Tony G Celebrity Shootout w/ Bounties Day 1 | 2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Tony G Celebrity Shootout w/ Bounties

Day 1 Completed

10-16-2008 04:28 UTC+11

Kambouris Eliminated; Final Table Set

[user38449]

The elimination of Antonis Kambouris has set the stage for tomorrow's eight-handed final table. Two bounties remain in Tony Bromham and Sam Khouiss, adding an extra $1,000 to the $68,972 in final table prize money that's yet to be claimed. Here are your eight finalists, along with their end of day chip counts:

Sam Khouiss - 220,000
Reza Vakili - 205,000
Vito Montalto - 180,000
Eoghan Lyons - 160,500
Kenneth Damm - 140,000
Gursel Ali - 115,000
Tony Bromham - 80,000
Andre Andrade - 25,000

Tune in tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. local time for the conclusion of Event 5 as we play down from eight to one. Until then, from the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia -- good night and good luck!

10-16-2008 04:17 UTC+11

Antonis Kambouris - Eliminated ($2,170)

[user66118]

Tony Bromham folded the button, and Sam Khouiss raised it up to 20,000. Antonis Kambouris moved all in for about 100,000, and Sam Khouiss again made a snap-call versus the man on his left.

Showdown:
Khouiss: {9-Diamonds}

Kambouris: {K-Spades}

With both players about equal in chips, a spot at tomorrow's final table was being raced off between these two men. The dealer ran out the board: {10-Clubs}

. Khouiss' pocket pair held up, and when the stacks were counted down, it was he who doubled up to 220,000. Kambouris was left with just one lonely chip worth T1,000.

On the next hand, Kambouris managed to triple his way up to 3,000.

Two hands later, he was all in from the big blind, and both of his opponents came into the pot with him. The flop brought {2-Hearts}

, and Khouiss put out a bet of 6,000. Bromham folded, and the two remaining hands were shown down:

Kambouris: {8-Clubs}

Khouiss:

The turn and river fail to improve Kambouris, as the {6-Hearts}

and

sealed his fate. He finishes in third place at his table, taking home AUD $2,170.

Tags: Antonis Kambouris Sam Khouiss Tony Bromham

10-16-2008 04:15 UTC+11

Marwan Nassif - Eliminated ($2,170)

donpeters

Marwan Nassif had been the riding the short stack all the way until the final three players remained at his table when he moved all in for 41,000 and was called by Gursel Ali.

Showdown:
Ali: {A-Clubs}

Nassif:

"Nooo, why a seven, why am I always dominated!" yelled Nassif when he saw what he was up against.

The board ran out {Q-Spades}

and that was it for Nassif. He shook the hands of the other two players and congratulated them for making it through to the final table and collected his AUD $2,170 in prize money.

Tags: Gursel Ali Marwan Nassif

10-16-2008 04:14 UTC+11

Jay "Seabeast" Kinkade De-Beasted ($1,628)

[user38449]

In a shocking turn of events, Jay Kinkade has just been eliminated from the tournament by Vito Montalto!

Action folded around to Kinkade on the button and he opted to open-shove all in for approximately 84,000 in chips. Gursel Ali folded his small blind and Montalto made the call from the big holding {A-Clubs}

; Kinkade tabled two red sixes.

The first three cards off the deck were pretty harmless: {K-Diamonds}

, but it was only after the flop was spread that the drama kicked in. Dealer Dane Jensen burned and turned the {6-Clubs}

, which drew an "Oh, wow!" from Marwin Nassif.

Then, the river came...the {9-Clubs}

. Another "Oh, wow!" spewed from the lips of Nassif, and Montalto clapped his hands together in victory, as he'd made the nut flush.

Montalto had Kinkade covered by a few thousand chips and therefore earned the entire lot. If he hangs on to them, Montalto should enter tomorrow's final table as one of its biggest stacks.

After shaking Montalto's hand, Kinkade removed his PokerNews Bounty Lanyard and handed it over to his executioner.

"Hey, hey -- I got a bonus!" Montalto exclaimed.

Tags: Jay Kincade

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

10-16-2008 04:04 UTC+11

Khouiss Leading His Table Now

[user66118]

Sam Khouiss raises the minimum from the button, putting out 12,000 chips. Quickly, Antonis Kambouris moves all in, having the table covered. Tony Bromham gets out of the way, and Khouiss calls as fast as possible. He flips over {Q-Diamonds}

and is in fine shape, as Kambouris tables {A-Hearts}

.

The board comes {8-Clubs}

, safe for Khouiss, and he doubles up to 128,000.

Tags: Antonis Kambouris Sam Khouiss

10-16-2008 03:58 UTC+11

Josh Jurcic - Eliminated ($1,628)

donpeters

After raising to 22,000, Josh Jurcic was faced with a big decision for all of his chips when Antonis Kambouris reraised enough to put Jurcic all in. It took Jurcic a few minutes before he said "All right, let's go!" and stuck his chips into the middle.

Showdown:
Jurcic: {A-Diamonds}

Kambouris: {K-Clubs}

With his ace high in the lead, Jurcic clapped his hands together and looked to double up. The flop was {J-Diamonds}

and caused Jurcic to whip his head away from the table in disgust.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds}

and the river the {7-Spades}

as Jurcic tossed his hands up in the air in reaction to the result. He went home earning AUD $1,628 for his efforts.

Tags: Antonis Kambouris Josh Jurcic

10-16-2008 03:55 UTC+11

"It Was Fun Being Chip Leader for About Five Minutes!"

[user38449]

...so said Marwin Nassif after recently doubling up Jay Kinkade. On a board showing {5-Clubs}

, Nassif check-raised an 8,000 bet from Kinkade and moved all in. Kinkade insta-called and tabled {8-Hearts}

for trips. Nassif turned over {A-?}

.

The turn and river were both inconsequential ( {3-Spades}

,

) and Kinkade took down the pot and 120,000 in chips. Nassif had enough chips to absorb the hit, though he's now the short stack at the table with 47,000.

Tags: Martin Nassif

10-16-2008 03:52 UTC+11

Almost Time for Breakfast

[user66118]

Sam Khouiss is growing ever-more impatient with the stalemate at his table, and at the clock ticking its way towards 4:00am local time. Between the last two hands, he overheard someone on the rail asking another railbird for the time.

"By the time we get out of here, it'll be breakfast!" Khouiss said with a frown. Indeed, his table is very even in chips, though Sam is the short stack, sitting with right at 60,000.