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2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia
PokerNews Australian Bad Boys of Poker Invitational
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
100,000 AUD
Entries
10
Level
10
Blinds
1,000 / 2,000
Ante
300
Thillai:
Saab:
Saab was dominated and needed to come from behind to avoid elimination. The flop was
and Saab took the lead. The turn was the 
and Thillai jumped back in the lead. The river was the 
and Saab bubbled out in 4th place.
. Tahtouh bet 8,000 and Saab called. The turn was the 
. Tahtouh fired out 12,000 and Saab raised him all in. Tahtouh called and tabled for two pair. Saab tossed his hand into the muck. Jonno Pittock, the tournament director asked the dealer to pull his hand out and he exposed the 
. Saab was indeed drawing dead. The river was a meaningless . Tahtouh increased his stack to over 37,000.
David Saab - 42,000
Emad Tahtouh - 28,000
Arul Thillai - 26,000
and both players checked. The turn was the . Benson checked and Billy the Croc moved all in. Benson called.Benson:
Billy the Croc:
Benson was ahead with a pair of Queens. The river was
and Benson won the pot. Billy the Croc headed to the rail in 5th place. Gary Benson a.k.a. the Crocodile Slayer just regained the chiplead.We're on the money bubble. Down to four.
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Billy the Croc laughed and said, "Put the clock on him."
Earlier in the evening, Tahtouh called a clock a couple of times on Tony G. Anyway, Tahtouh didn't need a clock because he decided to fold. Sabb also folded and Benson dragged the pot.
Tahtouh:
Thillai:
The flop was
. The turn was the 
. The river was the and Gary Benson let out a big sigh. Had he called that hand, he would have busted Tahtouh and possibly doubled through Thillai. As is, Tahtouh won the hand and doubled up to over 20,000.
"I don't want to raise, but I have to," said Saab. "I guess I'm all in."
Benson went into the tank before he sighed and said, "I'll give the boys a thrill. I call."
Benson:
Saab:
The flop was
. The turn was the . The river was the and Saab caught one of his outs to avoid elimination. He doubled up and jumped to almost 60,000 in chips. Benson slipped to 50,000 and lost the lead."You luckbox fish!" screamed Van Marcus who witnessed the hand from the rail.