$550 NL Hold'em 6-handed
Day 1 Completed
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
$550 NL Hold'em 6-handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Buy-in
500 AUD
Prize Pool
106,500 AUD
Entries
213
Level
20
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
2,000
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Along the way, a plethora of notable names came and went, including Tony Dunst, Jamie Pickering, Roy Vandersluis, James Honeybone, Maurie Pears, Emad Tahtouh, Grant Levy, James Obst, and Tony Hachem, along with PokerNews staff members Heath Chick, Tim Duckworth, and Phi Cao. Play progressed rather quickly, and that trend continued right on through the final table, which lasted less than an hour and a half.
After the dust settled, all of the chips were stacked in front of one man. Martin Cardno picked his way through the field with diligence today, and he is the last man standing tonight. For his work today, he will cash a check for more than AUD $25,000, along with a beautiful glass trophy.
Congratulations once again to Martin Cardno, 2008 PokerNews Cup 6-Handed Champion!
and Kia immediately moved all in for 235,000. Cardno quickly called.Showdown:
Cardno:
Kia:
With top two pair, Cardno was on the verge of winning the event, but needed to fend off the straight draw from Kia. The turn brought the
, bringing Cardno one card closer. With the river falling the 
, that was it. Cardno is champion of the event, with Kia coming in as the runner-up -- earning AUD $17,573 for his efforts.
, and he was in trouble, at risk of being knocked out by Farhad Kia's 
.The board ran down
, and Kia's ace-queen played. He raked in the rest of Kent Hunter's chips, sending him to the exit in third place. Kia, meanwhile, is up very close to 600,000.
Level: 20
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 2,000
Farhad Kia - 317,000
Kent Hunter - 170,000
, while Kia's 
was behind but drawing live.The flop added a few more outs for the all-in Kia, coming down
. The turn was a timely 
, vaulting him into the lead and putting him one step away from a double up. When the 
hit the river, he locked up the pot, increasing his stack twofold to 240,000. Hunter is back on 206,000.
Showdown:
Hunter:
Goldwater:
The board ran out
to take all the glimmer away from Goldwater. He finished in third place and will take home AUD $8,520.
Kent Hunter - 392,000
Farhad Kia - 160,000
Steve Goldwater - 88,000
Hunter's
was pitted against Kia's 
.The board ran out
and Hunter's king high was the best hand in the end. He is now up to 392,000 with Kia dropping to 160,000.