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

Giles Gets A Double

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

After Adnan Al-Maliki raised 300,000, Toby Giles moved all-in for 1,170,000. Al-Maiki called and cards were on their backs.

Giles: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Al-Maiki: {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Giles received a full double.

Player Chips Progress
Toby Giles au
Toby Giles
Day 2 Chip Leader
2,500,000 1,330,000
Adnan Al-Maliki au
Adnan Al-Maliki
2,500,000 -600,000

Staples Takes A Pot

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Mark Staples raised to 200,000 and Adnan Al-Maliki in the big blind called. The flop was {8-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, and Al-Maliki check-called Staples bet of 200,000. The turn brought the {q-Hearts}, and both players checked.

On the river {k-Hearts}, Al-Maliki led out with 375,000 and Staples went all-in for around 1,000,000 more. Al-Maliki folded, and Staples showed one card, the {a-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Adnan Al-Maliki au
Adnan Al-Maliki
3,100,000 -600,000
Mark Staples au
Mark Staples
2,600,000

David Hirst Eliminated in 7th Place ($A11,500)

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
David Hirst
David Hirst

John Bogdanovski raised to 160,000 and it got folded to big blind David Hirst, who went all-in for 610,000. Bodganovski came along with the call to put Hirst at risk.

Hirst: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Bogdanovski: {k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The board was {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades} and Hirst was knocked out in 7th place, after laddering up many positions whilst being the short stack for quite some time.

Player Chips Progress
John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
8,200,000 1,100,000
David Hirst au
David Hirst
Busted

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

[Removed:271] Eliminated in 8th Place (A$8,500)

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

After losing a big hand versus John Bogdanovski, [Removed:271] moved all-in on the button for a bit over 500,000. John Bogdanovski in the small blind thought for a while before folding, but Mark Staples in the big blind instantly called with pocket kings.

Gergis had {k-Hearts}{4-} and after the board failed to provide any help, he was eliminated in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Staples au
Mark Staples
2,000,000 400,000
[Removed:271] au
[Removed:271]
Busted

Hirst Doubles Through Giles

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

David Hirst {k-Spades}{2-Spades} was all-in for his last 200,000 and was called by Toby Giles {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, a king on the flop got him the double. The next hand, Giles raised and the only player left in the hand Adnan Al-Maliki flashed the {k-}{2-}, and said with a smile, "He just beat you with that hand".

Player Chips Progress
Toby Giles au
Toby Giles
Day 2 Chip Leader
1,400,000 -450,000
David Hirst au
David Hirst
550,000 140,000