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Showdown:
Cardno:
Horan:
Opponent:
There wasn't much drama as the board came
, keeping Horan in the lead and nearly tripling him up to 38,000. The player with ace-ten was eliminated, and Martin Cardno is down to 28,500.
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
Showdown:
Cardno:
Horan:
Opponent:
There wasn't much drama as the board came
, keeping Horan in the lead and nearly tripling him up to 38,000. The player with ace-ten was eliminated, and Martin Cardno is down to 28,500.
, and he was called down by Bruno Portaro, who tabled 
.The flop was about as good of a miss as Wild could hope for, as it showed up
, giving him an open-end straight draw. The turn got him there the rest of the way as the 
filled in that straight. Just for good measure, the 
on the river gave him a six-card run, earning him a double up to 24,000. Portaro was knocked back to 40,000.
.Blatt led out for 4,000 and Saab moved all in. Blatt made the call and turned over
. He had a dominating position on Saab's 
.The turn paired the board with the
and then the river kept Saab alive when the 
hit the felt. Both players chopped up the pot with nines full of queens.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
Showdown:
Saab:
Kashyap:
The board ran out
. Despite picking up an extra out on the turn, Saab was unable to eliminate Kashyap on the hand. Kashyap doubled and then some to 34,700.
The flop came down
and Portaro checked to the original preflop raiser. Ligos bet out 3,100. After asking to see how much Ligos had left in his bank, Portaro raised to 23,100 -- almost enough to put Ligos all in.Ligos folded his hand and Portaro was nice enough to show a set of deuces. Ligos claimed to fold pocket nines on the eight-high flop.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100