2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

Champ Event 1 - $175 No-Limit Holdem
Day: 2
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Event Info
2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
79
Prize
16,615 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
150 AUD
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 0
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Champ Event 1 - $175 No-Limit Holdem

Day 2 Completed

Steve Charles Wins Event #1 ($16,615), Jim Mastorakos Eliminated in 2nd Place ($12,050)

Level 15 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Steve Charles-- Event #1 Champion
Steve Charles-- Event #1 Champion

Jim Mastorakos raised to 150,000 from the button and Steve Charles called. The flop was 763. Charles bet 300,000, Mastorakos moved all in and Charles called. Mastorakos turned up A9 for the nut flush draw, while Charles tabled 79 for top pair. The turn was the 10, the river was the 4, and after a quick count by the dealer to confirm that Charles had Mastorakos covered, he was declared the winner, taking home $16,615. Mastorakos earned $12,050 for his runner-up finish.

Congratulations to Steve Charles, who battled back after having his stack crippled to less than a big blind to win Event #1 of the Poker News Cup!

Level: 15

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0

Steve Charles Gains Some Ground

Jim Mastorakos limped in on the button and Charles checked from the big blind. The flop was {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {10-Spades}. Charles checked, Mastorakos bet 100,000 and Charles called. The river was the {K-Spades}. Charles bet 200,000 and Mastorakos called. Charles turned over {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}, Mastorakos mucked and Charles dragged the pot.

After the hand, Charles was up to 925,000 while Mastorakos slipped to 700,000.

At Last, a Flop

Steve Charles limped in on the button and Jim Mastorakos checked his option from the big blind. The flop was{Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Mastorakos bet 100,000 and Charles called. The turn was the {A-Clubs}. Mastorakos fired out another 100,000 and Charles called again. The river was the {Q-Spades}. For the third time, Mastorakos bet 100,000 but this time, Charles folded and Mastorakos dragged the pot.

Small-Pot Poker

Thus far, Mastorakos and Charles have been playing small-pot poker with a hand rarely getting past the flop. A pre-flop raise and a bet on the flop so far has been enough to take the pot.

Level: 14

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 0

Heads-Up

We're now heads-up between Jim Mastorakos and Steve Charles. Mastorakos has the chip lead with 1,000,000 in chips to Charles' 650,000.
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