2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships

AU$1,150 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
100,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,150 AUD
Prize Pool
363,896 AUD
Entries
366
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Chips At The Break

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
3,700,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Toby Giles au
Toby Giles
3,100,000
100,000
100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Adnan Al-Maliki au
Adnan Al-Maliki
2,400,000
Profile photo of Kiavash Arbabi au
Kiavash Arbabi
1,600,000
Profile photo of Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
1,400,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Didier Guerin au
Didier Guerin
1,300,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Mark Staples au
Mark Staples
1,300,000
Profile photo of [Removed:271] au
[Removed:271]
1,100,000
450,000
450,000
Profile photo of Joseph Antar au
Joseph Antar
750,000
-550,000
-550,000
Profile photo of Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
650,000
-170,000
-170,000
Profile photo of David Hirst au
David Hirst
420,000
-110,000
-110,000
Profile photo of Josh Norvock au
Josh Norvock
420,000
-280,000
-280,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Better Than A Walk

Level 25 : 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With Adnan Al-Maliki limping UTG, John Bogdanovski in the small blind called, and David Hirst in the big blind checked.

The flop came {8-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, it went check check, then Hirst got all-in with {q-Clubs}{8-Spades} after Bogdanovski raised holding {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, and Al-Maliki got out of the way.

The turn was {7-Spades} and the river {9-Diamonds}, and Hirst stays alive.

"Better than a walk" he said.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
2,900,000
-800,000
-800,000
Profile photo of David Hirst au
David Hirst
900,000
480,000
480,000

Levy From The Small

Level 25 : 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Grant Levy was all-in from the small blind for 790,000, and Michael Tran in the big blind just barely covering gave it plenty of consideration, then flashed {k-Spades}{q-Spades} and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
915,000
265,000
265,000
Profile photo of Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
820,000
-580,000
-580,000

Bogdanovski Drags A Nice Pot

Level 25 : 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With the board showing {7-Spades}{k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Spades}, John Bogdanovski bet 180,000 and Kiavash Arbabi check-called. The pot now was about 700,000 going to the river which was the {10-Hearts}.

Arbabi checked, and Bogdanovski went all-in. Arbabi folded, and the pot was pushed to Bogdanovski.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
3,400,000
500,000
500,000
Profile photo of Kiavash Arbabi au
Kiavash Arbabi
1,200,000
-400,000
-400,000

"Anyone Else, I Snap-Call"

Level 25 : 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Mark Staples put all his chips in with {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, and Grant Levy had {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. Levy was torn between calling and folding.

"Anyone else and I snap call", but he made the call anyway.

The flop brought a queen and Staples doubled, leaving Levy as the short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mark Staples au
Mark Staples
1,700,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
320,000
-595,000
-595,000

Levy Hanging In There

Level 25 : 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

When Grant Levy went all-in from the button, Mark Staples in the big blind asked, "Can you beat 7-2?". "I've got the nuts for my position", Levy said, showing {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and he took the blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
505,000
185,000
185,000

Gergis Doubles

Level 25 : 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

[Removed:271] was all-in with pocket nines versus the {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} of Joseph Antar. The nines held and Gergis doubles up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of [Removed:271] au
[Removed:271]
1,500,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Joseph Antar au
Joseph Antar
400,000
-500,000
-500,000