They took a flop of . On the flop Tsapkounis checked to Booth who bet 350,000. Tsapkounis folded, leaving Booth to re-build his stack a little.
2009 PokerNews Cup Australia
$2,200 No Limit Holdem Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
They took a flop of . On the flop Tsapkounis checked to Booth who bet 350,000. Tsapkounis folded, leaving Booth to re-build his stack a little.
Preflop, Con Tsapkounis opened the button to 250,000 and was met with an all in from Joe Cabret. Cabret probably didn't expect the re-shove from Carl Booth right behind him, but that is exactly how it happened.
Con Tsapkounis decided it was in his best interest to fold and let the other two players showdown.
Carl Booth:
Joe Cabret:
Cabret wasn't behind long, he spiked a set on the and Booth wasn't able to catch up on the turn or river.
Cabret moves over 2,000,000 chips. Booth is down to 600,000.
They saw a flop which they both checked. The hit the turn and Carl Booth fired out 400,000.
Cabret check-folded and open mucked and Booth showed him .
With 1,500,000 chips in the pot preflop it was going to be a war post-flop. Booth moved all in and Tsapkounis made an instant call for his stack.
Tsapkounis:
Booth:
The turn and river were not the cards Booth was looking for, so he ships the majority of his stack to Tsapkounis.
Booth has 1,200,000 left, Tsapkounis is now the chip leader again with 5,200,000.
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Carl Booth - 3,700,000
Con Tsapkounis - 2,550,000
Joe Cabret - 1,350,000
Khouiss moved his last 780,000 chips in with and was called by Carl Booth with .
The flop of left Booth in charge, as did the turn and river.
Booth moves up to 3,700,000 in chips as we go three-handed.
All three players checked it, and moved to the turn. On the turn the blinds checked to Khouiss who bet 200,000. Carl Booth then check-raised it to 400,000, and Con Tsapkounis got out of the way.
Action was back on Khouiss who decided to pitch his hand. As Booth dragged the pot, he decided to rub some extra salt into the wound by showing his bluff.
Booth is back to 2,900,000.
Preflop, Tsapkounis raised to 200,000 and both Joe Cabret and Sam Khouiss called out of the blinds.
The flop came and both the blinds checked to Tsapkounis. Tsapkounis asked the dealer to count off both of their stacks, before betting 350,000.
Both players folded.
Con Tsapkounis moves up to 2,700,000.