Nali Kaselias Eliminates Kenneth Damm in 2nd Place ($120,000 AUD) to Claim 2008 PokerNews Cup Main Event Title!
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Nali Kaselias has the button in Seat 5.
He raises to 510,000. Kenneth Damm moves all in, and before the words are even out of his mouth, Kaselias says firmly, "I call!" With Damm's tournament life now hanging in the balance, the cards are turned up.
Showdown:
Damm:
Kaselias:
Both players stand up to await their fate as the dealer suspensefully spreads out the flop:
. The massive crowd of Kaselias' supporters break into a riotous frenzy of cheering, rushing to the very edges of the ropes to embrace the man who now has a virtual hammer lock on the title.There are still two cards to come though.
Turn:
. Well, that ends the drama right there! Kaselias improves to a full house, ending Damm's hopes altogether. The river is a meaningless 
. As a throng of people flood into the final table area, Kenneth Damm hangs his head and lopes over to his own cheering section, in a startling contrast to the scene unfolding at the other end of the table.Kenneth Damm came into the final table as the short stack, and he put on a remarkable performance both today and in the entire PokerNews Cup. He carved his way through the final table today with surgical precision, and managed to out-wit all but one man. For his work, he will take home a check for $120,000 AUD; not too bad for a consolation prize!