PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 1,000

10-19-2008 23:42 UTC+11

Billy "The Croc" Argyros Eliminated in 17th Place ($7,380)

David Gorr raised to 40,000 and Billy "The Croc" Argyros moved all in for around 120,000. Gorr made the call.

Gorr: {J-Hearts}

Crocky:

The board ran out {A-Hearts}

and Gorr's jacks hold up to end the tournament of Crocky in 17th place. He takes home $7,380 for his fine tournament, as Gorr jumps up to 525,000.

Tags: Billy Argyros David Gorr The Croc

10-19-2008 23:37 UTC+11

Kaselias Doubles Through Comer

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Nali Kaselias moved all in for 133,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Martin Comer who made the call in the small blind.

Kaselias: {K-Hearts}

Comer:

The board fell {A-Clubs}

giving Kaselias a flush and the double up to 284,000. Comer is in the middle of a rough couple of minutes as he is now down to 261,000.

Tags: Martin Comer Nali Kaselias

10-19-2008 23:33 UTC+11

Sayed's Chips Swept Up by Broom

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Sam Sayed opened with a raise to 24,000 from the button and James Broom made the call from the big blind. Broom then check-called bets of 15,000, 40,000 and 120,000 from Sayed on the flop, turn, and river as the board filled out {A-Clubs}

. At the showdown, Broom tabled {K-Clubs}

for two pair and Sayed mucked, leaving himself 565,000 in chips. The win kicked Broom up to 645,000.

Tags: James Broom Sam Sayed

10-19-2008 23:31 UTC+11

Sayed Walks The Walk

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Sam Sayed raised to 30,000 from the cutoff before Martin Comer made it 130,000 to go from the big blind. The action was back with Sayed and he announced he was all in for roughly 565,000.

Comer went into the tank for a long time before eventually folding his hand, saying that he had {A-?}

. Incredibly Sayed slammed {Q-Spades}

face up on the table for a moderate hand at best but it was good enough to scoop a healthy pot without showdown.

Comer slips to 395,000 with Sayed now up to over 700,000.

Tags: Martin Comer Sam Sayed

10-19-2008 23:19 UTC+11

Ali Khalil Eliminated in 18th Place ($7,380)

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Grant Levy opened the pot with a raise to 32,000 from late position. Ali Khalil then reraised all in for a total of 127,000 from the button. Tim Heath made the call from the small blind and Levy folded, setting up a Khalil v. Heath showdown:

Khalil: {9-Diamonds}

Heath:

The board then filled out {10-Hearts}

giving Heath the nut Broadway straight. Khalil earned $7,380 for his 18th place finish, while Heath moved to 724,000 in chips.

Tags: Ali Khalil Tim Heath

10-19-2008 23:17 UTC+11

Jim Mastorakos Eliminated in 19th Place ($7,380)

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Jim Mastorakos opened with a raise to 40,000 from early position before Ray Sukkar popped it up to 180,000 from the button. Mastorakos moved all in for a little more and Sukkar made the call.

Mastorakos: {5-Hearts}

Sukkar:

The flop all but ended the hand when it arrived {4-Diamonds}

giving Sukkar a set. Mastorakos had backdoor draws but it wasn't to be as the turn fell the {8-Clubs}

and river the {3-Spades}

to end Mastorakos' tournament in 19th place for $7,380.

Tags: Jim Mastorakos Ray Sukkar

10-19-2008 23:11 UTC+11

Bryan Huang Eliminated in 20th Place ($7,380)

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Bryan Huang open-shoved all in from the button for his last 195,000 in chips. Big stack Ray Sukkar looked him up from the small blind holding {K-Clubs}

and Huang tabled {6-Clubs}

.

The board ran out {9-Clubs}

giving Sukkar two pair (queens and nines), cementing Huang's elimination from the main event.

After the hand, Sukkar piled up 995,000 in chips.

Tags: Ray Sukkar

10-19-2008 22:59 UTC+11

Daniel Perfeito Eliminated in 21st Place ($7,380)

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The action folded around to Daniel Perfeito who shipped his last 60,000 into the pot from the small blind. Ray Sukkar looked down at his cards in the big blind and insta-called.

Perfeito: {2-Spades}

Sukkar:

Oops! Perfeito was making a move and had run into a monster. The board was dealt {4-Clubs}

and Sukkar's queens hold up to eliminate Perfeito in 21st place. He'll take home $7,380 for a fine tournament.

Tags: Daniel Perfeito Ray Sukkar

10-19-2008 22:57 UTC+11

Tino Lechich Eliminated in 22nd Place ($7,380)

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James Broom opened the pot with a raise to 32,000 from the cutoff. Bryan Huang made the call on the button and when the action reached Tino Lechich in the big blind, he moved all in for a total of 184,500. Broom followed suit and moved all in over the top of Lechich for 236,000 and Huang folded pocket tens face up.

Showdown:
Broom: {A-Spades}

Lechich:

The board ran out {A-Hearts}

as Broom yelled out, "C'mon baby!" after every street. Broom's jack kicker won him the hand, though surely he's glad Huang folded his tens.

After the hand, Broom stacked up 460,000 in chips.

Tags: Tino Lechich