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

10-21-2007 15:36 UTC+10

190 Players and Counting

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The swift-paced action continues as the field has dipped below 200 players. Billy "the Croc" Argyros has increased his stack to over 34,000. He's the chipleader.

10-21-2007 15:37 UTC+10

Graeme 'Kiwi G' Putt Eliminated

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Michael Marcos moved all in for 8,000 from the button and Graeme Putt called off his remaining 5,500 from the big blind. Marcos turned over {7-Clubs}

and was in bad shape against Putt's {A-Spades}

. The flop was {Q-Clubs}

, with Putt maintaining his lead, but Marcos picked up a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the {K-Diamonds}

, but the river was the {5-Hearts}

, making Marcos' straight and eliminating Putt from the tournament.

Tags: Graeme Putt

10-21-2007 15:41 UTC+10

Emad Tahtouh Eliminated

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After being crippled on an earlier hand, Emad Tahtouh's last 700 in chips were shipped across the table and he was eliminated.

Tags: Emad Tahtouh

10-21-2007 15:44 UTC+10

Caleb Osterman just fell victim to one of the worst cold-decks in poker-- set over set. In a 20,000 pot with the board reading T-7-4-7-3, both Osterman and his opponent flopped sets and turned full houses, Osterman holding pocket fours and his opponent pocket tens. He's down to about 5,000 in chips.

Tags: Caleb Osterman

10-21-2007 15:46 UTC+10

Linda Bennett Wins 45K Pot

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In one of the biggest pots of the tournament (so far), Linda Bennett took over the chiplead after she dragged a pot worth over 45,000. All the money went in pre-flop.

Linda Bennett: {K-Hearts}

James McMahon: {Q-Spades}

Unknown Player: {J-Spades}

The flop was {8-Hearts}

. The turn was the {9-Hearts}

and the river was the {7-Hearts}

. Linda Bennett busted both players and increased her stack to over 45,000.

Tags: Linda Bennett

10-21-2007 15:47 UTC+10

143 Players Remaining

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Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

10-21-2007 16:00 UTC+10

Paul Gianfriddo Up to 37K

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All the money went in a flop of {A-Diamonds}

, with Paul Gianfriddo holding top two pair with {A-Clubs}

and his opponent, Rick Plochino drawing only to running cards with {A-Hearts}

. The turn was one of those runners-- the {7-Spades}

-- but the river was the {5-Clubs}

. 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!

Tags: Paul Gianfriddo

10-21-2007 16:03 UTC+10

Antonio Casale = 42K

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Another three-way all in where all the money went into the pot pre-flop.

Player 1: {Q-Hearts}

Player 2:

Antonio Casale: {K-Diamonds}

The flop was {Q-Clubs}

. 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 {7-Spades}

and the river was the {9-Diamonds}