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

Nice Flop For Gibson

Billy "The Croc" Argyros raised to 45,000 and Lawrence Gibson made the call.

They saw a {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{9-Diamonds} flop and Gibson checked to Argyros who moved all in. Gibson couldn't get his chips into the middle fast enough.

Argyros: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Gibson: {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

What a flop for Gibson! He flopped a full house and when the turn {5-Clubs} and river {J-Hearts} ran out, Gibson had doubled to 310,000, leaving Argyros on 120,000.

Tags: Billy ArgyrosLawrence Gibson

Bruce is Back!

Bruce Nguyen has doubled up, twice! Incredibly he's now back to 180,000 and with a pulse once more.

First he doubled up with {J-Diamonds}{5-Spades} against {K-Spades}{J-Spades} after spiking his five, and then he followed that up by winning with {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} against Daniel Neilson's {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} on a {4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} board.

Tags: Bruce Nguyen

Tahtouh Flashes The Rockets

Emad Tahtouh
Emad Tahtouh
Catching the action on a flop of {5-Spades}{8-Spades}{K-Hearts}, Imad Elkerdi checked from the big blind over to Emad Tahtouh who fired 50,000. Elkerdi then check-raised to 100,000 before Tahtouh moved all in for 220,000 in total.

Elkerdi went into the tank and eventually released and Tahtouh flashed pocket aces. Tahtouh is up to 490,000 chips.

Tags: Emad TahtouhImad Elkerdi

Another King Hit For Nguyen

Did we say rollercoaster? Bruce Nguyen has just lost another big race with his {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} up against the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} of Michel Bouskila.

The board fell {J-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{J-Diamonds} and Bouskila hits his king on the turn as Nguyen rolls his eyes in disgust. He just can't get any momentum at the moment and is now down to just 65,000 chips. Bouskila is back up to 531,000.

Tags: Bruce NguyenMichel Bouskila

Bruce Enjoying The Ride

Bruce Nguyen
Bruce Nguyen
It's been a rollercoaster of an evening for Bruce Nguyen as he's recovered from the short stack with another double up.

Nguyen was all in preflop with {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} against the {A-Clubs}{10-Spades} of Michel Bouskila. The flop brought a sweat when it arrived {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}{9-Clubs} but the {7-Diamonds} turn and the {4-Clubs} river bricked out to give Nguyen the double up to 275,000.

Tags: Bruce NguyenMichel Bouskila

Damien Griggs Eliminated in 20th Place ($6,000)

Damien Griggs - 20th Place
Damien Griggs - 20th Place
Carl Booth and Damien Griggs were all in preflop in one of the first hands after the break.

Booth went to war with {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} as Griggs tabled the pair with his {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}. The board fell Booth's way when it ran out {K-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{7-Spades} to give him a pair of kings and the 800,000-chip pot.

After the stacks were counted, Griggs found himself left with just 1,000 in chips which were lost a few hands later. He's out in 20th place for $6,000 in prize money.

Tags: Carl BoothDamien Griggs