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PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Total Entries
410
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 410
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Those who were more fortunate and will look forward to unbagging their chips tomorrow afternoon include Lee "Final Table" Nelson, Andrew Scott, Ali Khalil, Andrew Demetriou, Maurie Pears, Paul Khoury and Tino Lechich.
Of course the big story of the day lies with our near-chip leader Dory Zayneh. Dory was the 2007 PokerNews Cup Champion and will be looking for back-to-back titles which would be an incredible achievement. Also bagging up a wealth of chips is Sydney-sider Sam Sayed who brings a dangerous big stack game into Day 2 play.
Roughly 78 players from today will join the 47 survivors from yesterday as they come together for the first time tomorrow for Day 2 action in the 2008 PokerNews Cup Main Event. Join us tomorrow at 12:10pm for our continued coverage live from the tournament floor of the Crown Poker Room. We look forward to your company then!
"You're ahead," said Scott as he turned over
. His opponent turned up 
.The board ran out
, ending the night on a bad note for Scott's opponent. Scott on the other hand, picked up some more chips and finished the day with 105,000.
The flop came down
and Kapitzke bet out 6,500. Lechich tanked and asked the dealer to spread the pot. He then made the call after about a minute.The turn brought the
and Kapitzke checked. Lechich took his time before announcing "Ten thousand," as he tossed out two yellow chips. Kapitzke quickly folded and shook his head.Lechich moved up to about 68,000 on the hand.
Pavlou:
Casale:
The board landed
giving Pavlou the pot and eliminating Casale from the tournament within sight of a Day 2 berth.
The flop reveals
. Dalessandri moves all in for 15,500, wihch Nelson quickly calls.Showdown:
Dalessandri:
Nelson:
With all of his chips in the middle of the table, John Dalessandri is on the ropes, just two cards away from the exit. The turn is a useless
. With one foot in the grave, Dalessandri somehow manages to spike the on the river, winning him the pot with triple kings and drawing a huge reaction from the table and the spectators.After pulling that miracle cowboy out of the deck, John Dalessandri has doubled up to 58,000, leaving Lee Nelson trailing with 53,000.
They saw a flop of
and Santo checked to Zayneh who fired out 5,000. Santo made the call. The 
on the turn was checked through as the 
hit the river. Santo led for 8,000 and Zayneh said "Your ace-king wins" as he made the crying call.Sure enough, Santo tabled
for the rivered straight to collect the pot.
The big blind folded and Khalil deliberated over his decision and perhaps sensing a re-steal attempt he decided to put in the 4-bet of an additional 11,000.
The pressure was back on Huynh and he decided against playing a big pot out of position and released his hand as Khalil flashed
!The Peppermint Hippo is up to 116,000 and looking in good shape for Day 2.
. Derias leads out with a bet of 6,500, and Gorr calls.Fourth street brings the
, and both players check. Fifth street is the . Derias leads again, this time with 12,500 chips. Gorr makes the call, and it's showdown time. Derias tables , having made two pair on the last two cards. It's no good though; Gorr flips over 
for the better two pair. He drags in a sizable pot, chipping up to 117,000. Derias is hurting, down to his last 18,000 checks.
