2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Tony G Celebrity Shootout w/ Bounties
Day: 1
Event Info
The dealer spreads out the board: . Safe until the river, Lee falls to the Cabrera's pair of queens and is out of the tournament. Abel Cabrera, meanwhile, has chipped his way up to 20,500.
Khouiss held against his opponent's with all the chips in the middle preflop. The board ran out giving Khouiss two pair and the hand to send his opponent to the rail.
"Whenever I have A-8, I hit two pair!" celebrated Khouiss, but his opponent wasn't so happy.
"I hope you choke on it!" fired his opponent as he left his chair, "You're just a smartarse!" he shouted.
"Go shove it pal!" replied Khouiss as he had the last laugh and stacked up 21,000 in chips.
The turn brought the and Pazaitis open shoved all in, essentially putting Huntly to a decision for all of his chips. Huntly made the call and tabled for top pair and an open-ended straight draw; Pazaitis tabled for nothing but a gut-shot straight draw. The fell on the river, a safe card for Huntly, who successfully doubled through to 29,000 in chips after the hand.
This seemed to upset both Saab and Khouiss. Khouiss asked who called time at the table. A player admitted to calling the clock and then Khouiss tried to tell him to just let the poker be played, explaining that sometimes decisions may take a few minutes. Some minor arguing ensued, but in the end Saab let his hand go. Khouiss showed why he was begging for a call and turned up the .
Saab slipped a little on the hand to 29,000 and Khouiss bumped up to 14,000.
Saab:
Aristidou:
The board ran down , and Saab took the pot with his two pair, tens and threes. He is up to 17,000, while Aristidou is out of chips.
Argyros was unable to get even a little help on the flop when the were spread face up in the middle of the table. As he stood up to begin his exit, the rolled off to officially end things for The Croc. The completed the board on the river.
Drawing a big reaction from the table, the flop showed up , vaulting Vos into the lead. The turn was the , locking up the win for Vos, and sending another player out the door.
"I was kidding, I had the nuts," said Vos, as he pulled in the pot. He's back up to 30,000.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0