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Minh Nguyen - 59,000
David Lee - 156,000
James Broom - 75,000
Jovan Skekic - 110,000
Jamil Tito - 45,000
Erik Areids - 72,000
Daniel Perfeito - 135,000
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event
Day: 2
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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Minh Nguyen - 59,000
David Lee - 156,000
James Broom - 75,000
Jovan Skekic - 110,000
Jamil Tito - 45,000
Erik Areids - 72,000
Daniel Perfeito - 135,000
Cabrera held
but would need help as Jordanou tabled 
.The board fell
to double Jordanou up to 208,000, and leaving Cabrera with only 40,000 in chips.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 400
, in a pot between the two Davids -- Gorr and Saab.The action was first with Saab who moved all in at the pot. Gorr only had 39,300 behind and he made the call tabling
for top pair, as Saab was caught stealing with his 
.Saab sucked out on the turn when the
spiked, but Gorr got his revenge when the 
landed on the river to give Gorr trip kings and a huge double-up.Gorr is up to 182,000, with Saab slipping to 124,000.
They took the flop heads up, which landed
. Khalil checked and Powell made a continuation bet of 23,000. Khalil check-raised to 65,000 and Powell moved all in for another 221,000. Khalil snap-called.Showdown:
Khalil:
Powell:
Khalil had two pair with Powell holding a pair and flush draw, however the case
peeled off on the turn to give Khalil a full house and leave Powell drawing dead! A meaningless 
on the river saw Powell depart as The Peppermint Hippo is now our chip leader with about 550,000 in chips!
Saab opened the hand with a raise to 13,000 before the flop and Broom moved all in over the top for a total of 36,000. Saab made the call and a showdown ensued:
Showdown:
Saab:
Broom:
Saab took the lead on the flop which came
. The 
that fell on the turn helped neither player, but the 
on the river gave Broom a pot-clinching set and 75,000 in new chips."So much of this game is luck," Saab remarked after the hand.
and was crushed by the 
of Kenneth Damm.The board ran dry for Santo, coming down
. He is eliminated, while Kenneth Damm is up to 260,000 in chips.
Showdown:
Gorr:
Xu:
The board ran out
giving Xu two pair and the double-up. He's up to 94,000 with Gorr now down to 69,000.
The action folded to Mike Comer in the big blind who decided to move all in for his last 20,400 chips. Burchell stepped aside folding
face-up and the cards were tabled.Showdown:
Cabrera:
Comer:
The flop fell
and Cabrera gave a sigh of relief that Burchell had folded his ace. However his relief was short-lived, as the turn landed the to give Comer the two-outer for a full house. The river was the 
and Comer triples up to 60,000 with Cabrera falling to 173,000.
Preflop, Huang raised to 12,000 and was called by both Lechich (cutoff) and Janjic (big blind). The flop came down
and Janjic open-shoved all in for his last 15,000. Both Lechich and Huang made the call.The turn card was the
and Huang and Lechich both checked, opting to see the river for free: . Huang fired a 15,000 bet on the end and was snap-called by Lechich, setting up a three-hand showdown:Showdown:
Huang:
Janjic:
(X)Lechich: Muck
OK, so it wasn't much of a showdown, as Lechich mucked upon seeing Huang's full house, and Janjic only showed one card before returning his hand to the dealer and exiting the tournament area.
Afterward, we counted Lechich at 120,000 in chips and Huang at 162,000.
