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10-15-2009 19:03 UTC-12

Fazz Finds The Rockets

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Tim Macbeth Eliminated

Sal Fazzino opened to 12,000 from the cutoff before Tim Macbeth shoved all in over the top with his short stack. Fazzino insta-called.

Macbeth: {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{J-Hearts}

Fazzino:

{A-Diamonds}

{A-Spades}

The board was spread {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{5-Diamonds}

{5-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

and the rockets hold up to send Macbeth to the exit.

Tags: Sam Fazzino Tim Macbeth

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

10-15-2009 18:55 UTC-12

Michael Pedley Eliminated

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Michael Pedley Eliminated

Preflop Michael Pedley pushed all in for 40,000 and Lance Climo instantly re-shoved. Everyone else folded and Pedley gave a knowing groan as he rolled over his {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{j-Diamonds}

.

His instincts were right Lance Climo tabled {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{k-Spades}

. The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

{3-Hearts}

{q-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{k-Clubs}

to make Climo a set and eliminated Pedley.

Climo is now up to 260,000.

Tags: Lance Climo Michael Pedley

10-15-2009 18:50 UTC-12

King Doubles With Queens

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Mike King doubles

Mike King has found a double up through Assadour Assadourian. King tabled {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{Q-Diamonds}

to be in front of Assadourian's {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{10-Clubs}

.

King was ecstatic to see the board spread {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{Q-Hearts}

{5-Spades}

{2-Hearts}

{6-Clubs}

to give him a much needed double up. Both players are now on about 80,000 chips.

Tags: Assadour Assadourian Mike King

10-15-2009 18:48 UTC-12

Dennis Done

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Dennis Huntly Eliminated

Dennis Huntly moved all in from under the gun for his last 31,500 and the action folded around to Simon Watt in the small blind who made the call.

Huntly: {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

Watt:

{K-Hearts}

{K-Spades}

The board ran out {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{10-Diamonds}

{3-Spades}

{4-Diamonds}

{J-Hearts}

and Watt's pair holds up to eliminate Huntly from the tournament just short of the cash.

Tags: Dennis Huntly

10-15-2009 18:41 UTC-12

Brown Catches Wilson

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Sean Wilson eliminated bluffing

Jason Brown has taken the chip lead in dramatic fashion.

The hand started out innocently enough with Brown opening from middle position and getting a call from Sean Wilson in the blinds.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}

{j-Diamonds}

{4-Clubs}

{2-Diamonds}

and Wilson checked to Brown who fired 20,000 chips. Wilson flat called and the turn was the {j-Hearts}

{j-Hearts}

.

On the turn Wilson check-called a 50,000 chip bet from Brown.

When the river {2-Hearts}

{2-Hearts}

fell off Wilson moved all of his chips in. After some in the tank Brown called and tabled {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{4-Spades}

.

It was a huge call that paid off with Wilson rolling over just {k-Diamonds}

{k-Diamonds}

{q-Diamonds}

for a busted flush draw.

Wilson is out, and Brown moves up to 480,000.

Tags: Jason Brown Sean Wilson

10-15-2009 18:32 UTC-12

Climo Eliminates Tastavin

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Lance Climo

Jacky Tastavin has been eliminated after moving his last 30,000 all in with {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{j-Spades}

and running into the {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{k-Spades}

of Lance Climo.

The board ran out {10-Hearts}

{10-Hearts}

{a-Diamonds}

{10-Clubs}

{4-Diamonds}

{2-Clubs}

to move Climo up to 150,000.

Tags: Jacky Tastavin Lance Climo

10-15-2009 18:26 UTC-12

Hill Climbing

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Sam Hill has doubled up in a battle of the blinds. He shoved for his last 24,000 from the small blind with {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

and Sean Wilson made the call in the big blind with {K-Clubs}

{K-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

.

The board fell {3-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

{A-Hearts}

{4-Clubs}

{K-Diamonds}

{7-Clubs}

to double Hill back to 50,000 chips.

Tags: Sam Hill Sean Wilson

10-15-2009 18:23 UTC-12

Lucky John Stays Alive

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John Cheung has had an up and down few minutes. First he doubled up Jason Mui in a preflop clash. Mui shoved for 31,000 with {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{K-Spades}

and Cheung called in the big blind with {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{7-Spades}

. The board ran out {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{3-Diamonds}

{8-Hearts}

{4-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

to give Mui the double up.

A few moments later Cheung was all in for his last 22,300 with {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{8-Hearts}

and in trouble against Richard Lancaster's {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{K-Hearts}

. However the board ran out {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

{9-Spades}

{10-Hearts}

{3-Diamonds}

{7-Spades}

to give "Lucky John" a miraculous straight to stay alive with 45,000 chips.

Tags: Jason Mui John Cheung

10-15-2009 18:17 UTC-12

Luke Edwards Gets Unlucky

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Luke Edwards was left to curse his luck after his {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{q-Diamonds}

was outflopped by Anibal Lee's {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{6-Spades}

.

With a 240,000 chip pot in the middle, the flop came {4-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

{6-Hearts}

{k-Clubs}

with a

{5-Hearts}

on the turn and a {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

falling off on the river.

Lee moves up to 240,000. Edwards drops to just 100,000.

Tags: Anibal Lee Luke Edwards

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