Tony G Celebrity Shootout w/ Bounties | 2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

10-16-2008 19:20 UTC+11

Khouiss Hits Runners To Claim Chip Lead

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Sam Khouiss completed from the small blind and Kenneth Damm checked his option in the big blind.

They saw a flop of {A-Diamonds}

where Khouiss led out for 30,000. Damm made the call. The turn landed the {Q-Spades}

and both players checked. The river was the {9-Diamonds}

and Khouiss fired again, this time for 60,000. Damm thought for a moment before making the call.

Khouiss tabled {Q-Hearts}

for running two pair, as Damm could only muster one pair with his {A-Clubs}

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With this hand Khouiss has now taken the chip lead with 630,000 to Damm's 570,000.

Level: 19

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 0

10-16-2008 19:12 UTC+11

Khouiss Chipping Up

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Kenneth Damm opened with a raise to 50,000 from the button and Sam Khouiss popped it up to 120,000 from the big blind. Damm folded flashing the {A-Spades}

as Khouiss cringed at a missed opportunity for a double up as he revealed {7-Spades}

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10-16-2008 19:08 UTC+11

Heads Up Chip Counts

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As the two players commence heads up play, here are the approximate chip counts:

Kenneth Damm: 810,000
Sam Khouiss: 390,000

10-16-2008 19:07 UTC+11

Vito Montalto Eliminated in 3rd Place ($13,563)

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Kenneth Damm raised to 60,000 from the button, Sam Khouiss folded the small blind before Vito Montalto moved all in from the big blind. Damm snap-called.

Damm: {K-Spades}

Montalto:

Needing some help to survive, the flop provided some interest but the {8-Hearts}

board missed Montalto and he is sent to the exit in 3rd place for $13,563 in prize money.

We're now heads up for the trophy!

Tags: Vito Montalto

10-16-2008 19:00 UTC+11

Montalto All In Dominated But Survives With Chop

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Kenneth Damm raised to 60,000 from the button, Sam Khouiss folded his small blind before Vito Montalto moved all in for 133,000 from the big blind. Damm made the call.

Damm: {A-Diamonds}

Montalto:

As Khouiss commented that he folded {K-?}

the board landed {5-Spades}

and both players chop up the pot!

10-16-2008 18:57 UTC+11

Khouiss The Card Rack, But Still No Customers

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The last two hands were taken down by Sam Khouiss uncontested but he wasn't too happy about either of them. In the first hand he made two pair and got no action, and he followed that with a preflop min-raise from the button that again was good enough to take down the blinds and antes uncontested as Khouiss sighed and flashed {K-Diamonds}

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10-16-2008 18:52 UTC+11

Damm Collects Another From Khouiss

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Vito Montalto folded his button, Kenneth Damm limped in the small blind and Sam Khouiss checked his option in the big blind.

The flop of {Q-Diamonds}