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

10-19-2008 15:18 UTC+11

PokerNews TV - James Potter Interview

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Just before play began today, the always-effusive and voluminously jolly James 'Welcome Back' Potter spent a few minutes with PokerNews' Gloria Balding discussing the Australian poker scene, James' Day 2 status, and his "ample space" for advertising logos. Check out the video below:

Don't forget you can check out all the video updates and player interviews over on PokerNews TV!

Tags: James Potter

10-19-2008 15:11 UTC+11

Zayneh's Back-to-Back Attempt Thwarted

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Last year's PokerNews Cup Champ Dory Zayneh will have to wait another year for the chance to hoist the Cup trophy into the air again, as he's just been eliminated from the tournament.

Martin Comer did the heavy damage and knocked Zayneh down to 18,000 in chips by slow-playing a set of aces. Zayneh opened the hand with an 8,000 preflop raise from late position that was called by Comer from the button. The flop came {8-Hearts}

and Zayneh fired a continuation bet of 12,000; Comer just called.

The {9-Spades}

fell on 4th Street and Zayneh fired again -- this time making it 17,000 to go. Comer then stepped on the gas and kicked it up to 57,000 and Zayneh responded by moving all in for a total of 101,500. Comer insta-called and tabled {A-Hearts}

for top set; Zayneh rolled over the {8-Clubs}

and was drawing dead.

Shortly thereafter, Zayneh got his last 18,000 into the middle holding {K-Diamonds}

and ran into Lance Patison's pocket kings. He was almost saved by the deck as the board filled out {10-Spades}

by the turn, giving Zayneh outs for a flush to win and a straight to tie, but the {Q-Hearts}

on the river locked things up for Patison, forcing Zayneh to the rail empty-handed.

Tags: Dory Zayneh

10-19-2008 15:00 UTC+11

A Sukk-y River Card

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Ian Burchell brings things in with a raise to 6,000. Action passes to Billy Sukkar, and he moves all in for just over 22,000. Burchell calls.

Showdown:
Burchell: {9-Clubs}

Sukkar:

Sukkar is at risk of elimination, racing for his tournament life. The flop is a very tidy {6-Clubs}

. Fourth street is no threat either, as the {Q-Clubs}

leaves Sukkar one card from a double-up. It isn't to be though; the river brings the {9-Diamonds}

, giving Burchell the winning nines up. He has chipped his way up to 135,000, leaving Sukkar on the outside looking in now.

Tags: Billy Sukkar Ian Burchell

10-19-2008 14:57 UTC+11

Ligos Eliminated by Walsh

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Harry Ligos raised to 8,000 with Lisa Walsh calling in the cutoff and Ali Khalil coming along in the big blind.

The flop fell {A-Spades}

and the action checked through to Walsh, who fired out 13,000. Khalil folded before Ligos moved all in for another 40,000 chips. Walsh made a quick call.

"You got ace-queen?" queried Ligos, knowing that he might have just gotten himself into a pickle.

"Yup," replied Walsh as she tabled {A-Diamonds}

. Ligos revealed {A-Clubs}

as he was looking for a king to survive.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds}

and river the {J-Diamonds}

to eliminate the winner of Event #1 of the PokerNews Cup Championships, as Walsh is up to 170,000 chips.

Tags: Harry Ligos Lisa Walsh

10-19-2008 14:56 UTC+11

Levy Soars to 500K

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Grant Levy -- The Half-Million Dollar Man

Grant Levy has recently eliminated two players in back-to-back hands to move to about 500,000 in chips.

The first hand saw Rajkumar Ramakrishnan open with a raise to 11,500 from late position. Levy made the call from the big blind. The flop came {9-Spades}

-- gin for Levy, who was sitting with pocket nines -- and he and Ramakrishnan traded raises until all 80,000 of Ramakrishnan's found its way into the middle. At the showdown, Ramakrishnan tabled {A-Diamonds}

and the turn and river ran out {4-Diamonds}

,

, cementing the hand for Levy.

One hand later, Augusto Silva moved all in from the button for his last 34,900 and was called by Levy in the small blind. At the showdown, Silva's {A-Hearts}

was dominated by Levy's {A-Clubs}

and the

board fell in favor of Levy, who piled up just under 500,000 in chips after notching back-to-back bust-outs.

Tags: Grant Levy

10-19-2008 14:49 UTC+11

Goldwater Flushed Out

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We join a raised pot between Marc Des Anges and Stephen Goldwater, and after a raising war, Goldwater ends up all in for 52,000. Des Anges makes the call, putting his opponent at risk of elimination. He turns over {K-Clubs}

, and is in rough shape versus the {K-Diamonds}

of Goldwater.

The flop is in Des Anges' neighborhood though, as it comes out {3-Clubs}

, giving him a flush draw. The river is a blank, {2-Spades}