Savage flipped and it was the best hand as his opponent held but that all changed on the board of . Savage slips to 21,000 chips.
2009 PokerNews Cup Australia
$550 Tony G Celebrity Shootout Bounty Event
Day: 1
Savage flipped and it was the best hand as his opponent held but that all changed on the board of . Savage slips to 21,000 chips.
Some of the bounties chipped up and still in play include Stewart Scott, Michael Guzzardi, Ben Delaney, Ben Savage, Sam Khouiss, Peter Aristidou, and the man this event is named after - Tony G.
What are the chances of one of the bounties winning? You will just have to hang around to find out.
Saab:
Francis:
The board was kind to Francis as it ran out to send Saab to the rail.
In the hand cut-off opened to 2,400 with both Khouiss in the small blind and the big blind making the call.
The flop came and despite only having 1,700 chips left Khouiss checked to the big blind who did Khouiss' bidding for him by moving all in covering the other two players.
The cut-off got out of the way and Khouiss called tabling . His opponent rolled over hoping to hit the the open ended straight draw.
He missed, with the turn and river . Khouiss chips up to 11,000.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
In the first hand Gurung doubled up Ben Savage when he made the call on the turn on a board of . Gurung held for the straight draw but Savage improved to trips holding when the fell on the river.
A few minutes later Gurung took pocket eights to war but ran into an opponent's pocket aces. Gurung couldn't find another eight and loses after hefty pot. Good time for a break!
Andrew Jeffreys is looking ominous as he now sits with 32,000 chips.
With Saab screaming like crazy, just to make sure all of Melbourne was watching, the board was spread to give him a straight to eliminate Hachem and claim the bounty.
"I haven't won a pot since I got to this table!" exclaimed Hachem as Saab stacks up 20,000 in chips.