2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

$550 NL Hold'em 6-handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
25,347 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
500 AUD
Prize Pool
106,500 AUD
Entries
213
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
2,000

Two Birds with Three Sixes

Phi Cao - Eliminated
Phi Cao - Eliminated
Phi Cao moved all in for 5,175 under the gun. Emmanuel Seal was next, and he moved all in as well, sliding his last 2,200 chips forward. Action passed to Martin Comer in late position, and he tanked for a few minutes before making the call on top, putting both men's tournament lives in jeopardy. With the rest of the table folding and no further betting action, the cards were turned up:

Showdown:
Cao: {K-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs}
Seal: {4-Clubs} {4-Spades}
Comer: {6-Diamonds} {6-Spades}

Right in the door came the {Q-Spades} -- good news for Cao. The bad news, however, was that right behind it came the {6-Hearts}, giving Comer a hard-to-beat set of sixes. In the end, the board read {Q-Spades} {6-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {2-Clubs}. Comer does indeed win the hand with his triple sixes, sending two players to the rail in his wake. He is sitting on 18,000 chips now.

Tags: Emmanuel SealMartin ComerPhi Cao