01-21-2009 17:27 UTC+11

Recent Eliminations

[user75032]

Dave Phillips is out. He moved all from early position for 6,300 and was called by David Saab. Phillips had Saab dominated, tabling {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{8-Hearts}

against Saab's {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

. Neither player improved on the flop, but it did give Saab a gutshot -- {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{4-Hearts}

. The turn was a blank, the {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

.

"A nine on the river," Saab hoped for. He got it. The river was the {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

to fill Saab's straight and eliminate Phillips. Saab is sitting pretty with 222,000.

Bruno Portaro is also out. He bet 8,000 on a flop of {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{10-Diamonds}

{7-Spades}

and was raised by Martin Comer to 16,000. Portaro reraised to 34,000, then called all in after Comer moved in. Comer showed a set of sevens, {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

{7-Clubs}

, against Portaro's top pair, {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{Q-Diamonds}

. The board blanked out.

Tags: David Saab Mark Phillips