2009 PokerNews Cup Australia

$2,200 No Limit Holdem Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2009 PokerNews Cup Australia
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
45
Prize
250,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Prize Pool
762,000 AUD
Total Entries
381
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 381
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Imre Leibold Eliminated

Imre Leibold Eliminated
Imre Leibold Eliminated
Unfortunately our Estonian readers will be disappointed to learn that their man, Imre Leibold has been eliminated.

The action folded around to Leibold in the small blind and he moved all in for his last 89,000, but Damien Griggs made the call in the big blind.

Leibold: {8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Griggs: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}

The board fell {2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{9-Spades}{K-Spades} to give Griggs two pair and the pot to eliminate Leibold from the tournament.

Tags: Damien GriggsImre Leibold

Sharbanee Rockets Past Bernard

Paul Sharbanee opened to 21,000 and James Bernard made the call to see a flop of {Q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}.

Bernard check-raised all in over Sharbanee's flop-bet, but Sharbanee made the call with {A-Hearts}{A-Spades} for overpair and nut flush draw as Bernard was in trouble with his {Q-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} for top pair and second-nut flush draw.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and river the {8-Diamonds} and Sharbanee doubles to 179,000 to leave Bernard on 108,000.

Tags: James BernardPaul Sharbanee

Chip Count Update

With 36 players left, and four eliminations from the money, our top five chip counts are as follows:

Joe Cabret - 700,000
Bruce Nguyen - 465,000
Damien Griggs - 435,000
Emad Tahtouh - 424,000
Angelo Prifti - 350,000

Of course, for a full update of the remainder of the field you can always refer to our regularly updated Chip Counts Page.

Grant Runs Out Of Grunt

Grant Levy Eliminated
Grant Levy Eliminated
2007 APPT champ Grant Levy has just been eliminated as another big name hits the rail within sight of the cash.

Levy moved in preflop with {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} to be up against the {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades} of Tony Dunst, but Dunst connected with the {2-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} board to send "Grunter" to the rail.

Dunst is now up to 191,000 with 36 players remaining.

Tags: Grant LevyTony Dunst

Adios Adgee

Andrew Jeffreys Eliminated
Andrew Jeffreys Eliminated
The incredible run this week of Andrew "Adgee" Jeffreys has come to and end just short of another cash finish.

After Damien Griggs opened to 16,500, Jeffreys shoved all in over the top for 131,000 with Griggs making the call.

Griggs: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Jeffreys: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

It was a race Jeffreys had to win but it wasn't to be as the board landed {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{7-Clubs}.

Jeffreys is out and Griggs is now up to 435,000.

Tags: AdgeeAndrew JeffreysDamien Griggs

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 500

Neilson Fearless on Bubble

Rinaldo Piastrino Eliminated
Rinaldo Piastrino Eliminated
Rinaldo Piastrino moved all in preflop and Daniel Neilson made the call.

Piastrino: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}
Neilson: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

Neilson was dominated but once again he was able to connect with the board when it arrived {Q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Piastrino makes a disappointed exit from the Crown Poker Room as Neilson now finds himself with 271,000 and surging.

Tags: Daniel NeilsonRinaldo Piastrino

Revenge Of The Short Stacks

Grant finding some grunt!
Grant finding some grunt!
A short-stacked Stephen Donlon has doubled up at the expense of Tony Dunst. The chips were in preflop with Donlon's dominating {A-Clubs}{J-Spades} holding against Dunst's {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs} when the board ran out {6-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs}.

Meanwhile Grant Levy has also joined the brigade of doubling short stacks, after his {A-Spades}{10-Clubs} caught good against Beng Ker's pocket queens. The board fell {A-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs} to get Levy back to 70,000.

Tags: Grant LevyStephen Donlon

Ververis Out To Runner Runner

After winning a preliminary event earlier this week, Jim Ververis was looking to make it trophy number two but it wasn't to be as he recently was sent to the rail.

Ververis raised to 24,000 from the button before being put all in by Trevor Henry from the big blind. Ververis hesitated before tossing in his last chips.

Ververis: {J-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Henry: {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

Ververis would need help and that's exactly what he got when the flop landed {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} giving him the nut straight! But that's when things got even more weird. The turn was the {J-Clubs} and river the {10-Clubs} to give Henry a runner-runner king-high straight to send Ververis to the rail in dramatic fashion.

Tags: Jim VerverisTrevor Henry