12-14-2007 23:33 UTC+11

Emad Tahtouh Eliminated

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Team PokerStars Player Emad Tahtouh

Emad Tahtouh and Bruno Portaro saw a flop of {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{K-Spades}

{4-Spades}

and all the money went into the middle:

Tahtouh: {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{J-Spades}

Portaro:

{A-Diamonds}

{A-Hearts}

Portaro's pocket aces held the lead but Tahtouh was praying for a repeat jack or a spade to stay alive.

The turn of {2-Hearts}

{2-Hearts}

and river of {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

, meant Bruno Portaro's aces took down the pot to eliminate popular Australian poker professional Emad Tahtouh from the tournament.

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