PokerNews Australian Bad Boys of Poker Invitational
Day 1 Completed
2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia
PokerNews Australian Bad Boys of Poker Invitational
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
100,000 AUD
Entries
10
Level
10
Blinds
1,000 / 2,000
Ante
300
Gary Benson Wins PokerNews Australian Bad Boys of Poker Invitational ($50,000)
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Benson was the first Australian player to win a World Series of Poker bracelet, when he took first place in $1,500 Seven-Card Stud during the 1996 WSOP. He had a tough final table that year which featured Andy Bloch and Humberto Brenes.
Benson's victory tonight was not an easy task. He had to outlast a mixture of some of the best veteran players such as Billy the Croc, Tony G, Jeff Lisandro, Sam Khouiss, Lee Nelson and a handful of young guns like David Saab, Arul Thillai, Mark Vos, and Emad Tahtouh. He held them all off en route to his victory.
"I got lucky with the A-10," Benson said about the final hand. "Emad played fantastic poker. If a 5 falls on the turn, he probably wins it. But an Ace fell and I won."
Their heads up match lasted thirty minutes before Benson finally finished off Tahtouh.
Congrats to Gary Benson for winning the PokerNews Australian Bad Boys of Poker Invitational.
Click here to check out Gary's Pre-Event interview, along with all the other videos from this event.
Emad Tahtouh Eliminated in 2nd Place ($30,000)
. Benson bet out. Tahtouh raised. Benson re-raised. Tahtouh shoved all in and Benson called.Benson:
Tahtouh:
Benson had Tahtouh dominated. The turn was the
and the river was the 
. Benson won the pot and busted Tahtouh in second place. Tahtouh won $30,000."Second place again. Until I die," said a dejected Tahtouh as he walked away from the table.
Benson finished in first place and collected $50,000 for his victory in the PokerNews Australian Bad Boys of Poker Invitational .
Emad Tahtouh Doubles Through Gary Benson
Tahtouh raised to 5,000 from the small blind. Benson re-raised all in and Tahtouh quickly called for his last 37,600.
Tahtouh:
Benson:
"You had to have A-10, huh?" grumbled Benson who was not happy to have a dominated hand.
The flop was
. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Tahtouh doubled up to almost 79,000. Benson slipped to 121,000.
Table Talk: Pocket Aces
Sam Khouiss was on the rail and chimed in, "I haven't seen pocket Aces in sixteen years."
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Updated Chip Counts
Emad Tahtouh - 51,400
Arul Thillai Eliminated in 3rd Place ($20,000)
Benson:
Thillai:
Benson had Thillai dominated. The flop was
. The turn was the 
and Thillai was drawing dead. The river was a meaningless . Arul Thillai finished in third place and won $20,000.Down to two players. Gary Benson has a healthy 3 to 1 chiplead over Emad Tahtouh. There will be a short break. Action will resume in a couple of minutes.
Gary Benson Applies the Pressure
Updated Chip Counts
Emad Tahtouh - 54,000
Arul Thillai - 32,000