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Sun Aug 10 2008 13:10 GMT+10 | Posted by cwhe0770
Clint Cut After Close Call
Clint Van Der Linden's TOC dream has ended after going all in against Steve Holford (Newcastle). Clint from the Yarra Ranges
didn't hold up against Steve's 
with 
on the table.
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Sun Aug 10 2008 12:51 GMT+10 | Posted by cwhe0770
Aaron Heads Into Break As Leader
Brisbane's Justin Aaron has regained the chip lead and now heads into the break with 377,000 ahead of Victorian Michael Ottobre.
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Sun Aug 10 2008 12:26 GMT+10 | Posted by cwhe0770
Aaron Heads Into Break As Leader
Brisbane's Justin Aaron has regained the chip lead and now heads into the break with 377,000 ahead of Victorian Michael Ottobre.
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Sun Aug 10 2008 12:20 GMT+10 | Posted by cwhe0770
Van Le - Out and "happy with a grand"
APL Player of the Week and Player of the Month winner Van Le has ended his TOC campaign, leaving in 93rd place with a tidy $1000.
"I was getting so tired - it's so hard to try and keep focussed, keep concentrating. It's disappointing to get knocked out but I'm so happy with a grand."
Good on you Van! -
Sun Aug 10 2008 12:16 GMT+10 | Posted by cwhe0770
Hackett Wins Gold
Josh Hackett has become our first player to cash in at the 2008 APL Tournament of Champions, bowing out of the tournament in 100th place and earning himself a cool $1000 in cash!
Well done Josh! -
Sun Aug 10 2008 11:49 GMT+10 | Posted by cwhe0770
'G' Fail's To Earn His Name
Grant 'G' Stevens has missed the money and is the last player out before the money with the next player eliminated to walk away with $1G.
With the blinds at 6000/12000, Stevens shoved in early position for 18,000 with
and was called by Sam Elachi from Inner West Region in the small blind who held 
.
The flop fell
, shattering Stevens' confidence. However with the turn falling the 
, Steven's was left drawing to any 
, any 
or any {H} to make the nut flush. Elachi just needed to stay in front although he now also had the straight draw.
The river fell, and Stevens leaves us in 101st place.
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Sun Aug 10 2008 11:42 GMT+10 | Posted by cwhe0770
Justin Aaron, in the penultimate position on 300k.Eyes On The Prize For Aaron
Brisbane's Justin Aaron currently in 2nd position with 300k behind Victoria's Michael Ottobre will cruise into the money with only 104 players remaining, and the top 100 to be paid.
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Sun Aug 10 2008 11:27 GMT+10 | Posted by cwhe0770
Templestowe's Michael OttobreYoung Guns Lead As Field Heads Into The Money
25 year old Michael Ottobre from Templestowe VIC and 24 year old Dylan Warby from Hills District NSW lead the pack with stacks of 310,000 and 230,000 respectively.
Ottobre currently dominates the field with Warby in 4th position. -
Sun Aug 10 2008 11:02 GMT+10 | Posted by cwhe0770
Chips Ahoy
If any of the other players are wondering where all the chips have gone... tell them we know who has them.
Richard Dilkes, Thai Lam, Alex Falon and Justin Aaron are all favourites for the money at this stage - all weighing in well above the 150k mark.
When asked how he was handling Lam's sneaky style of play, Falon replied "Like a 'Lam' to the slaughter". -
Sun Aug 10 2008 10:52 GMT+10 | Posted by cwhe0770
Dropping Like Flies
In just 50 minutes of play, the field of the 2008 TOC has fallen from 176 to just 130, with the top 100 to receive $1000 minimum.
The average chip stack is currently 75,000 with the short stacks making a dash for the cash as an all-in fest sweeps over The Cube.
Started 8th Aug, 2008
