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

Level: 22

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 2,000

10-20-2008 01:59 UTC+11

Levy Cripples Saab

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David Saab has just taken a huge hit within sight of a final table berth.

In preflop action, Saab raised to 60,000 and Grant Levy moved all in over the top for roughly 550,000. Saab made the call with the words "I need to pee".

Saab: {A-Hearts}

Levy:

The board fell {Q-Spades}

bringing no relief for Saab as he is crippled and left with only about 60,000 chips. Levy is now laughing all the way to the final table with over 1.1 million chips!

Tags: David Saab Grant Levy

10-20-2008 01:51 UTC+11

Sam Sayed Eliminated in 12th Place ($9,020)

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Sam Sayed had recently been aggressively stealing pots and building a fast image to set a trap for one of his opponents with a big hand. The situation appeared perfect for Sayed when he raised from the small blind holding {Q-Clubs}

and Martin Comer moved all in from the big blind. Sayed called and Comer tabled {K-Diamonds}

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Sayed was set for a double up but the board fell cruelly for him. The {10-Hearts}

board gave Comer trips on the river to end the tournament for Sayed in 12th place. He collects $9,020 for a fine tournament.

Tags: Martin Comer Sam Sayed

10-20-2008 01:38 UTC+11

Sayed Misses Monster Draw

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On a flop of {K-Hearts}

David Saab and Sam Sayed found their chips in the middle. Saab put his tournament life in his {K-Clubs}

for top pair as Sayed held straight and flush possibilities with his {7-Hearts}

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The turn was the {K-Spades}

taking away a few of Sayed's outs and the river missed him when the {J-Diamonds}

fell. Saab is up to 525,000 with Sayed slipping to 365,000.

Tags: David Saab Sam Sayed

10-20-2008 01:35 UTC+11

Comer Takes One From Levy

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Grant Levy opened the action with a raise to 50,000 from the hijack position. Kenneth Damm made the call in the cutoff and Martin Comer came along for the ride in the small blind.

They saw a flop of {J-Hearts}

and in some rare post-flop action, Comer checked to Levy who slid 65,000 into the middle. Damm thought for a long, long time before giving up his hand, but Comer wasn't done with just yet. He quickly announced a raise of an additional 200,000. Levy quickly tossed his cards in the muck.

"Did you have a jack?" Damm asked Levy to which Levy replied "I didn't have shit!"

Comer now sits behind 840,000 with Levy down to 610,000.

Tags: Grant Levy Kenneth Damm Martin Comer

10-20-2008 01:34 UTC+11

Minh Nguyen Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,020)

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David Lee opened the pot with a raise to 55,000 from the button. The small blind folded and Minh Nguyen moved all in over the top for a total of 285,000. Lee made the call and tabled a pocket pair of kings; Nguyen was in bad shape with the {Q-Clubs}

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Nguyen got half the help he needed when he spiked a pair on the {Q-Diamonds}

, but the turn and river blanked out {5-Clubs}

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sealing things up for Lee, who improved to 673,000 in chips with the win.

Tags: Min Nguyen

10-20-2008 01:23 UTC+11

Double Double For Kaselias

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After just doubling up, Nali Kaselias went for it again when he moved all in from the cutoff for 205,000. Grant Levy was the caller in the small blind.

Kaselias: {Q-Diamonds}

Levy:

In yet another preflop race, the board bricked {7-Spades}

leaving Levy without a pair to double Kaselias up to 430,000. Levy is still in a strong position for a final table berth with 730,000 chips.

Tags: Grant Levy Nali Kaselias

10-20-2008 01:18 UTC+11

Set Does It For Kaselias

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Martin Comer limped in from the small blind before Nali Kaselias decided to push all in for his last 87,000 from the big blind. Comer made the call.

Comer: {A-Hearts}

Kaselias:

Kaselias was a virtual lock when the flop fell {9-Clubs}

giving him a set of nines. The {A-Diamonds}

on the turn wasn't enough and the {Q-Spades}

hit the river to double Kaselias to 181,000 with Comer down to 650,000.

Tags: Martin Comer Nali Kaselias

10-20-2008 01:16 UTC+11

Harris Pavlou Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,020)

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Big stacks Harris Pavlou and Ray Sukkar recently collided in what turned out to be the biggest pot of the tournament thus far.

The hand began with a 65,000 preflop raise made by David Lee from middle position. Action then folded around to Pavlou on the button and he moved all in for a total of 675,000. Next to act, Sukkar moved all in behind Pavlou and had everyone covered. Lee folded and a showdown ensued:

Showdown:
Pavlou: {Q-Clubs}

Sukkar:

The flop then came {5-Hearts}

and Sukkar's kings held up to win the gargantuan pot. After the hand, we counted Sukkar at 1,975,000 in chips -- more than double the next closest competitor.

Tags: Harris Pavlou Ray Sukkar

10-20-2008 01:14 UTC+11

A Double For Nguyen

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Peter Kaltzidis raised to 60,000 from under the gun before Minh Nguyen moved all in for 155,000. The table folded around and Kaltzidis made the call.

Kaltzidis: {6-Diamonds}

Nguyen:

The race was on as the board fell {2-Hearts}

and Nguyen made a Broadway straight to double through. He's now up to 330,000 with Kaltzidis falling to 470,000.

Tags: Minh Nguyen Peter Kaltzidis