2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Tony G Celebrity Shootout w/ Bounties
Day: 1
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

Antonis Kambouris - Eliminated ($2,170)

Antonis Kambouris
Antonis Kambouris
Tony Bromham folded the button, and Sam Khouiss raised it up to 20,000. Antonis Kambouris moved all in for about 100,000, and Sam Khouiss again made a snap-call versus the man on his left.

Showdown:
Khouiss: {9-Diamonds} {9-Clubs}
Kambouris: {K-Spades} {J-Diamonds}

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: {10-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {3-Spades}. 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 {2-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {8-Diamonds}, and Khouiss put out a bet of 6,000. Bromham folded, and the two remaining hands were shown down:

Kambouris: {8-Clubs} {9-Clubs}
Khouiss: {A-Spades} {8-Spades}

The turn and river fail to improve Kambouris, as the {6-Hearts} and {5-Diamonds} sealed his fate. He finishes in third place at his table, taking home AUD $2,170.

Tags: Antonis KambourisSam KhouissTony Bromham