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2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Total Entries
410
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 410
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All the chips were in preflop with Crocky holding
as Cotsomitis' aces looked good for a double up. However the board fell 
as Crocky spiked a miracle queen on the river to send Cotsomitis to the rail.Crocky now up to nearly 80,000 chips!
"If you got an ace, you got me," said Cowan to Fazzolari, turning over
."Nope, no ace," responded Fazzolari as he rolled over a dominated
.The flop --
-- gave Fazzolari the lead with two pair, but it did gave Cowan a pair and a straight draw.The turn was the
and then the river the , which wasn't what Cowan was looking for. He was eliminated on the hand with Fazzolari jumping up to 26,000 chips.
, Pickering fired a 7,000 bet and Comer raised enough to put him all in. Pickering made the call and tabled 
for an open-ended straight; Comer turned over a pocket pair of fives for a set.The river blanked out (
) and Comer's set held up to eliminate Pickering from the tournament.
Joe Hachem bet out 3,000 and Serge Darscht moved all in for 15,325 which covered Hachem.Hachem once again entered the familiar surrounds of "the tank".
"Every hand I play this happens!" cried Hachem, "How can every hand I play be so difficult?"
The clock is called on Hachem which prompts him to fold, "I'm just a folding machine!"
Hachem is now down to 11,000 with Darscht up to 20,000.
Showdown:
Pratis:
Lackovic:
The board ran down
, good enough for Pratis to double up.
there was plenty of table talk between Dennis Huntly and Dutchman Johannes Verstraten.Huntly checked from the big blind and Verstraten led out for 2,100 from under the gun. Huntly thought for a moment and made the call.
The river landed the
and Huntly instantly fired out 4,000. "You don't bluff do you?" quizzed Verstraten."Never!" declared Huntly sending Verstraten into the tank. As Huntly agreed to show if his opponent folded, Verstraten tossed his cards into the muck claiming that he folded pocket kings. Huntly was a man of his word as he flashed
for the rivered straight.
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
JH: "That cap is filthy, mate. Do you wash it?"
DS: "I was with my friend a week ago. She ran it through the wash."
JH: "I'll run it through for you tonight, mate."
DS: "Please mate, it's a cap. It needs to be washed once a month!"
flop.Ali checked to Hachem in position who fired out 1,625. Ali then check-raised to 4,125 but Hachem was having none of it as he put in another raise - a small one to 6,625.
Ali thought for a moment before moving all in. Hachem was sent into the tank but after a bet, raise and reraise, he decided to let it go as he falls to 15,000 with Ali now up to 57,000.
