2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Tony G Celebrity Shootout w/ Bounties
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
26,583 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
500 AUD
Prize Pool
108,500 AUD
Total Entries
240
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 240
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Falling Down Hills

Just before the break, Tanya Hill was eliminated from the tournament by an unknown opponent. All of the money went in preflop, Hill's with {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} and her opponent's with pocket queens. Both players hit the {3-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} flop hard, as Hill made the nut flush and her opponent, top set. Unfortunately for Hill, the turn and river brought running eights giving her opponent a full boat, which subsequently sealed her fate.

Lee Leaves

David Lee raises to open, making it 2,500 straight. Abel Cabrera moves all in, and Lee makes the call, putting himself all in for his tournament life. He tables {10-Spades} {10-Diamonds}, and is racing against Cabrera's {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades}.

The dealer spreads out the board: {9-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {2-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}. Safe until the river, Lee falls to the Cabrera's pair of queens and is out of the tournament. Abel Cabrera, meanwhile, has chipped his way up to 20,500.

Tags: Abel CabreraDavid Lee

Khouiss Stacks Opponent In Heated Affair

Sam Khouiss
Sam Khouiss
Sam Khouiss has just sent an opponent to the rail in a heated confrontation out on table 29.

Khouiss held {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades} against his opponent's {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} with all the chips in the middle preflop. The board ran out {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts} giving Khouiss two pair and the hand to send his opponent to the rail.

"Whenever I have A-8, I hit two pair!" celebrated Khouiss, but his opponent wasn't so happy.

"I hope you choke on it!" fired his opponent as he left his chair, "You're just a smartarse!" he shouted.

"Go shove it pal!" replied Khouiss as he had the last laugh and stacked up 21,000 in chips.

Tags: Sam Khouiss

Huntly Doubles Up

On a board showing {A-Clubs} {3-Spades} {4-Clubs}, Dennis Huntly fired a 2,200 bet and the action folded around to Frank Pazaitis in the big blind who raised to 4,500; Huntly called.

The turn brought the {6-Diamonds} and Pazaitis open shoved all in, essentially putting Huntly to a decision for all of his chips. Huntly made the call and tabled {A-Spades} {5-Spades} for top pair and an open-ended straight draw; Pazaitis tabled {9-Clubs} {2-Hearts} for nothing but a gut-shot straight draw. The {Q-Hearts} fell on the river, a safe card for Huntly, who successfully doubled through to 29,000 in chips after the hand.

Tags: Dennis Huntly

Clock Called on Saab

David Saab and Sam Khouiss took a flop after some preflop action. With the board reading {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {9-Spades}, Sam Khouiss moved all in for 7,400. This bet sent Saab into the tank. Khouiss begged for Saab to call while a decision was waiting to be made and, after a minute or two passed, time was called on Saab by a player not involved in the hand.

This seemed to upset both Saab and Khouiss. Khouiss asked who called time at the table. A player admitted to calling the clock and then Khouiss tried to tell him to just let the poker be played, explaining that sometimes decisions may take a few minutes. Some minor arguing ensued, but in the end Saab let his hand go. Khouiss showed why he was begging for a call and turned up the {A-Spades} {8-Spades}.

Saab slipped a little on the hand to 29,000 and Khouiss bumped up to 14,000.

Tags: David SaabSam Khouiss

A Perfect Ten for Saab

David Saab opened with a raise to 2,000, and action passed to Peter Aristidou. Aristidou moved all in for a total of ~8,000 chips, and Saab was the lone caller.

Saab: {K-Diamonds} {10-Clubs}
Aristidou: {K-Spades} {Q-Hearts}

The board ran down {9-Hearts} {10-Spades} {3-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {7-Clubs}, and Saab took the pot with his two pair, tens and threes. He is up to 17,000, while Aristidou is out of chips.

Tags: David SaabPeter Aristidou

The Croc Eliminated

Billy 'The Croc' Argyros from Event #4
Billy 'The Croc' Argyros from Event #4
Billy 'The Croc' Argyros was on the short stack when he moved in with {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades}. The Croc found one caller, Kristian Svensson, who held pocket threes: {3-Spades} {3-Diamonds}.

Argyros was unable to get even a little help on the flop when the {10-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} were spread face up in the middle of the table. As he stood up to begin his exit, the {K-Hearts} rolled off to officially end things for The Croc. The {6-Spades} completed the board on the river.

Tags: "The Croc"Billy ArgyrosKristian Svensson

Vos Running Hot

Action for this hand folds around to the blinds, where the player in the small blind moved all in with only Mark Vos left to act behind him. Vos said, "Yeah, I have ace-king. I call." He turned over his hand, revealing {2-Diamonds} {5-Spades}. "Oops, I thought I had ace-king." His opponent tabled {K-Clubs} {10-Spades}.

Drawing a big reaction from the table, the flop showed up {8-Hearts} {2-Spades} {2-Clubs}, vaulting Vos into the lead. The turn was the {7-Hearts}, locking up the win for Vos, and sending another player out the door.

"I was kidding, I had the nuts," said Vos, as he pulled in the pot. He's back up to 30,000.

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

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