2008 PokerNews Cup Australia Championships - Event 6
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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
We're just a little more than a half hour away from the schedule start time, so join us at 12:30pm local time when they will shuffle up and deal!
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Faces in the Crowd
Veenhuyzen Eliminated
The flop came down
and both Veenhuyzen and Scott checked. The turn brought the
, putting a possible backdoor flush draw on board. Veenhuyzen bet out 600 and was quickly raised by Scott to 1,200. Marcus made the call.The river was the
and Veenhuyzen checked. Scott immediately picked up his entire stack and tossed it into the middle of the table, announcing "I'm all in.""Ahh, there's only a few hands that beat me right now," claimed Veenhuyzen. He checked his watch, and then the tournament clock, before yelling something to his mates on the rail about going to lunch. Veenhuyzen eventually called.
Veenhuyzen:
Scott:
Left holding a flopped set versus a flopped nut straight, Veenhuyzen was sent to an early lunch as Scott collected the pot to double his stack.
Tony, Tony
It came
. Dunst led out with 300 chips, and Woodbine raised to 800. Tony Hachem called, as did Tony Dunst, with all three of them seeing the turn.Fourth street brought the
. Dunst kept the heat on, firing out another 1,200 chips. Woodbine ducked out, and Tony Hachem moved all-in. Dunst quickly called, and the hands were shown down:Dunst:
Hachem:
Both players hit the flop hard and the turn even harder, but Dunst's flush was no match for that of Hachem. The river was a meaningless
, and Hachem collected an early double up.Tony Dunst was left with just 175 chips, and they all went in on the very next hand, working with
. Graham Woodbine made the call with 
, and his pocket pair held up, relegating Tony Dunst to the rail very early.Despite the fact that Woodbine notched the knockout, Tony Hachem was in his glory, chanting to himself, "Tony H. takes out Tony D.!"
Jeffreys Lets Top Pair Go
. Huntly checked, and Jeffreys fired 175 in position. "I'm going to have to raise you," said Huntly."Ok, how much?" asked Jeffreys. Huntly then raised to 500. "All right, I call," answered Jeffreys.
The turn brought the
, and Huntly led out for 1,300. Jeffreys made the call.The river was the
, and Huntly moved all-in for a little over 3,500. Jeffreys checked his hole cards and turned up the 
before mucking his hand.
Table of Turmoil
Also of interest is table 40, where Tim Duckworth, Gareth Edwards and Michael 'Sticky' Guttman are sharing real estate.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
No Bounty This Time
When the cards were rolled over, it was a classic race; Lim's
versus McDonagh's 
. The flop was pretty dry for McDonagh, showing up 
. Lightning struck the turn though, as the peeled off, giving him the lead. The river was the , and McDonagh's bigger two pair was enough to earn him a double up. He now sits with 3,950 in chips.Right at the start of play, director Jonno Pittock announced that there was one bounty player in the field today. That player is Danny McDonagh, who was unable to make it to town for yesterday's "Tony G Bounty Shootout." To the man who eliminates McDonagh today, Pittock promised a "special prize."