Level: 6
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
$550 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Buy-in
500 AUD
Prize Pool
38,500 AUD
Entries
77
Level
19
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Wiebenga Crosses Dalessandri Off the List
John Dalessandri was all in preflop in this hand with two other players still in action -- Billy 'The Croc' Argyros and Clint Wiebenga.
The flop came down
and Wiebenga bet, to which Argyros called.The turn was the
and Wiebenga bet out 'The Croc' to get heads up with the all-in player Dalessandri.Wiebenga:
Dalessandri:
The river was the
and Wiebenga's full house was good enough to send Dalessandri to the rail. Wiebenga now has over 15,000 in chips.
Van Breaks Down
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Short-stacked, Marcus got it all in before the flop holding
and got action from Varoxis, who challenged with 
. A king on the turn gave Varoxis top pair and that was all he'd need to send Marcus to the rail.
Straight Flush for Haas
On the flop of
, Jeffrey Haas had position on Jim Ververis going to the turn. The turn was the 
and Ververis checked, Haas bet out, and Ververis called.The river was the
and Ververis check-called another bet from Haas."I have a rocker of a hand!" proclaimed Haas as he turned up
for a straight flush.Ververis flashed the
and then mucked. "It was the perfect turn card for you."Haas is back up to 6,800 chips.
Adios, Andy McLEOD
Young gun James "Andy McLEOD" Obst is 0-for-2 in H.O.R.S.E. events today. Earlier on, he busted in the High Stakes event, and now he finds himself on the outside looking in once again.
In the penultimate hand, he had folded on the flop, leaving himself just 325 chips.
The very next deal, Obst was all in from the big blind. He held
, and he was at risk of elimination against one opponent, who held 
. The board came out 
. Obst ran into a flush on the flop, and he heads for the exit.
Folding Top-Top to Karib Karib
Just shortly after battling with Heath Chick, Van Marcus raised from under the gun and Karib Karib called from the big blind. The flop came down
and Karib checked. Marcus bet and Karib called.The turn was the
and Karib checked again. Marcus bet and this time Karib raised. Marcus thought for a few moments and then openly folded 
. He is now down to 1,825 and on a steady downswing. Karib now has 4,250 chips.
Level: 5
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Cotaidis Finds a Five
Five players get into the action here, but only Van Marcus and George Cotaidis make it past fourth street. On fourth, Marcus was the bettor and only Cotaidis came along with him.
Marcus: (X-X)
(X)Cotaidis: (X-X)
(X)On fifth street, Marcus made another bet, and Cotaidis called once more. On sixth street, Marcus decided to check, allowing Cotaidis to take the lead. Marcus called a bet from his opponent. Both men checked seventh street, and the hands were turned over:
Marcus: (
) Cotaidis: (
) Having made trip fives on sixth street, George Cotaidis took down the pot, much to the chagrin of his opponent.
"I can't believe George called on fifth street," muttered Marcus.
"I was ahead!" retorted Cotaidis, as he raked in the pot.
Chicks Can Play, Too
From the cutoff position, Van Marcus raised and Heath Chick called from the big blind. The flop came
and Chick check-called a bet from Marcus.The turn was the
and both players checked.The river fell the
, pairing the board with threes. Chick led and an unpleased Marcus folded.Raking in the pot, Chick is back up to 5,200 chips with Marcus dropping down to 3,300.
Koray Turker Eliminated
Koray Turker raised and Clint Wiebenga called from the big blind. These two have been battling back and forth all tournament long.
The flop came down
and Wiebenga checked to Turker. He bet, Wiebenga raised, and then Turker reraised and said "I only have 150 behind." Wiebenga put him all in and Turker called."I've got a pair and a guttah," announced Turker.
"I'm flushing," said Wiebenga.
Turker:
Wiebenga:
The turn did things nice and quick for Turker, when the
rolled off. Turker quickly rose from his chair and put his jacket on as the meaningless fell on the river. He said goodbye to his tablemates and exited the tournament.