2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

$550 NL Hold'em 6-handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
25,347 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
500 AUD
Prize Pool
106,500 AUD
Entries
213
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
2,000

James McCreery Eliminated in 22nd Place ($1,065)

James McCreery - 22nd Place
James McCreery - 22nd Place
James McCreery moved all in from the button, and small blind Peter Pratis moved all in as well, isolating himself against the at-risk McCreery.

Showdown:
McCreery: {J-?} {9-?}
Pratis: {A-?} {A-?}

McCreery still had a little life left, as the flop came {K-?} {Q-?} {4-?}, provding a few more outs to the gutshot straight. He failed to improve further though, as fourth and fifth streets were {2-?} and {Q-?} respectively. James McCreery is knocked out in 22nd place, earning AUD $1,065.

Tags: James McCreery

John Maron Eliminated in 23rd Place ($1,065)

John Maron - 23rd Place
John Maron - 23rd Place
Michael Palti raised to 8,000 and John Maron moved all in for 12,200. Palti made the call with {K-Spades} {J-Diamonds}. Maron held {A-Hearts} {6-Clubs}.

Maron's ace high was good until the flop came down {Q-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {2-Spades}. The turn gave him some more outs with the {6-Diamonds}, but when the river hit the {Q-Clubs}, it was all over. Maron finished in 23rd position, just about doubling his buy in for the event.

Tags: John MaronMichael Palti

Alfred Grech Eliminated in 24th Place ($1,065)

Alfred Grech - 24th Place
Alfred Grech - 24th Place
Alfred Grech moved all in with his short stack, first in from the cutoff seat. He held {6-?} {6-?} and was called down by Steve Goldwater, whose {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades} had Grech crushed.

And no help came for the all-in player as the board ran {7-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {Q-Spades} {J-Hearts}. Steve Goldwater chips up to 50,000, sending Alfred Grech out as the first in-the-money departee.

Tags: Alfred Grech

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 200

The Real Bubble Boy

Nuno Da Silva - Bubble Boy
Nuno Da Silva - Bubble Boy
Nuno Da Silva moved all in from the small blind, pushing out his final 21,900 chips. Next to him and last to act, Michael Palti looked down at {10-Diamonds} {10-Spades} and made the call. Da Silva rolled over his {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs} and the race was on!

Right in the window came a disatrous {10-Hearts} for Da Siva, all but ending his hopes as Palti tripped up his tens. When the rest of the cards were run out, the board showed {7-Diamonds} {10-Hearts} {2-Spades} {4-Spades} {9-Spades}, and indeed Nuno Da Silva is eliminated on the bubble.

Michael Palti is now soundly in the chip lead, sitting on a stack of 101,700.

With that elimination, the remaining 24 players are all in the money!

Tags: Michael PaltiNuno Da Silva

No Break Just Yet

The current level just finished up on the clock, but the tournament staff announced that there will be no break for the players. Play will continue until we lose one more player and bust the bubble. The blinds will not increase and once we lose another player, everyone will get a break.

The Good Kind of 'Bubble Boy'

Michael Palti
Michael Palti
Michael Palti has won the last four hands in a row with a raise or reraise before the flop. He began bubble play with right around 40,000 in chips, but he has used this stage of the tournament to chip his way all the way up into the lead. He sits with 88,000 right now, plenty of ammunition to keep the pressure on his table.

Tags: Michael Palti

Grech Getting His On the Bubble

Alfred Grech moved all in for his last 6,400. Van Marcus made the call from the big blind to try and bust open the bubble.

Showdown:
Marcus: {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs}
Grech: {Q-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Spades} {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {10-Hearts} and just kept Grech alive with the last card. He was able to double to 12,000 and players are still sitting on the bubble.

Tags: Albert GrechVan Marcus