Champ Event 4 - $550 No-Limit Holdem (R) | 2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

10-25-2007 22:44 UTC+10

Chip Counts at the Break

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Zhi Hong Ma 247,000
Johnathan Tuckman 171,000
Joel Dodds 156,000
John Caldwell 154,000
James Potter 102,000
Marcel Roosen 83,000
Danny Silk 66,000
Russell Watkins 48,000

10-25-2007 22:36 UTC+10

Players Take a 10-Minute Break

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10-25-2007 22:35 UTC+10

Joel Dodds Doubles Through Johnathan Tuckman

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Johnathan Tuckman raised to 40,000, Joel Dodds moved all in for 40,000 and Tuckman called.

Dodds {A-Hearts}

Tuckman

THe flop was {A-Clubs}

and Dodds' railbirds exploded with cheers. The turn was the {2-Spades}

, the river was the {9-Clubs}

and Dodds doubled his short stack to 156,000.

10-25-2007 22:28 UTC+10

Johnathan Tuckman Picks Up a 120K Pot

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James Potter raised to 35,000, Johnathan Tuckman re-raised to 60,000 and Potter made the call. The flop was {Q-Spades}

. Potter checked, Tuckman immediately moved all in and Potter folded. A 120,000 chip pot was shipped Tuckman's way.

10-25-2007 22:24 UTC+10

Russell Watkins Doubles Through Zhi Hong Ma

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On the very next had, Russell Watkins was all in from the big blind with {A-Clubs}

vs. Zhi Hong Ma's {K-Hearts}

. An ace hit the flop and Watkins survived, doubling his stack to 54,000.

10-25-2007 22:22 UTC+10

Johnathan Tuckman Doubles Through Russell Watkins

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Russell Watkins raised to 25,000 from UTG, Johnathan Tuckman moved all in for 81,000 and Watkins called.

Watkins {A-Clubs}

Tuckman

The flop was {6-Diamonds}

, Tuckman's nines still leading, but Watkins picked up an open-ended straight draw. The turn was the {Q-Hearts}

, the river was the {5-Hearts}

and Tuckman raked in the pot, leaving Watkins with only 24,000 in chips.

Level: 14

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

10-25-2007 22:02 UTC+10

Zhi vs. Schecky

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Zhi Hong Ma raised to 25,000 from UTG and John "Schecky" Caldwell made the call from the big blind. The flop was {A-Diamonds}

. Caldwell checked and Ma checked behind. The turn was the {J-Clubs}

. Both players checked again. The river was the {A-Spades}

. Caldwell checked, Ma bet 25,000, Caldwell folded and Ma raked in the pot.

10-25-2007 21:59 UTC+10

Local player Zhi Hong Ma has quite a noisy railbird in Eric Assadourian. Every time he wins a pot, even if it's only the blinds, Assadourian can be heard bellowing "COME ON ZHI!! TAKE IT DOWN!!" I was wondering how many cocktails Assadourian had consumed but I've been assured it's just par for the course for him.