Champ Event 4 - $550 No-Limit Holdem (R) Day 1 | 2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

Champ Event 4 - $550 No-Limit Holdem (R)

Day 1 Completed

10-25-2007 02:40 UTC+10

Official Final Table Seating Assignments and Chip Counts

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Our final table of ten is set for Event #4 ($550 NLHE with one rebuy). Action will resume at 9 p.m. local time (GMT+9). Zhi Hong Ma is the runaway chip leader with 234,000.

Seat 1: Zhi Hong Ma 234,000
Seat 2: Marcel Roosen 52,500
Seat 3: Danny Silk 136,000
Seat 4: Gerry Fit 27,000
Seat 5: Aaron Farrell 71,500
Seat 6: James Potter 155,000
Seat 7: Johnathan Tuckman 70,000
Seat 8: Russell Watkins 74,500
Seat 9: Joel Dodds 69,000
Seat 10: John Caldwell 138,000

10-25-2007 02:35 UTC+10

Simon Cleal Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,055)

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Zhi Hong Ma raised to 20,000 from UTG, Simon Cleal moved all in from the button for 103,000 and Ma called. Cleal turned up {8-Diamonds}

and found himself in bad shape against Ma's two red queens. The flop came down {K-Spades}

making Ma a set of queens, but giving Cleal a spade draw. The turn was the {6-Diamonds}

, the river was the {5-Diamonds}

and Cleal could not improve, finishing as our final table bubble boy in 11th place.

Tags: Simon Cleal Zhi Hong Ma

10-25-2007 02:30 UTC+10

Ronni Borg Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,055)

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Ronni Borg pushed all in for 8,500 from the cutoff with {A-Clubs}

and James Potter called an additional 500 from the big blind, holding {3-Clubs}

. It was Potter's day, though as the flop came down {J-Clubs}

making him two pair. The turn was the {2-Spades}

, the river was the {9-Diamonds}

and Borg was eliminated.

Tags: James Potter Ronni Borg

10-25-2007 02:25 UTC+10

Michael Russell Eliminated in 13th Place ($2,055)

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John Caldwell raised to 24,000 from the button, Michael Russell moved all in from the small blind for 35,000 and Caldwell called. Russell turned up {A-Spades}

and needed help against Caldwell's {K-Hearts}

. The flop was {Q-Spades}

, the turn was the {4-Hearts}

, the river was the {3-Spades}

and "Schecky" claimed another victim, sending Russell to the rail.

Tags: John Caldwell Michael Russell

10-25-2007 02:23 UTC+10

Michael Tomeny Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,055)

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Michael Tomeny pushed in for 43,000 with {A-Clubs}

only to run into James Potter's {J-Spades}

. Potter's jacks held up to eliminated Tomeny.

Tags: James Potter Michael Tomeny

10-25-2007 02:21 UTC+10

Peter Aristidou Eliminated in 15th Place ($2,055)

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Peter Aristidou moved all in for 20,000 and Danny Silk called from the big blind. Aristidou turned up A-9 and was dominated by Silk's A-T. K-Q-7-3-J on the board and Aristidou hit the rail.

Tags: Danny Silk Peter Aristidou

10-25-2007 02:18 UTC+10

Remi Castaignon Eliminated in 16th Place ($2,055)

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Aaron Farrell moved all in for 42,000 from the cutoff and Remi Castaignon called from the small blind.

Farrell {J-Spades}

Castaignon {6-Hearts}

The flop was {J-Hearts}

and Farrell seized the lead with a pair of jacks. The turn was the {A-Hearts}

, the river was the {K-Hearts}

and Castaignon departed in 16th place.

Tags: Aaron Farell Remi Castaignon

10-25-2007 02:14 UTC+10

Danny Silk Cripples Peter Aristidou

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Gerry Fit limped in from UTG, Danny Silk moved all in for 52,000, Peter Aristidou moved all in over the top for 70,000, and Fit folded. Aristidou tabled {K-Hearts}

while Silk was in bad shape with {10-Hearts}