Palti Chipping Up
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The flop brought
, and both men checked. The turn was the 
, and Palti led out with 22,000 chips. That was enough, as Cardno let his hand go.
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
$550 NL Hold'em 6-handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Buy-in
500 AUD
Prize Pool
106,500 AUD
Entries
213
Level
20
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
2,000
The flop brought
, and both men checked. The turn was the , and Palti led out with 22,000 chips. That was enough, as Cardno let his hand go.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Peter Pratis Eliminated in 15th Place ($1,704)
Showdown:
Cardno:
Pratis:
Hawker:
Board:
. Cardno's big pair held up, and he raked in a big pot, nearly tripling up to 150,000. Hawker has been taken back down a peg to 65,000. Coming out worst in that confrontation, Peter Pratis has been knocked out in 15th place.
Aaron Benton Eliminated in 16th Place ($1,704)
.The flop gave Benton a wheel draw:
. The turn was the , meaning Benton needed to hit his straight or pair one of his cards on the river. but when the 
fell off, it was close, but not close enough.Benton finished in 16th place, earning $1,704 for his efforts.
Bruno Portaro Eliminated in 17th Place ($1,704)
. He was racing for a double up against Hawker's 
.Portaro was slightly behind and things only got worse as the dealer ran out the community cards:
. Managing to finally find a pair on the river, Portaro was already drawing dead to Hawker's flush on the turn. He moves up to 133,000 in chips, eliminating Bruno Portaro in 17th place.
Michael Comer Eliminated in 18th Place ($1,704)
. Action passed to Aaron Benton, and he made the call, tabling a dominating 
.The community cards proved worthless in Comer's eyes, as the dealer spread out
. Benton's pair of kings is the winner, and he sends Michael Comer out in 18th place. Comer gets a little pay bump, moving up to a payday of AUD $1,074.
Tony Hachem Eliminated in 19th Place ($1,065)
, with Chen holding 
.Both Hachem and Chen flopped a pair with the
flop. The turn was the 
and then the river a terrible for Hachem, giving his opponent Chen two pair."You've got to be kidding me," remarked Hachem when he saw the final card hit the felt. He finished in 19th place.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 300
Nauvneel Kashyap Eliminated in 20th Place ($1,065)
Showdown:
Hunter:
Kashyap:
The board ran out
and that was it for Kashyap's tournament. He finished in 20th place while Hunter moved up to 68,000.
Steve Topakas Eliminated in 21st Place ($1,065)
. Not only was he dominated, but he was up against the preflop nuts, as Goldwater tabled .The community cards were of no use to Topakas, coming out
. He is eliminated in 21st place, pocketing just over AUD $1,000 for his work today.