01-21-2009 22:55 UTC+11

Kibler-Melby and Kochan Busto

[user75032]

Cort Kibler-Melby made one final table earlier in the 2009 Aussie Million, earning AU$25,000 for a sixth-place finish. There will be no repeat performance in the Main Event. He was short most of the day and finally pushed his stack into the middle with {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

. Team PokerNews player Will Zemljaric woke up with {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{Q-Spades}

and made the call. Zemljaric promptly flopped Broadway, {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{J-Spades}

{K-Clubs}

, leaving Kibler-Melby dead to a queen for a chop. The board completed {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

and

{7-Hearts}

to finally end Kibler-Melby's protracted short-stack battle.

On the other side of the room, Daniel Kochan suffered a similar elimination. He moved his own short stack in with {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{6-Diamonds}

and was called by a player with {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{9-Clubs}

. The dealer spread out a final board of {K-Hearts}

{K-Hearts}

{A-Spades}

{7-Spades}

{10-Diamonds}

{8-Clubs}

, giving both players a pair of aces. Kochan's opponent's nine kicker just barely played to give him the pot and send Kochan to the rail.

Tags: Cort Kibler-Melby Daniel Kochan