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Steve Charles-- Event #1 Champion
Jim Mastorakos raised to 150,000 from the button and Steve Charles called. The flop was . Charles bet 300,000, Mastorakos moved all in and Charles called. Mastorakos turned up for the nut flush draw, while Charles tabled for top pair. The turn was the , the river was the , and after a quick count by the dealer to confirm that Charles had Mastorakos covered, he was declared the winner, taking home $16,615. Mastorakos earned $12,050 for his runner-up finish.
Congratulations to Steve Charles, who battled back after having his stack crippled to less than a big blind to win Event #1 of the Poker News Cup!
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Jim Mastorakos limped in on the button and Charles checked from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the . Charles checked, Mastorakos bet 100,000 and Charles called. The river was the . Charles bet 200,000 and Mastorakos called. Charles turned over , Mastorakos mucked and Charles dragged the pot.
After the hand, Charles was up to 925,000 while Mastorakos slipped to 700,000.
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Steve Charles limped in on the button and Jim Mastorakos checked his option from the big blind. The flop was. Mastorakos bet 100,000 and Charles called. The turn was the . Mastorakos fired out another 100,000 and Charles called again. The river was the . For the third time, Mastorakos bet 100,000 but this time, Charles folded and Mastorakos dragged the pot.
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Thus far, Mastorakos and Charles have been playing small-pot poker with a hand rarely getting past the flop. A pre-flop raise and a bet on the flop so far has been enough to take the pot.