After an intense tournament at the superb Crown Casino, it was Xiao Cui who took out event 7 of the $230 No Limit Hold Em 100k Guarantee.
PokerNZ’s own ‘downtrou’ was in the race and looking good early on when he busted out Paul Taylor with his QsQh against Taylors AsQd. The 3d5d7s flop didn’t help either of them, nor did the 8h turn, but the 4h river sealed the deal and Taylor busted out, not far from the money. downtrou moved up the table with just over 30,000 in chips and was looking good to make the bubble.
Unfortunately it wasn’t to be, as a few hands down it was Adam Brown who moved all in with his JhJd, downtrou calling with AcAd! Both were still looking good as the spread came out 10d, 10h, 6h, 4d and then…..Jc! Brown roared with delight and downtrou was forced to leave the table, just outside of the bubble. An unlucky break, but showing that even the best hand can be beat.
Brown later busted out in 5th place taking home $8,000 for his efforts.
The Melbourne Poker Champs runs until June 17 and all details can be found on the Crown Poker website
Yep, spewing!
I’m now playing the Step 2 Satellite on Wed night for the Main Event on Thursday night. Here’s hoping I qualify as I played in it last year… it’s a great tournament drawing a large field, there should be close to 800 people / $800K in prize money
If I qualify I will post some shares on Chip Me Up if anyone is interested in taking a piece of the action go here: ww.chipmeup.com/referral/downtrou