2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
250,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,000 AUD
Entries
410
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Hand #79 - Kenneth Damm

David Lee has the button in Seat 4.

Nali Kaselias raises to 200,000 straight from the small blind, and Kenneth Damm quickly moves all in over the top.

"Ahh!" says Kaselias, flustered with Damm's move. He leans back in his chair and lets out a big sigh. The two men exchange a few casual words, and Kaselias eventually lets his hand go.

Tags: Kenneth Damm

Hand #80 - Martin Comer

Nali Kaselias has the button in Seat 5.

Kaselias raises to 110,00 and Martin Comer calls.

The flop falls {9-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {5-Hearts} and both players check.

The turn is the {K-Spades} and Comer bets 150,000. Kaselias calls.

The river is the {9-Spades} and Comer reaches for chips. He makes a bet of 250,000 into Kaselias. Kaselias asks how much Comer has left and he responds "A little over 300,000."

Kaselias looks like he is going to call, but then takes his hands away from them and thinks some more. After another few moments, he sticks in the call.

Comer shows {K-Clubs} {J-Clubs} and Kaselias angrily flings his hand into the muck. He storms away from the table as Comer rakes in the pot.

Hand #82 - Ray Sukkar

Martin Comer has the button in Seat 8.

Action folds around to Ray Sukkar in the small blind and he raises to 145,000. Tim Heath calls out of the big blind.

The flop comes down {3-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {7-Spades}. Sukkar bets out 150,000 and Heath mucks.

Hand #84 - Kenneth Damm

Tim Heath has the button in Seat 1.

Kenneth Damm reaches for chips and raises to 130,000. David Gorr asks for a count on the raise from the small blind, but then mucks. David Lee mucks as well in the big blind and Damm takes the pot.

Hand #85 - David Gorr

David Gorr
David Gorr
David Gorr has the button in Seat 2.

Martin Comer opens with a raise to 150,000. Gorr is on the button with a short stack, and he moves all-in for 251,000. Comer says, "Yeah, yeah, yeah," and puts in the covering call, having Gorr's tournament life in his hands.

Showdown:
Comer: {K-Clubs} {Q-Spades}
Gorr: {9-Hearts} {9-Diamonds}

The board ran out in Gorr's favor, coming down {10-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {A-Diamonds}. Gorr's pocket pair holds, and he earns a much needed double up to 612,000.

Tags: David Gorr

Some Interesting Onlookers

The Hachems
The Hachems
The rail surrounding the final table area is starting to fill with a few more supporters coming along to check out the action as the field reduces and the tension rises.

Some notables on the rail include Van Marcus, Mike Comer, David Morton, Michael Marvanek and the Hachems - Joe, Jeanie and Tony.

Hand #86 - Nali Kaselias

Nali Kaselias
Nali Kaselias
David Lee has the button in Seat 4.

Action folds over to Nali Kaselias in the small blind and he raises to 200,000. Kenneth Damm shoves all in and Kaselias calls immediately.

Showdown:
Damm: {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts}
Kaselias: {A-Diamonds} {K-Spades}

On the flop Kaselias nails a king when it comes {K-Hearts} {8-Spades} {3-Spades}. The turn is the {10-Hearts} and Damm needs a nine and a nine only on the river. The {5-Diamonds} falls on the river and Kaselias successfully doubles to 1,901,000 chips. Damm is left with 1,043,000 chips.

Tags: Nali Kaselias