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"Tudor Kondevski"
June 02, 2009
Todor Kondevski Wins 2009 Melbourne Poker Championships Main Event ($150,000)
Todor Kondevski jumped to our attention from the get-go today with a huge rush of early cards and big pots that saw him steamroll through the early action on Day 3 of the Main Event. He surged up the chip lead and never looked back.
After biding his time on the final table and enduring some heated discussion amongst a flurry of action, he overcame a quality lineup to capture the trophy and a whopping $150,000 in prize money. Congratulations Todor!
That wraps up our coverage of the 2009 Melbourne Poker Championships. It's been a memorable two weeks and we thank Jonno Pittock and his Crown Poker Room staff for another world class series.
With the PokerNews crew busy at the WSOP over the coming months, the next events on the local calendar are the ANZPT Queenstown event in July, followed by the Victorian Poker Championships in August. As always stay locked in to PokerNetwork.com for all the details about upcoming satellites and freerolls to these events.
So long from the Crown Poker Room!
"Steve Topakas - 2nd Place"
June 01, 2009
Steve Topakas Eliminated in 2nd Place ($101,000); Tudor Kondevski Wins!
The flop came down
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
and Kondevski led out with a bet of 500,000. Topakas quickly announced a raise, making it 1.2 million to play. Kondevski defiantly plonked out a stack and a half of chocolate chips to declare a call as a huge pot developed.The river was the
and Kondevski checked to Topakas who rocked back in his chair, looked down at his chips and announced he was all in. In a heartbeat Kondevski made the call and Topakas cringed in the knowledge that he was beat. Topakas tossed his cards straight into the muck but it was ruled he had to turn them over to reveal 
- nothing but air. Kondevski tabled 
for top pair which was good to take down the pot and the trophy!Congratulations to Steve Topakas who fought hard from the short stack to get himself into 2nd place and collect $101,000 for a fine tournament.
Topakas Working Early
The following hand he limped and took the pot down with a 600,000 bet on the flop.
Topakas has definitely began working on the five-to-one chip disadvantage that he has to contend with!
Play Resumed
Heads Up Counts
Steve Topakas - 2,730,000
"Mark Iskander - 3rd Place"
June 01, 2009
Mark Iskander Eliminated in 3rd Place ($72,500)
Iskander opened with a raise to 450,000 from the small blind before Tudor Kondevski moved all in from the big blind. Iskander had about 3 million behind but he decided to make a gambling call.
Iskander:
Kondevski:
The board ran out
and Kondevski made quad kings to send Iskander crashing to the rail in 3rd place for $72,500 in prize money.We're now heads up! There will be a short break before play will recommence with the trophy on the line!
Grandpa Gets Lucky
Kondevski:
Iskander:
The flop brought a dagger through the heart of Iskander when it fell
to put Kondevski in the lead. Iskander would find no improvement when the 
came on the turn and the 
on the river.As Kondevski climbed to 8,510,000 in chips, Iskander commented "Grandpa got lucky!" as he slipped to 2,600,000 in chips.
Break Cancelled
Blinds are 80,000-160,000 with a 10,000-chip ante!