2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships

AU$1,150 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
100,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,150 AUD
Prize Pool
363,896 AUD
Entries
366
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

A River Raise

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

In a limped pot, both players checked the {9-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop. The turn was {8-Spades} and Bogdanovski bet 325,000, Staples called.

The river was the {10-Spades} and Bogdanovski bet 700,000. Staples raised to 2,000,000 and Bogdanovski went deep into the tank. He eventually folded and Staples, again, showed just the one card, the {q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
10,400,000
-900,000
-900,000
Profile photo of Mark Staples au
Mark Staples
7,900,000
900,000
900,000

Heads-Up Marathon

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

This heads-up match has been going for two hours now. as long as it took for the entire rest of the final table to be eliminated. Just as it seems John Bogdanovski is getting on top, Mark Staples claws back, almost claiming the chip lead at one point.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
11,300,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Profile photo of Mark Staples au
Mark Staples
7,000,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Out Of Turn

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Mark Staples raised to 300,000 out of turn. John Bogdanovski himself was about to bet an amount, but to make it easy, he made it the same 300,000.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and Staples bet 300,000, Bogdanovski called.

The turn was the {10-Spades}. Staples checked, Bogdanovski made it 750,000, Staples raised to 2,000,000, and Bogdanovski called.

The river was {5-Clubs} and it was checked by both players. Staples showed {a-Hearts}{10-} for the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
10,300,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Mark Staples au
Mark Staples
8,000,000
200,000
200,000

A Rivered Boat Beats A Straight

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

It was a limped pot and the flop came {5-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, checked by both players. The turn was the {6-Clubs}. John Bogdanovski bet out 325,000 and Mark Staples moved all-in. Bodganovski called him off and had Staples completely crushed.

Staples: {5-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} for two pair
Bogdanovski: {7-Spades}{8-Hearts} with a straight

"I didn't put you on that", said Staples.

The river {5-Diamonds} gave Staples the boat. The room went completely silent at the surprise river and Staples doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
10,000,000
-4,000,000
-4,000,000
Profile photo of Mark Staples au
Mark Staples
8,300,000
4,000,000
4,000,000

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000