2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

$230 NL Hold'em - $75k Guar.
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
17,732 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
200 AUD
Prize Pool
84,400 AUD
Entries
422
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
0

Double Bubble

Two players were eliminated on the same hand during the hand-for-hand period, which means they'll split 40th place money, earning $232 each, a whopping $2 return on their investment.

The first was Greg Heaver, who was forced all in on the big blind for 3,000 chips. Matt Walker made the call from the cutoff holding {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} and had Heaver's {Q-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} dominated. A king-high board ensued and Walker's ace-high proved good enough to send Heaver home.

Heaver's bubble buddy turned out to be Fotios Pavlidis, whose pocket kings were unable to hold off an opponent's {A-?} {J-?} in a preflop all-in confrontation. A single ace hit the board, and that was all it took to crack Pavlidis' kings.