$550 NL Hold'em 6-handed | 2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

10-16-2008 15:48 UTC+11

Harvey Finds an Ace... To No Avail

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Two players limped into the pot, and action came to Martin Harvey on the button. He bumped it up to 4,000, and Michael Palti re-raised to 13,000 from the small blind. The rest of the table folded, and Harvey put in the call, moving the rest of his chips all-in.

Showdown:
Harvey: {A-Clubs}

Palti:

Salvation came for Harvey straight away as he found an ace on a flop of {A-Diamonds}

. The turn was the {6-Hearts}

. Unfortunately for him, Palti managed to re-draw to the lead, plucking the two-out {K-Spades}

off the deck to make triple kings. He eliminated Martin Harvey and moved up over 20,000.

Tags: Martin Harvey Michael Palti

10-16-2008 15:46 UTC+11

Duckworth's Last Quack

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Tim Duckworth has just been eliminated from the tournament after a pair of successive hands knocked him down and then out.

In the first of two, a player in the cutoff raised to 800 and Duckworth moved in over the top from the button for his last 4,400. Duckworth's opponent made the call and tabled a pocket pair of eights; Duckworth tabled {A-Diamonds}

and was in bad shape. The board filled out nine-high and Duckworth was left with 750 chips heading into the next hand:

Preflop, Van Marcus raised to 600 and Duckworth moved in for his remaining 750. Marcus was the lone caller and his {K-Diamonds}

bested Duckworth's {A-Diamonds}

after the board ran out {K-Clubs}

.

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

10-16-2008 15:31 UTC+11

Cabrera Not "Abel" To Survive

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A short-stacked Abel Cabrera was just knocked out of the field holding {8-?}

. He was all in against {9-?}

, and a third {9-?}

on the flop spelled the end for Cabrera.

10-16-2008 15:29 UTC+11

Mc-Done-agh

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Danny McDonagh moved all in for his last 1,075 chips before the flop, and he was called by two players, including Nali Kaselias. The two live players checked the board down as it came {Q-Diamonds}

.

McDonagh tabled {A-Clubs}

for a miss, while Kaselias rolled over {A-Diamonds}

. His pair of deuces was enough to win the pot and send Danny McDonagh to the exit.

Tags: Danny McDonagh Nali Kaselias

10-16-2008 15:27 UTC+11

Aces Hold for Debsia

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The player in the cutoff raised to 700 and Tony Hachem called on the button. Camil Debsia was in the small blind, and reraised to 3,600. The cutoff then moved all-in, which prompted Hachem to respond, "They won't let me see a flop on this table!"

Debsia made the call.

Showdown:
Debsia: {A-Hearts}

Opponent:

With the board running out {8-Clubs}

, Debsia scored the elimination of his opponent and moved up to 18,000 chips.

Tags: Camil Debsia

10-16-2008 15:18 UTC+11

Shark Boy Bites Peart

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Michael "Shark Boy" Palti opened with a raise to 900 under the gun, and Kim Peart moved all in for a total of 3,300. Palti called, having his opponent covered. Peart tabled {A-Clubs}

and was in good shape versus Palti's {A-Diamonds}

.

Trouble found Peart on the river though, as the community cards came {3-Spades}

. She sent the rest of her chips over to Palti on a three-outer and heads to the rail.

Tags: Michael Palti

10-16-2008 15:07 UTC+11

Marvelous Marvanek

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Michael "Marvs" Marvanek got all in preflop holding {K-Clubs}

and was in fine shape against an opponent who was covered and showed down {J-Spades}

.

The board came {3-Clubs}

, and Marvanek knocked out a player, chipping his way up to 20,000.

Tags: Michael Marvanek

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

10-16-2008 15:03 UTC+11

Prizepool and Payouts

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donpeters

A total of 213 players entered today's $550 NL Hold'em 6-handed tournament, creating a prizepool of $106,500. The final four tables, or top 24 places, will be paid out.

Any player sliding into the money will earn at least $1,065 for his or her effort. First place will be rewarded with $25,347. We'll be playing down to the final six today and here are the final table payouts:

1st Place - $25,347
2nd place - $17, 573
3rd Place - $12,141
4th Place - $8,520
5th Place - $6,071
6th Place - $4,260