$2,200 No Limit Holdem Main Event Day 1a | 2009 PokerNews Cup Australia

10-02-2009 22:23 UTC+10

Sam Khouiss Moves Into Chip Lead

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Sam Khouiss has become the new chip leader after taking down an 80,000 chip pot.

With about 20,000 in the middle preflop and play heads up between Khouiss and an opponent, the flop came {8-Diamonds}

. The money went in on the flop with Khouiss tabling {j-Clubs}

against

.

From here it was a sick roller-coaster. The {A-Clubs}

spiked on the turn and Khouiss started with the cussing.

He didn't need to, he redrew to a set on the river {j-Diamonds}

to win the monster pot.

"About time the best hand won" was his reaction as he stacked his chips. Khouiss is up to 160,000.

10-02-2009 22:15 UTC+10

Albert Amato Rolling

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Albert Amato is rolling having eliminated an opponent holding {6-Diamonds}

with

.

The money went in preflop with the opponent opening to 2,200, Amato raising and the opponent moving all in.

Amato's hand held up to move him up to 94,500.

Tags: Albert Amato

10-02-2009 22:10 UTC+10

Short Stacks Doubling Up

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Dave Lee and Leo Boxell recently found some slight relief from short-stackness.

Lee moved in with {8-Clubs}

and managed to hold up against Spiro Stergiotis' {A-Clubs}

. Lee moves up to 29,000.

Leo Boxell got the {A-Clubs}

all in against {6-Spades}

. This time the over-cards got the decision with the {j-Hearts}

flop connecting with Boxell. He held up through the {9-Diamonds}

turn and

river. He's up to 22,500.

Tags: Dave Lee Leo Boxell

10-02-2009 22:02 UTC+10

Correction: Adgee Has Man Love For Delaney

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Earlier we reported that Ben Delaney might not be Andrew Jeffreys' favorite player, due to Delaney's dominance at the table.

Adgee has proved us wrong.

On a flop of {A-Hearts}

Ali Ghezelbash bet out 5,000 with Delaney making it 18,000 to go. Ghezelbash made the fold and Adgee quipped "You're my hero Delaney! Have you got any posters?".

All that is needed is an autograph or two and the fan worship will be set into overdrive. But what's not to love about Ben Delaney?

Tags: Adgee Andrew Jeffreys Ben Delaney

10-02-2009 21:54 UTC+10

"He Shipped Bottom Pair On Me" - The Daniel Neilson Story

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Neilson is working his way up the counts late in the day

On the turn with the board reading {3-Clubs}

Daniel Neilson led the turn into his cut-off opponent. The cut-off responded by shipping his stack into the middle with {7-Spades}

.

Neilson made the call with his {K-Clubs}

over pair and made two pair on the river {5-Hearts}

.

Scott Kerr who is also seated at Neilson's table summed the situation up. "Your pretty much blessed, I'd love for someone to push all-in on me with bottom pair and no draw". (The opponent did have a gutshot draw though)

The pot effectively doubles Neilson up to 94,000.

Tags: Daniel Neilson Scott Kerr

10-02-2009 21:47 UTC+10

Play Resumes

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The cards are back in the air!

The final level for today is 500/1,000 with a 100 ante, after which the remaining players will bag and tag their chips for their return on Sunday for Day 2.

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

10-02-2009 21:38 UTC+10

Break Time!

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This break brought to you by PokerNews.com

The players are on their last 10-minute break for the day!

10-02-2009 21:37 UTC+10

Recent Eliminations

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60 players remain as we resume the final level of the day, however Sherif Derias and Paul Marberg are just two of the players who will have to weigh up the pros and cons of playing tomorrow's repechage flight.

Derias was the first to go after moving all in holding {A-Diamonds}

, only to be taken out by Trevor Henry who held {K-Spades}

to have a better two pair on a board of {7-Diamonds}

.

Paul Marberg was eliminated soon after when Jie Gao's {7-Hearts}

hit a set on a board that read {3-Clubs}

, which crushed Marberg's {J-Hearts}

.

As a result, Henry moves up to 110,000 while Gao also stays amongst the top cats with 108,000.

10-02-2009 21:36 UTC+10

Brown Goes to Town

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Jason Brown has moved back up the counts after mananging to take a chunk of change of Michael 'TheBigSiCkO' Guzzardi and busting an opponent in the same hand.

Guzzardi raised it up from the hijack position preflop to 1,800 and Brown called from the cutoff. However the opponent on the button reraised all in for 10,000, which then saw Guzzardi get out of the way and Brown make the call.

Opponent: {A-Clubs}