The flop came down
. Kia led for 100,000 into his opponent. Cardno counted out his chips and moved all in for 273,000. Kia mucked his hand, allowing Cardno to take the pot and move up to 511,000 chips. He is the new chip leader.
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
$550 NL Hold'em 6-handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Buy-in
500 AUD
Prize Pool
106,500 AUD
Entries
213
Level
20
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
2,000
The flop came down
. Kia led for 100,000 into his opponent. Cardno counted out his chips and moved all in for 273,000. Kia mucked his hand, allowing Cardno to take the pot and move up to 511,000 chips. He is the new chip leader.
Showdown:
Cardno:
Hunter:
When the flop came down
, Hunter's kicker was a little bit better and kept him in the lead. The turn brought the 
and added a straight draw to the equation for Cardno. The straight was completed when the 
hit the river.Hunter dropped to 233,000 on the hand and Cardno moved up to 289,000. All Hunter could do after the hand was sit back in his chair and shake his head.
Farhad Kia - 348,000
Martin Cardno - 157,000
Steve Goldwater - 88,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
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Showdown:
Hawker:
Palti:
Hunter:
The flop was fantastic for Hunter, showing up
. He had flopped top set, but both opponents were still drawing slightly live. The turn changed that though. The 
peeled off, ending all the drama. Hunter had locked up the win with his kings full of queens. The river was a meaningless 
.After dragging down the biggest pot of the tournament, Kent Hunter has skyrocketed up to 472,000, eliminating Matt Hawker and Michael Palti in the process.
Showdown:
Hawker:
Palti:
After all five community cards laid on the felt,
, Hawker's seven on the river was enough to give him the double up. He's been up and down at the final table and is now sitting with 96,000.
Showdown:
Palti:
Cardno:
Palti may have thought he had unlucky timing to find ace-queen there, but he didn't know just how good his timing was. The flop miraculously came out
. Now it was Cardno who was stuck drawing to just two outs. The turn and river failed to give him the case ace though, and he begrudgingly sends a big stack of double-up chips over to Michael Palti.After that contest, Palti is up to 203,000 while Cardno has dropped back to 151,000.
couldn't best Hunter's .The flop came down
, putting Chen all but out of here. The turn was the , giving him a straight draw and some hope. The river though, was the and filled up Hunter's two pair to make him a boat.Chen finished in seventh place and earned AUD $2,663. With his exit, we're down to the official final table.
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 1,000
and Patli held 
.The flop put Hawker in front with a pair of jacks:
. The turn was the 
and then the river was the 
.This double up gave Hawker right around 66,000 chips.