2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

Day 2 completed

Posted 10-23-2007 22:17 GMT+10

Tino Lechich Wins Event #2 ($22,264), Karlos Farah Eliminated in 2nd Place ($14,520)

Karlos Farah raised to 150,000 and Tino Lechich called. The flop was . Lechich immediately moved all in and Farah called.

Lechich
Farah

Lechich had a pair of tens with an ace kicker while Farah had tens with a jack kicker. The turn was the , and Farah picked up a diamond draw, but the river was the , making Tino Lechich our Event #2 champion. He earned $22,264 for his win, while Farah will take home $14,520 for his runner-up finish.

Congratulations to Tino Lechich-- well played, sir.

Neck and Neck

After trading a few small pots back and forth, Lechich and Farah's stacks have evened back up, with both players sitting on about 400,000 each.

Tino Lechich Doubles Through Karlos Farah

Both players limped in and saw a flop of . Farah checked and Lechich checked behind. The turn was the . Farah bet 100,000 and after several minutes in the tank, Lechich raised all in and Farah called.

Lechich
Farah

Lehich's set of threes was ahead of Farah's two pair, tens and deuces. The river was the and Lechich doubled up to 600,000 in chips while Farah was left with 250,000.

Level 21 started

Posted 10-23-2007 17:28 GMT+10

Reversal of Fortune

Tino Lechich limped in on the button and Karlos Farah checked. The flop was . Farah checked, Lechich bet 50,000 and Farah called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and both checked again.

Farah turned up for two pair kings and queens.

"It's good" muttered Lechich as he mucked his cards.

After the hand, Farah was up to 600,000 while Lechich fell to 250,000, a complete reversal from where they started the heads-up match.

Tino Likes the Wheel

Both players limped in and saw a flop of . Farah checked and Lechich checked behind. The turn was the and both players checked again. The river was the . Farah bet 60,000 and Lechich called. Farah insta-mucked his cards while Lechich showed for the wheel and dragged the pot.

Karlos Farah Doubles Through Tino Lechich

Tino Lechich raised to 130,000 and Karlos Farah called. The flop was . Farah moved all in for another 80,000 and Lechich called.

Farah
Lechich

The turn was the , pairing Lechich's king, but the river was the , making Farah two pair. Both players stacks are now almost even at about 400,000 apiece.

Level 20 started

Posted 10-23-2007 16:56 GMT+10

Players Return from Break

Our heads-up match is now underway.