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
Total Entries
381
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 381

Bubble Tension

We're now on the money bubble, with 33 players remaining. The next player eliminated will go home with nothing but a story to tell as the remaining 32 players will have 4,000 reasons to celebrate.

Interestingly a little tension has emerged, which is not uncommon for the bubble situation.

Stephen Doolan had the clock called on him preflop and when it timed out his pocket queens were declared dead.

Meanwhile Carl Booth is currently serving a one orbit penalty. After Emad Tahtouh raised to 20,000, Booth put in the re-raise to 100,000 and Booth quipped, "Whatever you do, I'm calling!"

The floor was called and by this stage Tahtouh had folded, but the penalty was enforced as Booth's comments were binding and considered acting out of turn.

Hand-for-hand play continues across the five tables.