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Joe and Tony Hachem kick off the Celebrity and Media Challenge
The Crown Poker Room is currently buzzing as the red carpet has been rolled out for a special Celebrity & Media Challenge Event which is going to be held in the High Rollers section of the room.
The meet and greet is just winding up as the players are about to take their seats and duke it out for the charity of their choice. The celebrities are a mix of Australian TV personalities and sporting stars, as well as one PokerNews presenter, Miss Gloria Balding. Stay tuned to the Video Gallery for some interviews and highlights from this event.
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Annette_15
Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad recently doubled up though Liya Gerasimova. The chips were in the middle preflop with the following hands:
Obrestad:
Gerasimova:
The board rolled out as Obrestad won the hand to hit 13,000. Gerasimova is down to just 1,300.
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Mike "Timex" McDonald was just sent to the rail by Andrew Scott.
Preflop, McDonald made it 350 to play and received two callers. Andrew Scott, in the small blind, raised it up to 1,700 and McDonald was the lone caller. The flop came and Scott checked to McDonald who moved all in for 5,500. However, a snap-call from from Scott revealed , leading McDonald's .
The turn and river were blanks for McDonald as he headed to the rail. Andrew Scott is up to 27,000.
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A disgruntled Dennis Huntly
The noise from the celebrities and media mingling and having fun up in the High Rollers area is starting to become quite a distraction to the players still in this tournament.
Dennis Huntly was recently eliminated and conveyed to us his annoyance at the level of noise coming from the Celebrity Event. He was sitting very close to the High Rollers area and conveyed to us that he could hardly speak or be heard at his table due to the noise. With two emcees roving around the tables, interviewing the players, it's dominating the room at the moment while our players are still battling it out for an Aussie Millions title.
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Gary Benson
Gary Benson has just doubled up on a flop of . Benson tabled for the best hand as his opponent went to war with . The turn was the and the river and the 2009 Australian Poker Hall of Fame inductee doubles to 10,000 chips.
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Julian Powell picked up pocket kings and got all of his chips into the middle, but Sorel Mizzi held pocket aces. No king found the board as Powell is out of today's event.
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Just before the break, and interesting hand went down involving PokerNetwork Young Gun of the Month, Ben Delaney.
David Heskin opened the action by attempting to limp. However he tossed out too many chips and was held to a minimum raise. Jimmy Siu and Steve Leonard made the call, before Ben Delaney attempted to steal the pot with a raise to 2,000. Heskin was the only caller and they saw a nine-high flop heads up.
Delaney checked to Heskin who moved all in. Delaney snap-called with to have the best hand against Heskin's . The turn and river bricked out and Heskin hit the rail as Delaney's move paid off with a nice pot. He's now up to 18,000 chips.
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as Obrestad won the hand to hit 13,000. Gerasimova is down to just 1,300.
and Scott checked to McDonald who moved all in for 5,500. However, a snap-call from from Scott revealed 
, leading McDonald's 
. Benson tabled 
for the best hand as his opponent went to war with 
. The turn was the 
and the river 
and the 2009 Australian Poker Hall of Fame inductee doubles to 10,000 chips.
to have the best hand against Heskin's 
