2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

Champ Event 3 - $230 No-Limit Holdem
Day: 2
Event Info

2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
20,036 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
200 AUD
Prize Pool
100,200 AUD
Entries
501
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Eric Assadourian Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,517)

Eric Assadourian- 4th Place
Eric Assadourian- 4th Place
Eric Assadourian was all in in the small blind for 18,000. Janar Kinramees made it 100,000 to go from the button and John Williams called from the big blind. The flop was {Q-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}. Williams checked and Kiivramees checked behind. The turn was the {6-Diamonds} and both players checked again. The river was the {J-Clubs}. Williams bet 40,000 and Kiivramees folded.

Williams turned up {6-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a set, eliminating Assadourian who held {3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. He exited in fourth place to applause from the rail, winning $8,517.

Eric Assadourian Triples Again

Eric Assadourian's case 6,000 went into the pot vs. Andrew Oataway, Assadourian holding {2-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Oataway {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs}. Wouldn't you know it, the flop came down {8-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Spades}, giving him two pair! The turn was the {4-Clubs}, the river was the {6-Spades}, and Assadourian tripled again, this time to 18,000.

"Here I come! Choo-choo train!" joked Assadourian. "I almost have a whole small blind now!"

Eric Assadourian Triples Up

Eric Assadourian moved all in for his remaining 2,000 from UTG, Andrew Oataway called from the small blind, Janar Kiivramees moved all in from the big blind, and Oataway dejectedly folded.

Kiivramees {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Assadourian {9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The flop was {Q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, but the turn was the {J-Clubs} making Assadourian's straight. The river was the {2-Hearts} and Assadourian tripled his meager stack to 6,000.

Oataway was none too pleased with Kiivramees' all-in move, as he would have made a flush and eliminated Assadourian on the hand.

Level: 20

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 0

John Williams Cripples Eric Assadourian

Eric Assadourian moved all in for 186,000 from the small blind and John Williams called from the big blind. Williams turned up {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}, dominating Assadourian's {Q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. The flop was {9-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs}, the turn was the {8-Clubs}, the river was the {4-Diamonds}, and Assadourian's stack was decimated on the hand. He shipped 184,000 across the table to Williams and was left with only two gray 1,000 chips.

Andrew Oataway Doubles Through Eric Assadourian

The chips are flying so fast here at the final table we can barely count them before they're shipped into someone else's stack!

In our latest all-in confrontation, Andrew Oataway pushed from the button and Eric Assadourian called from the big blind. Oataway tabled {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, dominating Assadourian's {A-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. The flop was {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{3-Spades}, pairing Oataway's ten. The turn was the {8-Clubs}, and Assadourian picked up a straight draw. He immediatley began shouting for a seven. The river, though, was the {5-Clubs} and Oataway doubled through the chip leader, increasing his stack to 580,000. Assadourian was left with 185,000.

John Williams Doubles Through Eric Assadourian

John Williams moved all in from UTG for 116,000. With the action folded around to Eric Assadourian in the 40,000 big blind, he shrugged his shoulders, said "I'm committed" and called. Williams turned up {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} while Assadourian showed {4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. The flop was {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, the turn was the {3-Diamonds}, the river was the {2-Clubs}, and Williams doubled up to 230,000.

Level: 19

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0