 chips.

Tags: John Maron Patrick Fletcher

10-17-2008 20:28 UTC+11

Coughlan On Broadway

[user66118]

On a board of {K-Clubs}

, Julian Powell checked, as did Vito Montalto, and action came to James Robertson. He bet 3,000, and Edward Coughlan made the call. The rest of the players ducked out.

Heads up now, the river revealed the {3-Diamonds}

. Robertson moved all in, and Coghlan quickly called. Robertson turned over {K-Diamonds}

, but it was no good. Coughlan tabled {A-Spades}

, taking down the pot with his Broadway straight. He moved up to 53,000 in chips, knocking James Robertson out in the process.

10-17-2008 20:23 UTC+11

Youssef Turns Boat, But Disaster on River

[user67765]

We caught the action on the turn with the board reading {A-Clubs}

where Sam Youssef had checked the action over to his opponent Patrick Lamaster.

Lamaster moved all in for about 23,000 chips and Youssef insta-called and tabled {6-Hearts}

for a full house! Lamaster showed {A-Spades}

but amazingly the {10-Spades}

fell on the river to give Lamaster a bigger full house, aces full of tens to collect the pot and leave Youssef shaking his head.

Lamaster is up to 50,000 with Youssef slipping to 12,000.

Tags: Patrick Lamaster Sam Youssef

10-17-2008 20:17 UTC+11

Duck, Duck, Goose'd

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Tim Duckworth moved all in for his last 7,300 from under-the-gun holding {A-Hearts}

. The action then folded around the table to Grant Levy who reraised all in, in an apparent effort to isolate Duckworth. All others folded and the cards were turned face up:

Showdown:
Duckworth: {A-Hearts}

Levy:

A straight turned up on the board ( {5-Clubs}

), but Grant's eights gave him a higher straight to send Duckworth packing. Levy improved to ~100,000 in chips after the hand.

Tags: Grant Levy Tim Duckworth

10-17-2008 20:15 UTC+11

Manny More Chips for Stavropoulos

[user66118]

Over on the Table of Death, we pick up a hand before the flop. Action is on Manny Stavropoulos in middle position. He goes into the tank, and Joe Hachem started talking from across the table.

"If you raise, you know I'm going to re-raise," he prodded.

"All right then, I'm all in," said Stavropoulos, moving his last 12,000 chips into the middle.

Action folded around to Hachem, and he did indeed look Stavropoulos up, putting in a covering call.

Showdown:
Stavropoulos: {A-Diamonds}

Hachem:

Hachem was less than pleased with the situation, seeming genuinely upset with his plight. Much to his chagrin, the dealer ran out the board: {10-Spades}

.

Despite picking up a straight draw on the flop and a pair on the turn, Hachem failed to get over the hump, and he sends a double-up over to Manny Stavropoulos.

Tags: Joe HAchem Manny Stavropoulos

10-17-2008 20:02 UTC+11

Silajdzija Gets Aces on Misdeal

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On the first hand after the break there were were a few absent players from table 28 as the dealer proceeded to deal out the cards. Before any action it was noticed that one of the absent stacks had not been dealt any cards, resulting in a misdeal.

Omer Silajdzija wasn't too happy as he slammed {A-Clubs}

down on the table in disgust!

Tags: Omer Silajdzija

10-17-2008 19:58 UTC+11

Cards Back in the Air

donpeters

The Main Event has resumed, and the 97 remaining players are playing cards once again. We'll play four more levels before calling it quits for the day.