AU$1,150 Main Event | 2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships

03-08-2021 15:04 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bogdanovski	10,400,000	-900,000
Mark Staples	7,900,000	900,000

Heads-Up Marathon

MervHarvey

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

This heads-up match has been going for two hours now. as long as it took for the entire rest of the final table to be eliminated. Just as it seems John Bogdanovski is getting on top, Mark Staples claws back, almost claiming the chip lead at one point.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bogdanovski	11,300,000	1,000,000
Mark Staples	7,000,000	-1,000,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

03-08-2021 14:18 UTC

Out Of Turn

MervHarvey

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Mark Staples raised to 300,000 out of turn. John Bogdanovski himself was about to bet an amount, but to make it easy, he made it the same 300,000.

The flop came and Staples bet 300,000, Bogdanovski called.

The turn was the . Staples checked, Bogdanovski made it 750,000, Staples raised to 2,000,000, and Bogdanovski called.

The river was and it was checked by both players. Staples showed for the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bogdanovski	10,300,000	-200,000
Mark Staples	8,000,000	200,000

03-08-2021 14:01 UTC

Staples Shows Aces

MervHarvey

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In a limped pot, the flop of went check, check. The turn was and John Bogdanovski checked, Staples bet 300,000, Bogdanovski folded and Staples showed pocket aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bogdanovski	10,500,000	-300,000
Mark Staples	7,800,000	300,000

03-08-2021 13:49 UTC

A Rivered Boat Beats A Straight

MervHarvey

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

It was a limped pot and the flop came , checked by both players. The turn was the . John Bogdanovski bet out 325,000 and Mark Staples moved all-in. Bodganovski called him off and had Staples completely crushed.