2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Tony G Celebrity Shootout w/ Bounties
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
26,583 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
500 AUD
Prize Pool
108,500 AUD
Entries
240
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Montalto Gets One Back

Sam Khouiss limped from the small blind and Vito Montalto checked his option from the big blind.

The flop of {A-Spades}{4-Spades}{7-Spades} was checked by both players. The {A-Hearts} hit the turn and Khouiss led for 16,000. Montalto made the call.

The river fell the {9-Diamonds} and Khouiss fired another 30,000. Montalto then raised to 60,000 and Khouiss gave it up.

Khouiss Doubles With Kings

Sam Khouiss
Sam Khouiss
Kenneth Damm folded his button and Sam Khouiss limped from the small blind. Vito Montalto then raised to 32,000 from the big blind before Khouiss limp-raised to 72,000. Montalto called and they saw a flop of {K-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}.

Khouiss led out for 40,000 before Montalto declared a raise to 150,000. Khouiss announced he was all in and Montalto made a pot-committed call.

Khouiss: {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}
Montalto: {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The turn and river bricked {6-Clubs}, {10-Spades} and Khouiss doubles through to now sit with 540,000 and the chip lead once again as Montalto falls to 220,000.

Sam Khouiss doubles through Vito Montalto

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Khouiss' Full House Gets No Action

Vito Montalto continues to stay out of trouble as he folded his button, and again the action was in a battle of the blinds between Kenneth Damm and Sam Khouiss.

Damm limped from the small blind, before Khouiss raised to 32,000 from the big blind. Damm made the call.

The flop landed {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {Q-Spades} and again both checked.

The river fell the {10-Spades} and Damm checked for a third time as Khouiss made a bet of 40,000. Damm folded and Khouiss fired some expletives as he flashed {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} for a full house! No action for Khouiss but he gets his stack moving back in the right direction.

Damm Getting Better Of Khouiss

The action folded to Kenneth Damm in the small blind who raised it up to 43,000. Sam Khouiss called in the big blind.

The flop landed {A-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn was the {J-Spades} and Damm check-called the 30,000 chip bet from Khouiss.

The river was the {7-Clubs} and Damm checked to Khouiss who checked behind. Damm tabled {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for trip jacks which was the best hand as Khouiss mucked.

Damm is now out in front as Khouiss' chip lead has quickly disappeared.

Khouiss Folds To 4-Bet

Vito Montalto folded his button, before Kenneth Damm raised to 38,000 from the small blind. Sam Khouiss then 3-bet to 100,000 from the big blind, but it didn't slow Damm as he moved all in.

Khouiss thought for a moment before flashing the {A-Clubs} and folding.

Damm Wins Blind Battle

In a battle of the blinds, Vito Montalto limped from the small blind and Kenneth Damm checked his option in the big blind.

They saw a flop of {8-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} where Montalto check-called the 20,000 bet from Damm.

Both players checked the {4-Clubs} on the turn, before the {6-Hearts} on the river sparked another bet of 25,000 from Damm. Montalto called but couldn't better the {Q-Spades}{8-Clubs} of Damm as he takes he pot.

Play Slows

The players have tightened up a little more recently with many pots being won with a preflop raise.

However a recent pot made it to the river with the board showing {6-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. Sam Khouiss had limped preflop from the small blind, and after firing on the turn he checked over to Vito Montalto in the big blind who bet out 16,000 on the river. Khouiss threw his arms in the air and released his hand as Montalto flashed the {A-Clubs} and scooped the pot.

Level: 17

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

Damm Takes Another From Khouiss

Kenneth Damm raised to 35,000 from the button and Sam Khouiss made the call in the small blind.

They saw a flop of {8-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and Khouiss checked to his young opponent who fired out 60,000. It was enough to force a fold from Khouiss as Damm collects the pot.