Tournament Information
Tournament:
2008 PokerNews Cup Championship
Date:
Oct 9 - 20, 2008
Venue:
Crown Casino
Melbourne, Australia
Event:
No Limit Hold'em (Oct 16, 2008)
Buy-in:
AU$500 + AU$50
Prize:
AU$106,500
Entries:
213
Other Events
| Oct 12, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | AU$200 + 30 |
| Oct 12, 2008 | PokerPro No Limit Hold'em Deepstack | AU$100 + 15 |
| Oct 13, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | AU$100 + 20 |
| Oct 13, 2008 | Pot Limit Omaha | AU$240 |
| Oct 14, 2008 | Pot Limit Omaha | AU$100 + 20 |
| Oct 14, 2008 | H.O.R.S.E | AU$500 + 50 |
| Oct 15, 2008 | Limit Mixed Stud | AU$100 + 20 |
| Oct 15, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | AU$550 |
| Oct 16, 2008 | Omaha Hi/Lo | AU$100 + 20 |
| Oct 16, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | AU$500 + 50 |
| Oct 17 - 20, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event | AU$2,000 + 200 |
| Oct 19, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | AU$500 + 50 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Martin Cardno | $17,404 AU$25,345 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Farhad Afshinka | $12,067 AU$17,573 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Hunter Kent | $8,336 AU$12,140 | — | — | |
| 4th | Steve Goldwater | $5,851 AU$8,520 | — | — | |
| 5th | Michael Palti | $4,168 AU$6,070 | — | — | |
| 6th | Matthew Hawker | $2,925 AU$4,260 | — | — | |
| 7th | Jacob Chen | $1,829 AU$2,663 | — | — | |
| 8th | Dean Blatt | $1,829 AU$2,663 | — | — | |
| 9th | Daniel Neilson | $1,829 AU$2,663 | — | — | |
| 10th | Van "Sirens" Marcus | $1,829 AU$2,663 | — | — | |
| 11th | Rainer Quel | $1,829 AU$2,663 | — | — | |
| 12th | Man Wun Ku | $1,829 AU$2,663 | — | — | |
| 13th | Roman Zaidman | $1,170 AU$1,704 | — | — | |
| 14th | Timothy Horan | $1,170 AU$1,704 | — | — | |
| 15th | Peter Pratis | $1,170 AU$1,704 | — | — | |
| 16th | Aaron Benton | $1,170 AU$1,704 | — | — | |
| 17th | Bruno Portaro | $1,170 AU$1,704 | — | — | |
| 18th | Mike Comer | $1,170 AU$1,704 | — | — | |
| 19th | Tony Hachem | $731 AU$1,065 | — | — | |
| 20th | Nauvneel Kashyap | $731 AU$1,065 | — | — | |
| 21st | Stephen Topakas | $731 AU$1,065 | — | — | |
| 22nd | James Mcreery | $731 AU$1,065 | — | — | |
| 23rd | John Maron | $731 AU$1,065 | — | — | |
| 24th | Alf Grech | $731 AU$1,065 | — | — | |
