2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

PokerNews Cup Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k7
Prize
300,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,800 AUD
Prize Pool
1,198,400 AUD
Entries
428
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Martin Comer Doubles Up

The UTG player raised to 1,400, Martin Comer reraised to 6,000 from the button, the UTG player put in a third raise to 18,000, Comer moved all in for 28,000 and the UTG player called.

Comer: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}
UTG: {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}

The flop was {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades}, but the turn was the {K-Diamonds} making Comer's set. The river was the {10-Hearts} and Comer doubled up to 78,000.

Tags: Martin Comer

Gian Petazzi Up to 120K

Gian Petazzi opened the pot for 4,000 from UTG, a middle-position player reraised all in to 15,000, Arul Thillai put in a third raise to 50,000, and Petazzi called all in for 48,000.

Petazzi: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}
Thillai: {K-Hearts}{K-Spades}
MP player: {Q-Spades}{9-Spades}

The flop was {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, the turn was the {5-Hearts}, the river was the {5-Diamonds}, and Petazzi dragged the monster pot, increasing his stack to 120,000.

Tags: Arul ThillaiGian Petazzi

Rafe Aman Eliminated

Michael Dunworth raised to 1,200 from the cutoff and Rafe Aman called from the small blind. The flop was {A-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades} and both players checked. The turn was the {3-Clubs}. Aman bet 5,000, Dunworth moved all in for 60,000 and after tanking for several minutes, Aman called all in for 30,000. Aman turned up {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}, but Dunworth had turned two pair with {A-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. The river was the {10-Spades} and Aman was eliminated while Dunworth's stack shot up to 112,000.

Tags: Michael DunworthRafe Aman

Liat Fuchs Eliminated

Liat Fuchs
Liat Fuchs
Liat Fuchs busted out when her pocket queens ran into a player who held pocket kings. She had doubled up against the same player one hand earlier, when she turned a set of nines against his pocket queens.

Tags: Liat Fuchs