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

Saab Screams Straight

Two of the more entertaining players on the local circuit, Andrew Jeffreys and David Saab have just collided on a flop of {8-Spades}{3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. Jeffreys held the lead but Saab was up screaming for one of his outs holding {5-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for the straight draw.

It delivered on the turn when the {4-Spades} fell to complete the straight. The river was the {7-Diamonds} and Saab doubles up to 10,000, leaving Jeffreys with 5,500.

Tags: Andrew JeffreysDavid Saab

Dodds Busto

Dodds: eliminated
Dodds: eliminated
Joel 'Strong Play' Dodds has been eliminated after he got the last of his short stack in the middle holding {Q-?}{2-?}, only to be called down by the {A-?}{K-?} of an unknown opponent.

The board blanked out and Dodds has flashed by the media centre on his way up to the exits.

Runner Runner Love For The Delaney Kid

Oh yeah! You have to be SUPER lucky to beat Delaney
Oh yeah! You have to be SUPER lucky to beat Delaney
Ben "CNT_Crusher" Delaney has made a flying start to this event. He would certainly be one of the chip leaders in this event so far.

Delaney is playing typical loose aggressive style. In this particular hand he led 500 on a flop of {5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} holding {6-?}{7-?}. His opponent moved in for 4000 with {k-?}{k-?} and Delaney snapped with just the open ender.

It would be enough to ship the hand down with turn {6-?} and river {7-?} making him runner runner two pair.

Tags: Ben Delaney

Great Scott!

Stewart Scott
Stewart Scott
Stewart Scott has gambled his way to a big stack after hitting a nice little two-outer on the turn to stack two opponents.

Scott called a raise preflop with pocket fives and another 2,000 on the {J-Hearts}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop before spiking the {5-Diamonds} on the turn. The chips went flying and Scott's set was well in front of {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} and a short stack's {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

The river bricked the {2-Diamonds} and Scott flies up to 19,000 chips.

"It was a dodgy call preflop, but I just wanted to GAMBLE!" laughed Scott as he raked in the chips.

Tags: Stewart Scott

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

The Big Show Is No More

Steve Topakas
Steve Topakas
Steve Topakas has just committed his last chips preflop with {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds} but the player in the small blind looked him up with a call holding {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}.

"Watch how lucky I get!" chirped Topakas before the {9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{7-Hearts} flop fell to give him the lead. However it was short lived as the {8-Clubs} hit the turn to complete a straight for his opponent. The river was another {10-Hearts} to rub salt into the wound as the long day of "The Big Show" comes to an end.

Tags: Steve Topakas

You're Damm Crazy If You Mess With Kenneth

Kenneth Damm beating down the Aussies
Kenneth Damm beating down the Aussies
Defending champion in this event and runner-up in last year in the PokerNews Cup Main Event Kenneth Damm is back looking for more glory.

We caught a recent hand involving the PokerNews Cup's most successful foreign invader. Preflop Damm limped in and the big blind popped it up to 600. Damm made the call and they took a {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop.

The big blind checked and Damm bet 2,500, enough to put the big blind all in. He tanked for a good while before folding, and Damm flipped over {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for just a flush draw, before dragging the pot.

Tags: Kenneth Damm

Tony G Doubles Through

Tough day for Tony G
Tough day for Tony G
The action folded around to Tony G who raised to 900 from the cutoff, only to find the opponent in the big blind reaching for more chips as he asked, "How much do you have?"

"About five thousand," Tony G replied. The opponent promptly shoved a stack of purples into the middle. Tony G began to count his chips, then gave up in a huff and shoved them in, splashing them everywhere.

Tony G: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Opponent: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{9-Clubs}{K-Spades}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, doubling Tony G up to about 11,000 in chips.