2009 PokerNews Cup Australia
$1,100 PokerNetwork Live vs Online Challenge
Day: 1
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All the chips went in preflop with Leonard holding

against Pearson's 
.The board ran out




to give Leonard the 1-0 advantage.
Online Team: 690 points
Live Team: 180 points
We'll have the full breakdown of points at the end of the day.
Savage limped up, and Guzzardi popped it to 600 with Savage making the call. The


flop saw Guzzardi fire out 600 and Savage pop it to 1,500. Guzzardi moved over the top with enough to put Savage all in and he made the call.Guzzardi tabled

for a flopped two pair, unfortunately for Savage he had also flopped two pair with 
.The
turn and
river didn't get Savage the outs he needed, so he hit the rail as the final Live Team member.
In the first hand he called an all in with

and was dominated by Rayan Nathan's 
. Graham flopped the lead but ultimately it was a chop on the 



board.Next hand Graham shoved

and was called by Nathan's 
. The board bricked out 



and just like that it was all over!Graham departs and Nathan makes it through to the semi-finals and the cash in a 2-0 result.
All the money went in preflop with Rayan Nathan holding

and Graham with 
.The


flop put Graham in front, and Nathan couldn't catch up through the
turn and
river.Graham moves back to 8,200.
Graham:


Nathan:


Nathan was ahead with the pair, and it remained that way when the board ran out




. Nathan is now up over 15,000 chips and has one eye on a semi-finals berth.
They saw a flop of


and Guzzardi led for 375. Savage made the call. The turn was the
and Guzzardi fired again, this time for 1,100. Savage again made the call.The river was the
and Guzzardi released a third barrel worth 3,625. Savage thought for a few moments before looking him up, but mucked when Guzzardi revealed 
for the flush. Savage is down to 5,600 in chips.
Savage moved in with

and Guzzardi made the call with 
.The board ran out




to give both players trips, but Guzzardi's ace kicker played.It will be interesting to see if Savage can fight back from the 1-0 deficit.