From middle position, Martin Comer raises to 90,000. He wins the blinds and antes as the table folds.
2008 PokerNews Cup Championships - Australia
PokerNews Cup Australia: The Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
From middle position, Martin Comer raises to 90,000. He wins the blinds and antes as the table folds.
Martin Comer raises to 70,000 and takes down the pot.
David Lee moves all-in for 336,000. Grant Levy re-raises all-in for 590,000, having Lee covered. Everyone else gets out, and it's heads up for Lee's tournament life.
Showdown:
Lee:
Levy:
The board runs out , and Lee survives. He doubles through to 735,000, while Levy is down to just 254,000.
As Nali Kaselias finishes stacking up his chips from the huge pot he just won, Grant Levy raises to 85,000. Tim Heath moves all-in for 442,000 and Levy calls.
Showdown:
Levy:
Heath:
The first four cards come , and Levy was freerolling to the river with a diamond draw. The river brought the though and the two players split the pot.
"Oh look out, Ali is out of bed!" came the call from Mrs. Levy who is also watching on the rail.
"No, Ali hasn't gone to bed yet!" replied Ali, as the Peppermint Hippo settles in to rail his buddy home.
Nali Kaselias raises to 74,000 from the hijack seat. Martin Comer puts in a re-raise, announcing "Two hundred," as he makes it 274,000. Kaselias makes the call. This is the third big confrontation between these two players.
The flop comes . Comer announces, "All in," and Kaselias very quickly calls!
Showdown:
Comer:
Kaselias:
In an huge pot, the two men have both found big pairs and flopped full houses! It's Comer, however, who has his opponent in deep trouble and has him covered as well.
Drawing a huge reaction from the crowd, the turn is a magical ! Kaselias rallies from a huge deficit to overtake Comer, improving to queens full of tens. The river blanks off with the , and Kaselias collects.
After the biggest pot of the tournament, Nali Kaselias is up to 2,328,000, while Martin Comer is down to his last 801,000.
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 2,000
James Broom raises to 60,000 from middle position and takes the pot.
Martin Comer raises under the gun, making it 70,000 straight. Kaselias studies his opponent before making the call.
The flop comes , and both players check.
The turn brings the . Comer leads out with a bet of 100,000. Kaselias announces "All in," and Comer quickly calls.
Showdown:
Comer:
Kaselias:
Both men made their straights on the turn, and the meaningless hits the river, chopping up the pot.
Kenneth Damm raises to 65,000 from under the gun and scoops in the blinds and antes.