PokerNews Cup Main Event Day 2 | 2007 PokerNews Cup - Australia

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

10-28-2007 23:04 UTC+10

Damian Oborne Eliminated in 23rd Place ($9,580)

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Damian Oborne open-shoved from UTG for 140,000. Jason Leong called from the small blind.

Leong: {Q-Clubs}

Oborne:

The flop was {A-Clubs}

. The turn was the {5-Spades}

and the river was the {6-Spades}

. Damian Oborne's hand could not improve and he busted out in 23rd place. He won $9,580.

Tags: Damian Oborne

10-28-2007 23:17 UTC+10

Sam Khouiss Eliminated in 22nd Place ($9,580)

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Sam Khouiss moved all in from UTG and John Maver called.

Khouiss: {5-Hearts}

Maver:

The flop was {Q-Spades}

and Maver looked good with a set. The turn was the {K-Diamonds}

and the river was the {Q-Clubs}

. Sam Khouiss headed to the rail in 22nd place.

Tags: Sam Khouiss

10-28-2007 23:21 UTC+10

Peter Aristidou Crippled

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Jordan Lamberg shoved from the button for 157,000. Peter Aristidou called from the small blind. he had Lamberg covered.

Lamberg: {A-Clubs}

Aristidou: {9-Hearts}

The flop was {A-Hearts}

and Lamberg took the lead. the turn was the {4-Clubs}

and the river was the {7-Diamonds}

. Lamberg won his race and doubled up to over 300,000. Peter Aristidou slipped to 40,000.

Tags: Jordan Lamberg Peter Aristidou

10-28-2007 23:27 UTC+10

Tom Rafferty Eliminated in 21st Place ($9,580)

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Tom Rafferty open-pushed for 169,000 from early position and Grant Levy called from the button. Rafferty turned up {A-Spades}

, dominated by Levy's {A-Hearts}

. The flop was {K-Clubs}

, the turn was the {4-Spades}

, the river was the {4-Diamonds}

, and Rafferty was crippled to only 17,000 in chips.

Two hands later, Rafferty was all in in the big blind for 13,000. With the action folded around to Tanya Hill in the small blind, she called without even looking at her hand, and turned up {J-Diamonds}

, while Rafferty showed {2-Diamonds}

. The flop was {K-Hearts}

and the turn was the {10-Hearts}

making Hill's straight. The river was the {K-Spades}

and Rafferty made his exit in 21st place, earning $9,580.

Tags: Grant Levy Tanya Hill Tom Rafferty

10-28-2007 23:28 UTC+10

Vladimir Merkin Eliminated in 20th Place ($9,580)

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Karsten Kobbing has been having quite an evening. He was all in once again, this time against Vladimir Merkin. His {7-Diamonds}

held up against Merkin's A-5. Merkin headed to the rail in 20th place.

Down to 19.

Tags: Karsten Kobbing Vladimir Merkin

10-28-2007 23:31 UTC+10

Kelvin Beattie Eliminated in 19th Place ($9,580)

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Kartsen Kobbing raised UTG. Kelvin Beattie jammed from his small blind. Kobbing called.

Kobbing: {K-Spades}

Beattie:

The flop was {10-Hearts}

and Beattie took the lead. The turn was the {Q-Hearts}

and Kobbing regained the lead. The river was the {7-Spades}

, but it was not good enough for Beattie. He headed to the rail in 19th place.

Just a couple of hours ago Kobbing was down to his last 40,000 and on the brink of elimination.

Tags: Kelvin Beattie