Champ Event 5 - $1,100 HORSE
Day 2 Completed
2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia
Champ Event 5 - $1,100 HORSE
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
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Taylor (3-4) 9-J-6-Q (K)
Argyros (2-9) A-K-Q-7 (T)
Argyros made T-9-7-2-A for low, besting Taylor's J-9-6-4-3 and after a long-fought battle that saw both players come back from extreme chip defecits, Billy "The Croc" Argyros won Event #5 ($1,100 H.O.R.S.E. ) of the Poker News Cup, earning $18,900. Paul Taylor will take home $13,230 for his runner-up finish.
Congratulations to Billy "The Croc" Argyros, who started the day with less than two big bets to come back and win Australia's first-ever H.O.R.S.E. tournament!
on the turn, Taylor checked, Billy the Croc bet 24,000 and Taylor called. The river was the 
and both players checked. Billy the Croc turned up
for two pair, Taylor mucked, and the Croc scooped the pot.
Paul Taylor 57,000
Taylor raised from the button and Billy the Croc called. The flop was
. Taylor bet out, Billy the Croc raised and Taylor called all in. Taylor
Argyros
Argyros had flopped the wheel and Taylor needed some serious help. The turn was the
and the river was... the 
! Both players made the wheel and split the pot.
to Billy the Croc's 
. The board ran out 
and Taylor took it down with a full house, doubling his stack to 18,000. On the next hand, Taylor took his
against the Croc's 
and turned a pair of deuces to take down that pot and double to 36,000. On the hand after that, Taylor was dominated, his 
up against the Croc's 
, but flopped a seven to double up for the third time, to 72,000.
, Billy the Croc bet, Paul Taylor raised and the Croc called. The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the . The Croc bet, and Taylor, looking anguished, made a crying call, turning up . They were no good against the Croc's 
and he raked in the pot, leaving Taylor with only 9,000 in chips.
Taylor 87,000
Argyros 281,000