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

Better Than A Walk

Level 25 : 20,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

With Adnan Al-Maliki limping UTG, John Bogdanovski in the small blind called, and David Hirst in the big blind checked.

The flop came {8-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, it went check check, then Hirst got all-in with {q-Clubs}{8-Spades} after Bogdanovski raised holding {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, and Al-Maliki got out of the way.

The turn was {7-Spades} and the river {9-Diamonds}, and Hirst stays alive.

"Better than a walk" he said.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
2,900,000
-800,000
-800,000
Profile photo of David Hirst au
David Hirst
900,000
480,000
480,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Chips At The Break

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
3,700,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Toby Giles au
Toby Giles
3,100,000
100,000
100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Adnan Al-Maliki au
Adnan Al-Maliki
2,400,000
Profile photo of Kiavash Arbabi au
Kiavash Arbabi
1,600,000
Profile photo of Michael Tran au
Michael Tran
1,400,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Didier Guerin au
Didier Guerin
1,300,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Mark Staples au
Mark Staples
1,300,000
Profile photo of [Removed:271] au
[Removed:271]
1,100,000
450,000
450,000
Profile photo of Joseph Antar au
Joseph Antar
750,000
-550,000
-550,000
Profile photo of Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
650,000
-170,000
-170,000
Profile photo of David Hirst au
David Hirst
420,000
-110,000
-110,000
Profile photo of Josh Norvock au
Josh Norvock
420,000
-280,000
-280,000

Al-Maliki Told The Answer

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

With a pot size already over 1,000,000, Adnan Al-Maliki was all-in for around 1,200,000 and Kiavash Arbabi was thinking about making the call.

"Will you show if I fold", Arbabi asked, in a reversal of the situation that happened not too long ago when Al-Maliki asked Arbabi to show and he said no.

Al-Maliki said "you didn't show me, but if you tell me what you had in that other hand, I'll show".

Arbabi agreed to tell Al-Maliki and folded his hand.

Al-Maliki showed him top-pair {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} on the board of {4-Clubs}{j-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}.

"Now what did you have in that other hand", said Al-Maliki. "Busted flush draw" Arbabi replied, confirming Al-Maliki's belief that he was previously bluffed off the pot. Al-Maliki scooped in the large pot but it would've been even larger if Arbabi called.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adnan Al-Maliki au
Adnan Al-Maliki
2,400,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Profile photo of Kiavash Arbabi au
Kiavash Arbabi
1,600,000
100,000
100,000

Three Way All-In, Bogdanovski Takes Two Out

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In what ended as a 3-way all-in, Marc Seymour (13th) and Michael Oscuro (14th) have been eliminated.
Seymour raised with {k-}{k-}, Michael Oscuro shoved with {a-}{q-}, and Michael Bogdanovski re-shoved with {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.
There was only two aces left in the deck that Seymour had to avoid, but it dropped on the turn {3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{j-Spades} {a-Diamonds} {6-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Bogdanovski au
John Bogdanovski
3,800,000
2,200,000
2,200,000
Profile photo of Michael Oscuro au
Michael Oscuro
Busted
Profile photo of Marc Seymour au
Marc Seymour
Busted

Al-Maliki Left Wondering

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a pot that was over 700,000 already, Kiavash Arbabi had bet 400,000 on a completed board of {k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}.
Adnan Al-Maliki counted the calling chips, going close to putting them over the line while he pondered making the call.

"Show if I fold", he said to Arbabi. Arbabi said no, he wouldn't, and Al-Maliki reluctantly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kiavash Arbabi au
Kiavash Arbabi
2,200,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Adnan Al-Maliki au
Adnan Al-Maliki
650,000
-850,000
-850,000