PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event

Day 2 Completed

10-20-2008 03:32 UTC+11

Final Table Set!

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Peter Kaltzidis' elimination has set the stage for the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia Main Event final table. It took a little over 15 hours to trim the field from 123 down to nine, but alas, our nine finalists have been decided.

Today's play featured an assortment of storylines including the rise and fall of David Saab, James Potter's pre-bubble comeback from 13,000 in chips and David Gorr's late surge. The final table expects to be equally action-packed. Here's tomorrow's line-up in seat order:

Seat 1: Tim Heath - 566,000
Seat 2: David Gorr - 1,616,000
Seat 3: James Broom - 551,000
Seat 4: David Lee - 503,000
Seat 5: Nali Kaselias - 1,530,000
Seat 6: Grant Levy - 574,000
Seat 7: Kenneth Damm - 384,000
Seat 8: Martin Comer - 1,333,000
Seat 9: Ray Sukkar - 1,152,000

The action kicks off tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. local time. Join us then for our continued coverage of the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia from the Crown Casino in Melbourne. Until then, good night and good luck!

10-20-2008 03:11 UTC+11

Peter Kaltzidis Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,020)

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Nali Kaselias opened with a raise to 100,000 from middle position before Peter Kaltzidis moved all in from the small blind for 650,000 in total. Kaselias made the quick call.

Kaselias: {K-Diamonds}

Kaltzidis: {A-Hearts}

As the crowd gathered around the feature table on the stroke of 3 a.m. local time, the board was spread {5-Hearts}

ending the tournament of Kaltzidis in 10th place for $9,020 in prize money.

Our final table is now set! We'll have the updated chip counts for you shortly.

Tags: Nali Kaselias Peter Kaltzidis

10-20-2008 02:48 UTC+11

Final Table Redraw

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With the elimination of David Saab the final ten players have formed one table which is our unofficial final table. Play will continue this evening until we lose one more player and form our official final table of nine players.

Here is the redraw and approximate chip counts:

Seat 1: Tim Heath - 622,000
Seat 2: Peter Kaltzidis - 615,000
Seat 3: David Gorr - 1,610,000
Seat 4: James Broom - 550,000
Seat 5: David Lee - 452,000
Seat 6: Nali Kaselias - 857,000
Seat 7: Grant Levy - 530,000
Seat 8: Kenneth Damm - 377,000
Seat 9: Martin Comer - 1,285,000
Seat 10: Ray Sukkar - 1,210,000

10-20-2008 02:48 UTC+11

David Saab Eliminated in 11th Place ($9,020)

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Action folded around to Nali Kaselias in the small blind who moved all in and had David Saab (big blind) covered. Saab made the call tabling {A-Spades}

and found himself slightly ahead of Kaselias' {K-Spades}

.

The board filled out {A-Diamonds}

in favor of Kaselias whose two pair best Saab's aces for the win.

After the hand, Kaselias stacked up ~910,000 in chips. Saab earned $9,020 in prize money for his 11th place finish.

Tags: David Saab Nali Kaselias

10-20-2008 02:40 UTC+11

Gorr Doubles Through Sukkar; Commandeers Chip Lead

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David Gorr has just won the biggest pot of the tournament thus far, having doubled through former chip leader Ray Sukkar.

Gorr opened the hand with a raise to 70,000 from late position. Sukkar made the call from the big blind.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}

and both players checked, opting to see a free turn: {6-Hearts}

. Sukkar slid a single stack of yellow 5,000 chips into the middle -- a bet worth 100,000 -- and Gorr responded by moving all in (767,000).

Sukkar tanked for quite some time, all the while standing behind his chips and examining his stack. Eventually Sukkar made the call and tabled a pocket pair of nines; Gorr revealed {8-Clubs}

for a set and was miles ahead.

Despite a few cries from the rail for a nine, the river delivered the {K-Spades}

and Gorr successfully doubled through to 1,690,000 in chips. Sukkar was left with 1,170,000 -- a stack formidable enough that any of the 11 remaining players would be happy to own.

Tags: David Gorr Ray Sukkar

10-20-2008 02:31 UTC+11

Kaselias Doubles As Levy Continues To Slide

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Nali Kaselias open shoved from under the gun for 258,000 preflop and Grant Levy made the call.

Levy tabled {A-Clubs}

but wasn't too thrilled to see Kaselias open the big guns - {A-Diamonds}

!

Needing something special to eliminate his opponent, Levy watched as the board came down {10-Diamonds}

doubling Kaselias up to 550,000. Levy has taken another hit, the fourth time in a row he has doubled up an opponent, and now finds himself with only 590,000.

Tags: Grant Levy Nali Kaselias

10-20-2008 02:20 UTC+11

Saab v. Levy III

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David Saab has just managed another double up, courtesy of Grant Levy, who's quickly falling from grace.

Saab open-shoved all in from the cutoff for his last 150,000 and Levy made the call from the button.

Showdown:
Saab: {5-Hearts}

Levy:

Spectators watching the hand play out chattered amongst themselves, many figuring this would be Saab's last hand of the tournament, but the board ran out {K-Clubs}

giving Saab trip fives for the win.

After the hand, Saab improved to 320,000 while Levy slid further down the ladder with 760,000.

Tags: David Saab Grant Levy

10-20-2008 02:16 UTC+11

Damm Doubles Through Levy

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Nali Kaselias opened the pot with a raise to 60,000 from the cutoff and Grant Levy called in the small blind. Kenneth Damm then attempted to take down the pot on the spot with a 183,000 all-in bet, but received one caller in Levy.

Showdown:
Levy: {3-Hearts}

Damm:

The board filled out {2-Diamonds}

in favor of Damm, who's pair of kings were good enough to take down the pot and 420,000 in new chips. Levy dropped to 876,000 in the loss.

Tags: Grant Levy Kenneth Damm

10-20-2008 02:10 UTC+11

"David Saab walks on water!"

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...so said Tony Hachem after David Saab doubled up through Grant Levy, moments after losing most of his stack to Levy not a minute earlier.

Saab shoved from the small blind with {7-Hearts}