Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
$240 PL Omaha w/ $100 rebuys
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Buy-in
200 AUD
Prize Pool
73,900 AUD
Entries
96
Level
19
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
0
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The two players saw the flop come
. Tsapkounis took the lead by betting out 72,000. Kronos took a minute, flashed 
, and then folded.
Pickering:
Bhasin:
The flop was huge for Pickering,
, giving him a full house. The turn was the 
and then the river the 
to seal the deal on Bhasin's tournament.Going out in fourth place, Bhasin earned $7,390.
Tsapkounis:
Bhasin:
The board ran out
and Tsapkounis made a flush to best Bhasin's straight in the hand.Bhasin is now down to 80,000 chips with Tsapkounis bumping up to 160,000.
The hand saw Turker pot the betting preflop and Pickering made the call.
The flop came
and Koray tossed what little chips he had left into the middle (~7,000). Pickering practically beat him into the pot and quickly tabled the 
for the nut flush. Turker had a flush as well, but his was only 
-high. The turn and river, though irrelevant, finished out , 
and Pickering raked in the pot, bringing him closer to 300,000 in chips.
The flop was checked around on a
board. The turn was the and Pickering led for 50,000. Bhasin folded and then Turker folded.As all the cards were being pulled into the muck, Turker voiced his opinion on the hand. "Roy, that was the best spot for a squeeze. You just played it bad. Prepare to be stacked."
The money went in before the flop and a showdown ensued:
Pickering:
Cabrera:
The community cards filled out
and Pickering earned the checkmark with two pair, aces and threes.Cabrera will take home $4,434 in prize money for his efforts. Meanwhile, Pickering is now sitting with 210,000 in chips and fast approaching chip leader Roy Bhasin.
Triandifillou:
Bhasin:
Kronos:
The dealer wasted no time in quickly running out the board of
. Kronos made a straight and was able to triple his stack to around 86,000 chips. With the least amount of chips in the hand, Triandifillou was eliminated on the hand in seventh place.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0