Jalc and Ibrahim Win Sydney Championships Team Event (A$17,142)
The team of Michal Jalc and Erden Ibrahim shipped the Sydney Championships Event #10: A$500 Teams event for A$17,142 ($12,688) at the Star Poker Room.
The event was a huge success with 136 teams battling it out and 15 teams cashing for a minimum of A$1,033 ($765).
Sydney Championships Event #10: A$500 Teams Final Table Results
| Place | Team | Country | Prize | Prize in US$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michal Jalc and Erden Ibrahim | Australia | A$17,142 | $12,688 |
| 2 | Seyedrahim Hosseininasab and Roy Vandersluis | Australia | A$10,591 | $7,839 |
| 3 | Daniel Copko and Matthew Weir | Australia | A$7,645 | $5,659 |
| 4 | Myles Lattacher and Trent Adams | Australia | A$5,617 | $4,158 |
| 5 | David Sargeant and Grant Naylor | Australia | A$4,199 | $3,108 |
| 6 | Gus Diana and Emil Dannaoui | Australia | A$3,192 | $2,363 |
| 7 | Chad Fitzsimmons and Todd Rizzoli | Australia | A$2,468 | $1,827 |
| 8 | Geoffrey Martin and Belinda D'Imperra | Australia | A$1,938 | $1,435 |
| 9 | Marianne Crane and Lida Chen | Australia | A$1,547 | $1,145 |
The team of Marianne Crane and Lida Chen were the first to go at the nine-max final table. Chen ran his pocket fours into the pocket fives held by David Sargeant to be ousted in ninth place for A$1,547.
Next to go were Geoffrey Martin and Belinda D'Imperra in eighth place for A$1,938 ($1,435) followed by the team of Chad Fitzsimmons and Todd Rizzoli in seventh place for A$2,468 ($1,827).
Gus Diana and Emil Dannaoui hit the rail in sixth place for A$3,192 ($2,363) after Dannaoui's king-queen were outgunned by the aces held by Ibrahim.
Not too much later the teams of Sargeant and Grant Naylor (fifth - A$4,199), Myles Lattacher and Trent Adams (fourth - A$5,617), and Daniel Copko and Matthew Weir (third - A$7,645) were all eliminated.
Heads-up play lasted just two hands before the team of Seyedrahim Hosseininasab and Roy Vandersluis were eliminated in second place for A$10,591 ($7,839).
Vandersluis got it in with seven-four suited against Ibrahim's king-deuce suited. It was looking like the heads-up match could last longer after Vandersluis flopped a flush draw. However, both he and his teammate were eliminated after blanks came on the turn and the river.
