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

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

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
1,100,000
David Hirst au
David Hirst
Busted

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
-600,000
Mark Staples au
Mark Staples
2,600,000

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
2,500,000
1,330,000
1,330,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Adnan Al-Maliki au
Adnan Al-Maliki
2,500,000
-600,000
-600,000

Adnan Al-Maliki Eliminated in 6th Place ($15,000)

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

With the board showing {4-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, Al-Maliki bet 600,000, John Bogdanovski went all-in and Al-Maliki called. The turn came the {a-Spades}, and the river didn't help Al-Maliki. Bogdanovski now has a monster stack.
In the next hand, Didier Guerin went all-in with top-pair against Michael Tran and held to double-up.

Player Chips Progress
John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
10,800,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
Didier Guerin au
Didier Guerin
1,800,000
700,000
700,000
Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
600,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000
Adnan Al-Maliki au
Adnan Al-Maliki
Busted

Didier Guerin Eliminated in 5th Place (A$19,500)

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

John Bogdanovski in the cut-off min-raised to 160,000, and Didier Guerin moved all-in with his 1,600,000 stack. Bogdanovski called.

Didier Guerin: {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}
John Bogdanovski: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The king came in the window and Guerin stood up. The full board ran out {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{j-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Guerin was eliminated.

With four players remaining, Bogdanovski now has two-thirds of the chips in play.

Player Chips Progress
John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
13,000,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
Didier Guerin au
Didier Guerin
Busted

Giles 4-Bet Takes It Down

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

Toby Giles raised in the small blind, and big blind John Bogdanovski 3-bet to 510,000. Giles then 4-bet to 950,000 and Bogdanovski folded quickly.

Player Chips Progress
Toby Giles au
Toby Giles
2,600,000
500,000
500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000