$550 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

10-15-2008 00:03 UTC+11

Three Tables Remain

donpeters

With the elimination of Peter Peeters, there remain only 24 players in the field and the players have joined together at three tables.

10-14-2008 23:48 UTC+11

Stud:

PokerNews' own blogger Heath Chick has just been knocked out of the field here in Event #4.

Working with a short stack, TassieDevil got all in on third street, and was looked up by Sam Khouiss. With no further betting action, the hands were turned up and the cards were run out:

Chick: {A-Diamonds}

Khouiss:

Chick makes two pair, but Khouiss makes a bigger two, tens over eights, sending his opponent to the rail. Khouiss has chipped up to about 29,000 in the process.

Tags: Heath Chick Sam Khouiss

10-14-2008 23:47 UTC+11

Demetriou Doubles Through Wiebenga

donpeters

Stud:

Andrew Demetriou got all in on fourth street with Clint Wiebenga. After the dealer ran out all the cards, here's what their hands looked like:

Demetriou: {2-Diamonds}

Wiebenga:

Demetriou's full house, deuces full of kings, was good in the end and allowed him to double up to 11,000 chips.

Tags: Andrew Demetriou Clint Wiebenga

Level: 9

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

10-14-2008 23:26 UTC+11

The Final Four

[user66118]

With 32 players remaining, we are down to our final four tables.

10-14-2008 23:25 UTC+11

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie... Gone, Gone, Gone

donpeters

Omaha Hi/Lo:

Oliver Gill raised and then Joe Hachem called all in for his last few hundred chips.

Hachem: {A-Hearts}

Gill:

The board ran out {J-Diamonds}

and that was it for Hachem. He just couldn't pull a low or hit a straight to stay alive in the tournament and is ousted to the rail. Gill now has 16,000 chips.

Tags: Joe Hachem Oliver Gill

10-14-2008 23:24 UTC+11

Palti Takes a Run at Hachem

[user66118]

Omaha Hi/Lo:

Under the gun, Abel Cabrera raised it up, and Michael Palti three-bet from the cutoff seat. Joe Hachem cold-called the bets from the big blind, and Cabrera put in the extra bet as well.

The three-handed flop came {A-Spades}

. Hachem led out with a bet, Cabrera raised, and Palti re-raised. Hachem added another bet on top, Cabrera folded, and Palti made the call all in. With no further betting, and Michael Palti at risk of elimination, the hands were turned up:

Palti: {2-Diamonds}

Hachem:

Hachem was in the lead, but Palti had plenty of outs for both halves of the pot. The turn was a blank {10-Clubs}

but sure enough, the {7-Spades}

hit the river, giving Palti the scoop with a flush and his seven-six-three low. He moves up to 11,000, while Hachem is crippled all the way down to just 375 lonely chips.

Tags: Joe Hachem Michael Palti