$550 Tony G Celebrity Shootout Bounty Event | 2009 PokerNews Cup Australia

10-01-2009 18:31 UTC+10

Play Has Resumed

[user92162]

We're back and cards are in the air.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

10-01-2009 18:19 UTC+10

Ten Minute Break

[user92162]

Players are on a break.

10-01-2009 18:18 UTC+10

George Dionisopoulos Eliminated in 7th Place (AU$3,040)

[user92162]

George Dionisopoulos eliminated in 7th Place

In a twist of bad luck for George Dionisopoulos he ran his {Q-Diamonds}

into the

of Ben Savage preflop.

The board ran out {A-Clubs}

to send Dionisopoulos out. Savage moves up to 100,000.

Tags: Ben Savage George Dionisopoulos

10-01-2009 18:14 UTC+10

In a battle of the blinds William Skountzos raised to 6,000 from the small blind and Bruce Nguyen popped it up to 16,000 from the big blind. Skountzos responded by shoving all in and Nguyen paused for a quick moment before making the call.

His {A-Clubs}

was definitely going to need some help against the {k-Hearts}

of Skountzos though.

It didn't arrive, the flop came {8-Hearts}

. The turn was the {9-Diamonds}

and the river was the {8-Clubs}

to make Skountzos a boat that would sail him into the chip lead.

After the hand Skountzos moved to 300,000. Bruce Nguyen has slid all the way down to just 90,000. He'll be hoping to get off the slide very soon.

Tags: Bruce Nguyen William Skountzos

10-01-2009 18:08 UTC+10

Dionisopoulos' Turn To Double Through Nguyen

[user92162]

George Dionisopoulos has just become the latest player to double through Bruce Nguyen.

Nguyen opened to 8,000 with Dionisopoulos moving over the top all in for about 21,000. Nguyen called and the players tabled their cards.

Dionisopoulos: {A-Hearts}

Nguyen:

The board ran out {7-Spades}

.

Dionisopoulos moves up to around 45,000. Nguyen drops back down under 200,000 chips.

Tags: Bruce Nguyen George Dionisopoulos

10-01-2009 18:02 UTC+10

Haidaris Doubles Through Nguyen

[user92162]

Bruce Nguyen has been active in putting the pressure on the shorter stacks. However it backfired against Nick Haidaris in a recent hand.

Nguyen opened under the gun to 8,000 with Haidaris moving all in over the top for another 22,500. It folded back to Nguyen who made the call and the players tabled their cards.

Haidaris: {8-Spades}

Nguyen:

The board ran out {K-Spades}

to safely double Haidaris through to 50,000.

Tags: Bruce Nguyen Nick Haidaris

10-01-2009 17:55 UTC+10

Riku Koivurinne Eliminated in 8th Place (AU$2,280)

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Riku Koivurinne has become the first player to bust on the final table after running {A-Clubs}

into the

of Bruce Nguyen preflop.

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}

to send Koivurinne to the rail.

Nguyen moves up to 250,000. Koivurinne leaves with AU$2,280 for his troubles.

Tags: Bruce Nguyen Riku Koivurinne

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

10-01-2009 17:48 UTC+10

William Skountzos Proving Tough

[user92162]

Nick Haidaris opened from under the gun to 5,500 with Andrew Jeffreys calling from the button. William Skountzos popped it up to 12,000 from the small blind. Nguyen folded the big blind and Haidaris and Jeffreys both made the call to go to the flop.

The flop came {10-Spades}

and Skountzos immediately fired out 25,000 chips. Haidaris folded away, and action was on Andrew Jeffreys who thought a moment.

"You have Ace-King," quizzed Jeffreys.

"No," was the prompt response from Skountzos.

"Alright," sighed Jeffreys as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Tags: Adgee Andrew Jeffreys Nick Haidaris William Skountzos