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We were expecting big things from this final table, and from the moment that the first hand was dealt, right through to the intense heads-up battle, it was pure entertainment for the crowd here on the rail of the Jupiters Poker Room that watched it all unfold. We rocketed out of the gates on the very first hand with the double elimination of two of … [Read more...]

6:15pm: Ricky Kroesen eliminated in 2nd place; Nauv Kashyap wins the ANZPT Gold Coast! Ricky Kroesen was down to around 600,000 when he moved all in from the button. Nauv Kashyap snap-called in the big blind and the cards were on their backs. Kroesen: [kd][2d] Kashyap: [tc][ts] The board was spread [5d][7s][7c][7h][8h] to leave Kashyap's tens in … [Read more...]

6:00: Ten-minute break 5:50pm: Nothing like flopping the nuts Nauv Kashyap raised to 110,000 from the button and Ricky Kroesen made the call in the big blind. They saw a flop of [9d][ad][5d] and Kroesen checked to Kashyap who fired 130,000. Kroesen made the call. The turn was the [3s] and Kroesen checked it again to Kashyap who made it 350,000. … [Read more...]

3:40pm: O'Rourke bluffs his way to the break Liam O'Rourke has been caught bluffing on a couple of occasions, and Nauv Kashyap has already shown a tendency to call down pretty light. So it was a no surprise to see O'Rourke muck his cards when Kashyap made a call for 320,000 on the river on a board of [tc][ac][4h][5c][td]. O 'Rourke didn't even show … [Read more...]

The final table is meant to be the showcase day for any poker tournament. It's the best of the best; the cream of the crop; the most talented players rising to the top to battle it out for the title, the trophy and all the cash. However in tournament poker, the best players don't always reach the final table, thanks to old lady luck, and we get a … [Read more...]

Seat 1 - Aaron Benton, Woolongong, NSW, PokerStars Sponsored Player (751,000 chips) This 32-year old recruitment consultant known online as azzabentonaces was working in Singapore when he finished runner-up in a major online tournament worth US$262,500. He went on to win the 2009 APPT Grand Final in Sydney, stamping his reputation as one of the emerging … [Read more...]

Day 3 of the 2010 Gold Coast Main Event was a day that saw our field of 42 reduced to the final nine players within seven levels of play. There was plenty of action early as the short stacks struggled to survive, but as the day went on and the bubble burst, there were plenty of stories within the story that was Day 3. First, we should mention the … [Read more...]

6:30pm: Balaban eliminated in 10th place; Final table is set! It didn't take long for our final table bubble to burst after the short-stacked Darko Balaban pushed his last chips in preflop against Aaron Benton. Balaban had a monster with his [kd][kh] as Benton would need help with his [ad][jd]. The flop brought a real sweat as it landed [js][td][4d] … [Read more...]

5:55pm: Break 5:53pm: Dodds is back Joel Dodds was having a pretty good day, after getting himself into the chip lead, but things went awry and he slowly slid into the pack. Well, Dodds is now back on track after grabbing a double up to get himself back into contention. Dodds held [as][9c] against the [kc][qc] of Nauv Kashyap on a board reading … [Read more...]

3:45pm: Break time Once again the Jupiters Hotel and Casino have spoilt us with a wonderful buffet of sandwiches. Back in ten! 3:40pm: Maurie Pears eliminated After a brief lull in play, we've just had another elimination. The gallant run of Maurie Pears has come to an end. Pears opened with a raise to 30,000 from middle position with Nauv … [Read more...]