2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia
Champ Event 1 - $175 No-Limit Holdem
Day: 1
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Level: 10
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0

vs. 
and 
. The board ran out 



and Chambers increased his stack to 30,000.

and found his hand dominated by Marks' 
. The flop was 

, the turn was the
, and the river was the
. Derias was eliminated and Marks increased his stack to 28,000.
Huntly


Epstein


Pears


The board ran out




with Epstein dragging the pot with a straight flush.
Player 1:


Player 2:


Antonio Casale:


The flop was


. Player 1 took the lead with a set of Queens. Player 2 picked up a nut flush draw along with a gutshot Broadway straight draw. Casale had and open-ended straight draw. The turn was the
and the river was the
. Antonio Casale rivered a King-high straight to drag the pot. He busted both players as he increased his stack to 42,000.


, with Paul Gianfriddo holding top two pair with 
and his opponent, Rick Plochino drawing only to running cards with 
. The turn was one of those runners-- the
-- but the river was the
. Gianfriddo increased his stack to 37,000-- a far cry from the 1,025 he had in his stack at the first break. Nice comeback!
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0