2009 PokerNews Cup Australia

$550 Tony G Celebrity Shootout Bounty Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 PokerNews Cup Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
20,520 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
500 AUD
Entries
169
Level Info
Level
16
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
0

Delaney Done; Adgee Surges To Chip Lead!

Action folded to Andrew Jeffreys in the small blind who raised to 4,000. Ben Delaney then put in a small re-raise to 8,000 before Jeffreys moved all in over the top. Delaney again made a gambling call.

Delaney: {A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Jeffreys: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}

The {5-Clubs}{K-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} board gave Jeffreys the pot and sent our Shootout chip leader in Delaney crashing to the rail in dramatic fashion. Jeffreys is now a clear chip leader with around 140,000 chips.

Tags: Andrew JeffreysBen Delaney

Aristidou Goneski

Peter Aristidou eliminated
Peter Aristidou eliminated
Peter Aristidou has been eliminated after running into Riku Koivurinne. Koivurinne had his favoruite pocket nines which he used to eliminate Mauro Sassano earlier.

Unfortunately for Aristidou he had {8-?}{8-?}. He didn't catch up and joins the crowd at the rail.

Tags: Peter AristidouRiku Koivurinne

Hunt Moose With Bullets

What's the plural of Moose?

Anyway Raemin "Jake The Moose" Alexander has been eliminated by Ray Hoang.

Hoang held {A-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} against Alexander's {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}. The Moose was always going to be in a lot of trouble. Although the {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} flop gave him an inkling of hope, the board completed {2-Clubs} and {5-Diamonds} to send him to the rail.

Jeffreys Sets Up In Huge Side Pot Action

With Chris Thomas all in for his short stack, Andrew Jeffreys and Ben Delaney both made the call.

Jeffreys then quickly checked before the flop came out and the two players were warned by the TD to play their hands out to prevent any potential collusion with a third short-stacked player in the hand.

The flop fell {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} and with the action on Delaney he count out chips.

"It's a dry side pot!" exclaimed Jeffreys and again a warning came from the TD. It didn't deter Delaney from betting as he fired 15,000 into the side pot.

"Well, in that case, I'm all in then!" said Jeffreys for another 25,000 with Delaney insta-calling.

Thomas: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}
Jeffreys: {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Delaney: {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Delaney was on the flush draw but Jeffreys had played his part beautifully to get the chips into the middle with a set.

The turn was the {7-Hearts} and river the {j-Hearts} to eliminate Thomas and double up Jeffreys in a massive pot!

Tags: Andrew JeffreysBen DelaneyChris Thomas

Mauro Sassano Crippled, Eliminated

Mauro Sassano was crippled by Riku Koivurinne and wasn't able to recover being eliminated two hands later.

In the key hand Sassano got his {A-Spades}{k-Diamonds} all in against Koivurinne's {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. The {9-Hearts} hit the {3-Spades}{7-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop severely limiting Sassano's chances of catching up.

The {4-Hearts} and {3-Diamonds} completed the board. Sassano was eliminated two hands later, after doubling up once and taking a sick suck-out to face the walk to the rail.

Tags: Mauro SassanoRiku Koivurinne

"Never Flip With Tony G!"

In a battle of the blinds, Stewart Scott and Tony G decided to blind-flip for their stacks. All the chips were in preflop and the players slowly squeezed their cards.

Scott: {J-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Guoga: {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades}

"You just need a seven from heaven!" laughed Guoga but the board ran out {Q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{8-Spades} to hand the bounty to Guoga and send Scott to the rail.

"Never flip with Tony G!" sighed Scott.

Tags: Stewart ScottTony G

Cliff Lee Doubles Through Ben Savage

Ben Savage is going to have to be cautious about where he puts his chips
Ben Savage is going to have to be cautious about where he puts his chips
Cliff "Short Stack" Lee as his shout-box fans have nicknamed him as just found a double up. Still he peddles a short-stack.

Lee got the last of his stack all in with {3-Hearts}{3-Spades} and Savage called with {A-Spades}{5-Hearts}. The board ran out {2-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} to move Lee up to 16,000. Savage drops back down into short-stack-land with 20,000.

Tags: Ben SavageCliff Lee

Julius Colman Hits The Rail

All over for Colman
All over for Colman
Nick Haidaris, Julius Colman, and Matt Kirk took a flop of {5-Clubs}{q-Spades}{6-Diamonds} which they all checked to the {3-Hearts} turn.

On the turn Haidaris checked to Colman who bet out 4,500. Both players called and the river came the {2-Hearts}.

On the river Haidaris again checked with Colman moving all in for 15,100. Both Kirk and Haidaris called the all in and the players showed their cards down.

Haidaris showed {4-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for the straight. Colman tabled {8-Spades}{5-Hearts} for bottom pair on the flop and Kirk said he had a queen as he mucked.

Haidaris scoops the big pot and Colman hits the rail.

Tags: Julius ColmanMatt KirkNick Haidaris