PokerNews Australian Bad Boys of Poker Invitational | 2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

10-25-2007 01:46 UTC+10

Emad Tahtouh Doubles Up Against the Turtle

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Tony G raised 2,400 from the button. Emad Tahtouh shoved from the small blind for his last 11,000. David Saab moved all in for almost 19,000. Tony G folded.

"Do you have A-K?" asked Tahtouh? "Tell me you have A-K."

Saab tabled {A-Hearts}

and Tahtouh flipped over {J-Hearts}

. The flop was {J-Diamonds}

and tahtouh took the lead with trips. The turn was the {9-Spades}

and the river was the {6-Hearts}

. Tahtouh doubled up and said, "Even spastics like me get lucky sometimes. S**t happens. Then you die."

Saab slipped to 7,000 in chips.Tahtouh increased his stack to over 23,000.

Tags: David Saab Emad Tahtouh

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

10-25-2007 01:33 UTC+10

Level Analysis: The Arul Thillai Show

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The last level was the Arul Thillai Show. He absolutely dominated the table and jumped out to a lead overtaking Tony G in the process. He shifted gears and took advantage of the passivness of the table.

Tony G's lengthy travel schedule appears to be catching up with him. He looks very tired at the table and has been unusually quiet. He hasn't threatened to "rip his opponents aprt so hard" in hours.

Gary Benson lost a big pot to Arul Thillai and slipped into thrid in chips.

The Croc has grinded his stack to over 30K, but has been quiet as well.

Every since David Saab made his run, he hasn't been heard from. Perhaps he went card dead? Or waiting to pick his spots?

Emad Tahtouh's rollercoaster ride continues. The one time chipleader is now the short stack. After he doubled up Thillai, he lost his focus and slowly bleed away his stack.

Tags: Arul Thillai

10-25-2007 01:27 UTC+10

Updated Chip Counts

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Arul Thillai - 60,800
Tony G - 40,800
Gary Benson - 37,200
Billy the Croc Argyros - 30,500
David Saab - 18,900
Emad Tahtouh - 11,800

10-25-2007 01:22 UTC+10

Players Take a 10-Minute Break

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10-25-2007 01:13 UTC+10

Arul Thillai and the Eight of Diamonds

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Gary Benson raised 1,600 from the cut off. Arul Thillai re-raised from the button to 4,500. Benson re-raised to 10,500. Thillai called. The flop was {K-Clubs}

. Benson checked and Thillai went into the tank for a couple of minutes. He carefully counted out his chips before he bet 18,000 and left a little more than 3,000 behind. Benson tanked before he folded. Just as the dealer beagn to push the pot to Thillai, he flashed the {8-Diamonds}

.

"The eight of diamonds? Did you see that? Sick!" shouted Emad Tahtouh.

Tags: Arul Thillai Gary Benson

10-25-2007 01:04 UTC+10

Arul Thillai Wins One Against Billy the Croc

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Arul Thillai raised to 2,000 and Billy the Croc called. The flop was {J-Clubs}

and both players checked. The turn was the {A-Diamonds}

.Arul Thillai fired out 5,000. Billy the Croc called. The river was the {A-Spades}

. Thillai bet 16,000. The Croc went into the tank. He eventually mucked and Arul Thillai took down the pot.

Tags: Arul Thillai Billy the Croc

10-25-2007 00:46 UTC+10

Arul Thillai Doubles Through Emad Tahtouh

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Arul Thillai opened for a 1,100 raise. Billy the Croc called along with Tony G and Emad Tahtouh. The flop was {9-Clubs}

. Everyone checked. The turn was the {J-Hearts}

. Tony G fired out 4,000. Tahtouh called. Arul Thillai shived all in for 13,575. Billy the Croc and Tony G both folded. Tahtouh called.

Thillai: {A-Clubs}