Tony G Celebrity Shootout w/ Bounties
Day 1 Completed
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Tony G Celebrity Shootout w/ Bounties
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Buy-in
500 AUD
Prize Pool
108,500 AUD
Entries
240
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
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Sam Khouiss - 220,000
Reza Vakili - 205,000
Vito Montalto - 180,000
Eoghan Lyons - 160,500
Kenneth Damm - 140,000
Gursel Ali - 115,000
Tony Bromham - 80,000
Andre Andrade - 25,000
Tune in tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. local time for the conclusion of Event 5 as we play down from eight to one. Until then, from the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia -- good night and good luck!
Showdown:
Khouiss:
Kambouris:
With both players about equal in chips, a spot at tomorrow's final table was being raced off between these two men. The dealer ran out the board:
. Khouiss' pocket pair held up, and when the stacks were counted down, it was he who doubled up to 220,000. Kambouris was left with just one lonely chip worth T1,000.On the next hand, Kambouris managed to triple his way up to 3,000.
Two hands later, he was all in from the big blind, and both of his opponents came into the pot with him. The flop brought
, and Khouiss put out a bet of 6,000. Bromham folded, and the two remaining hands were shown down:Kambouris:
Khouiss:
The turn and river fail to improve Kambouris, as the
and 
sealed his fate. He finishes in third place at his table, taking home AUD $2,170.
Showdown:
Ali:
Nassif:
"Nooo, why a seven, why am I always dominated!" yelled Nassif when he saw what he was up against.
The board ran out
and that was it for Nassif. He shook the hands of the other two players and congratulated them for making it through to the final table and collected his AUD $2,170 in prize money.
Action folded around to Kinkade on the button and he opted to open-shove all in for approximately 84,000 in chips. Gursel Ali folded his small blind and Montalto made the call from the big holding
; Kinkade tabled two red sixes.The first three cards off the deck were pretty harmless:
, but it was only after the flop was spread that the drama kicked in. Dealer Dane Jensen burned and turned the 
, which drew an "Oh, wow!" from Marwin Nassif. Then, the river came...the
. Another "Oh, wow!" spewed from the lips of Nassif, and Montalto clapped his hands together in victory, as he'd made the nut flush.Montalto had Kinkade covered by a few thousand chips and therefore earned the entire lot. If he hangs on to them, Montalto should enter tomorrow's final table as one of its biggest stacks.
After shaking Montalto's hand, Kinkade removed his PokerNews Bounty Lanyard and handed it over to his executioner.
"Hey, hey -- I got a bonus!" Montalto exclaimed.
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
and is in fine shape, as Kambouris tables 
.The board comes
, safe for Khouiss, and he doubles up to 128,000.
Showdown:
Jurcic:
Kambouris:
With his ace high in the lead, Jurcic clapped his hands together and looked to double up. The flop was
and caused Jurcic to whip his head away from the table in disgust.The turn was the
and the river the as Jurcic tossed his hands up in the air in reaction to the result. He went home earning AUD $1,628 for his efforts.
, Nassif check-raised an 8,000 bet from Kinkade and moved all in. Kinkade insta-called and tabled 
for trips. Nassif turned over 
. The turn and river were both inconsequential (
, ) and Kinkade took down the pot and 120,000 in chips. Nassif had enough chips to absorb the hit, though he's now the short stack at the table with 47,000.
"By the time we get out of here, it'll be breakfast!" Khouiss said with a frown. Indeed, his table is very even in chips, though Sam is the short stack, sitting with right at 60,000.