Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
$230 NL Hold'em - $75k Guar.
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Buy-in
200 AUD
Prize Pool
84,400 AUD
Entries
422
Level
20
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
0
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. Pitcher fired out 3,000 from the cutoff and Nind made the call.The turn was the
and Pitcher checked over to Nind, who this time took the lead and bet out 5,000. Pitcher made the call. The river landed the 
, and this time Pitcher took control with a 10,000 chip bullet. Nind thought for a moment and made the call as Pitcher's 
were rivered by the 
of Nind.Nind is up to 61,000 with Pitcher falling to 30,000.
and found himself up against chip leader Steve Hamilton who held 
.The board fell
giving Hamilton a pair of kings and the pot to eliminate Gorr just short of the money. Hamilton is on track for a final table berth as he now holds 110,000 chips.
in the big blind. Tang shoved all in for around 8,000 chips. The middle position player folded, but the small blind made the call and revealed an interestingly played pair of aces!However, luck favored Tang as the board fell
, giving him a set as the small blind was left shaking his head. Tang is up to 22,000.
, Karib found himself racing against his opponent's 
; all of the money went in before the flop. His fours remained good through the turn as the board filled out 
, but the that fell on the river tipped the scales in favor of Karib's opponent.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Vandersluis:
Iglesias:
Needing a nine to survive, Vandersluis could only watch on as the board landed
to send the pot to Iglesias. Vandersluis is out while Iglesias is in good shape with 47,000 chips.
.Roles were reversed after the flop, however, as it delivered not one, but two kings for Walker:
.With one out left and two cards to come, Tang watched the turn and river spit out running fives, earning Walker the checkmark for the hand.
Afterwards, Tang was left with 17,000 in chips while Walker improved to 27,000.
and Craig Nind was the sheriff as he looked him up with his .The board fell
to end the day for Sach and Nind now sits comfortably with 52,000.