2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

$550 NL Hold'em 6-handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
25,347 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
500 AUD
Prize Pool
106,500 AUD
Entries
213
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
2,000

Cracking Rockets

Martin Cardno came in with a raise to 50,000 first to act. Betting passed to Michael Palti, and he moved all in for 91,000. Cardno made the call, having Palti covered.

Showdown:
Palti: {A-Clubs} {Q-Clubs}
Cardno: {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds}

Palti may have thought he had unlucky timing to find ace-queen there, but he didn't know just how good his timing was. The flop miraculously came out {Q-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {7-Diamonds}. Now it was Cardno who was stuck drawing to just two outs. The turn and river failed to give him the case ace though, and he begrudgingly sends a big stack of double-up chips over to Michael Palti.

After that contest, Palti is up to 203,000 while Cardno has dropped back to 151,000.

Tags: Martin CardnoMichael Palti