2009 PokerNews Cup Australia

$2,200 No Limit Holdem Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 PokerNews Cup Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
45
Prize
250,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
762,000 AUD
Entries
381
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Suck, Re-Suck Sees Dunst Double

Tony Dunst
Tony Dunst
Kris Nedanovski opened with a raise to 30,000 before Tony Dunst declared himself all in for 313,000 from the button. Nedanovski thought for several minutes into the break before making the call.

Dunst: {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Nedanovski: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

The flop bricked {7-Clubs}{10-Spades}{10-Hearts} to change nothing but the {q-Hearts} turn changed everything. Suddenly Nedanovski was in front and Dunst was on the verge of elimination. That is, until the {J-Clubs} was revealed on the river to give Dunst Broadway and the huge double up. He's back to 650,000, leaving Nedanovski crippled.

Tags: Kris NedanovskiTony Dunst

Nedanovski Needed That

Tony Dunst raised to 48,000 and Kris Nedanovski moved all in from the small blind for 159,000 in total. Dunst made a reluctant call.

Nedanovski: {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}
Dunst: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}

The board was spread {3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{4-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} and Nedanovski finds a much needed double up to around 350,000 as Dunst slips to around the same mark.

Tags: Kris NedanovskiTony Dunst

Emad Tahtouh Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,000)

Emad Tahtouh - 14th Place
Emad Tahtouh - 14th Place
Carl Booth raised from early position to 40,000 and Emad Tahtouh defended his big blind with a call.

The flop landed {5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Spades} and Tahtouh checked to Booth who fired 40,000. Tahtouh then check-raised to 140,000 before Booth moved all in. Tahtouh had just over 400,000 in total and decided to make the call.

Tahtouh: {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Booth: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

It was top pair, top kicker for Tahtouh but Booth had the overpair with his jacks. The turn was the {6-Hearts} and river the {2-Clubs} to leave Tahtouh heading for the rail in 14th place as Booth is up over 1.5 million in chips!

Tags: Carl BoothEmad Tahtouh

Say Marchese!

Herman Marchese
Herman Marchese
In a three-way limped pot the flop landed {3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} and play checked to Herman Marchese in position who fired 100,000. Carl Booth then decided to put in the check-raise to 300,000 forcing Antonio Ascenzio from the pot. Marchese then declared himself all in for 325,000 in total and Booth made the call.

Marchese: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Booth: {9-Spades}{7-Spades}

It was top pair for Marchese against Booth's ambitious middle pair. The turn was the {6-Diamonds} and the river {A-Spades} to double Marchese up to around 700,000 chips.

Tags: Antonio AscenzioCarl BoothHerman Marchese

Move Backfires For Brown

Double up for Con Tsapkounis
Double up for Con Tsapkounis
Con Tsapkounis raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Jason Brown made the call in the big blind.

They went heads up to a monotone flop of {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Brown checked to Tsapkounis who fired 110,000. Brown then announced he was all in and Tsapkounis made the call.

Tsapkounis: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Brown: {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Brown was making a move with his middle pair as Tsapkounis was happy to oblige with bottom set. The turn was the {5-Hearts} and river the {9-Diamonds} and Tsapkounis doubles through to 760,000, leaving Brown with 365,000.

Tags: Con TsapkounisJason Brown

Billy 'The Croc' Argyros Eliminated in 15th Place ($9,000)

Billy "The Croc" Argyros - 15th Place
Billy "The Croc" Argyros - 15th Place
The action folded around to Billy 'The Croc' Argyros on the button who moved all in for his last 120,000-odd chips with Tony Dunst quickly calling in the small blind.

Argyros: {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Dunst: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}

The flop landed {10-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} and Crocky hit the lead with his pair.

"I know I certainly don't want two pair!" said Crocky, but no sooner had he uttered the words, the {J-Spades} hit the turn to give Dunst a Broadway straight.

Crocky was left needing to fill up on the river but it wasn't to be as the {7-Hearts} fell and he departs in 15th place for $9,000 in prize money.

Tags: Billy ArgyosThe CrocTony Dunst