$230 NL Hold'em - $75k Guar.
Day 1 Completed
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
$230 NL Hold'em - $75k Guar.
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Buy-in
200 AUD
Prize Pool
84,400 AUD
Entries
422
Level
20
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
0
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Harry was prominent throughout the tournament and destroyed the final table with some premium cards to eliminate seven of his nine opponents.
In the biggest win of the Albanian-born Australian's career he takes home $17,732 and the coveted PokerNews title! Congratulations Harry!
Bancroft:
Ligos:
Oops! An amazing time to pick up a big pocket pair for Ligos as Bancroft was going to need something miraculous to escape. It wasn't to be as the board fell
to give Harry Ligos the title!Michael Bancroft ends his excellent run in 2nd place for a satisfying collect of $12,238 in prize money.
The flop came
and Ligos led out for 25,000. Bancroft quickly moved all in for 135,000 in total sending Ligos into the tank. He eventually laid it down and Bancroft chips up to around 220,000.
Harry Ligos: 995,000
Michael Bancroft: 271,000
Harry Ligos raised to 65,000 from the button and Danny Tang moved all in for 203,000 from the big blind. Ligos tanked before making the call.
Tang:
Ligos: 
The board fell 
to give Ligos top pair and the pot. Tang is sent to the rail in 3rd place for $8,440. We're now heads up!
Level: 20
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
The flop came
and Jeffreys moved all in with Ligos making the call.Both players showed top pair but Jeffreys'
out-kicked the 
. That is, until the 
peeled off on the turn to give Ligos two pair. The river was the and Jeffreys is unfortunate to be eliminated in 4th place. He'll take home $6,752 for his efforts.
Little:
Ligos:
The board ran out
and Ligos makes jacks and tens to send Little to the rail in 5th place for $5,275 in prize money.