Cards Are In The Air
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Steve Leonard is still awaiting the result of the Clonie Gowen and Matthew Pearson match which has chip counts virtually even in the third and deciding rubber.
Players will start the quarter-finals with 10,000 in chips.
2009 PokerNews Cup Australia
$1,100 PokerNetwork Live vs Online Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerNews Cup Australia
Winner
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
32,000 AUD
Entries
32
Level
13
Blinds
1,200 / 2,400
Ante
300
Steve Leonard is still awaiting the result of the Clonie Gowen and Matthew Pearson match which has chip counts virtually even in the third and deciding rubber.
Players will start the quarter-finals with 10,000 in chips.
Points Scoreboard Update
Here's how the points scoreboard looks after the second round of heads-up play. It doesn't read too great for the live crew at this stage. Even if Ben Savage and Clonie Gowen take first and second place in this event, the live team is going to have a hefty deficit to make up tomorrow.
Steve 'stevoL' Leonard 55*
Damien zedveron' Elsing 25
Jarred 'FlopNutsOnYou' Graham 55*
Ben 'CNT_CRUSHER' Delaney 55*
Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis 25
Chris 'Minesony' Evans 0
Tony 'Bond18' Dunst 0
Aleks 'Banana Thief' Brkovic 0
Joel 'Strong Play' Dodds 0
Michael 'TheBigSiCkO' Guzzardi 55*
Matthew 'onmyVplates' Pearson 25*
Andrew 'Adgee' Jeffreys 55*
Mat 'mathawker' Hawker 25
Trung 'dynastyzz' Tran 0
Rayan 'rkruok' Nathan 55*
Dean 'Dinhjo' Nyberg 0
TOTAL 430*
Stewart Scott 25
Steve Topakas 0
Jai Kemp 0
Billy 'The Croc' Argyros 0
Van Marcus 0
Bruno Portaro 25
Tony Hachem 0
Peter Aristidou 0
Kerry Stead 0
Sam Youssef 0
Dave Lee 25
Bill Jordanou 0
Ben Savage 55*
Lisa Walsh 25
Clonie Gowen 25*
Sean Keeton 0
TOTAL 180*
* Asterix indicates player's minimum score
The Quarter Final Draw
The draw for the quarter-finals is:
Ben Savage vs Michael Guzzardi
Ben Delaney vs Andrew Jeffreys
Jarred Graham vs Rayan Nathan
Steve Leonard vs Winner of Clonie Gowen vs Matthew Pearson.
The Gowen vs Pearson match is still being played, and is currently tied at 1-1. If Gowen loses only one live player (Ben Savage) will contest the quarter finals.
Gowen Levels Things Up
Pearson raised the button to 700 and Gowen called to see a flop of
. Gowen led for 800 before Pearson moved all in with Gowen making the call.Pearson:
Gowen:
The turn was the
and river the 
and Gowen makes a straight to take the second leg of their match.
Pearson Fighting Back
In the second of the double-ups, Pearson shoved all in for 1,700 with
and after some contemplation Gowen called with 
.The board ran out all clear and Pearson is back to 3,400.
Zedveron Eliminated
Preflop Elsing opened to 300 with Leonard moving over the top all in. Elsing made the call and the players tabled their cards.
Elsing
Leonard
The flop of
put Leonard in front and he would stay there through the turn and 
river.Leonard becomes the sixth online player through into the quarter finals, with just one live player qualified. There is still one game in progress with Matthew Pearson leading Clonie Gowen 1-0.
Savage Advances Over Hawker
against Hawker's 
with all the chips in preflop.The flop of
was a huge flop for both players and Hawker improved further on the 
turn. Hawker hit his flush on the river but Savage made a full house to take the pot and the match 2-1.Savage is the first player from the live team to advance to round three action.
The only other hope for the live team is Clonie Gowen who is currently trailing Matthew Pearson 1-0, but has Pearson on the short stack.
Jeffreys Advances Over Karamalikis
They saw a flop of
and Karamalikis fired out 200 with Jeffreys making the call. The turn was the and Karamalikis checked before Jeffreys fired 1,000. Karamalikis moved all in for 1,500 and Jeffreys instantly called and tabled 
for top set. Karamalikis saw he was drawing dead and tossed his cards into the muck before the fell on the river.Jeffreys advances in a 2-0 result.
Scott Eliminated
The chips were in preflop with Scott's
looking good for a double up against Jarred Graham's but the red-hot Graham found a way to win when the board ran out 
. Both players ended with a straight, but Graham's jack-high straight collected the chips and the match in a 2-1 victory.We have twelve players remaining, and only Clonie Gowen and Ben Savage are left flying the flag for the live crew.
Dave Lee Eliminated; Three Live Players Remain
The latest live player to bite the dust was Dave Lee. Lee held a 1-0 advantage early in his match against Rayan Nathan, but Nathan made the comeback to win 2-1.
In the final hand of the match Lee moved all in on the
flop over a raise from Nathan.Nathan snap called, stating "Flush Draw" as he turned over his
. Lee's 
would need to dodge those outs, but they failed to do so with a hitting the turn. The 
bricked the river.Lee's elimination leaves three live players left in the Heads Up tournament.