2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
250,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Total Entries
410
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 410
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Trip Aces Get Kaltzidis in Trouble

In a multi-way limped pot, three players see a flop of {6-Hearts} {A-Spades} {A-Hearts}. Martin Comer is first to act, and he puts out a bet of 300. Sam Youssef is next, and he decides to raise to 2,000. There's still one player left, Peter Kaltzidis, and he re-raises over the top, making it 5,000 to skate. Comer gets out of the way, but Youssef moves all in for a total of about 19,000. Kaltzidis calls.

Showdown:
Youssef: {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts}
Kaltzidis: {A-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}

The turn and river come {7-Clubs} and {3-Hearts} respectively, and Youssef's kicker plays. He is up to 40,000, leaving Kaltzidis with just 9,000.

Beyers Beware

Mitchell Carle is now sitting with 65,000 in chips after taking a big bite out of Barry Beyers' chip stack.

Carle opened the pot with a raise to 750 from under-the-gun and Beyers was the lone caller. The flop came {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} and Carle made a continuation bet of 1,525 that was called by Beyers.

The {4-Diamonds} fell on fourth street and Carle fired again, this time tossing 4,500 worth of chips into the middle; Beyers called again.

The {K-Diamonds} was the last card off the deck and Carle unleashed his biggest bet yet, sliding 11,500 in chips into the pot. Beyers made the call and Carle turned over {A-Spades} {7-Spades} for a flopped full house. Beyers mucked and was left with 17,000 in chips after the hand.

Tags: Barry Beyers

Tahtouh-ing the Flop

Emad Tahtouh
Emad Tahtouh
We pick up this pot on the flop, heads up between Emad Tahtouh and Carl Gray. The flop reads {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {10-Clubs}, and Gray leads out for a bet of 1,500. Emad Tahtouh raises it up to 3,500, and Gray moves all in for 12,000. Tahtouh snap-calls before Gray can even get his chips into the middle.

Showdown:
Gray: {K-Spades} {9-Spades}
Tahtouh: {K-Clubs} {3-Clubs}

In what proved to be a huge action flop, there is little drama left as Gray is left drawing completely dead. The turn and river are meaningless -- {3-Spades} and {6-Clubs} -- and Tahtouh knocks out Gray, chipping his way up to a healthy 70,000.

Tags: Carl GrayEmad Tahtouh

Diamonds are For Doubling

We join the action on the flop in a multi-way pot over on Table 50. The three community cards in the middle of the table are {6-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}. Action is on Becerra, and he bets out all in for his last 5,525. It comes to Flasterstein, and he reraises to 12,000, successfully isolating himself against the all-in player. With everyone else ducking out, the hands were turned up.

Showdown:
Becerra: {J-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}
Flasterstein: {K-Spades} {Q-Hearts}

Becerra was looking for a diamond or running straight cards, and he found one of his outs on the turn. The dealer peeled off the {2-Diamonds}, vaulting the at-risk player into the lead. The river was a useless {6-Hearts}, and Becerra earns a double up through Flasterstein.

Hachem Eliminates Edelstein

Preflop, Shane Moran raised to 1,000 and was called by both Morry Edelstein and Joe Hachem. The flop came {Q-Clubs} {9-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} and Moran passed to Edelstein who bet 3,000. Hachem then raised all in, putting Edelstein to a decision for all of his chips. Moran folded and Edelstein called for less.

Showdown:
Hachem: {K-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}
Edelstein: {A-Hearts} {9-Hearts}

The turn and river filled out {3-Clubs}, {2-Spades} and Hachem's queen held up to win the pot and send Edelstein to the rail. Hachem now sits with about 37,500 in chips.

Tags: Joe Hachem

Hawker Turns Queens Into Bluff

Matt Hawker
Matt Hawker
John Maron, coming off a final table in the Main Event of the Victorian Championships, limped into the pot before Matt Hawker then popped it up to 2,500 from late position. The table folded back to Maron who then announced a reraise to 5,500. Hawker made the call as a big pot was brewing.

The flop landed {A-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Maron led for 3,000. Hawker then raised once again, making it 7,000 to go. Maron cringed and decided to release as he folded pocket kings face up. Amazingly Hawker flashed pocket queens, as he turns the ladies into a bluff to take down the pot!

Hawker is up to 37,000 with Maron slipping to 12,500.

Tags: John MaronMatt Hawker

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Tony Hachem Eliminated

Tony Hachem - Eliminated
Tony Hachem - Eliminated
Just before the break, Tony Hachem got involved with Barry Beyers on a flop of {Q-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {2-Clubs}. Hachem led with a bet of 750 and Beyers called.

The turn was the {7-Hearts} and Hachem checked. Beyers bet 2,000 and Hachem raised to 8,000. Beyers then moved all in. Hachem made the call and was covered in the hand.

Hachem held top two pair with {Q-?} {8-?} against Beyers with an overpair of kings. The river was a striking blow to Hachem when the {K-Hearts} fell, eliminating him from the tournament.

Tags: Barry BeyersTony Hachem

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