Danny Leaoasavaii doesn't have a lot of results to his name, but the two that he does have are wins in major events. First, Leaoasavaii won the NZ$3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event at APPT Auckland and then he won the A$2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event at ANZPT II Darwin. Here's one of the many players here in the field today.
On the flop of , another player who has a few big wins to his name, Joe Hachem, checked. Leaoasavaii fired 1,200 and after the next player folded, Hachem made the call.
The turn brought the and the river the with both Hachem and Leaoasavaii checking the action. Hachem tabled the to beat the for Leaoasavaii and win the pot.
Roland de Wolfe raised from middle position to 300. Bruno Portaro called from late position, Dean McIver called from the button and Todor Kondevski called from the small blind. All of them saw the flop come down and action checked around.
The turn card was the to pair the board. Action checked to de Wolfe and he fired 500. Portaro folded, McIver called and Kondevski folded.
The river completed the board with the and de Wolfe checked to McIver. He checked behind and tabled the . De Wolfe held the and lost.
Sam Capra raised to 300 and got four callers including Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker, who arrived here in Sydney just three hours ago. After the flop came down , action checked to Moneymaker and he fired 600. Everyone folded and he won the pot.
Ali Khalil raised to 525 from under the gun. The next player called and then Steve Leonard reraised to 1,850. Khalil and the other player both called to see the flop come down . Action checked to Leonard and he fired 2,450. Khalil and the other player folded, giving Leonard the pot.
Team PokerStars Pro and 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker checked the flop of to his opponent with 3,700 in the pot. His opponent fired 2,500 before Moneymaker raised to 6,000. The player made the call and the turn brought the . Moneymaker fired 6,500 from his remaining 11,000. His opponent raised to put him all in and Moneymaker quickly made the call.
Moneymaker:
Opponent:
Moneymaker's made straight with flush redraw had his opponent drawing dead. The river completed the board with the and improved Moneymaker to a flush just for the heck of it. Moneymaker doubled to 37,700.
One player raised to 700 from early position and Nauv Kashyap reraised to 1,900 from middle position. The button called and the original raiser called.
The three players took the flop of and the first player fired 2,500. Kashyap called and the button folded.
The hit the turn and after the first player fired 6,000, Kashyap moved all in for about 12,000. His opponent called with the for bottom set. Kashyap held the for top two pair.
The river completed the board with the and that was the end of the road for Kashyap.
On a flop of we found two players all in against Barry Forrester.
Forrester:
Opponent:
Opponent:
We aren't exactly sure how the betting action fell, but after the turn and river landed the and , Forrester eliminated two players and climbed to roughly 90,000 in chips!
When we say limped . . . we literally mean limped!
A few weeks ago, Hachem had a major operation on his left ankle as a result of injuries he had sustained over the past few years (before he hit the poker circuit full time) playing Australian Rules Football (AFL) and other sports.
The operation was a success according to his doctors, and although he spent the last two weeks recovery at home, his surgeon has cleared him to wear an ankle break for the next few weeks. Consequently, his willingness and devotion to Australian poker, saw him make the trip up to Sydney to participate in the main event.
Whether he has crutches, an ankle brace or a bucketload of pain medicine in his system, Hachem is here to play!
, another player who has a few big wins to his name, Joe Hachem, checked. Leaoasavaii fired 1,200 and after the next player folded, Hachem made the call.
and the river the 
with both Hachem and Leaoasavaii checking the action. Hachem tabled the 
to beat the 
for Leaoasavaii and win the pot.
and action checked around.
to pair the board. Action checked to de Wolfe and he fired 500. Portaro folded, McIver called and Kondevski folded.
and de Wolfe checked to McIver. He checked behind and tabled the 
, action checked to Moneymaker and he fired 600. Everyone folded and he won the pot.![[user80015]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
land on the turn and Hachem fire out 800.
. Action checked to Leonard and he fired 2,450. Khalil and the other player folded, giving Leonard the pot.
and improved Moneymaker to a flush just for the heck of it. Moneymaker doubled to 37,700.
hit the turn and after the first player fired 6,000, Kashyap moved all in for about 12,000. His opponent called with the 
for bottom set. Kashyap held the 
and that was the end of the road for Kashyap.
, Forrester eliminated two players and climbed to roughly 90,000 in chips!