$1,100 Opening Event No Limit Holdem [Day 1c]
Structure Chip counts Prizepool
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Aristidou Turns Edmonds
Peter Aristidou limped from the cutoff and Brendon Edmonds completed from the small blind while Callum Ford checked his option.Both Edmonds and Ford checked the
flop to prompt a bet from Aristidou amounting to 2,600. Edmonds called as Ford passed to see the 
fall on the turn.Edmonds checked again and Aristidou carelessly tossed in a single yellow 5,000 denomination chip to put Edmonds in the tank for nearly two minutes before making the call.
The river landed the
and once again Edmonds checked to see Aristidou place a bet of 11,000 out in front of his tightly capped cards.Edmonds deliberated for even longer on this street - nearly four minutes - before making the call.
Aristidou flipped over his
for a turned set of trips to take in the pot and move to 60,000 as Edmonds slips to 77,000 in chips.
Gorr Triples
David Gorr has found a triple up when his
straighten out against two players on a final board of 
.
Putt Triples
Graeme 'Kiwi G' Putt has found a huge triple up.After all the money went in preflop it was Putt in great shape holding
against a player with 
and 
.Once the board of
was spread, Putt raked in the pot to climb to 48,000 in chips.
Edmonds Loves The Ladies (Again)
With a raise to 3,500 ahead of him, Brendon Edmonds made it 9,800 to go before his opponent on the button pushed all in for 28,000.The original raiser passed while Edmonds made the call tabling
to be in great shape against his opponent's 
.Once the final board of
was spread, Edmonds raked in the pot to send his opponent to the rail while soaring to 97,000 in chips.Coincidently, this is the second time in the day where Edmonds has scooped a big pot holding Queens . . . we do know he is from Sydney . . . but unsure of whether or not it's Kings Cross!
Chip Counts From Around The Room
These chip counts are brought to you by Bet 24/7 - The Sport of Winning.Manny Stavropoulos - 59,000
Brendon Edmonds - 53,000
Nick Haidaris - 50,000
Peter Aristidou - 44,000
Chris Evans - 43,000
Luke McLean - 42,000
Mitchell Carle - 38,000
Shoshiro Karita - 37,000
Andrew Demetriou - 35,500
Ben Delaney - 32,000
Dean Francis - 27,000
Jim Sachinidis - 24,000
David Saab - 23,000
Callum Ford - 22,000
George Cotaidis - 21,000
Graeme Putt - 20,000
Andrew Hinrichsen - 19,000
Jamie Pickering - 18,000
Daniel Neilson - 17,000
Stewart Scott - 16,000
Billy Seri - 16,000
Bruno Portaro - 16,000
Con Tsapkounis - 11,000
Michael Guzzardi - 8,800
Poker Vox Pop: Con 'Tsapy' Tsapkounis
After open-mucking, Con 'Tsapy' Tsapkounis and his 10,000-chip stack took some time out for us.What is Paul Khoury famous for?
Celebrity poker
How long would David Saab last in a silent protest?
Three seconds
Who would win a wrestling match between James 'Jabba' Broom and Steve Topakas?
Depends on what type . . .
In word describe . . . Jonno Pittock
Tall
In word describe . . . Andrew 'Adgee' Jeffreys
Smiley
In word describe . . . Yourself
Lucky
Recent Eliminations
Amanda De Cesare, Michael Guttman, Kaz Jomeen, Mel Judah, Yann Pauchon and Aleks 'Banana Thief' Brkovic are players that have recently been shelved on the rail.Fortunate Ford
With a raise to 2,100 from the hi-jack in front of him, Callum Ford moved all in for 17,575.After nearly three minutes in the tank the original raiser made the call.
"You got Ace-Queen?" asked Ford as he rolled his
to be dominated by the before mentioned 
.Fortunately for Ford the board ran out
to see him net a double to over 36,000 in chips.As Ford raked in the pot it was brought to our attention that a King had been exposed before he came to his decision of moving all in.
Croc Crunched
Billy 'The Croc' Argyros has been at the wrong end of an ugly four-flush combination.Both players had Aces, but unfortunately Argyros can add another bad beat story to the collection after having his Aces cracked to put him on the rail.
Gurung Doubles
On a flop of
Milan Gurung check-raised all in against Jim Ververis, who quickly made the call after committing most of his chips.Gurung:
Ververis:
The turn and river landed the
and 
to see Gurung double through to 30,000 and leave Ververis peddling the short stack.