Champ Event 1 - $175 No-Limit Holdem Day 1 | 2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

10-21-2007 18:48 UTC+10

Recent Eliminations: Places 21-25 ($499)

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The following players won $499:
21 - Robert Nowak
22 - Antonio Casale
23 - Leslie Burke
24 - Mario Prpic
25 - Cheryl Smith

10-21-2007 18:50 UTC+10

Down to Two Tables

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There are 20 players remaining on two tables. Action will stop when there are ten players left and a final table is set. The final table will be played tomorrow.

Level: 15

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

10-21-2007 19:01 UTC+10

19 Players Remaining

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With 19 players left on two tables, the average stack is 87,473.

10-21-2007 19:07 UTC+10

Daniel Francis Up to 62K

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Daniel Francis moved all in for 22,000 with {A-Hearts}

. John Maroky moved all in for 60,000 with {J-Hearts}

. Everyone folded. The flop was {Q-Hearts}

. The turn was the {A-Clubs}

and Frnacis took the lead. The river was the {5-Diamonds}

and Francis dragged the pot as he increased his stack to 62,000.

Tags: Daniel Francis

10-21-2007 19:10 UTC+10

David French Crippled, Then Triples

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Nick Matthews moved all in for 60,000 with {Q-Diamonds}

and got a caller in David French, with the {A-Hearts}

. The flop was {K-Diamonds}

, but the

spiked on the turn, giving the lead to Matthews. The river was the {4-Spades}

and Matthews doubled up to 120,000 while French was left with only 14,000.

On the next hand, Tim Simon opened the pot for 40,000, Shane Pickering moved all in for 100,000, and French tossed in his last 14,000. With the action back on Simon, he elected to fold, leaving himself with only 35,000 in chips. Pickering turned over {9-Spades}

while French held the {K-Spades}

. The flop was {Q-Spades}

, pairing French's queen. The turn was the {2-Spades}

, the river was the {7-Diamonds}

, and French survived, tripling up to 45,000.

Tags: David French Nick Matthews Tim Simon

10-21-2007 19:11 UTC+10

Top 10 Chip Counts

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Simon Bismark - 205,000
Renyan Liu - 150,000
Nick Matthews - 120,000
Jason Green - 110,000
Shane Pickering - 90,000
Paul Gianfriddo - 85,000
Andrew Shanahan - 80,000
Ramy Tadros - 75,000
Dusan Stoevski - 70,000
Shaun Clement - 70,000

10-21-2007 19:22 UTC+10

Jim Masterakos = New Chipleader

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Jim Masterakos busted two players to take over the chiplead. he raised to 45,000. Shaun Clement moved all in for 78,000 from the small blind. Chris Wood shoved from the big blind for his last 17,000.

Wood: {K-Diamonds}

Clement:

Masterakos: {K-Hearts}

The flop was {J-Spades}

and Clement took the lead. The turn was the {9-Diamonds}

and the river was the {Q-Clubs}

. Jim Masterakos caught a runner-runner straight to send both Wood (19th place) and Clement (18th place) to the rail. After he dragged that monster pot, Jim Masterakos' stack was over 368,500.

Tags: Chris Wood Jim Masterakos

10-21-2007 19:27 UTC+10

Travis Grogan Eliminated in 17th Place

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On the last hand before the dinner break, Travis Grogan busted out in a three way pot.

Shane Pickering: {A-Clubs}

Nick Matthews: {A-Diamonds}

Travis Grogan: {9-Spades}

The flop was {Q-Clubs}

. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}

and the river was the {A-Spades}

. Pickering dragged the monster pot, as Grogan headed to the rail. Pickering increased his stack to 140,000 and Matthews slipped to 80,000.

Down to 16 players.

Tags: Travis Grogan

10-21-2007 19:27 UTC+10

Players Take a 30-Minute Dinner Break

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