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

10-20-2007 15:11 UTC+10

PokerNews Cup Australia

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The first PokerNews Cup event gets underway in less than 24 hrs, with over 600 players expected.

Join us from 12:30pm local time (GMT+9) today as we bring you all the action from the floor of the Crown Poker Room in Melbourne, Australia. We will be onsite bringing you all the live updates, including chip counts, our Live Reporting Blog, photos and our exclusive PokerNews Video Gallery. click here to see a teaser we prepared earlier

Stay tuned.......

10-21-2007 12:20 UTC+10

Over 510 Runners

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We have confirmation that there are at least 510 players in today's event. Action will be starting very shortly. Stay tuned for live updates and chip counts.

10-21-2007 12:31 UTC+10

Cards Are in the Air

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Gareth Edwards, marketing director from Poker News, kicked off Event #1 of the Poker News Cup by announcing the famous phrase, "Shuffle up and deal!"

Blinds for level 1 will start at 25/50. All levels are 25 minutes in length.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

10-21-2007 12:48 UTC+10

Who's Here?

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In the field today are several of Australia's best-known players. Mel Judah made an on-time arrival and is playing over on Table 22, dressed in a sharp lime green polo. Emad Tahtouh, however is going for the "Hellmuthian" approach and has yet to take his seat on Table 15. Also playing today are Lee "Final Table" Nelson, Billy "The Croc" Argyros, Maurie Pears, and Julius Colman (who recently made a deep run in the Main Event of the WSOP-Europe, finishing 30th).

Tags: Billy 'The Croc' Argyros Emad Tahtouh Julius Colman Lee Nelson Maurie Pears Mel Judah

10-21-2007 12:51 UTC+10

Early Eliminations

[user24788]

We missed the names of the players, but the first two bustouts involved one player with K-K running into pocket Aces. Another unknown player busted out with set over set.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

10-21-2007 12:57 UTC+10

Luke McLean = Early Chipleader

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Luke McLean has over 9,000 in chips after he busted two players on the same hand.

McLean: {Q-Hearts}

Player 1:

Player 2:

The flop was {J-Hearts}

and Player 1 flopped the nut straight. The turn was the {3-Spades}

and the river was the {Q-Clubs}

. McLean rivered a full house to send both players to the rail.

Tags: Luke McLean

10-21-2007 13:04 UTC+10

Grant Carleton = 10K

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Grant Carleton has taken over the chiplead after knocking out two players on the same hand.

On a flop of {A-Spades}

, three players were all in.

Carleton: {K-Spades}

Player 1:

Player 2:

Carleton flopped a Broadway straight against an opponent with a set and another who held top pair and a gutshot. The turn was the {4-Hearts}

and the river was the {2-Clubs}

. Carleton's hand held up and he increased his stack to 10,000 as both of his opponents headed to the rail.

Tags: Grant Carleton

10-21-2007 13:07 UTC+10

Get This Man a New Outfit!

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Gursel Ali, who won the short-handed no-limit hold'em event at this summer's Victorian Championships is, unfortunately, wearing the exact same track suit he donned during that event. With his win, one might think that he'd spend a little of that coin on some new threads!

Tags: Gursel Ali