2009 PokerNews Cup Australia

$550 Tony G Celebrity Shootout Bounty Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 PokerNews Cup Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
20,520 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
500 AUD
Entries
169
Level Info
Level
16
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
0

T-Hach Doubles

Tony Hachem is back to 3,600 after almost being out the door.

Tony found his {A-?}{9-?} all in against an opponent's {10-?}{10-?}.

Tony flopped a pair on the {4-?}{9-?}{2-?} flop, and turned trips with the {9-?} on the turn. The river blanked and Tony stays alive.

Tags: Tony Hachem

Pearson Punished By The PNC Champ

Nali Kaselias
Nali Kaselias
Matthew Pearson just recalled to us his elimination hand which saw him commit his short stack preflop with {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}.

He found two callers who checked down the board of {9-?}{10-?}{6-?}{5-?}{5-?}. That board missed Pearson but it hit the 2008 PokerNews Cup champion in Nali Kaselias who flipped the {5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for running trip fives to send Pearson packing!

Tags: Matthew PearsonNali Kaselias

So What's This Bounty Business?

You may be wondering what this bounty stuff is? Of course being the Tony G Celebrity Bounty Shootout there has to be a "Celebrity Bounty" element.

Basically the bounties are mostly well known and notable poker players wearing a lanyard with "Bounty" on it. If a player successfully knocks out a bounty they will win $500.

Players are free to knockout as many bounties as they want, so the successful bounty hunter could have quite a handy night regardless of whether they cash or not.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Tony G Loses Some Change

The "G" going strong!
The "G" going strong!
Preflop a player open-shoved for 2,300 and Tony G made the call in late position with {7-?}{7-?} only for the opponent to turn over {K-?}{k-?}.

The board was no help to Tony and he takes a slight hit to his stack. Amazingly we're two levels in and he has not yet delivered on his prophecy of busto early.

Tags: Tony G

Ding Dong, The Dong Is Dead

Karamalikis: creamed!
Karamalikis: creamed!
The money was in the middle between Jonathon 'xMONSTERxDONG' Karamalikis and an unknown opponent with the board reading {7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}-X-X.

We caught the action just as the cards were tabled; Karamalikis held pocket queens but his fate was sealed when the opponent tabled {K-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for the flush.

The Dong's day is done.

Tags: Jonathon Karamalikis

Bullets Backfire

Ben Delaney
Ben Delaney
On a flop of {k-Clubs}{2-Spades}{8-Spades} Ben Delaney moved enough chips in to force his opponent into a decision for his tournament life.

The opponent called tabling {A-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and Delaney rolled over his own {A-Spades}{5-Spades} for the nut flush draw.

The board obliged turning the {10-Spades} to give Delaney the hand and sent his opponent to the rail.

Delaney is up to 8,500 early on.

Tags: Ben Delaney

Tahtouh Taken Down

Emad Tahtouh was sent to the rail after moving his money in the middle on a flop reading {10-?}{10-?}{A-?} holdng {Q-?}{10-?}, but was in major strife against an opponent's {A-?}{10-?}.

The turn and the river blanked out and Tahtouh's day was done.

Tags: Emad Tahtouh

Hachem Takes A Hit

Hachem: when the going gets tough ...
Hachem: when the going gets tough ...
With the flop reading {10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}, Hachem led out for 600 but found an unknown opponent moving all in. Hachem snap-called and the cards were rolled up:

Hachem: {A-?}{10-?}
Opponent: {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}

The turn brought another jack to put the opponent in the lead; Hachem would be left with 'squadouche' when the river blanked out.

Tags: Tony Hachem

Toothpick Stuck

"Toothpick" Tony Kambouris has been scalped in the early skirmishes. The pick got it in with {3-?}{3-?} preflop and ran into a loose call with {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

The board got progressively worse for Kambouris as it went, coming {4-?}{5-?}{9-?}{6-?} and a {7-?} on the river to send him and his toothpick to the rail.