$240 PL Omaha w/ $100 rebuys | 2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

10-14-2008 13:58 UTC+11

2008 PokerNews Cup Australia Championships - Event 3

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The conclusion of Event 3 - $240 PLO w/ rebuys is slated to begin at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. Nine players survived last night's maniacal session to earn a spot at today's final table; here they are in seat order:

Seat 1: Paul Triandifillou - 59,000
Seat 2: Jamie Pickering - 83,000
Seat 3: Roy Bhasin - 238,000
Seat 4: Con Tsapkounis - 40,000
Seat 5: James Kronos - 56,000
Seat 6: Manny Rodrigues - 14,500
Seat 7: Abel Cabrera - 46,000
Seat 8: Koray Turker - 90,500
Seat 9: Anthony McNamara 65,500

$73,900 AUD is up for grabs. Will Omaha whiz Roy Bhasin be able to maintain his chip lead and coast to victory, or will formidable foes Jamie Pickering and Koray Turker give Bhasin a run for his money? Tune in at 4:00 p.m. local time to find out!

10-14-2008 16:09 UTC+11

About To Begin

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Almost all of the players have arrived to the table. Play is set to begin in just a few minutes as the tournament staff has just brought over a pair of scissors and begun opening the chip bags. As chip leader Roy Bhasin's chip bag was opened, almost a third of his chips piled over the rail and fell onto the floor. Abel Cabrera just arrived a few minutes late and we'll begin shortly.

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

10-14-2008 16:12 UTC+11

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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The players have all taken their seats and the cards are in the air. The blinds have been rolled back one level to 2,000/4,000 for the final table and each of our finalists is already in the money.

10-14-2008 16:26 UTC+11

Picking a Good Spot to Raise

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Paul Triandifillou opened with a raise to 9,000 from the hijack position. Jamie Pickering made the call from the cutoff. Two more players ducked out of the way before James Kronos called out of the big blind.

The flop came down {6-Hearts}

and each player checked.

The turn came the {7-Diamonds}

and Kronos checked with first action. Triandifillou bet 10,000 and then action was on PIckering. He asked how much the pot was and then made a raise to 39,000. Kronos quickly folded his hand. Triandifillou paused for some thought as Pickering began stacking out his chips, but then folded.

Pickering increased to slightly over 100,000 chips on the hand.

Tags: Jamie Pickering

10-14-2008 16:37 UTC+11

Manny Rodrigues Eliminated in 9th Place ($2,217)

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Manny Rodrigues (left) and Abel Cabrera (right)

Short-stack Manny Rodrigues just became the first casualty of the day, the result of an unlucky river card in a hand aganist Paul Triandifillou.

All of the money went in before the flop and the players' cards were revealed shortly thereafter:

Rodrigues: {A-Diamonds}

Triandifillou: {A-Clubs}

Rodrigues maintained the lead in the hand through the turn as the board filled out {8-Clubs}

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"Come on, diamond!" Rodrigues pleaded before the dealer revealed the river card -- the {Q-Hearts}

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"Are you joking me? The last card, eh?" Rodrigues quipped, before wishing everyone luck and exiting the tournament area.

Tags: Manny Rodrigues

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

10-14-2008 16:47 UTC+11

Cabrera Doubles Through Turker

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Abel Cabrera limped in from the small blind. Koray Turker raised to 22,000 from the big blind and put the pressure on the short-stacked Cabrera. After deliberating for a few moments, Cabrera raised all in, committing all of his 35,000 chips to the hand. Turker made the call.

Turker: {K-Spades}

Cabrera:

The flop nailed Cabrera, {5-Clubs}

, giving him the nut straight. The turn card was the {7-Spades}

and opened up a backdoor flush draw opportunity for Turker.

The river fell the {8-Clubs}

though, allowing Cabrera to dodge elimination and double up to 70,000. Turker dropped to 80,000.

Tags: Abel Cabrera Koray Turker

10-14-2008 16:52 UTC+11

Updated Chip Counts

[user22113]

Roy Bhasin - 210,000
Jamie Pickering - 105,000
Koray Turker - 80,000
Abel Cabrera - 70,000
Anthony McNamara - 70,000
Paul Triandafillou - 55,000
James Kronos - 35,000
Con Tsapkounis - 22,000

10-14-2008 16:58 UTC+11

Bet The Flop, You Win

[user22113]

The last seven or eights hands have all seen a flop with with two or three players, usually limped in. After that, one bet from a player has been enough each time to take down the pot. There hasn't been a player that's been able to take more than one pot in a row and the chips have been anticlimactically trading hands.